Insulin‐like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP‐2) separates hypertrophic and hyperplastic effects of growth hormone (GH)/IGF‐I excess on adrenocortical cells in vivo

Abstract

GH and IGF-I are capable of inducing cellular hypertrophy and/or hyperplasia. Chronic overexpression of GH in transgenic mice results in systemically and locally increased IGF-I levels and in disproportionate overgrowth, including adrenocortical enlargement and corticosterone hypersecretion. Using PEPCK-bovine GH transgenic (G) mice, we demonstrate that adrenal enlargement involves both hypertrophy (44%) and hyperplasia (50%) of zona fasciculata cells. To clarify whether IGFBP-2 affected cell volume and number, we crossed hemizygous G mice with hemizygous CMV-IGFBP-2 transgenic (B) mice, generating G mice, B mice, GB double transgenic mice, and nontransgenic controls (C). The absolute weight of the adrenal glands was significantly increased in 5-wk- and 4-month-old G mice vs. C and B mice. IGFBP-2 overexpression in GB mice reduced this effect of GH excess by 26% and 37% in 5-wk- and 4-month-old animals, respectively. GH-induced hypertrophy of zona fasciculata cells was completely abolished by IGFBP-2 overexpression in GB mice whereas hyperplasia was not affected. Basal and ACTH-induced plasma corticosterone levels of 4-month-old G mice, but not of GB mice, were two- to threefold increased compared with C mice. Plasma ACTH levels were similar in all groups. Our data show that IGFBP-2 potently separates hypertrophic and hyperplastic effects of GH/IGF-I excess on adrenocortical cells.

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