Suckling induced insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) release in mother rats

Lékó, András and Cservenák, Melinda and Dobolyi, Arpád (2017) Suckling induced insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) release in mother rats. Growth Hormone & IGF Research. ISSN 1096-6374

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Abstract

Objective: Lactation involves significant neuroendocrine changes. The elevated prolactin (PRL) release from the pituitary, induced markedly by suckling, is the most relevant example. Suckling also causes a significant and rapid elevation in growth hormone (GH) levels. GH is necessary for milk synthesis as milk yield is stopped completely in the absence of PRL and GH, while the absence of PRL alone causes only a 50% reduction. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) plays an important role in the GH axis. GH exerts its effects through IGF-1 in the periphery, for example in the mammary gland. In addition, IGF-1 is responsible for the long-loop feedback control of GH secretion. Design: IGF-1 secretion has not been established yet in mothers. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the effect of suckling on serum IGF-1 level in rat mothers and correlated it with serum PRL levels. We examined a potential mechanism of the regulation of IGF-1 level during suckling by administering IGF-1 into the lateral ventricle of rat mothers continuously for 12 days, or acutely, right before the start of suckling. Results: We described that suckling affected IGF-1 release based on one-way repeated measures ANOVA (F =10.8 and p < 0.001) and caused a marked increase of IGF-1 level 30 min after the start of suckling (p < 0.001). We demonstrated a significant (p < 0.05; the correlation coefficient was 0.29) correlation to PRL level during suckling which supports that PRL could induce IGF-1 release. The prolonged central IGF-1 administration diminished the suckling-induced IGF-1 surge (F= 9.19 and p < 0.001) while the acute treatment did not have any effect compared to artificial cerebrospinal fluid injection, analysed with two-way repeated measures ANOVA. Conclusions: In conclusion, suckling induces IGF-1 release either by elevating PRL or GH. Long-loop feedback via IGF-1 in the GH axis can diminish this action.

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