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Embryonic growth retardation and altered expression of IGF-II is reciprocal induced by phytocompounds during early gestation in mice.

Khamhee WangsaKrishnakshi MisraUpasa GowalaIndira SarmaPurba Jyoti SaikiaHirendra Nath Sarma
Published in: Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) (2022)
Methanolic crude extract of Scoparia dulcis (CESD) was orally administered to female mice during the early gestation (day 4-day 8) at a dose of 500   mg/kg/day. It induces embryo resorption and morphological changes of fetal maternal tissue. Histomorphology was studied by routine hematoxylin eosin stain. In situ immunofluorescence localization of IGF-II using Texas red showed an ordered expression of the growth factor in the maternal decidual cells, trophoblast cells and the embryo. Western blot analysis showed a gradual increase of IGF-II from D4 to D8 of control females. In contrast, the CESD-treated females showed resorption of embryo on D8 with disorganized in situ expression and lowered IGF-II in fetal maternal tissue. The phytocompounds present in the CESD could modulate either the ER or IGF-II receptors causing reduced IGF-II expression in the target tissues which lead to the failure of embryonic growth during periimplantation.
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