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* Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, Illinois 62901–6512;
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal PQ H2W 1R7, Canada;
Edison Biotechnology Institute and Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701
The mechanisms that are responsible for the extension of lifespan in the mouse with targeted disruption (knockout [KO]) of the growth hormone (GH) receptor/binding protein (GHR-KO) are unknown. However, in the long-living Ames dwarf mouse, blood glucose and body core temperature (Tco) are consistently lower than in normal mice. In addition, insulin levels are reduced and corticosterone levels are elevated in male dwarfs. These functional alterations, similar to those seen in animals under caloric restriction, have not been proven to be causally related to the extension of lifespan, but they do provide some insight into what traits may be necessary for long life. Therefore, to investigate which of these parameters are similarly affected in two genetically unrelated, yet similarly long-living mouse models, we measured Tco, thyroid hormones (triiodothyronine [T3] and thyroxine [T4]), and insulin, in addition to morning and afternoon levels of glucose and corticosterone, in young adult male and/or female GHR-KO mice and their normal siblings. Tco in GHR-KO mice was numerically reduced throughout the 24-hr period; however, these differences were only significant 4 hr prior to lights-off (14:00 hr), immediately after lights-off (18:00 hr), and during the 3 hr preceding lights on (03:00 to 06:00 hr). GHR-KO mice had significantly reduced levels of T3 and T4, while the ratio of these hormones was similar to that in normal mice. Insulin levels in GHR-KO mice were lower than in normal mice; levels in male GHR-KO mice were below the detectable limits of the assay used. Glucose levels in GHR-KO mice (male and females) were lower than in normal mice in measurements taken in both morning and afternoon; however, these differences arose from consistent reductions in males, as morning glucose levels in GHR-KO females were similar to those of normal mice. Corticosterone levels measured in blood plasma collected under basal (nonstressed) conditions showed sex-related alterations. Basal corticosterone levels in female GHR-KO mice were similar to normal females, while those in male GHR-KO mice were higher than in normal males in the afternoon. Corticosterone levels in stressed GHR-KO females were similar to those measured in stressed normal females. These data show that the long-living GHR-KO mouse shares a reduction in glucose, insulin, thyroid hormones, and Tco with the Ames dwarf mouse. Reductions in these parameters may be important to the underlying mechanisms of delayed aging in these animals.
Key Words: growth hormone • thyroid hormones • insulin • thermoregulation • aging
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