BETA-ENDORPHIN AND ADRENOCORTICAL FUNCTION IN OBESITY

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ZELISSEN, PMJ
KOPPESCHAAR, HPF
ERKELENS, DW
THIJSSEN, JHH
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[1] Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital, Utrecht
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10.1111/j.1365-2265.1991.tb03550.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that the hyperendorphinaemia in obesity originates from outside the pituitary. DESIGN Intravenous administration of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) after overnight suppression with 2 mg of dexamethasone in normal-weight controls and in obese subjects before and after weight reduction. PATIENTS Eleven obese females, age (mean +/- SEM) 30 +/- 2.1 years, body mass index (BMI) 41.2 +/- 1.9 kg/m2. Eight normal-weight females served as controls, age 26 +/- 2.1 years, BMI 21.4 +/- 0.5 kg/m2. Five obese subjects were also studied after weight loss of 18.4 +/- 1.0% of original weight. MEASUREMENTS Plasma beta-endorphin, ACTH and cortisol. Cortisol production rate in 24-hour urine. Basal (without dexamethasone suppression) plasma beta-endorphin levels. RESULTS Basal (without dexamethasone suppression) beta-endorphin levels were 7.7 +/- 0.8 pmol/l in the obese and 3.8 +/- 0.5 pmol/l in the control subjects (P < 0.005). The degree of suppression of beta-endorphin after dexamethasone was similar in the obese (23.2 +/- 3.7%) and in the control subjects (28.2 +/- 0.12%). Administration of CRH following dexamethasone suppression resulted in a small but significant increase of plasma beta-endorphin in both obese (from 1.55 +/- 0.12 to 2.32 +/- 0.28 pmol/l) and control subjects (from 0.98 +/- 0.24 to 1.69 +/- 0.33 pmol/l). The groups did not differ regarding this response, nor regarding the release of ACTH and cortisol after CRH. Cortisol production rate was higher (P < 0.001) in the obese (68.7 +/- 3.3-mu-mol/24 h) than in the controls (40.0 +/- 3.0-mu-mol/24 h). No correlation between cortisol production rate and basal beta-endorphin levels was found. Weight loss appeared to have no influence on cortisol production rate, basal beta-endorphin levels, or on the responses to dexamethasone or CRH. CONCLUSIONS Plasma beta-endorphin in obese subjects can be affected by manipulations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis; the hypothesis that the hyperendorphinaemia of obesity originates from outside the pituitary cannot be confirmed.
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