IGF-I and IGFBP-3 before and after inpatient alcohol detoxification in alcohol-dependent subjects.
Med Sci Monit
; 17(10): CR547-51, 2011 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-21959607
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
It is unclear whether alcohol detoxification has an effect on factors that are involved in growth, metabolic functions and cell proliferation. Alcohol abuse is associated with low IGF-I levels that tend to rise after alcohol withdrawal. There is a paucity of studies on the course of IGFBP-3 (the main binding protein for IGF-I) after alcohol detoxification. MATERIAL/METHODS:
We prospectively assessed IGF-I and IGFBP-3 changes at the time of admission and after 4 to 6 weeks of detoxification in an inpatient alcohol detoxification facility in 118 alcohol-dependent subjects given a regular hospital diet. No participants dropped out of the study.RESULTS:
Changes in IGF-I after alcohol detoxification showed a marked dimorphism in altered hepatic biochemistry upon admission, with a rise in those with normal liver enzymes upon admission (p = 0.016, Kruskall-Wallis) and a drop in those with elevated liver enzymes upon admission (p = 0.05); the latter was noted in subjects that had consumed alcohol close to the time of admission. Overall, however, IGF-I and IGFBP-3 were within normal limits for most subjects both upon admission and after alcohol detoxification; no significant differences were detected among the examined parameters in men vs. women, and there were no significant correlations of IGF-I, IGFBP-3 or the IGF-I/IGFBP-3 molar ratio with BMI or age.CONCLUSIONS:
Regardless of hepatic enzymes' elevation, alcohol detoxification had overall slight effects on IGF-I and IGFBP-3.
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Abstinência a Substâncias
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Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I
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Receptores de Superfície Celular
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Alcoolismo
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Fígado
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article