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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 278: G384-G389, 2000;
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Vol. 278, Issue 3, G384-G389, March 2000

Increased insulin-like growth factor binding protein-4 expression after partial hepatectomy in the rat

Ilaria Demori, Sara Balocco, Adriana Voci, and Emilia Fugassa

Istituto di Fisiologia Generale, Università degli Studi di Genova, I-16132 Genoa, Italy

The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins (IGFBPs) are important regulators of cell growth produced by different tissues. The IGFBPs regulate cell growth by modulating the activity and bioavailability of IGFs. The evidence that IGFBP-1 is a liver-specific immediate-early gene highly induced after 70% partial hepatectomy (PHx) suggests a role for the IGF-IGFBP system in hepatic regeneration. In this work we analyzed the effect of PHx on the expression of IGFBP-4, which is highly produced by the liver and very abundant in rat serum. Our results show a marked increase in hepatic IGFBP-4 mRNA levels 6-12 h after PHx and no significant change in sham-operated control animals. A parallel rise in IGFBP-4 transcript abundance was observed in the kidneys of PHx rats but not in sham-operated animals. Moreover, ligand blot analysis demonstrated that serum IGFBP-4 levels began to increase 12-24 h after surgery, consistent with the rise in the corresponding mRNA. This enhancement in IGFBP-4 production after PHx could be part of a fine regulatory mechanism to modulate IGF activity during liver regeneration.

insulin-like growth factor; hepatic growth; kidney


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