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Stimulation of the development of bovine embryos by insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is mediated through the IGF-I receptor.

To study the effects of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) on the development of bovine embryos, fertilized bovine embryos in vitro were cultured in a chemically defined, protein-free medium: modified synthetic oviduct fluid (mSOF) supplemented with lmg/ml polyvinyl alcohol. Dose-response studies showed that insulin (0.5 to 10 mug/ml) and IGF-I (2 to 200 ng/ml) stimulated the development of bovine embryos to the morula stage 5 d after in vitro fertilization. The addition of 0.5 mug/ml insulin or 2 ng/ml IGF-I to the mSOF had beneficial effects on embryonic development to the morula stage in the presence of amino acids, but insulin and IGF-I did not affect the development of bovine embryos to the morula stage in the absence of amino acids. The antiIGF-I receptor antibody (alphaIR-3) completely blocked the stimulation of development to the morula stage by insulin and IGF-I. These findings suggest that the stimulation of embryonic development by insulin and IGF-I is mediated through the IGF-I receptor.[1]

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