Expression, content, and localization of insulin-like growth factor I in human achilles tendon

Jens L Olesen; Katja M Heinemeier; Henning Langberg; S Peter Magnusson; Michael Kjaer; Allan Flyvbjerg

doi:10.1080/03008200600809893

Expression, content, and localization of insulin-like growth factor I in human achilles tendon

Jens L Olesen, Katja M Heinemeier, Henning Langberg, S Peter Magnusson, Michael Kjaer, Allan Flyvbjerg

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Abstract

In animals insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) stimulates collagen production by fibroblasts and is expressed in tendons together with its binding protein 4 (IGFBP-4). However, the presence of IGF-I and IGFBP-4 in human tendon tissue is not described. Tissue IGF-I content was examined by immunoflourometric assay, real-time PCR, and immunohistochemistry used to localize and determine expression of IGF-I and IGFBP-4 in 6 postmortem human Achilles tendons. Tendon tissue concentrations of IGF-I were found to be 0.53 +/- 0.10 ng/g. Furthermore, we demonstrated that IGF-I and IGFBP-4 are localized around the tendon fibroblasts and that mRNA for IGF-I and IGFBP-4 can be determined in human tendon tissue. The present study adds support for the roles of IGF-I and IGFBP-4 in the regulation of tendon adaptive responses to mechanical loading.

Original language	English
Journal	Connective Tissue Research
Volume	47
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	200-6
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0300-8207
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03008200600809893
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

Achilles Tendon
Adult
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Gene Expression
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 4
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
Male
RNA, Messenger
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Expression, content, and localization of insulin-like growth factor I in human achilles tendon

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