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In the present study, we evaluated insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) messenger RNA expression in the rat testis. Crude interstitial cells were separated into three distinct bands on 15-60% Percoll density gradients. IGF-I mRNA was mainly localized in the Leydig cell-enriched fraction (band 3), while band 1 and band 2 cells did not contain significant amounts of IGF-I mRNA. Leydig cell IGF-I mRNA consisted of multiple species varying from 0.8 to 7.5 kb and was present in rat Leydig cells all ages examined, from 25 to 55 days old. To further document that IGF-I mRNAs are present in Leydig cells, the method of Klinefelter et al. (Biol. Reprod. (1987) 36, 769-783) was used to isolate highly purified (greater than 98% pure) Leydig cells. Most of the IGF-I mRNA was localized in these Leydig cells, while there was no detectable IGF-I mRNA in the whole testis or other interstitial cells. Furthermore, IGF-I mRNA in Leydig cells was increased more than 2-fold by growth hormone (GH) administration in vivo. This suggests that IGF-I mRNA in Leydig cells is also GH dependent. Interstitial IGF-I produced in Leydig cells may have both autocrine and paracrine effects in the testis.
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