Densidade mineral óssea e calcificação da aorta abdominal em idosos com deficiência do hormônio do crescimento

• Ano de defesa: 2014
• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Anita Hermínia Oliveira
• Orientador(a): Oliveira, Manuel Hermínio de Aguiar
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Sergipe
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Nanismo hipofisário; Somatotropina; Aterosclerose; Osteoporose; Envelhecimento - Aspectos endócrinos; Densitometria óssea; Endocrinologia; Hormônio do crescimento; Densitometria
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Growth hormone; Aging; Osteoporosis; Densitometry; Atherosclerosis
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE
• Link de acesso: https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/3559

The GH/IGF-I axis (growth hormone/growth factor similar to insulin 1) has essential role in regulation of bone and vascular status. The age-related decrease in GH secretion ( somatopause ) may contribute to osteoporosis and atherosclerosis, commonly observed in the elderly. Adult-onset GH deficiency (GHDA) has been reported to be associated with reduced bone mineral density (BMD), increased risk of fractures, and premature atherosclerosis. In Itabaianinha, Sergipe, northeastern Brazil, several researches are being developed on the lifetime consequences of GH deficit. Young adults individuals with isolated GHD (IGHD) due to a homozygous mutation in the c.57 +1 G> A GHRHR receptor gene have normal volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), and do not develop premature atherosclerosis, despite adverse risk factor profile. However, the bone and vacular impact of lifetime IGHD on the aging remains unknown. A case-control study with ten elderly patients with IGHD (≥ 60 years), homozygous for the mutation c.57 +1 G> A in GHRHR, and 20 age and gender matched controls (CO). Areal BMD, vBMD, total thoracic, lumbar spine and hip were measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Vertebral fractures were analyzed by vertebral morphometry (Vertebral Fracture Assessement-VFA) using six points of vertebral body and classified in degrees of severity. Abdominal aorta calcification (AAC) was expressed by calcium score, indicating the cardiovascular risk factor. Areal BMD was lower in IGHD (p<0.0001) but vBMD was similar in both groups (p=0.350). Fractured individuals percentual was similar, but the mean number of fractures per individual was lower in IGHD than CO (p=0.018). Calcium score was similar in both groups (p=0.373). A positive correlation was found between calcium score and number of fractures (r=-0.421, p=0.021). Untreated lifetime IGHD has no deleterious effect on BMD and AAC, suggering that aging of IGHD individuals looks is healthier than controls, at least in bone and vascular aspects.