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  • Title: Insulin-like growth factor I inhibits aromatization induced by follice-stimulating hormone in rat sertoli cell culture.
    Author: Rappaport MS, Smith EP.
    Journal: Biol Reprod; 1996 Feb; 54(2):446-52. PubMed ID: 8788198.
    Abstract:
    Sertoli cells in the testis and granulosa cells in the ovary convert androgen to estrogen under the primary control of FSH. Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) markedly augments FSH-stimulated estrogen production in the rat granulosa cell. In this study we examined the regulation of aromatase by FSH and characterized the effects of IGF-I on FSH-induced estrogen production by Sertoli cells cultured from the testes of 16-day-old rats. FSH stimulated aromatization of androstenedione in Sertoli cell culture and achieved maximal effectiveness by 12 h of treatment. Analysis of aromatase mRNA by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction indicated a marked induction by FSH within 3 h of treatment that was dependent on FSH concentration. IGF-I inhibited FSH-stimulated aromatization dose-dependently; inhibition was approximately 50% by 6 h of cotreatment (p < 0.01). IGF-I was ineffective if added more than 3 h after addition of FSH. Aromatase mRNA was reduced by IGF-I (37 +/- 12%, p < 0.01), coincident with the decrease in estrogen production. To further address the mechanism of IGF-I inhibition, potential interactions with the cAMP and protein kinase C (PKC) signaling pathways were examined. IGF-I inhibited aromatase activity induced by dibutyryl cAMP and inhibited FSH-stimulated estrogen production in the presence of 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, suggesting that IGF-I action was independent of cAMP production. Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) and IGF-I were additive in their inhibition of FSH. However, down-regulation of PKC prevented PMA inhibition of FSH but not inhibition by IGF-I. We conclude that IGF-I specifically inhibits FSH-induced aromatization in the Sertoli cell in marked contrast to the effects of IGF-I on rat granulosa cells. Although IGF-I and PMA both inhibit aromatase induction, the independence of the IGF-I effect from PKC down-regulation suggests that the initial action of IGF-I is independent of PKC. As IGF-I treatment similarly alters FSH stimulation of both estrogen production and aromatase mRNA, it is likely that the effect of IGF-I on estrogen production in the Sertoli cell is a result, at least in part, of a decrease in aromatase mRNA.
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