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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 68, Issue 1 95-107, Copyright © 1990 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effect of long-term administration of porcine growth hormone-releasing factor and(or) thyrotropin-releasing factor on growth hormone, prolactin and thyroxine concentrations in growing pigs

P. Dubreuil, Y. Couture, G. Pelletier, D. Petitclerc, L. Delorme, H. Lapierre, P. Gaudreau, J. Morisset and P. Brazeau
Agriculture Canada Research Station, Lennoxville, Quebec.

Long-term administration of porcine growth hormone-releasing factor (pGRF(1-29)NH2) and(or) thyrotropin-releasing factor (TRF) was evaluated on serum concentrations of growth hormone (GH) thyroxine (T4) and prolactin (PRL). Twenty-four 12-wk-old female Yorkshire-Landrace pigs were injected at 1000 and 1600 for 12 wk with either saline, pGRF (15 micrograms/kg), TRF (6 micrograms/kg) or pGRF + TRF using a 2 x 2 factorial design. Blood samples were collected on d 1, 29, 57 and 85 of treatment from 0400 to 2200. Areas under the GH, T4 and PRL curves (AUC) for the 6 h (0400 to 1000) prior to injection were subtracted from the postinjection periods (1000 to 1600, 1600 to 2200) to calculate the net hormonal response. The AUC of GH for the first 6 h decreased similarly (P less than .05) with age for all treatments. The GH response to GRF remained unchanged (P greater than .10) across age. TRF alone did not stimulate (P less than .05) GH release but acted in synergy with GRF to increase (P less than .05) GH release. TRF stimulated (P less than .001) the net response of T4 on all sampling days. Animals treated with the combination of GRF + TRF showed a decreased T4 AUC during the first 6 h on the last three sampling days. Basal PRL decreased (P less than .05) with age. Over the four sampling days, animals injected with TRF alone showed (P less than .01) a reduction (linear effect; P less than .01) followed by an increase (quadratic effect; P less than .05) in total PRL concentration after injection; however, when GRF was combined with TRF, such effects were not observed (P greater than .10). Results showed that 1) chronic injections of GRF for 12 wk sustained GH concentration, 2) TRF and GRF acted synergistically to elevate GH AUC, 3) TRF increased T4 concentrations throughout the 12-wk treatment period, 4) chronic TRF treatment decreased the basal PRL concentration and 5) chronic GRF + TRF treatment decreased the basal concentration of T4.


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