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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Maternal insulin-like growth factors-I and -II act via different pathways to promote fetal growth |
Author: | Sferruzzi-Perri, A. Owens, J. Pringle, K. Robinson, J. Roberts, C. |
Citation: | Endocrinology, 2006; 147(7):3344-3355 |
Publisher: | Endocrine Soc |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0013-7227 0013-7227 |
Abstract: | The placenta transports substrates and wastes between the maternal and fetal circulations. In mice, placental IGF-II is essential for normal placental development and function but, in other mammalian species, maternal circulating IGF-II is substantial and may contribute. Maternal circulating IGFs increase in early pregnancy, and early treatment of guinea pigs with either IGF-I or IGF-II increases placental and fetal weights by mid-gestation. We now show that these effects persist to enhance placental development and fetal growth and survival near term. Pregnant guinea pigs were infused with IGF-I, IGF-II (both 1 mg/kg.d), or vehicle sc from d 20-38 of pregnancy and killed on d 62 (term = 69 d). IGF-II, but not IGF-I, increased the mid-sagittal area and volume of placenta devoted to exchange by approximately 30%, the total volume of trophoblast and maternal blood spaces within the placental exchange region (+29% and +46%, respectively), and the total surface area of placenta for exchange by 39%. Both IGFs reduced resorptions, and IGF-II increased the number of viable fetuses by 26%. Both IGFs increased fetal weight by 11-17% and fetal circulating amino acid concentrations. IGF-I, but not IGF-II, reduced maternal adipose depot weights by approximately 30%. In conclusion, increased maternal IGF-II abundance in early pregnancy promotes fetal growth and viability near term by increasing placental structural and functional capacity, whereas IGF-I appears to divert nutrients from the mother to the conceptus. This suggests major and complementary roles in placental and fetal growth for increased circulating IGFs in early to mid-pregnancy. |
Keywords: | Trophoblasts Placenta Animals Guinea Pigs Mice Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Insulin-Like Growth Factor II Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins Pregnancy Outcome Mothers Fetal Development Pregnancy Maternal-Fetal Exchange Pregnancy, Animal Female Male |
Description: | Copyright © 2006 by The Endocrine Society |
DOI: | 10.1210/en.2005-1328 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2005-1328 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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