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15542464

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
Insulin-like growth factors-1 and -2, IGFBP-2 and -3, and receptors for IGF type-1 and type-2 (IGF-1R, IGF-2R), growth hormone (GHR), and insulin (InsR) in neonatal calves are variably expressed among gastrointestinal sites and thought to exert site-specific physiological functions. We studied by real-time reverse-transcription PCR, whether there are differences in the abundance of mRNA coding for IGF-I, IGF-2, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-3, IGF-1R, IGF-2R, GHR, and InsR in compartmentalized layers (fractions) of jejunum and ileum of 5-d-old calves fed colostrum. Samples of jejunum consisted primarily of villi and crypts; samples from ileum consisted mainly of villus tips, crypts, and lamina propria (LP; containing mainly Peyer's patches). After slaughter, segments of middle areas of jejunum and ileum were flushed with 154 mM NaCl. Pieces (5 mm x 5 mm) of jejunal (n = 9) and ileal walls (n = 5) were placed on glass slides and snap-frozen in liquid N before being cut horizontally into 10-mum-deep slices using a cryotome at -20 degrees C. Fifteen consecutive and morphologically similar slices were collected as fractions of villus, crypt, and LP layers, respectively. Fractions were characterized by use of 5'-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) that labeled proliferating cells, and by expression of lactase mRNA. The BrdU-labeled cells were present in crypts and LP, but not in tips of villi. Lactase mRNA levels were greater in villus than crypt fractions, but lactase mRNA was absent in LP. In jejunum, mRNA levels, relative to levels of housekeeping genes (sum of levels of mRNA coding for ubiquitin, glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase, beta-actin, and ribosomal RNA), differed (P < 0.05) between fractions for InsR (crypts > villi), IGFBP-2 (crypts > villi), and IGFBP-3 (crypts > villi), and total RNA levels were greater (P < 0.05) in crypt than villus fractions. In ileum, mRNA levels, expressed relative to housekeeping genes, differed (P < 0.05) between fractions for IGF-I (LP > villi, crypts), IGF-2, and IGFBP-3 (villi > crypts, LP), GHR and InsR (crypts > LP), IGFBP-2 (crypts > villi, LP), and total RNA levels were greater (P < 0.05) in LP and crypt than in villus fractions. In conclusion, the tested fractionation technique is quite applicable for gene expression studies in the intestine of calves. Members of the somatotropic axis and of the insulin receptor are not equally expressed in different jejunal and ileal layers of neonatal calves.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1525-3163
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3181-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Abundance of mRNA encoding for components of the somatotropic axis and insulin receptor in different layers of the jejunum and ileum of neonatal calves.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nutrition and Physiology, Institute of Animal Genetics, Nutrition, and Housing, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't