title: Immunolocalization of insulin-like growth factors and their receptors in the diabetic mouse oviduct and uterine tissues during the preimplantation period.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to analyze the immunolocalization of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 and IGF-2 and their receptors in the oviduct and uterus of control and diabetic mice. Sexually mature female ICR mice aged 6-8 weeks were rendered diabetic by streptozotocin (200 mg/kg, administered intraperitoneally). Oviductal and uterine tissues were obtained from the superovulated control and diabetic mice at 48, 72 and 96 h post-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) treatment. Localization of IGF-1, IGF-2, IGF-1R and IGF-2R was determined by immunohistochemistry and a semi-quantitative scoring of immunolabelling was performed using a standardized 5-point system. The immunohistochemical scorings for both IGF-1 and IGF-1R were significantly decreased in the oviducts of diabetic mice at 96 h post-hCG treatment. The scores for IGF-2 were significantly increased in the oviducts of diabetic mice at 48 and 72 h post-hCG treatment, and for IGF-2R at 72 h post-hCG treatment. However, there was no significant difference in the scores of IGFs and their receptors in the uterus of control and diabetic mice. In conclusion, the oviductal immunolabelling for IGFs and their receptors was significantly altered by maternal diabetes, which may be of importance in the pathogenesis of preimplantation diabetic embryopathy.
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. rahimah@kck.usm.my
authors.forename: Rahimah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zakaria
authors.forename: Mohd Hamim
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rajikin
authors.forename: Nik Soriani
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Yaacob
authors.forename: Norazmi Mohd
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Nor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D011247:Pregnancy; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D014599:Uterus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1