title: Comparative effects of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 on follicle-stimulating hormone-induced responses in porcine granulosa cells.
abstract: The effect of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) on progesterone secretion by porcine granulosa cells and their modulatory effect on follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)-induced responses were examined. For comparative purposes, growth hormone (GH), previously shown to stimulate IGF-1 secretion, was also included. Granulosa cells from ovarian follicles (3 to 5 mm) were cultured in multiwell plates for the first 48 hours, either in the presence or absence of 1% fetal bovine serum (FBS). Following plating, all cultures were maintained in serum-free media. The addition of only insulin, but not IGF-1 or GH, enhanced progesterone secretion under both culture conditions. When low-density lipoprotein was provided as steroid substrate, a stimulatory effect of insulin on progesterone accumulation was observed with a minimum dose of 10 ng/ml. Granulosa cells cultured in serum-free media from the time of plating secreted less progesterone and were less responsive to FSH compared with cultures plated with 1% FBS. Only insulin, but not IGF-1, enhanced FSH responses to threefold in cells cultured with 1% FBS. However, when cells were cultured in serum-free media from the time of plating, both insulin and IGF-1, but not GH, potentiated the responses to FSH, but insulin was more potent than IGF-1. Insulin-like growth-factor-1 binding studies with granulosa cells indicate the presence of specific high-affinity binding sites (Kd 3.96 nM). A dose of 100 ng/ml of insulin had negligible cross-reactivity with IGF-1 receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gooneratne
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laarveld
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajkumar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000378:metabolism; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins; D011374:Progesterone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D013006:Growth Hormone