Gonadotroph adenomas in men produce biologically active follicle-stimulating hormone

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
A B GalwayP J Snyder

Abstract

Gonadotroph adenomas may exhibit qualitative and quantitative defects in gonadotropin biosynthesis and secretion. Hypersecretion of immunoreactive FSH dimers by these adenomas occurs frequently; however, it has not been known whether this FSH is biologically active. Using the granulosa cell aromatase bioassay and a highly specific immunoradiometric assay for FSH, we studied the serum bioactivity and bio- to immunoactivity (B/I) ratios of 14 men with FSH-secreting adenomas and compared these values to those of 11 age-matched normal men. In addition, three adenoma patients received TRH (400 micrograms, iv). The mean basal serum FSH level (international units per L), as measured by both bio- and immunoassays, and the FSH B/I ratios were significantly higher (P less than 0.02, by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test) in the adenoma patients than in normal men (mean +/- SEM; adenoma patients: bioactivity, 68.8 +/- 10.4; immunoreactivity, 34.8 +/- 13.7; B/I ratio, 3.4 +/- 0.6; normal men: bioactivity, 5.8 +/- 1.2; immunoreactivity, 6.4 +/- 0.8; B/I ratio, 0.90 +/- 0.1). Both bio- and immunoactive FSH rose after TRH injection, resulting in maintenance of the B/I (mean +/- SEM; pre-TRH: bio-FSH, 63.7 +/- 22.4; immuno-FSH, 28.0 +/- 14.1; B/I ratio, ...Continue Reading

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