Abstract:
:The uterus and the placenta synthesize insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and insulin-like binding proteins (IGFBPs). These growth factors are implicated in processes of proliferation and differentiation that occur in the uterus. To determine the patterns of expression of IGFs during rat pregnancy we used in situ hybridization with digoxigenin labeled probes on uterus from day 7 to day 16 of pregnancy. In early gestation days (7-8) both IGF mRNAs showed similar tissue distribution with relative abundance in the stroma and circular muscle layer. On days 11 and 12 expression for IGF-I mRNA was found in the mesometrial decidua and metrial gland and in the ectoplacental cone while clear expression of IGF-II mRNA could only be found in the latter. On days 13 and 14, expression for IGF-I mRNA could be detected in the mesometrial decidua and metrial gland but no expression was observed for IGF-II mRNA. A gradient of IGF-I mRNA expression could be observed in the placenta on day 16, with the trophoblastic cells of the basal zone expressing the signal with stronger intensity than in the labyrinthine zone. For IGF-II mRNA the highest expression was associated with the labyrinthine zone. Endovascular trophoblast was positive for both mRNAs. The spatial and temporal patterns of expression suggests a role for IGFs in the process of decidualization as well as in the establishment, growth and differentiation of the various trophoblast cells of the placenta.
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Mol Reprod Devjournal_title
Molecular reproduction and developmentauthors
Correia-da-Silva G,Bell SC,Pringle JH,Teixeira Ndoi
10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199907)53:3<294::AID-MRD5>keywords:
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1999-07-01 00:00:00pages
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10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199907)53:3<294::AID-MRD5>journal_volume
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