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Title: | Diabetes-related renal growth and IGF-I accumulation in castrated rats. | Austin Authors: | Bach, Leon A;Cox, Allison J;Jerums, George | Affiliation: | Endocrine Unit, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia | Issue Date: | 1-Oct-1991 | Publication information: | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice; 14(1): 15-20 | Abstract: | The effects of castration on diabetes-related renal growth and IGF-I regulation were studied. In the rat, prepubertal castration is associated with a normal or increased surge in plasma insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) at the time of 'puberty'. In order to determine the role of sex steroids in the development of diabetes-related kidney growth and IGF-I regulation, Sprague-Dawley rats were castrated at the age of 4 weeks and streptozotocin diabetes was induced at the age of 13 weeks. The development of renal enlargement and kidney IGF-I levels was studied over the following 7 days. Kidney weight in diabetic animals was significantly greater than in controls, and by day 7, had increased by 27% (1.20 +/- 0.03 vs 0.94 +/- 0.03 g, P less than 0.001). Kidney IGF-I content was significantly elevated in diabetic rats, peaking on day 1 (diabetic, 1159 +/- 302 ng/g vs control, 237 +/- 53 ng/g, P less than 0.001) and remaining higher than control levels throughout the 7 days of the experiment. The pattern of diabetes-related kidney growth and IGF-I regulation in castrated rats resembles that of age matched intact postpubertal controls, suggesting that sex steroids do not have a direct role in these phenomena. | Gov't Doc #: | 1748060 | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10370 | Journal: | Diabetes research and clinical practice | URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1748060 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | Aging Animals Body Weight Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental.physiopathology Insulin-Like Growth Factor I.metabolism Kidney.growth & development.physiopathology Male Orchiectomy Organ Size Rats Rats, Inbred Strains Testosterone.blood |
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