Insulin-like growth factor I and insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins in bovine serum and follicular fluid before and after the preovulatory surge of luteinizing hormone

Biology of Reproduction
R N FunstonA J Roberts

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that concentrations of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding proteins (BPs) in bovine follicles before the preovulatory surge of LH are inversely associated with estradiol concentrations, such that decreases in IGFBPs occur with advanced development of antral follicles and atresia is associated with increases in IGFBPs. In the present study, we evaluated serum and follicular fluid at different times after the preovulatory surge of LH to determine whether changes in IGF-I and IGFBPs are associated with the marked changes in the steroidogenic capacity that occur in follicle during this period. Serum and fluid from small follicles (> or = 5-mm diameter) and the preovulatory follicle were collected from cows at the onset of standing estrus or 8.5 and 20.5 h after administration of 100 micrograms GnRH at the onset of estrus (n = 4/time). Concentrations of IGF-I (determined by RIA) did not differ (p > 0.10) among times but were lower (p < 0.05) in fluid from small and preovulatory follicles than those in serum. Profiles of IGFBPs (evaluated by ligand blot analysis) differed among serum and fluid from small and preovulatory follicles. Preovulatory follicles contained IGFBP-3 with little or no other IGFBP...Continue Reading

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