Vol. 31 (4) 2010 Neuro endocrinology letters

Effects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I on the iron-induced lipid peroxidation in the rat liver and porcine thyroid homogenates.

OBJECTIVES: Growth hormone (GH) and its tissue mediator, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), are involved in oxidative processes, lipid peroxidation (LPO) included. Bivalent iron (Fe2+) is frequently used to experimentally induce oxidative damage to macromolecules (Fe2++H2O2+H+→Fe3++•OH+H2O). The aim of the study was to evaluate t.....