John Kopchick, Ph.D.
Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar & Professor of Molecular Biology
Department of Biomedical Sciences
kopchick@ohio.edu
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Selected Publications

Sackmann-Sala L, Ding J, Frohman LA, Kopchick JJ. Activation of the GH/IGF-1 axis by CJC-1295, a long-acting GHRH analog, results in serum protein profile changes in normal adult subjects.Growth Horm IGF Res. 2009 Apr 20.
[Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 19386527 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Izzard AS, Emerson M, Prehar S, Neyses L, Trainer P, List EO, Kopchick JJ, Heagerty AM. The cardiovascular phenotype of a mouse model of acromegaly. Growth Horm IGF Res. 2009 Mar 6.
[Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 19269870 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Bonkowski MS, Dominici FP, Arum O, Rocha JS, Al Regaiey KA, Westbrook R, Spong A, Panici J, Masternak MM, Kopchick JJ, Bartke A. Disruption of growth hormone receptor prevents calorie restriction from improving insulin action and longevity. PLoS ONE. 2009;4(2):e4567. Epub 2009 Feb 23.
PMID: 19234595 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ikeno Y, Hubbard GB, Lee S, Cortez LA, Lew CM, Webb CR, Berryman DE, List EO, Kopchick JJ, Bartke A. Reduced incidence and delayed occurrence of fatal neoplastic diseases in growth hormone receptor/binding protein knockout mice.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 May;64(5):522-9.
Epub 2009 Feb 19.
PMID: 19228785 [PubMed - in process]

Melmed S, Colao A, Barkan A, Molitch M, Grossman AB, Kleinberg D, Clemmons D, Chanson P, Laws E, Schlechte J, Vance ML, Ho K, Giustina A; Acromegaly Consensus Group. Guidelines for acromegaly management: an update.J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 May;94(5):1509-17.
Epub 2009 Feb 10.
PMID: 19208732 [PubMed - in process]

Bartke A, Kopchick J. Comment on: Kloting et al. (2008) Autocrine IGF-1 action in adipocytes controls systemic IGF-1 concentrations and growth: Diabetes 57:2074-2082. Diabetes. 2009 Jan;58(1):e3; author reply e4. No abstract available.
PMID: 19114718
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Kraemer WJ, Vingren JL, Schuenke MD, Kopchick JJ, Volek JS, Fragala MS, Häkkinen K, Jen-Ho, Thomas GA, Staron RS. Effect of circulating growth hormone on muscle IGF-I protein concentration in female mice with growth hormone receptor gene disruption.Growth Horm IGF Res. 2008 Dec 9.
[Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 19083250 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Stevenson AE, Evans BA, Gevers EF, Elford C, McLeod RW, Perry MJ, El-Kasti MM, Coschigano KT, Kopchick JJ, Evans SL, Wells T. Does adiposity status influence femoral cortical strength in rodent models of growth hormone deficiency?
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan;296(1):E147-56.
Epub 2008 Nov 11.
PMID: 19001545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nass R, Johannsson G, Christiansen JS, Kopchick JJ, Thorner MO. The aging population--is there a role for endocrine interventions? Growth Horm IGF Res. 2009 Apr;19(2):89-100.
Epub 2008 Nov 1.
PMID: 18977675 [PubMed - in process]

Palmer AJ, Chung MY, List EO, Walker J, Okada S, Kopchick JJ, Berryman DE.
Age-related changes in body composition of bovine growth hormone transgenic mice. Endocrinology. 2009 Mar;150(3):1353-60.
Epub 2008 Oct 23.
PMID: 18948397 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Berryman DE, Christiansen JS, Johannsson G, Thorner MO, Kopchick JJ. Role of the GH/IGF-1 axis in lifespan and healthspan: lessons from animal models.
Growth Horm IGF Res. 2008 Dec;18(6):455-71.
Epub 2008 Aug 16.
PMID: 18710818 [PubMed - in process]

Schuenke MD, Kopchick JJ, Hikida RS, Kraemer WJ, Staron RS. Effects of growth hormone overexpression vs. growth hormone receptor gene disruption on mouse hindlimb muscle fiber type composition. Growth Horm IGF Res. 2008 Dec;18(6):479-86.
Epub 2008 May 21.
PMID: 18499495 [PubMed - in process]

List EO, Berryman DE, Bower B, Sackmann-Sala L, Gosney E, Ding J, Okada S, Kopchick JJ. The use of proteomics to study infectious diseases. Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2008 Mar;8(1):31-45. Review.
PMID: 18473905 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Baudet ML, Hassanali Z, Sawicki G, List EO, Kopchick JJ, Harvey S. Growth hormone action in the developing neural retina: a proteomic analysis. Proteomics. 2008 Jan;8(2):389-401.
PMID: 18203262 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Berryman DE, Palmer AJ, Gosney ES, Swaminathan S, DeSantis D, Kopchick JJ. Discovery and uses of pegvisomant: a growth hormone antagonist. Endokrynol Pol. 2007; 58(4):322-9.

Swanson SM, Kopchick JJ. Nuclear localization of growth hormone receptor: another age of discovery for cytokine action? Sci. 2007; 415, 69.

Chandrashekar V, Dawson CR, Martin ER, Rocha JS, Bartke A, Kopchick JJ. Age-related alterations in pituitary and testicular functions in long-lived growth hormone receptor gene-disrupted mice. Endocrinology. 2007; 148(12):6019-25.

Shao R, Egecioglu E, Weijdegård B, Kopchick JJ, Fernandez-Rodriguez J, Andersson N, Billig H. Dynamic regulation of estrogen receptor-alpha isoform expression in the mouse fallopian tube: mechanistic insight into estrogen-dependent production and secretion of insulin-like growth factors. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007; 293(5):E1430-42.

Kelder B, Berryman DE, Clark R, Li A, List EO, Kopchick JJ. CIDE-A gene expression is decreased in white adipose tissue of growth hormone receptor/binding protein gene disrupted mice and with high-fat feeding of normal mice. Growth Horm IGF Res. 2007; 17(4):346-51.

Kelder B, Boyce K, Kriete A, Clark R, Berryman DE, Nagatomi S, List EO, Braughler M, Kopchick JJ. CIDE-A is expressed in liver of old mice and in type 2 diabetic mouse liver exhibiting steatosis. Comp Hepatol. 2007; 1;6:4.

Smid JR, Rowland JE, Young WG, Coschigano KT, Kopchick JJ, Waters MJ. Mouse molar dentin size/shape is dependent on growth hormone status. J Dent Res. 2007; 86(5):463-8.

del Rincon JP, Iida K, Gaylinn BD, McCurdy CE, Leitner JW, Barbour LA, Kopchick JJ, Friedman JE, Draznin B, Thorner MO. Growth hormone regulation of p85alpha expression and phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity in adipose tissue: mechanism for growth hormone-mediated insulin resistance. Diabetes. 2007; 56(6):1638-46.

Egecioglu E, Andersson IJ, Bollano E, Palsdottir V, Gabrielsson BG, Kopchick JJ, Skott O, Bie P, Isgaard J, Bohlooly-Y M, Bergström G, Wickman A. Growth hormone receptor deficiency in mice results in reduced systolic blood pressure and plasma renin, increased aortic eNOS expression, and altered cardiovascular structure and function. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007; 292(5):E1418-25.

Al-Regaiey KA, Masternak MM, Bonkowski MS, Panici JA, Kopchick JJ, Bartke A. Effects of caloric restriction and growth hormone resistance on insulin-related intermediates in the skeletal muscle. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007; 62(1):18-26.

Reddy GR, Pushpanathan MJ, Ransom RF, Holzman LB, Brosius FC 3rd, Diakonova M, Mathieson P, Saleem MA, List EO, Kopchick JJ, Frank SJ, Menon RK. Identification of the glomerular podocyte as a target for growth hormone action. Endocrinology. 2007; 148(5):2045-55.

Kopchick, J.J., Bartke, A., Berryman, D.E., Extended lifespan in mice with reduction in the GH/IGF-1 Axis. The Mol. Biol. of Aging, 1st Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (in press), 2007.

Venken K, Movérare-Skrtic S, Kopchick JJ, Coschigano KT, Ohlsson C, Boonen S, Bouillon R, Vanderschueren D. Impact of androgens, growth hormone, and IGF-I on bone and muscle in male mice during puberty. J Bone Miner Res. 2007; 22(1):72-82.

Flint DJ, Binart N, Boumard S, Kopchick JJ, Kelly P. Developmental aspects of adipose tissue in GH receptor and prolactin receptor gene disrupted mice: site-specific effects upon proliferation, differentiation and hormone sensitivity. J Endocrinol. 2006; 191(1):101-11.

Sotiropoulos A, Ohanna M, Kedzia C, Menon RK, Kopchick JJ, Kelly PA, Pende M. Growth hormone promotes skeletal muscle cell fusion independent of insulin-like growth factor 1 up-regulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2006; 9;103(19):7315-20.

Manhès C, Kayser C, Bertheau P, Kelder B, Kopchick JJ, Kelly PA, Touraine P, Goffin V. Local over-expression of prolactin in differentiating mouse mammary gland induces functional defects and benign lesions, but no carcinoma. J Endocrinol. 2006; 190(2):271-85.

Robertson K, Kopchick JJ, Liu JL. Growth hormone receptor gene deficiency causes delayed insulin responsiveness in skeletal muscles without affecting compensatory islet cell overgrowth in obese mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006; 291(3):E491-8.

Berryman DE, List EO, Kohn DT, Coschigano KT, Seeley RJ, Kopchick JJ. Effect of growth hormone on susceptibility to diet-induced obesity. Endocrinology. 2006; 147(6):2801-8.

Tiong, J.D.R., Gosney, E., Ding, J., Chin, E., Kopchick, J.J. A liver specific gene that is expressed in growth hormone transgenic mice and in normal female mice as a function of age. Growth Hormone & IGF Research, 2006; 16:3:145-156.

Zhang, X., Mehta,R.G., Lantivit, D.D., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, JJ., Green, J.E., Hedayat, S., Christoy, K.T., Ray, V.H., Unterman, T.G. and Swanson, S.M. Inhibition of estrogen independent mammary carcinogenesis by disruption of growth hormone signaling. Carcinogeneis, 2006; 28(1):143-150.

van der Lely, A.J. and Kopchick, J.J. Growth hormone receptor antagonists. Neuroendo. 2006; 83(3-4):264-268.

Salmon, A.B., Murakami, S., Bartke, A., Kopchick, J.J., Yasumura, K. and Miller, R.A. Fibroblast cell lines from young adult mice of long-lived mutant strains are resistant to multiple forms of stress. Am. J. Physiol. Endo. Metab. 2005; 289:E23-E29.

Boyce, K., Kriete, A., Nagatomi, S., Kelder, B., Coschigano, K. and Kopchick, J.J. Phenotypical enrichment strategies for micro-array data analysis applied in a type II diabetes study. OMICS, 2005; 9(3):251-265.

Kopchick, J.J., Growth Hormone, Endocrinology, DeGroot and Jameson, 5th Edition, Vol. 1, Chapter 32, p. 579-599, 2005.

Nilsson L, Binart N, Bohlooly-Y M, Bramnert M, Egecioglu E, Kindblom J, Kelly PA, Kopchick JJ, Ormandy CJ, Ling C, Billig H. Prolactin and growth hormone regulate adiponectin secretion and receptor expression in adipose tissue. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005; 17;331(4):1120-6.

Guo Y, Lu Y, Houle D, Robertson K, Tang Z, Kopchick JJ, Liu YL, Liu JL. Pancreatic islet-specific expression of an insulin-like growth factor-I transgene compensates islet cell growth in growth hormone receptor gene-deficient mice. Endocrinology. 2005; 146(6):2602-9.

Wang Z, Prins GS, Coschigano KT, Kopchick JJ, Green JE, Ray VH, Hedayat S, Christov KT, Unterman TG, Swanson SM. Disruption of growth hormone signaling retards early stages of prostate carcinogenesis in the C3(1)/T antigen mouse. Endocrinology. 2005; 146(12):5188-96.

Stauber AJ, Brown-Borg H, Liu J, Waalkes MP, Laughter A, Staben RA, Coley JC, Swanson C, Voss KA, Kopchick JJ, Corton JC. Constitutive expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha-regulated genes in dwarf mice. Mol Pharmacol. 2005; 67(3):681-94.

List, E.O., Berryman, D.E., Palmer, A.J., Qiu, L., Sankaran, S., Kohn, D.T., Kelder, B., Okada, S. and Kopchick, J.J. Analysis of mouse skin reveals proteins that are altered ina diet-induced diabetic state: A new method for detection of type 2 diabetes. Proteomics. 2007; 7(7):1140-1149.

Kopchick, J.J., Sackmann-Salsa, L. and Ding, J. Molecular tools for the understanding of molecular endocrinology. Nature Clinical Practice, Endo & Met. 2007; 3(4) 355-368.

Qiu, L., List, E.O. and Kopchick, J.J. Differentially expressed proteins in the pancreas of diet-induced mice. Mol. Cell Proteomics. 2005; 4(9):1311-1318.

Maamra, M., Kopchick, J.J., Strasburger, C.J. and Ross, R.J.M.  Pegvisomant, a growth hormone specific antagonist, undergoes cellular internalization.  J. Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2004, 89(9):4532-4537. [See Medline Record]

Bartke, A., Peluso, M.R., Moretz, N., Wright, C., Bonkowski, M., Winters, T.A., Shanahan, M.F., Kopchick, J.J., Banz, W.J.  Effects of Soy-derived diets on plasma and liver lipids, glucose tolerance, and longevity in normal, long-lived and short-lived mice.  Horm. Metab. Res.  2004, 36(8):550-558. [See Medline Record]

Young, W.G., Ramirez-Yanez, G.O., Daley, T.J., Smid, J.R., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J. and Waters, M.J.  Growth hormone epidermal growth factor in salivary glands of giant and dwarf transgenic mice.  J. Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, 2004, 52(9):1191-1197.  [See Medline Record]

Iida, K., Itoh, E., Kim, D.S., del Rincon, J.P., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J. and Thorner, M.O.  Muscle mechano growth factor is preferentially induced by growth hormone (GH) and GH deficient lit/lit mice. J. Phys., 2004. 15:560LPt 2):341-349.  [See Medline Record]

Nass, R., Liu, J., Hellmann, P., Coschigano, K.T., Gaylinn, B., Berryman, D.E. , Kopchick, J.J., Thorner, M.O.  Chronic changes in peripheral growth hormone levels do not affect ghrelin stomach mRNA expression and serum ghrelin levels in three transgenic mouse models. J. Neuroendocrinology, 2004, 16(8):669-675.  [See Medline Record]

Pennisi, P.A., Kopchick, J., Thorgeirsson, S., LeRoith, D. and Yakar, S.  Role of growth hormone (GH) in liver regeneration.  Endocrinology, 2004, 145(10):4748-4755.[See Medline Record]

Berryman, D.E., List, E.O., Coschigano, K.T., Behar, K., Kim, Jason, K. and Kopchick, J.J. Comparing adiposity profiles in three mouse models.  Growth Hormone & IGF Research, 2004, 14:309-318. [See Medline Record]

Iida, K., Del Rincon, J.P., Kim, D.S., Itoh, E., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J. and Thorner, M.O.  Regulation of full-length and truncated growth hormone (GH) receptor by GH in tissues of lit/lit or bovine GH transgenic mice. Am. J. Physiol. Endo. Metab., 2004, 287:E566-E573. [See Medline Record]

Liu, J.L., Coschigano, K.T., Robertson, K., Lipsett, M., Guo, Y., Kopchick, J.J., Kumar,U., and Liu, Y.L. Disruption of growth hormone receptor gene causes diminished pancreatic islet size and increased insulin sensitivity in mice. Am. J. Physiol. Endo. Metab., 2004,  287:E405-413. [See Medline Record]

Muller, A.F., Kopchick, J.J., Flyvbjer, A and van der Lely, A.J.  Growth Hormone Receptor Antagonists.  Clinical Review 166, Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2004, 89(4):1503. [See Medline Record]

Mellwain, D.L., Hoke, V.B., Kopchick, J.J., Fuller, C.R. and Lund, P.K.  Differential  inhibition of postnatal brain, spinal cord and body growth by a growth hormone antagonist.  Neuroscience, 2004, 23:5(1):6. [See Medline Record]

Wang, J., Zhou, J., Cheng, C.M., Kopchick, J.J. and Bondy, C.A.  Evidence supporting dual, Igf1-independent and Igf1-dependent, roles for GH in promoting longitudinal bone growth.  Journal of Endocrinology, 2004, 180:247-255. [See Medline Record]

Iida, K., del Rincon, J.P., Kim, D.S., Itoh, E., Nass, R., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J. and Thorner, M.O.  Tissue-specific regulation of growth hormone (GH) receptor and insulin-like growth factor-I gene expression in the pituitary and liver of GH deficient (lit/lit) mice and ransgenic mice that overexpress bGH or a bGH antagonist. Endocrinology, 2004, 145:1564-1570. [See Medline Record]

Flint, D.J., Binart, N., Kopchick, J.J. Kelly P. Effects of growth hormone and prolactin on adipose tissue development and function.  Pituitary, 2003, 6(2):97-102, review. [See Medline Record]

Yakar, S., Setser, J., Zhao, H., Stannard, B., Haluzik, M., Glatt, V., Bouxsein, M.L., Kopchick, J.J. and LeRoith, D.  Inhibition of growth hormone action improves insulin sensitivity in liver IGF-1-deficient mice.  J. Clin. Invest., 2004, 113:96-105. [See Medline Record]

Smid, J. R., Rowland, J. E., Young, W. G., Daley, T. J., Coschigano, K. T., Kopchick, J. J., and Waters, M. J. Mouse cellular cementum is highly dependent on growth hormone status. J Dent Res., 2004, 83(1):35-39. [See Medline Record]

Yakar, S., Setser, J., Zhao, H., Stannard, B., Haluzik, M., Glatt, V., Bouxsein, M. L., Kopchick, J. J., and LeRoith, D. Inhibition of growth hormone action improves insulin sensitivity in liver IGF-1-deficient mice. J Clin Invest. 2004.113, 96-105. [See Medline Record]

Wang, J., Zhou, J., Cheng, C. M., Kopchick, J. J., and Bondy, C. A. Evidence supporting dual, IGF-I-independent and IGF-I-dependent, roles for GH in promoting longitudinal bone growth. J Endocrinology, 2004, 180, 247-255. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J.  Pegvisomant: A new drug entity for acromegaly. MIMS Advances, May 2004. [See Medline Record]

Keiji, I., del Rincon, J.P., Kim, D.S., Itoh, E., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J. and Thorner, M.O.  Regulation of full-length and truncated growth hormone (GH) receptor by GH in tissues of lit/lit or bovine GH transgenic mice.  Am. Jour. Physiol., Endo. Metab., 2004. [See Medline Record]

Smid, J.R., Rowland, J.E., Young, W.G., Daley, T.J., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J. and Waters, M.J.  Mouse cellular cementum is highly dependent on growth hormone status.  J. Dent. Res., 2004,  83(1):35-39. [See Medline Record]

Nass, R., Liu, J., Hellman, P., Coschigano, K.T., Gaylinn, B., Berryman, D.E., Kopchick, J.J. and Thorner, M.O.  Chronic changes in peripheral growth hormone levels do not affect ghrelin stomach mRNA expression and serum chrelin levels in three transgenic mouse models”.  J. of Neuroendocrinology, 2004, 16:669-675. [See Medline Record]

Young, W.G., Ramirez-Yanez, G.O., Daley, T.J., Smid, J.R., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J. and Waters, M.J. Growth hormone and epidermal growth factor in salivary glands of giant and dwarf transgenic mice. J. Histochem. Cytochem, 2004, 52:1191-1197. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J.  History and future of growth hormone research. Horm. Res. 2003:60 Suppl. 3:103-112, review. [See Medline Record]

Coschigano, K.T., Holland, A.N., Riders, M.E., List, E.O., Flyvbjerg, A., Kopchick, J.J.  Deletion, but not antagonism, of the mouse growth hormone receptor results in severely decreased body weights, insulin and IGF-1 levels and increased lifespan. Endocrinology, 2003, 144(9):3799-3810. [See Medline Record]

Bernichtein, S., Kayser, C., Dillner, K., Moulin, S., Kopchick, J.J., Martial, J.A., Norstedt, G., Isaksson, O., Kelly, P.A., Goffin, V.  Development of pure prolactin receptor antagonists. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2003, 278:38:35988-35999. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J.  Discovery and mechanism of action of pegvisomant.  Society of the European Journal of Endocrinology, 2003, 148:Suppl 2:S21-S. [See Medline Record]

Parsons, S.A., Banks, G.B., Rowland, J.A., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Waters, M.J. and Noakes, P.G.  Genetic disruption of the growth hormone receptor does not influence motoneuron survival in the developing mouse.  Int. J. Devl. Biol., 2003. 47:41-49.  [See Medline Record]

Bartke, A., Chandrashekar, V., Dominici, F., turyn, D., Kinney, B., Steger, R., Kopchick, J.J. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and aging: controversies and new insights. Biogerontology, 2003, 4(1):1-8. [See Medline Record]

Li, Y., Knapp, J.R., and Kopchick, J.J.  Enlargement of interscapular brown adipose tissue in growth hormone antagonist transgenic and in growth hormone receptor gene-disrupted dwarf mice.  Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2003, 207-215. [See Medline Record]

Bartke, A., Kopchick, J.J., Dominici, F., Turyn, D.  IGF-1 and insulin signaling in the control of longevity. Book: Endocrine Aspects of Successful Aging: Genes, Hormones and Lifestyles, 2003, 19-33. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J.  History and future of growth hormone research. Horm. Res., 2003, 60, Suppl. 3, 103-112. [See Medline Record]

Li, Y., Knapp, J.R. and Kopchick, J.J.  Enlargement of interscapular brown adipose tissue in growth hormone antagonist transgenic and in growth hormone receptor gene-disrupted dwarf mice. Exp. Biol. Med. (Maywood) 2203, 228, 207-215. [See Medline Record]

Higashimori, T., Kim, H.J., Coschigano, K.T., Park, S.Y., Choi, H., Kopchick, J.J., Shulman, G.I., and Kim, J.K.  Transgenic mice overexpressing growth hormone are insulin resistant due to decreased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue.  Paper presented at American Diabetes Association 63rd Scientific Sessions (New Orleans, LA).  2003. [See Medline Record]

Kohn, D.T. and Kopchick, J.J. Growth hormone receptor antagonists. Minerva Endocrinologica, 2002, 27:4:287-298. [See Medline Record]

Kelly, P.A., Bachelot,A., Kedzia, C., Hennighausen, L., Ormandy, C.J., Kopchick, J.J., Binart, N.  The role of prolactin and growth hormone in mammary gland development.  Molecular & Cellular Endocrinology, 2002, 197:1-2, 127-131. [See Medline Record]

Miller, R.A., Chang, Y., Galecki, A.T., Al-Regaiey, K., Kopchick, J.J. and Bartke, A.  Gene expression patterns in calorically restricted mice: partial overlap with long-lived mutant mice.  Molecular Endocrinology, 2002, 16(11):2657-2666. [See Medline Record]

Hauck, S.J., Aaron, J.M, Wright, C., Kopchick, J.J. and Bartke, A.  Antioxidant Enzymes, free-radical damage, and response to paraquat in liver and kidney of long-living growth hormone receptor/binding protein gene-disrupted mice.  Hormone and Metabolic Research, 2002, 34:481-486. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J., Parkinson, C., Stevens, E.C. and Trainer, P.J.  Growth hormone receptor antagonists: discovery, development, and use in patients with acromegaly. Endocrine Reviews, 2002, 23:5:623-646. [See Medline Record]

Leonard, A.E., Kelder, B., Bobik, E.G., Chuang, L.T., Lewis, C.J., Kopchick, J.J., Mukerji, P. and Huang, Y.S. Identification and expression of mammalian long-chain PUFA elongation enzymes. Lipids, 2002, 37(8):733-740. [See Medline Record]

Zaczek, D., Hammond, J., Suen, L., Wandji, S., Service, D., Bartke, A., Chandrashekar, V., Coschigano, K. and Kopchick, J.J.  Impact of growth hormone Resistance on female reproductive function: New insights from growth hormone receptor knockout mice.  Biology of Reproduction, 2002, 67:1115-1124. [See Medline Record]

Bachelot, A., Monget, P., Imbert-Bollore, P., Coschigano, K., Kopchick, J.J., Kelly, P.A. and Binart, N.  Growth hormone is required for ovarian follicular growth.  Endocrinology, 2002, 143, 4104-4112. [See Medline Record]

Keene, D.E., Suescun, M.O., Bostwick, M.G., Chandrashekar, V., Bartke, A. and Kopchick, J.  Puberty is delayed in male growth hormone receptor gene disrupted mice.  Journal of Andrology, 2002, 23:661-668. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J., List, E.O., Kohn, D.T., Keidan, G.M.O., Qiu, L. and Okada, S.  Perspective: Proteomics – See “Spots” Run. Endocrinology, 2002, 143(6):1990-1004. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J.  In vitro mutagenesis of the Growth Hormone Gene.  GH and Growth Factors, Current Medical Literature, 2002, 17: 27-32. [See Medline Record]

Bachelot, A., Monget, P., Imbert-Bollore, P., Coschigano, Kopchick, J.J., Kelly, P.A. and Binart, N.  Growth hormone is required for ovarian follicular growth. Endocrinology, 2002, 13:4104-4112. [See Medline Record]

Kelder, B., Erney, R., Kopchick, J., Cummings, R. and Pieto, P.  Glycoconjugates in Human and Transgenic Animal Milk. Bioactive Components of Human Milk, edited by Newburg. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2001, pp. 6269-278. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J. and Okada, S.  Review Article: Growth hormone receptor antagonists: discovery and potential uses. Growth Hormone & IGF Research, 2001, Supplement A, S103-109. [See Medline Record]

Kineman, R.D., Teixeira, L.T., Amargo, G.V., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J. and Frohman, L.A.  The effect of GHRH on somatotrope hyperplasia and tumor formation in the presence and absence of GH signaling.  Endo., 2001, 142:3764-3773. [See Medline Record]

Doi, S.Q., Rasaiah, S., Tack, I., Mysore, J., Kopchick, J.J., Moore, J., Hirszel, P., Striker, L.J. and Striker, G.E.  Low-Protein diet suppresses serum insulin-like growth facor-1 and decelerates the progression of growth hormone-induced glomerulosclerosis.  American Journal of Nephrology, 2001, 21:331-339. [See Medline Record]

Bartke, A., Coschigano, K., Kopchick, J.J., Chandrashekar, V., Mattison, J., Kinney, B and Hauck, S.  Genes that prolong life.  Effects of growth hormone signaling on aging and life span.  Journal of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, 2001, 56A:8:B340-B349. [See Medline Record]

Pollak, M., Blouin M.J., Zhang, J.C., and Kopchick, J.J.  Reduced mammary gland carcinogenesis in transgenic mice expressing a growth hormone antagonist. Br. J. Cancer, 2001,  85: 428-430. [See Medline Record]

Turner, N.D., Knapp, J.R., Byers, F.M. and Kopchick, J.J.  Physical and mechanical characteristics of tibias from transgenic mice expressing mutant bovine growth hormone genes. Experimental Biology in Medicine,  2001, 133-139. [See Medline Record]

Okada, S. and Kopchick, J.J.  Biological effects of growth hormone and its antagonist. Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2001, 7:3:126-132. [See Medline Record]

Smith, L.E., Kopchick, J.J., Chen, W. et.al.  Regulation of the effect of growth hormone in retinal neovascularization by downstream effectors IGF-1 and VEGF.  Excerpta Medica Medical Communications B.V., 2001, pp. 8-9. [See Medline Record]

Peng, X., Park S., Gadelha, M.R., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Frohman, L.A.and Kineman, R.D.  The GH-Axis of GHR/BP Gene-Disrupted (GHR/BP-/-) and Metallothionein-Human GH-Releasing Hormone (MT-hGHRH) Transgenic Mice: Hypothalamic Neuropeptide and Pituitary Receptor Expression in the Absence and Presence of GH Feedback.  Endocrinology, 2001, 142:3:1117-1123. [See Medline Record]

List, E.O., Coschigano, K.T. and Kopchick, J.J., Mini-Review: Growth Hormone Receptor/Binding Protein (GHR/BP) Knockout Mice: A 3-Year Update. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism,  2001, 73:1-10. [See Medline Record]

Hauck, S.J., Hunter, W.S., Danilovich, N., Kopchick, J.J. and Bartke, A., Reduced Levels of Thyroid Hormones, Insulin, and Glucose, and Lower Body Core Temperature in the Growth Hormone Receptor/Binding Protein Knockout Mouse. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2001, pp. 552-558. [See Medline Record]

Li, Yunsheng, Kelder, Bruce, and Kopchick, J.J., Identification, Isolation, and Cloning of Growth Hormone (GH)-Induced Interscapular Brown Adipose Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid from GH Antagonist Mice.  Endocrinology, 2001, 142:2937-2945.  [See Medline Record]

Chandrashekar, V., Bartke, A., Awoniyi, C.A., Tsai-Morris, C.H., Dufau, M.L., Russell, L.D. and Kopchick, J.J., Testicular Endocrine Function in GH Receptor Gene Disrupted Mice. Endocrinology, 2001, 142:8:3443-3450. [See Medline Record]

Kinney, B.A., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Steger, R.W., Bartke, A. Evidence that age-induced decline in memory retention is delayed in growth hormone resistant GH-R-KO (Laron) mice.  Physiology & Behavior, 2001, 72:653-660. [See Medline Record]

Li, Z., Gu, T., Kelder, B., Kopchick J.J.  Analysis of Fatty Acids in Mouse Cells Using Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Chromatographia, 2001, 54:7/8. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J. Mini Mice, Football and Dirty Shorts. The Endocrinologist, 2001, No. 61, p.13. [See Medline Record]

Bartke, A., Chandrashekar, V., Turyn, D., Steger, R.W., Debeljuk, L, Winters, T.A., Mattison, J.A., Danilovich, N.A., Croson, W., Wernsing, D.R. and Kopchick, J.J.  MiniReview: Effects of Growth Hormone Overexpression and Growth Hormone Resistance on Neuroendocrine and Reproductive Functions in Transgenic and Knock-Out Mice. Growth Hormone and Reproduction, 2001, pp. 113-123.  [See Medline Record]

Gallego, M.I., Binart, N., Robinson, G.W., Okagaki, R., Coschigano, K., Perry, J., Kopchick, J., Oka, T., Kelly, P.A. and Hennighausen, L.  Prolactin growth hormone and epidermal growth factor activate Stat 5 in different compartments of mammary tissue and exert different and overlapping developmental effects.  Developmental Biology, 2001, 229: 163-175. [See Medline Record]

Zhang, Y., Guan, R., Jiang, J., Kopchick, J.J., Black, R.A., Baumann, G. and Frank, S.J.  Growth hormone-induced dimerization inhibits phorbol ester-stimulated GH receptor proteolysis.  J. Biol. Chem., 2001, 267:24565-24573. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J., Okada, S., Coschigano, K.T.  Lessons from growth hormone (GH) antagonist and GH receptor “knockout” mice, in Targets for growth hormone and IGF-1 action. R. Bouillon, Editor, Bioscientifica Ltd.: Bristol, 2001, 1-26. [See Medline Record]

Chandrashekar, V., Coschigano, K.T., Bartke, A. and Kopchick, J.J.  Neuroendocrine and reproductive functions in transgenic mice with altered growth hormone secretion and in growth hormone receptor gene disrupted mice.  In “Transgenic Models in Endocrinology”.  Editor: Dr. M.G. Castro, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2001. [See Medline Record]

Bartke, A., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Chandrashekar, V., Mattison, J., Kinney, B., and Hauck, S.  Genes that prolong life: relationships of growth hormone and growth to aging and life span.  J. Gerontol. A. Biol. Sci., med. Sci., 2001, 56:B340-349. [See Medline Record]

Chen, W.Y., Wight, D., Chen, N.Y., Wagner, T., and Kopchick, J.J.: Mutations in the third alpha-helix of bovine growth hormone dramatically effects growth hormone secretion in vitro and growth enhancement in transgenic mice. JBC, 266:2252-2258, 1991. [See Medline Record]

Chen, W.Y., White, M.E., Wagner, T.E. and Kopchick, J.J.: Functional antagonism between endogenous mouse growth hormone (GH) and a GH analog results in transgenic dwarf mice. Endo., 129:1402-1408, 1991. [See Medline Record]

Chen, W.Y., Wight, D.C., Mehta, B.V., Wagner, T.E. and Kopchick, J.J.: Glycine 119 of bovine growth hormone is critical for growth promoting activity. Mol. Endo., 5:1845-1852, 1991. [See Medline Record]

McAndrew, S.J., Wiehl, P., Chen, N.Y., DiCaprio, L., Yun, J., Wagner, T. and Kopchick, J.J.: Expression of truncated forms of bovine growth hormone gene in cultured mouse cells. JBC, 266:20965-20965, 1991. [See Medline Record]

Chen, X.Z., Shafer, A.W., Yun, J.S., Li, Y.S., Wagner, T.E. and Kopchick, J.J.: Conversion of bovine growth hormone cysteine residues to serines affects secretion by cultured cells and growth rates in transgenic mice. Mol. Endo., 6(4):598-606, 1992. [See Medline Record]

Okada, S., Chen, W.Y., Wiehl, P., Kelder, B., Goodman, H.M., Guller, S. Sonenberg, M. and Kopchick, J.J.: A growth hormone (GH) analog can antagonize the ability of native GH to promote differentiation of 3T3- F442A preadipocytes and to stimulate insulin-like and lipolytic activities in primary rat adipocytes. Endo., 130(4):2284-2290, 1992. [See Medline Record]

Wang, X., Xu, B., Souza, S.C. and Kopchick, J.J.: Growth Hormone (GH) induces tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins in Mouse L cells which express recombinant GH receptors. PNAS, 91:1391-1395, 1994. [See Medline Record]

Chen, W.Y., Chen, N.Y., Yun, J., Wagner, T.E. and Kopchick, J.J.: In vitro and in vivo studies of antagonistic effects of human growth hormone analogs. JBC, 269:15892-15897, 1994. [See Medline Record]

Chen, N., Chen, W., Bellush, L., Yang, Chih-Wei, Striker, L.J., Striker,G.E. and Kopchick, J.J.: Effects of streptozotocin treatment in growth hormone (GH) and GH antagonist transgenic mice. Endo., 136:2, 660-667, 1995. [See Medline Record]

Chen, W., Chen, N., Yun, J., Wight, D.C., Wang, X.Z., Wagner, T.E. and Kopchick, J.J.: Amino acid residues in the third alpha-helix of growth hormone involved in growth promoting activity. Mol. Endo., 9:3:292-302, 1995. [See Medline Record]

Wang, X., Souza, S.C., Kelder, B., Cioffi, J.A. and Kopchick, J.J.: A 40-amino acid segment of the growth hormone receptor cytoplasmic domain is essential for GH-induced tyrosine-phosphorylated cytosolic proteins. JBC, 270:11:6261-6266, 1995. [See Medline Record]

Prieto, P.A., Mukerji, P., Kelder, B., Erney, R., Gonzalez, D., Yun, J.S., Smith, D.F., Moremen, K.W., Nardelli, C., Pierce, M., Li, Y., Chen, X., Wagner, T.E., Cummings, R.D. and Kopchick, J.J.: Remodeling of mouse milk glycoconjugates by transgenic expression of a human glycosyltransferase. JBC, 270:49:29515-29519, 1995.

Souza, S.C., Frick, G.P., Wang, X., Kopchick, J.J., Lobo, R.B. and Goodman, H.M.: A single arginine residue determines species specificity of the human growth hormone receptor. PNAS, 92:4:959-963, 1995.

Harding, P.A., Wang, X., Okada, S., Chen, W.Y., Wan, W. and Kopchick, J.J.: Growth hormone (GH) and a GH antagonist promote GH receptor dimerization and internalization. JBC, 271:12:6708-6712, 1996. [See Medline Record]

Wang, X., Darus, C. J. and Kopchick, J. J.: Identification of growth hormone receptor (GHR) tyrosine residues required for GHR phosphorylation, JAK2 activation, Stat 5 phosphorylation. Mol. Endo., 10:1249-1260, 1996. [See Medline Record]

Chen, N.Y., Chen, W.Y. and Kopchick, J.J.: A growth hormone antagonist protects mice against streptozotocin induced glomerulosclerosis even in the presence of elevated levels of glucose and glycated hemoglobin. Endo., 197:5163-5165, 1996. [See Medline Record]

Xu, B., Wang, X., Darus, C.J. and Kopchick, J.J.: Growth hormone promotes the association of transcription factor STAT5 with the growth hormone receptor. JBC, 271:33:19768-19773, 1996. [See Medline Record]

Chen, N., Chen, W. and Kopchick J.J.: Co-expression of a bovine growth hormone (GH) and a human GH antagonist gene in transgenic mice. Endo.,138:851-854,1997. [See Medline Record]

Chen, N.Y., Chen, W.Y. and Kopchick, J.J.: Liver and Kidney Growth Hormone (GH) Receptors Are Regulated Differently in Diabetic GH and GH Antagonist Transgenic Mice. Endo., 138:5:1988-1994, 1997.

Yang, C.W., Striker, G.E., Chen, W.Y., Kopchick, J.J. and Striker, L.J.: Differential Expression of Glomerular Extracellular Matrix and Growth Factor mRNA in Rapid and Slowly Progressive Glomerulosclerosis: Studies in Mice Transgenic for Native or Mutated Growth Hormone. Laboratory Investigation, 76:4:467-476, 1997. [See Medline Record]

Smith, L.E.H., Kopchick, J.J., Chen, W., Knapp, J., Kinose, F., Daley, D., Foley, E., Smith.R.G. and Schaeffer, J.M.: Essential Role of Growth Hormone in Ischemia-induced Retinal Neovascularization. Science, 276:1706-1709, 1997. [See Medline Record]

Zhou, Y., Xu, B.C., Maheshwari, H.G., He, L., Reed, M., Lozykowski, M., Cataldo, L.A., Chen, N., Okada, S., Knapp, J.R., Wagner, T.E., Baumann, G. and Kopchick, J.J.: A Mammalian Model for Laron Syndrome Produced by Targeted Disruption of the Growth Hormone Receptor/Binding Protein Gene. PNAS, 94:13215-13220, 1997. [See Medline Record]

Kelder, B., Stavenezer, E. and Kopchick, J.J.: Production, characterization and functional activities of v-ski in cultured cells. Gene, 202:15-21, 1997. [See Medline Record]

Kopchick, J.J., Chen, X.Z., Li, Y., Steger, R.W., Yun, J.S., Wagner, T.E. and Bartke, A.: Differential in vivo activities of bovine growth hormone analogs. Transgenic Research, 7:61-71, 1998.

Flyvbjerg, A., Bennett, W.F., Rasch, R., Kopchick, J.J. and Scarlett, J.A.: Inhibitory effect of a growth hormone receptor antagonist (G120K-PEG) on renal enlargement, glomerular hypertrophy, and urinary albumin excretion in experimental diabetes in mice. Diabetes, 40:377-382, 1999. [See Medline Record]

Ruan, W., Powell-Braxton, L., Kopchick, J.J. and Kleinberg, D.L.: Evidence that insulin-like growth factor I and growth hormone are required for prostate gland development. Endocrinology, 140:5:1984-1989, 1999. [See Medline Record]

Frohman, L.A., Kineman, R.D., Kamegai, J., Park, S., Teixeira, L.T., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J. Secretagogues and the Somatotrope: Signaling and Proliferation. Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Vol. 55, (in press), 1999.

Bellush, L.L., Doublier, S., Holland, A.N., Striker, L.J., Striker, G.E. and Kopchick, J.J.Protection against diabetes-induced nephropathy in growth hormone receptor/binding protein gene-disrupted mice.Endocrinology, 141:1:163-168, 2000.

Coschigano, K.T., Clemmons, D., Bellush, L.L. and Kopchick, J.J.  Assessment of Growth Parameters and Life Span of GHR/BP Gene-Disrupted Mice.  Endocrinology, 141:2608-2613, 2000.

Chandrashekar, V., Bartke, A., Awoniyi, C.A., Tsai-Morris, C.H., Dufau, M.L., Russell, L.D. and Kopchick, J.J.  Testicular Endocrine Function in GH Receptor Gene Disrupted Mice. Endocrinology, 142(8):3443-3450, 2001.

Okada, S. and Kopchick, J.J.  Biological effects of growth hormone and its antagonist. Trends in Molecular Medicine, 7:3:126-132, 2001.

Li, Yunsheng, Kelder, Bruce, and Kopchick, J.J., Identification, Isolation, and Cloning of Growth Hormone (GH)-Induced Interscapular Brown Adipose Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid from GH Antagonist Mice.  Endocrinology, 142:2937-2945,2001.


Selected Patents

Growth hormone antagonists (5 total) US05350836 09/27/1994
Growth Hormone Antagonists

Glycosyltransferase (5 total) US05700671 12/23/1997
Methods of making transgenic animals producing oligosaccharides and glycoproteins

 
   
   
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