The effects of insulin and insulin-like growth factors-I and -II on estradiol production by granulosa cells of polycystic ovaries

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
G F EricksonR Jeffrey Chang

Abstract

The objective of this work was to examine the effects of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) on estradiol (E2) production by granulosa cells obtained from ovaries of patients with polycystic ovary disease (PCO). Granulosa cells, isolated from ovaries of three PCO patients, were cultured in serum-free medium containing either androstenedione alone (10(-7) M) or androstenedione plus graded doses of FSH, IGF-I, IGF-II, and/or insulin. At the end of the culture period (2, 4, or 6 days) E2 levels in the medium were measured by RIA. The results from each patient were similar, and therefore, the data were pooled. In the 6-day time-course experiments, the control (untreated) cells produced relatively high levels of E2 at 2 days; however, none was detected thereafter. Treatment with FSH (30 ng/mL) stimulated E2 production 4-fold at 2 days, but the stimulatory effects of FSH were not sustained during culture. IGF-I at 30 ng/mL mimicked the effects of FSH. Concomitant treatment with FSH and IGF-I caused synergistic increases in E2 production (3-, 13-, and 33-fold at 2, 4, and 6 days, respectively). Dose-response studies revealed that FSH and IGF-I stimulated E2 production in a dose-dependent fashion (ED50 of FSH and IGF-I, were 1.1 +/- 0.3...Continue Reading

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