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Darryl L Hadsell Department of Pediatrics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Hormone Peptide Program, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Department of Pediatrics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Hormone Peptide Program, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA

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Albert F Parlow Department of Pediatrics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Hormone Peptide Program, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA

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Daniel Torres Department of Pediatrics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Hormone Peptide Program, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA

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Jessy George Department of Pediatrics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Hormone Peptide Program, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA

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Walter Olea Department of Pediatrics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Hormone Peptide Program, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA

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GH, prolactin (PRL), and IGF-I stimulate lactation-related metabolic processes in mammary epithelial cells. However, the ability of these factors to stimulate milk production in animals varies depending on species and experimental variables. Previous work in our laboratory demonstrated that transgenic overexpression of des(1–3)IGF-I within the mammary glands of lactating mouse dams increased lactation capacity during prolonged lactation. This work also suggested that some of the effects of the overexpressed IGF-I may have been mediated through elevated concentrations of IGF-I or PRL in the systemic circulation. In the present study, murine GH and PRL, and a human IGF-I analog, long-R3-IGF-I (LR3), were administered as s.c. injections to compare their ability to enhance milk production, and alter mammary gland signaling and gene expression. Lactation capacity, as measured by litter gain, was increased (P<0.05) by GH, but not by PRL. LR3 increased (P<0.05) mammary phospho-Akt and suppressors of cytokines signaling 3 (SOCS3) gene expression, and had a modest ability to increase (P<0.05) lactation capacity. GH both increased (P<0.05) mammary SOCS1 expression and decreased (P<0.05) mammary expression of tryptophan hydroxylase 1, the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of serotonin and a potential feedback inhibitor of lactation. These results suggest that while both GH and IGF-I stimulate milk production in the lactating mouse, the effect of GH may be additionally mediated through IGF-I-independent effects associated with repression of mammary serotonin synthesis.

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Darryl L Hadsell Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Department of Medicine, The Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Department of Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

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Walter Olea Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Department of Medicine, The Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Department of Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

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Nicole Lawrence Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Department of Medicine, The Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Department of Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

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Jessy George Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Department of Medicine, The Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Department of Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

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Daniel Torres Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Department of Medicine, The Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Department of Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

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Takahashi Kadowaki Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Department of Medicine, The Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Department of Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

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Adrian V Lee Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Department of Medicine, The Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Department of Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

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Expression of insulin receptor substrates (IRS)-1 and -2 within the mammary gland was found to be high at mid-lactation and dramatically decreased with mammary involution. This observation supports the hypothesis that these proteins are induced in the mammary gland with lactogenesis and involved in normal milk synthesis. To test this hypothesis, lactation capacity, along with indices of mammary secretory cell glucose metabolism and cell signaling were compared in normal mice and mice carrying targeted mutations in either the Irs1 or Irs2 genes. Mammary IRS-1 and IRS-2 protein levels were increased within 1 day of parturition and reached maximal levels by 5 days post partum. Dams carrying germline mutations of Irs1 or Irs2 displayed reduced lactation capacity as assessed by weight gain of pup litters. The reduction was more dramatic in Irs1 −/− versus Irs2 −/− dams. Maternal body weight was also reduced in Irs1 −/− dams as well as in Irs1 +/− Irs2 +/− dams. The loss of IRS-1 had little impact on mammary gland expression of milk protein mRNAs, glucose transport, or on the abundance and subcellular localization of hexokinases I and II. The loss of IRS-1 was associated with a compensatory increase in insulin-induced IRS-2 phosphorylation; however, the loss of IRS-1 did also cause a reduction in insulin-dependent mammary gland-specific activation of Akt phosphorylation. These results support the conclusion that IRS-1 is important for insulin-dependent activation of Akt signaling within the lactating mammary gland, but that loss of this protein has only modest impact on normal milk synthesis, since related signaling proteins such as IRS-2 may act in compensatory fashion.

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