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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 69, Issue 1 134-145, Copyright © 1991 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effect of weaning at different ages on serum insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), IGF binding proteins and serum in vitro mitogenic activity in swine

M. E. White, T. G. Ramsay, J. M. Osborne, K. A. Kampman and D. W. Leaman
Dept. of Anim. Sci., Ohio State Univ., Columbus.

We investigated the effects of weaning or fasting of 21- or 35-d-old swine by monitoring serum mitogenic activity, circulating insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and its binding proteins using L6 myoblast bioassays, RIA and ligand blotting techniques. Serum samples were collected from 21- or 35-d-old animals just before and 36 h after weaning or fasting. Sera from 21- and 35-d-old weaned animals were not significantly altered in their ability to promote myoblast proliferation, whereas sera from 21- and 35-d-old fasted animals caused 29 and 21% decreases (P less than .05) compared with preweaning. The mitogenic activity of control serum was inhibited by serum from fasted animals but not by preweaned or weaned sera. Serum IGF-I levels were decreased 65 to 70% (P less than .05) with weaning or fasting at both ages. Unoccupied binding sites on circulating IGF binding proteins in the 155 kDa range decreased 18 to 19% with weaning at both ages and decreased 40% (P less than .05) with fasting at 21 d but only 17% at 35 d. Ligand blotting revealed that the 43 and 39 kDa IGF binding protein bands decreased with weaning and fasting at both ages, whereas the 29-kDa band increased with weaning and fasting. These data indicate that serum IGF-I and specific IGF binding protein bands decrease during weaning or fasting at 21 and 35 d of age. However, serum mitogenic activity did not always follow serum IGF-I levels.


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