title: Identification and content of insulin-like growth factors in porcine oviductal fluid.
abstract: Oviductal fluid (OvF) was collected from gilts by indwelling catheters during the estrous cycle and analyzed for content of insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I, IGF-II). Group 1, composed of 9 gilts in a summer environment near a boar, yielded mean daily fluid volumes of 1.18 +/- 0.16 ml during estrus and 0.69 +/- 0.03 ml post-estrus. Group 2, composed of 7 gilts in a moderate-temperature, light-regulated room, yielded 1.20 +/- 0.18 ml during estrus and then OvF flow essentially stopped. Serum samples were also collected 2 times daily during the cycle and analyzed along with the OvF for IGF-I and IGF-II. Serum was also analyzed for estradiol-17 beta (E2). For group 1, OvF content (concentration x fluid volume) of IGF-I and IGF-II was greater (p less than 0.05) at estrus than pre- and post-estrus. Daily mean content values (ng/day) for IGF-I and IGF-II during peri-estrus were 30.9 +/- 6.3 and 62.2 +/- 12.3, respectively. During nonestrus, values were 6.8 +/- 6.3 and 11.7 +/- 12.3, respectively. For group 2, OvF content of IGF-I and IGF-II during estrus was similar to that of group 1. Whereas IGF content differed between estrus and nonestrus periods, IGF concentrations were similar (p greater than 0.05), a finding that results from the difference in OvF produced. Compared with OvF concentrations of IGF for a given pig, blood plasma concentrations of IGF-I and IGF-II were 2- to 5-fold higher in the plasma sample collected the same day.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, Clemson University, South Carolina 29634.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wiseman
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Henricks
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Eberhardt
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Bridges
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis*; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000032:analysis*; D010057:Oviducts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D004958:Estradiol; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II