Objective: HIV lipodystrophy is a common complication of highly active anti-retroviral therapy, characterized by both metabolic and morphological features. The most feared morphological feature is body fat redistribution leading to HIV lipodystrophy. GH is known to induce reduction of visceral obesity and body fat redistribution in adults. Design: A crossover, double-blind protocol of GH treatment (6 months of recombinant human GH (rhGH) at 0.2 IU/kg per week) vs placebo (6 months of placebo with a 2 month wash-out between periods) was performed. Subjects and setting: Thirty HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy were recruited in the Outpatient Clinic of the Division of Infectious Diseases of San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy. Main outcome and results: Our data demonstrate an effect of low-dose rhGH administration in reducing trunk adiposity in HIV patients with lipodystrophy ((Delta) from basal: - 394(plus or minus)814 g, P = 0.048 with respect to placebo. Data are given as mean(plus or minus)standard deviation). A trend to an increase of arm depots was also shown ((Delta) from basal: +43(plus or minus)384 g, P = NS with respect to placebo). Interestingly, no detrimental metabolic effects on glucose tolerance and lipid levels were found following the administration of 0.2 IU/kg per week of rhGH for 6 months. Conclusions: Low-dose GH administration is an effective treatment in reducing trunk obesity in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy.

GH treatment reduces trunkal adiposity in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy : a randomized placebo-controlled study / L. Luzi, E. Meneghini, S. Oggionni, G. Tambussi, L. Piceni Sereni, A. Lazzarin. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. - ISSN 0804-4643. - 153:6(2005 Dec), pp. 781-789.

GH treatment reduces trunkal adiposity in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy : a randomized placebo-controlled study

L. Luzi
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A. Lazzarin
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2005

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Objective: HIV lipodystrophy is a common complication of highly active anti-retroviral therapy, characterized by both metabolic and morphological features. The most feared morphological feature is body fat redistribution leading to HIV lipodystrophy. GH is known to induce reduction of visceral obesity and body fat redistribution in adults. Design: A crossover, double-blind protocol of GH treatment (6 months of recombinant human GH (rhGH) at 0.2 IU/kg per week) vs placebo (6 months of placebo with a 2 month wash-out between periods) was performed. Subjects and setting: Thirty HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy were recruited in the Outpatient Clinic of the Division of Infectious Diseases of San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy. Main outcome and results: Our data demonstrate an effect of low-dose rhGH administration in reducing trunk adiposity in HIV patients with lipodystrophy ((Delta) from basal: - 394(plus or minus)814 g, P = 0.048 with respect to placebo. Data are given as mean(plus or minus)standard deviation). A trend to an increase of arm depots was also shown ((Delta) from basal: +43(plus or minus)384 g, P = NS with respect to placebo). Interestingly, no detrimental metabolic effects on glucose tolerance and lipid levels were found following the administration of 0.2 IU/kg per week of rhGH for 6 months. Conclusions: Low-dose GH administration is an effective treatment in reducing trunk obesity in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy.
HIV associated lipodystrophy ; human immunodeficiency virus infection ; Italy ; adult ; article ; body distribution ; body fat ; clinical article ; clinical trial ; controlled study ; crossover procedure ; double blind procedure ; female ; glucose tolerance ; highly active antiretroviral therapy ; hormonal therapy ; human ; lipid blood level ; low drug dose ; male ; obesity ; priority journal ; randomized controlled trial ; treatment outcome ; viscera ; antiretrovirus agent ; arginine ; cholesterol ; high density lipoprotein ; human growth hormone ; low density lipoprotein ; placebo ; triacylglycerol ; genotropin
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