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Novel markers to detect recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I (rhIGF-I)/rhIGF binding protein-3 (rhIGFBP-3) misuse in athletes

Novel markers to detect recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I (rhIGF-I)/rhIGF binding protein-3 (rhIGFBP-3) misuse in athletes
Novel markers to detect recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I (rhIGF-I)/rhIGF binding protein-3 (rhIGFBP-3) misuse in athletes
Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is abused by elite athletes for its metabolic and anabolic effects. We have previously shown that it is possible to detect IGF-I misuse by measuring serum IGF-I and procollagen type III amino-terminal propeptide (P-III-NP) but a pilot study suggested measuring IGF-II, IGF binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) and acid-labile subunit (ALS) may improve the detection of IGF-I administration. The aim of the study was to assess this in a randomized controlled trial. Twenty-six female and 30 male recreational athletes were randomized to 28?days’ treatment with placebo or recombinant human (rh)IGF-I/rhIGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) complex (30?mg/day or 60?mg/day), followed by 56?days’ washout. IGF-II, IGFBP-2 and ALS (women only) were measured using commercial immunoassays. IGFBP-2 increased and IGF-II decreased in response to both low and high dose rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3 in both women and men while ALS decreased in women in response to high dose rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3. Two days after discontinuing treatment, significant differences remained between the three treatment groups in IGFBP-2 and IGF-II, but not ALS. Thereafter there were no significant differences between the three treatment groups in any of the markers. Combining IGF-I with IGF-II and/or IGFBP-2 improved the performance of the test to detect rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3 administration in both women and men
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Holt, Richard
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Holt, Richard, Guha, Nishan, Böhning, W., Bartlett, C., Cowan, D.A., Sönksen, P.H. and Böhning, D. (2016) Novel markers to detect recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I (rhIGF-I)/rhIGF binding protein-3 (rhIGFBP-3) misuse in athletes. Drug Testing and Analysis. (doi:10.1002/dta.1941). (PMID:26888146)

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Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is abused by elite athletes for its metabolic and anabolic effects. We have previously shown that it is possible to detect IGF-I misuse by measuring serum IGF-I and procollagen type III amino-terminal propeptide (P-III-NP) but a pilot study suggested measuring IGF-II, IGF binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) and acid-labile subunit (ALS) may improve the detection of IGF-I administration. The aim of the study was to assess this in a randomized controlled trial. Twenty-six female and 30 male recreational athletes were randomized to 28?days’ treatment with placebo or recombinant human (rh)IGF-I/rhIGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) complex (30?mg/day or 60?mg/day), followed by 56?days’ washout. IGF-II, IGFBP-2 and ALS (women only) were measured using commercial immunoassays. IGFBP-2 increased and IGF-II decreased in response to both low and high dose rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3 in both women and men while ALS decreased in women in response to high dose rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3. Two days after discontinuing treatment, significant differences remained between the three treatment groups in IGFBP-2 and IGF-II, but not ALS. Thereafter there were no significant differences between the three treatment groups in any of the markers. Combining IGF-I with IGF-II and/or IGFBP-2 improved the performance of the test to detect rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3 administration in both women and men

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Accepted/In Press date: 3 December 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 17 February 2016
Organisations: Faculty of Medicine

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Local EPrints ID: 394700
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/394700
ISSN: 1942-7603
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ORCID for Richard Holt: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8911-6744

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Author: Richard Holt ORCID iD
Author: Nishan Guha
Author: W. Böhning
Author: C. Bartlett
Author: D.A. Cowan
Author: P.H. Sönksen
Author: D. Böhning

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