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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) on the initiation of myelination have been examined in the posterior portion of anterior commissure of the transgenic (Tg) mice that overexpress IGF-I in brain, and those which exhibit ectopic brain expression of IGF binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1), an inhibitor of IGF actions. In IGF-I Tg mice the number of ensheathed axons was increased compared to their normal littermates. The distribution of the axon size further showed that both small (< 300 nm) and large (> 700 nm) axons were more often ensheathed and myelinated. The opposite was true in IGFBP-1 Tg mice. These data indicate that IGF-I increases myelin ensheathment independent of axon diameter, and support the hypothesis that the absolute axon size is not the sole determinant for the initiation of myelination in CNS.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
201
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
235-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Insulin-like growth factor-I influences the initiation of myelination: studies of the anterior commissure of transgenic mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.