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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
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