Growth promoting effect of combined gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue and growth hormone therapy in early pubertal girls with predicted low adult heights

예측성인신장이 작은 조기사춘기 여아에서 성선자극호르몬 방출호르몬 효능약제와 성장호르몬 병합치료의 성장획득 효과

  • Hong, Eun-Jeong (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Han, Heon-Seok (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute Chungbuk National University)
  • 홍은정 (충북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 한헌석 (충북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2007.07.02
  • Accepted : 2007.07.10
  • Published : 2007.07.15

Abstract

Purpose : Recent reports pointed out that gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa) therapy alone is not so promising for improving adult height in precocious puberty. So, that we studied the growth promoting effect of combined therapy with GnRHa and growth hormone (GH) in early pubertal girls. Methods : Twenty three early pubertal girls ($9.73{\pm}1.59yr$) with predicted adult heights (PAH) below-2 standard deviation score (SDS) were included. They were divided into two groups as follows; Group I before menarche (n=19) and Group II after menarche (n=4). After combined therapy, various growth parameters were compared between two groups and between the before and after therapy. Results : Between the two groups before therapy, chronologic age (CA), growth velocity (GV), body mass index (BMI), target height (TH), PAH and serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 were not different, but BA, height and difference between bone age (BA) and CA were significantly higher and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) was marginally higher in group II. After therapy, BA still remained higher in group II, but other parameters were not different. In both groups, after therapy, the difference between BA and CA, the ratio of BA over CA, and GV were significantly decreased, but PAH, height SDS and BMI were significantly increased. Regarding IGF-1 level, a significant increase was noted in group I, but not in group II. Conclusion : With combined therapy of GnRHa and GH, PAH in early pubertal girls might be improved significantly and even approach TH. Among them, those who were before menarche might have greater potential for the height gain than those after menarche in view of IGF-1 changes during therapy.

목 적 : 조기사춘기 여아에게 성선자극호르몬 방출호르몬 효능약제(gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue, GnRHa)와 성장호르몬(growth hormone, GH)의 병합치료를 시행하여 성인신장획득에 대한 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2001년 1월부터 2004년 1월까지 조기사춘기로 소아과 외래를 내원한 여아 중 예측성인신장이 -2 표준편차점수 이하로 표적키보다 훨씬 작은 23명($9.73{\pm}1.59$세)을 대상으로 초경을 시작하지 않은 군(Group 1, n=19, $9.59{\pm}1.59$세)과 초경을 시작한 군(Group 2, n=4, $10.38{\pm}1.44$세)으로 나누어 GnRHa와 GH의 병합치료를 시행하고, 치료 시작 전후 및 두 군 간의 역연령, 골연령, 성장속도, 신장, 예측성인신장, 혈청 IGF-1, IGFBP-3 치, BMI를 비교 분석하였다. 결 과 : 치료 시작 시의 두 군의 역연령, 성장속도, BMI는 유의한 차이는 없었으나 골연령 및 골연령과 역연령의 차이는 Group 2에서 Group 1보다 유의하게 증가되어 있었다. 신장은 Group 1의 평균이 $130.7{\pm}7.4cm$, Group 2의 평균이 $140.7{\pm}6.0cm$으로 유의하게 차이가 있었으나 표적키, 예측성인신장, 혈청 IGF-1과 IGFBP-3은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 치료 종료 시의 Group 1의 골연령은 평균 $12.18{\pm}1.02$세, Group 2의 골연령은 평균 $13.56{\pm}0.83$세로 치료 시작 전과 마찬가지로 Group 2에서 유의하게 높았으나, 골연령과 역연령의 차이, 신장, 그리고 IGF-1은 차이가 없었다. 전체에서 골연령과 역연령의 차이가 치료 시작 전에 평균 $2.50{\pm}2.46$세, 치료 종료 후에 평균 $1.10{\pm}0.97$세로 감소되었고, 역연령에 대한 골연령의 비도 $1.22{\pm}0.16$에서 $1.10{\pm}0.10$으로 감소되어서 결국 골연령의 증가는 현저히 감소하였다. 성장 속도 역시 평균 $7.46{\pm}2.44cm$/년에서 $5.65{\pm}2.08cm$/년으로 감소하였다. 예측성인신장은 치료 전에 평균 $146.6{\pm}3.50cm$, 치료 후에 평균 $153.8{\pm}4.7cm$으로 현저히 증가하였으며 신장의 표준편차점수도 $-0.66{\pm}1.02$ SDS에서 $-0.34{\pm}1.04$ SDS로 유의하게 증가하였다. BMI는 치료 전 평균 $18.80{\pm}2.35kg/m^2$, 치료 후에 평균 $20.4{\pm}2.53kg/m^2$로 유의하게 증가하였고, 혈청 IGF-1은 치료 후에 유의하게 증가하였으나 IGFBP-3는 유의한 변화가 없었다. 치료 전후에 두 군에서 각 성장 변수의 변화를 보면 골연령과 역연령의 차이는 유의하게 감소하였고 신장, 예측성인신장, BMI는 유의하게 증가하였다. 그러나 혈청 IGF-1의 경우, Group 1에서는 치료 후에 현저히 증가하였으나 Group 2에서는 별 차이가 없었다. 혈청 IGFBP-3는 모두에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결 론 : 조기사춘기 여아에게 GnRHa와 GH의 병합치료를 시행했을 때, 골연령의 증가 속도와 성장속도가 감소하고, 혈청 IGF-1이 증가함으로써 예측성인신장이 의미 있게 증가하며 표적키에 가깝게 증가한다. 또한 IGF-1의 변화를 보면 초경을 시작하지 않은 조기사춘기 여아가 초경을 시작한 경우보다 성장획득에 대한 가능성이 더 클 것으로 생각된다.

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Supported by : 충북대학교

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