Growth hormone is produced in the pituitary gland, and clinical studies have shown its effectiveness in guarding against much of the physical degeneration caused by aging. Growth hormone plays an important role in brain function by influencing the fluid levels of brain neurotransmitters and the age-related decline in cerebral blood flow.1,2

Several studies have found a relationship between cognitive impairment and growth hormone deficiency, suggesting that growth hormone can serve as an important hormonal marker of degenerative dementia.3,4

Secreted by the liver in response to growth hormone, IGF-1 is the only dependable indicator of bioavailable growth hormone.

The IGF-1 Assessment can also be used to assess the protective status of IGF-1 on skin, cardiovascular, bone, muscle and nerve function as a patient ages.

References:

1 Sonntag WE, Lynch CD, Cooney PT, Hutchins PM.
Decreases in cerebral microvasculature with age are
associated with the decline in growth hormone and
insulin-like growth factor1. Endocrinology
1997;138(8):3515-3520.

2 Nyberg F. Aging effects on growth hormone receptor
binding in the brain. Exp Gerontol
1997:32(4-5):521-528.

3 Miralles F, Antem M, Albaldejo MD, Pastor I, Sirvent M, Matias-Guiu J. Determination of basal GH in dementias.
Rev Neurol 1995;23(119):67-69.

4 Deijen JB, de Boer H, Blok GJ, van der Veen EA. Cognitive impairments and mood disturbances in growth hormone deficient men.
Psychoneuroendocrinology 1996;21(3):313-322.

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