title: Expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-3, and the effects of IGFBP-2 and -3 in the bovine corpus luteum.
abstract: The present study was conducted to gain insight into the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the bovine corpus luteum (CL). Specific aims were to measure the levels of IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) and RNA encoding IGFBP-3 in the CL throughout diestrus, and to investigate the effects of IGFBP-2 and -3 on IGF-I-stimulated progesterone (P4) production and IGF-I-receptor binding. Bovine CL were collected from a local abattoir and classified according to stage of diestrus based on anatomical characteristics. Corpora lutea from early, mid and late diestrus were each analyzed for the presence of IGFBP-3 by ligand blot analysis, and for RNA encoding IGFBP-3 by Northern blot analysis. Dissociated cells from mid-cycle CL were treated with IGF-I, IGFBP-2 or -3, or a combination of IGF-I and IGFBP-2 or -3. The effect of IGFBP-2 and IGFBP-3 on [(125)I] IGF-I binding to its receptor on CL plasma membranes also was investigated. IGFBP-3 protein and RNA expression were higher in early CL, compared to mid or late CL (p < 0.05). IGF-I stimulated P4 production in a dose-dependant manner (p < 0.05). IGFBP-2 and -3 blocked the stimulatory effect of IGF-I on P4 production (p < 0.05). Both IGFBP-2 and -3 inhibited [(125)I]-IGF-I binding to its receptor in a dose-dependant manner. These results demonstrate that IGFBP-3 protein and RNA are expressed predominantly during early diestrus in the bovine CL. Moreover, both IGFBP-2 and -3 can modulate IGF-I actions in the CL by interfering with binding of IGF-I to its receptor.
authors: Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
authors: T A
authors: TA
authors: Brown
authors: T D
authors: TD
authors: Braden
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004031:Diestrus; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D018971:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D011374:Progesterone / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D018971:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011374:Progesterone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1