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The growth hormone-dependent decrease in hepatic fatty acid synthase mRNA is the result of a decrease in gene transcription

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S S Donkin
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A D McNall
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B S Swencki
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J L Peters
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T D Etherton
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1677/jme.0.0160151
Volume/Issue:
Volume 16: Issue 2
Article Type:
Research Article
Page Range:
151–158
Online Publication Date:
Apr 1996
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ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted to determine the chronic effects of porcine growth hormone administration on fatty acid synthase (FAS) mRNA abundance and gene transcription in growing rats. Growth hormone treatment increased growth rate approximately 27% (P<0·01). Porcine growth hormone decreased FAS mRNA levels by 55%. The reduction in FAS mRNA was due to a marked decrease in transcription of the FAS gene (decreased by 80%). In contrast, porcine growth hormone did not affect mRNA abundance or transcription rate of another insulin-regulated gene, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase. In summary, our results have established that chronic treatment with growth hormone decreases FAS mRNA by decreasing the transcription rate of the gene. Furthermore, they suggest that the effects of growth hormone are specific and are not mediated by general changes in insulin-responsive gene expression in liver.

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Online ISSN:
1479-6813
Print ISSN:
0952-5041
Volume 16: Issue 2
Page(s):
8
Article Type:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Jan 1996
Online Publication Date:
Apr 1996