The finding that insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding protein-5 (IGFBP-5) binding to mouse osteoblasts was capable of being downregulated by IGFBP-5 suggested that the 420-kDa membrane protein, which interacted with IGFBP-5, may be a signaling receptor (Andress, D. L. J. Biol. Chem. 270: 28289-28296, 1995). In the current study, a carboxy-terminal IGFBP-5 peptide, IGFBP-5-(201-218), which w...

The effects of GH on immune and endocrine responses to channel catfish challenged with the bacterium Edwardsiella ictaluri were examined. Catfish (11.7+/-1.0 g) treated with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbGH) and challenged with E. ictaluri experienced similar mortality as control-exposed fish. Plasma activity of lysozyme was higher (P<0.01) in rbGH-exposed fish. Compared to day 0 control...

objective(s) there is well documented evidence for the increase in widespread use of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of physical and psychiatric symptoms and disorders within the populations. in the present study, we investigated the influence of vitex agnus-castus (vitex) on anxiety-like behaviors of rats. materials and methods elevated plus maze which is one of the met...