RESUMO
The insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-5 (IGFBP-5) is one of the 6 members of the IGFBP family and is involved in the regulation of cell growth, apoptosis, and other IGF-stimulated signaling pathways. To determine the significance of IGFBP-5 in the Inner Mongolia Cashmere goat (Capra hircus), a hair follicle-specific expression vector of IGFBP-5, pCDsRed2-K-IGFBP5 (6.7 kb), was constructed by cloning IGFBP-5 downstream of the keratin-association protein (KAP)6-1 promoter and inserting this fragment into pCDsRed2, which contains a red fluorescent protein (DsRed) expression unit. Inner Mongolia Cashmere goat fetal fibroblast (GFb) cells were transfected with the expression vector by using Lipofectamine(TM) 2000. Cell clones that stably expressed red fluorescence were obtained after selection with Geneticin (G418). The transgene in the cell clones was examined by polymerase chain reaction to verify that exogenous DNA (pKAP6-1 and IGFBP-5) had integrated stably into GFb cells. These data suggest that this method can be used for the construction of a hair follicle-specific expression vector for functional genetic analyses and for obtaining stable transfection donor cells for nuclear transfer.
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Cabras/genética , Folículo Piloso/metabolismo , Proteína 5 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/biossíntese , Transfecção , Animais , Animais Geneticamente Modificados , Embrião de Mamíferos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Cabras/metabolismo , Proteína 5 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/genéticaRESUMO
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a single intramammary infusion of Panax ginseng extract (GS) on insulin-like growth factors (IGF) in bovine mammary gland during early involution. Eight mammary quarters from six nonpregnant cows in late lactation were infused with 10 mL of ginseng extract solution (3 mg/mL), six quarters were treated with 10 mL of placebo (vehicle alone) and six quarters were maintained as uninoculated controls. Milking was interrupted after infusion. Concentrations of IGF1 in mammary secretions were higher in GS-treated quarters than in placebo and uninoculated control quarters at 24, 48 and 72 h post-treatment (p<0.05). Treatment with GS did not affect mammary secretion of IGF2 (p=0.942). At 7 d of post-lactational involution, a decrease of immunostained area and mRNA expression for IGF1 was observed in mammary tissue of GS-treated quarters compared with placebo-treated quarters and uninoculated controls (p<0.05). The IGF2 immunostained area and mRNA expression for this growth factor were not affected by GS treatment (p=0.216 and p=0.785, respectively). An increase in protein levels and mRNA expression in mammary tissue of IGFBP3, IGFBP4 and IGFBP5 was observed in GS-treated quarters compared with placebo-treated quarters and uninoculated controls (p<0.05). These results provide evidence that intramammary inoculation of GS extract at cessation of milking may promote early mammary involution through the inhibition of IGF1 local production and bioavailability.
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Glândulas Mamárias Animais/efeitos dos fármacos , Panax , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Somatomedinas/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Bovinos , Feminino , Proteína 3 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/análise , Proteína 3 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/biossíntese , Proteína 3 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteína 4 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/análise , Proteína 4 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/biossíntese , Proteína 4 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteína 5 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/análise , Proteína 5 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/biossíntese , Proteína 5 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I/análise , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I/biossíntese , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like II/análise , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like II/biossíntese , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like II/efeitos dos fármacos , Lactação/efeitos dos fármacos , Glândulas Mamárias Animais/química , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa/veterinária , Somatomedinas/análise , Somatomedinas/biossínteseRESUMO
The components of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system appear to be involved in regulation of ovarian follicular growth and atresia in the pig. We investigated the expression pattern of mRNAs for IGF1 (IGF1), its binding proteins (IGFBP1, IGFBP2, IGFBP3, and IGFBP5), and epidermal growth factor in swine follicle cells and ovarian tissue throughout the estrous cycle using the real-time quantitative PCR technique. The results of gene expression were analyzed using linear regression with gene expression as a dependent variable and days of estrous cycle as an independent variable. Additionally, an analysis was made of the correlation of expression levels with plasma concentration of follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, estradiol-17ß, progesterone, and prolactin. Expression of mRNA of all of these genes was detected in granulosa cells and ovarian tissue. IGFBP3 mRNA showed a quadratic expression pattern (P ≤ 0.001) and was significantly and positively correlated with progesterone (r = 0.81; P ≤ 0.01) but negatively correlated with prolactin (r = -0.596; P ≤ 0.05). Expression of the other genes was unaffected by the stage of the estrous cycle. Real-time quantitative PCR effectively detected all transcripts, including the very low levels of IGFBP1 transcripts, and could be used for studies of follicle dynamics.