Indices of cellular and humoral immunity in a patient with a history of central precocious puberty in anamnesis

Abstract

The etiology of precocious puberty includes organic anomalies, genetic mutations, but the primary cause remains unclear in the vast majority of cases. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GRH) agonists are used as a treatment of gonadotropin-dependent precocious puberty. Blocking the secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, these drugs stop the premature development of sexual features, prevent premature closure of ossification zones, thereby increasing the childs expected adult height. The interest in the effects of this group of drugs beyond the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis has been recently increased. A series of clinical cases have been reported on the development of autoimmune diseases, e.g., autoimmune thyroiditis, Graves disease and type 1 diabetes. The article presents a clinical observation of a patient with central form of premature development who exhibited satisfactory response to treatment with a GRH agonist drug. Further follow-up did not show any reproductive dysfunction. Upon immunological examination, a disturbance was revealed only in the cellular component of immunity. An increased metabolic activity of neutrophils was found, thus, probably, indicating a nonspecific inflammatory process. The levels of immunoglobulins A, M, G matched the reference values. Thus, the therapy with a drug from the group of GRH agonists was effective and safe in terms of influencing the patients immune system. The role of hormonal disorders and effects of GRH agonists on the development of immunopathological conditions require further research.