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  • Title: mRNA expression of the IGF system in the kidney of the hypersomatotropic rat.
    Author: Hise MK, Salmanullah M, Tannenbaum GS, Rohan RM.
    Journal: Nephron; 2001 Aug; 88(4):360-7. PubMed ID: 11474232.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To examine the response of the insulinlike growth factor (IGF) system in the kidney during a state of extreme growth. METHODS: We studied the mRNA expression of IGF-I, IGF-I receptor, and IGF-binding proteins (BP) using sensitive RNase protection assays following subcutaneous implantation of growth hormone pituitary cells (GH(3)) in rats. RESULTS: Within 5 weeks, the serum GH levels increased from 18.0 +/- (SE) 5.0 ng/ml in control animals to 389.8 +/- 30.3 ng/ml in GH(3) rats (n = 5, p < 0.001). The circulating IGF-I levels were also elevated. The kidney weights increased from 0.74 +/- 0.01 g in controls to 1.06 +/- 0.03 g in GH(3) animals (n = 5, p < 0.001). Similar changes were observed at week 10. The renal IGF-I mRNA averaged 1.0 +/- (SD) 0.33 relative densitometry units in controls (n = 4) and increased to 2.11 +/- 0.13 relative densitometry units in GH(3) rats (n = 5, p < 0.001). On the other hand, mRNA for the type I IGF receptor decreased in hypersomatotropic rats. Messenger RNAs for IGFBP-1 and IGFBP-4, which have been localized to renal tubules, both decreased significantly following growth induction, while IGFBP-3, the mRNA of which has an interstitial localization, was increased at week 10. CONCLUSION: These data suggest that there is a dynamic relationship between tubular and interstitial compartments with regard to the IGF system in the kidney which may be important in the regulation of the cell mass.
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