Publisher Summary This chapter examines whether pituitary hormones prolactin (PRL),
growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factors (IGF)-I are indeed full-fledged …

The pituitary secretory p'oteins growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) do not, as yet,
have major r~! es in haematology or immunology. Recent evidence indicates that these …

Evidence implicating prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) in the regulation of the
immune system has been reviewed. Hypophysectomized animals have deficiencies in both …

Abstract Auernhammer CJ, Strasburger CJ. Effects of growth hormone and insulin-like
growth factor I on the immune system. Eur J Endocrinol 1995; 133: 635–45. ISSN 0804 …

Reciprocal communication between the neuroendocrine and immune systems is critical to
the establishment of host homeostatic and defence mechanisms. The production and …

Somatogenic Hormones and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1: Stimulators of Lymphopoiesis and
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An extensive literature suggesting that PRL, GH, IGF-I, and thyroid hormones play an
important role in immunity has evolved. Because the use of one or more of these hormones …

Growth hormone (GH) and insulinlike growth factor I (IGF-I) may be part of a neuroendocrine
immune axis that stimulates cellular proliferation of primary lymphoid organs (bone marrow …

In addition to its activity as a metabolic hormone and a regulator of somatic growth, insulin-
like growth factor-I (IGF-I) has cytokine-like activities on lymphoid cells. A 14-day infusion of …

An extensive, and controversial, literature concluding that prolactin (PRL), growth hormone
(GH), insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I), and thyroid hormones are critical immunoregulatory …