title: Partition of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding sites between the IGF-I and IGF-II receptors and IGF-binding proteins in the human kidney.
abstract: Quantitative ligand binding autoradiography and in situ hybridization were employed to analyze [125I]insulin-like growth factor-I ([125I] IGF-I) and [125I]IGF-II-binding sites in human kidney sections. Binding sites for both ligands were concentrated in the inner medulla and glomeruli, with low levels present in the tubulo-interstitial cortex. Competition with cold IGF-I, IGF-II, and insulin was used to determine nonspecific binding and differentiate binding of ligands to the IGF-I and IGF-II receptors and IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs). Nonspecific binding was less than 20% of the total for both ligands. Insulin (10(-5) mol/L), which binds to the IGF-I receptor, but not to the IGF-II receptor or IGFBPs, displaced 39 +/- 8% of [125I]IGF-I binding in glomeruli, 60 +/- 7% in the tubulo-interstitial cortex, and 32 +/- 7% in the medulla. Insulin produced no detectable decrease in [125I]IGF-II binding in any region. IGF-I (10(-8) mol/L), which binds strongly to IGFBPs, but not appreciably to the IGF-II receptor, produced reductions of 46 +/- 9%, 35 +/- 8%, and 39 +/- 12% in [125I]IGF-II binding in glomeruli, tubulo-interstitial cortex, and medulla, respectively. In situ hybridization showed that IGFBP-1-5 mRNAs were all expressed in glomeruli. IGFBP-2 mRNA was abundant in medullary collecting duct epithelium, whereas IGFBP-3, -4, and -5 mRNAs were localized in interstitial and vascular cells throughout the kidney. IGF-I and -II receptor mRNAs were widely distributed in renal epithelium. The abundance of local IGFBP gene expression was positively correlated with insulin-nondisplaceable IGF binding in specific kidney regions. In summary, [125I]IGF-I binding appears to be partitioned largely to IGFBPs in glomeruli and largely to the IGF-I receptor in the tubulo-interstitial cortex, with binding in the medulla more evenly divided. The proportion and regional distribution of [125I]IGF-II binding to IGFBPs are similar, but the balance appears to be primarily associated with the IGF-II, rather than the IGF-I, receptor. Finally, this study shows that [125I]IGF binding autoradiography combined with in situ hybridization can be used to localize and potentially quantitative expression of IGFBPs in tissue sections.
authors.affiliation: Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Michels
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bondy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001345:Autoradiography; D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II