Differential adaptations of insulin-like growth factor-I, basic fibroblast growth factor, and leukemia inhibitory factor in the plantaris muscle of rats by mechanical overloading: An immunohistochemical study
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We investigated changes in several growth factors in the rat plantaris muscle produced by mechanical overloading by ablation of synergists using immunohistochemistry. At 1 and 3 days post surgery, the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) level was slightly increased in the cytosol and markedly increased in the invading cells of the extracellular space. Thereafter, the IGF-I immunoreactivity evoked by overloading rapidly decreased to the normal level. The level of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), which was not shown to change at 1 day post surgery, was increased in the cytosol at 3, 5, 7 and 10 days and at 2 weeks. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) immunoreactivity did not change during the entire period of overloading (1 day-3 weeks post surgery). These results indicate that the elevations of the levels of IGF-I and LIF show differential time course in the plantaris muscle subjected to functional overload. Furthermore, bFGF appears not to be related to the compensatory hypertrophy produced by overloading.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Acta Neuropathologica |
Volume | 95 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 123-130 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 0001-6322 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
- Fibroblast growth factor, Insulin-like growth factor, Leukemia inhibitory factor, Mechanical overloading, Muscle hypertrophy
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