Abstract
In the rodent brain, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) messenger RNA is transiently expressed in sensory projection neurons during periods of synaptogenesis and neuronal growth. Transgenic (Tg) mice with brain IGF-I overexpression and ectopic brain expression of IGF-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1), an inhibitor of IGF-I actions, show changes in brain size and myelination. We used these mouse models to evaluate in vivo IGF-I effects on sensory pathway development by conducting anatomical studies in the S1 barrel field. Brain size, cortical area, and barrel field dimensions were increased in IGF-I and reduced in IGFBP-1 Tg mice compared with those in wild-type (wt) mice. The brain and cerebral cortex of Tg mice with the highest transgene expression were the most altered in size. Cortex and barrel field size changes were not precisely proportional, because in some Tg mice barrels were relatively more affected than the cortex, whereas in others the opposite was observed. Brain IGF-I overexpression increased the average number of neurons per barrel, neuronal cell body cross-sectional area, and barrel neuropil volume, whereas brain expression of IGFBP-1 reduced each. Neuronal density was greatly reduced in IGF-I Tg mice and increased ...Continue Reading
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