Effects of an Amino Acid-Based hGH Secretagogue on Triiodythyronine
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
In a recent randomized, double-blind, cross-over clinical trial, serum growth hormone (hGH)
increased 682% above baseline 120 minutes after oral administration of an amino acid-based
dietary supplement (SeroVital), p=0.01 vs placebo. In contrast to the mechanism of hGH
stimulation by ghrelin, the investigators hypothesize that the supplement suppresses
somatostatin, a know inhibitor of both hGH and TSH. To test this hypothesis, the
investigators measured triiodothyronine (T3) after administration of the amino acid-base
supplement.