Differential Regulation of Insulin-like Growth-factor-i (igf-i) and Igf Binding Protein-1 Messenger Ribonucleic-acids By Amino-acid Availability and Growth-hormone in Rat Hepatocyte Primary Culture

Thissen, Jean-Paul;Pucilowska, JR.;Underwood, LE.
(1994) Endocrinology — Vol. 134, n° 3, p. 1570-1576 (1994)

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  • Thissen, Jean-Paulorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Pucilowska, JR.
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  • Underwood, LE.
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To determine the mechanisms involved in the nutritional regulation of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) production and action, we studied the regulation of IGF-I and IGF-Binding Protein 1 (IGFBP-1) gene expression by GH and amino acid availability in rat hepatocyte primary culture. Hepatocytes were isolated by in situ collagenase perfusion and cultured on Matrigel in serum-free medium containing insulin and hydrocortisone. Rat GH (500 ng/ml) increased IGF-I messenger RNA (mRNA) abundance 6.9-fold at 24 h, as measured by Northern Blot using an IGF-I-specific riboprobe. In contrast, IGFBP-1 mRNA levels were decreased by 41% after 24 h of rat GH treatment. Hepatocytes were incubated for 24 h in three media differing in their amino acid concentrations::0.2x, 1x, and 5x the normal rat plasma concentration. Amino acid deprivation (0.2x) decreased the abundance of IGF-I mRNAs (-56% after 24 h), whereas amino acid excess (5x) increased it (+70%) in comparison to the Ix medium. In contrast, amino acid deprivation increased IGFBP-1 mRNA abundance (+69%), whereas excess decreased it (-75%). Studies of the interaction between GH and amino acids, accomplished by the simultaneous manipulation of the two, suggest that each factor modulates the IGF-I mRNA and the IGFBP-1 mRNA and protein response to the other. We conclude that the IGF-I and IGFBP-1 genes are regulated in opposite ways by GH and amino acid availability. Our observations suggest that amino acids and GH regulate the production of IGF-I directly and exert indirect effects on IGF-I action by regulating the production of IGFBP-1.
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Thissen, J.-P., Pucilowska, JR., & Underwood, LE. (1994). Differential Regulation of Insulin-like Growth-factor-i (igf-i) and Igf Binding Protein-1 Messenger Ribonucleic-acids By Amino-acid Availability and Growth-hormone in Rat Hepatocyte Primary Culture. Endocrinology, 134(3), 1570-1576. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.134.3.1570 (Original work published 1994)