Both insulin and growth hormone play important roles in human development, in addition, growth hormone has an antagonistic effect on insulin.
1. Insulin: It is mainly through the binding of insulin to specific receptors to achieve the purpose of regulating blood glucose and lowering blood glucose. At the same time, insulin can also stimulate the synthesis of glycogen, fat and protein in the body, which is one of the indispensable hormones for human growth and development.
Insulin promotes cellular uptake of amino acids and protein synthesis on the one hand, and inhibits protein decomposition on the other, thus favoring growth. The pro-protein synthesizing effect of adenopituitary growth hormone must have the presence of insulin in order to be manifested. Therefore, insulin is also one of the indispensable hormones for growth.
2. Growth hormone: growth hormone can promote the body’s protein synthesis, affect fat and mineral metabolism, promote bone and tissue growth. The biological role of growth hormone is to promote growth, promote metabolism, inhibit the uptake and utilization of glucose in peripheral tissues, increase blood glucose concentration, and stimulate the production of growth hormone when blood glucose decreases. Growth hormone is antagonistic to insulin.
Both insulin and growth hormone are one of the essential hormones in the body. If the values of insulin and growth hormone are abnormal, go to the hospital promptly.