Expression of messenger RNAs encoding insulin-like growth factor-I, -II, and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 in bovine endometrium during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The present study characterized the changes in concentrations of insulin-like growth factors-I and -II (IGF-I and IGF-II) in uterine luminal flushings, and the endometrial mRNA levels of IGF-I, IGF-II, and IGF binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) obtained from Days 0 through 18 of the bovine estrous cycle and early pregnancy. Concentrations of IGF-I and IGF-II in uterine flushings were greater on Days 0 and 5 than on other days of the estrous cycle or pregnancy. Northern blot analysis of endometrial poly(A)+ RNA revealed two major transcripts of 7.5 and 1.0 Kb for IGF-I, one major transcript of 4.0 Kb for IGF-II, and one major transcript of 1.3 Kb for IGFBP-2. RNA dot-blot analyses indicated that endometrial expression of IGF-I mRNA was unaffected by day of the estrous cycle or status (cyclic vs. pregnancy). However, endometrial expression of IGF-II mRNA was greater in pregnant than in cyclic endometrium on Days 15 and 18. Levels of endometrial IGFBP-2 mRNA increased (p less than 0.05) between Days 10 and 18 of the estrous cycle and early pregnancy. Results suggest that the presence of the bovine conceptus has a stimulatory effect on endometrial expression levels of IGF-II, whereas progesterone appears to be involved with enhancement of IGFBP-2.

published proceedings

  • Biol Reprod

author list (cited authors)

  • Geisert, R. D., Lee, C. Y., Simmen, F. A., Zavy, M. T., Fliss, A. E., Bazer, F. W., & Simmen, R. C.

citation count

  • 110

complete list of authors

  • Geisert, RD||Lee, CY||Simmen, FA||Zavy, MT||Fliss, AE||Bazer, FW||Simmen, RC

publication date

  • December 1991