title: Demonstration of insulin-like growth factors I, II and heterogeneous insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in the cyst fluid of patients with craniopharyngioma.
abstract: Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-II and its binding proteins were demonstrated to be present in human craniopharyngioma cyst fluid using gel filtration and ligand blot analyses. Immunoreactive IGF-II in 3 patients was found to be 274, 232 and 310 ng/ml after gel chromatography whereas IGF-I concentrations were 13, 8 and 15 ng/ml. The IGF-II levels were severalfold higher in cyst fluid than in spinal fluid while the IGF-I levels in both fluids did not differ significantly. The binding proteins showed high affinities for [125I]IGF-II which could be displaced by unlabelled IGF-II. With the ligand blot analysis, [125I]IGF-II shows bands at 300, 175 and 46/43 kilodaltons probably representing IGF-II receptor and IGFBP-3. IGFBP-1 levels 17, 22 and 45 ng/ml, respectively, were undetectable by ligand blot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska Hospital and Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zumkeller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sääf
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rähn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000737:chemistry*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis*; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000032:analysis*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II