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The Journal of Neuroscience, April 15, 2000, 20(8):2896-2903
Peripheral Infusion of IGF-I Selectively Induces Neurogenesis in
the Adult Rat Hippocampus
Maria A. I.
Åberg1,
N.
David
Åberg1,
Helena
Hedbäcker1,
Jan
Oscarsson2, and
Peter S.
Eriksson1
1 Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska
University Hospital, and 2 Department of Physiology and
Pharmacology, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
In several species, including humans, the dentate granule cell
layer (GCL) of the hippocampus exhibits neurogenesis throughout adult
life. The ability to regulate adult neurogenesis pharmacologically may
be of therapeutic value as a mechanism for replacing lost neurons.
Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a growth-promoting peptide
hormone that has been shown to have neurotrophic properties. The
relationship between IGF-I and adult hippocampal neurogenesis is to
date unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of
the peripheral administration of IGF-I on cellular proliferation in the
dentate subgranular proliferative zone, which contains neuronal
progenitor cells, and on the subsequent migration and differentiation
of progenitor cells within the GCL. Using bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)
labeling, we found a significant increase of BrdU-immunoreactive progenitors in the GCL after 6 d of peripheral IGF-I
administration. To determine the cell fate in progenitor progeny, we
characterized the colocalization of BrdU-immunolabeled cells with
cell-specific markers. In animals treated with IGF-I for 20 d,
BrdU-positive cells increased significantly. Furthermore, the fraction
of newly generated neurons in the GCL increased, as evaluated by the
neuronal markers Calbindin D28K,
microtubule-associated protein-2, and NeuN. There was no difference in
the fraction of newly generated astrocytes. Thus, our results show that
peripheral infusion of IGF-I increases progenitor cell proliferation
and selectively induces neurogenesis in the progeny of adult neural
progenitor cells. This corresponds to a 78 ± 17%
(p < 0.001) increase in the number of new
neurons in IGF-I-treated animals compared with controls.
Key words:
brain; rat; IGF-I; insulin-like growth factor-I; stem
cell; progenitor cell; hippocampus; neurogenesis; stereology
Copyright © 2000 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/00/2082896-08$05.00/0
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