title: Estrogen induces insulin-like growth factor-1 mRNA expression in the immortalized hippocampal cell: determination by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: The basic mechanisms of nerve protection by estrogen remain to be clarified. This study was undertaken to confirm estrogen-induced insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) mRNA expression in the immortalized rat hippocampal cell H19-7 using a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay, which has considerably increased accuracy and rapidity over other current methods. Upon stimulation by estradiol, the copy number of ERalpha mRNA showed a 1.4-fold increase, and that of IGF-1 mRNA showed a 38.5-fold increase when compared with the control value. ICI182,780 inhibited the estradiol-induced upregulation of ERalpha mRNA completely, while it inhibited estradiol-stimulated IGF-1 mRNA expression partially. The increase of the copy number of IGF-1 mRNA was accomanied by enhancement of IGF-1 protein as observed by Western blot analysis.
authors.affiliation: Hyogo University School of Health Sciences, Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. sheala@mcn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Akiko S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Shingo
authors.forename: Shozo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004958:Estradiol; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I