RT Journal Article T1 Time-Dependent Changes in Muscle IGF1-IGFBP5-PAPP System after Sciatic Denervation A1 Martín Velasco, Ana Isabel A1 Moreno Rupérez, Álvaro A1 Nebot Valenzuela, Elena A1 Granado, Miriam A1 Jaque, Daniel A1 Nieto Bona, María Paz A1 López-Calderón Barreda, Asunción A1 Priego Cuadra, Teresa AB Denervation-induced muscle atrophy is a frequent cause of skeletal muscle diseases. However, the role of the most important muscle growth factor, insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), in this process is poorly understood. IGF-1 activity is controlled by six IGF-1 binding proteins (IGFBPs). In skeletal muscle, IGFBP-5 seems to have an important role in atrophic processes. Furthermore, pappalysins (PAPP-A) modulate muscle growth by increasing IGF-1 bioavailability through IGFBP cleavage. We aimed to study the time-dependent changes in the IGF1-IGFBP5-PAPP system and its regulators in gastrocnemius muscle after sciatic denervation. Gastrocnemius atrophy and overexpression of IGF-1 was observed from day 3 post-denervation. The proteolytic factors measured were elevated from day 1 post-denervation onwards. Expression of both IGFBP-5 and pappalysins were increased on days 1 and 3. Subsequently, on days 7 to 14 pappalysins returned to control levels while IGFBP-5 remained elevated. The ratio IGFBP-5/PAPP-A was correlated with the main proteolytic markers. All data suggest that the initial increase of pappalysins could facilitate the IGF-1 action on muscle growth, whereas their subsequent decrease could lead to further muscle wasting. PB MDPI SN 1422-0067 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88991 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88991 LA eng NO : Martín, A.I.; Moreno-Rupérez, Á.; Nebot, E.; Granado, M.; Jaque, D.; Nieto-Bona, M.P.; López-Calderón, A.; Priego, T. Time-Dependent Changes in Muscle IGF1-IGFBP5-PAPP System after Sciatic Denervation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 14112. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/ijms241814112 NO European Commission NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) NO Comunidad de Madrid DS Docta Complutense RD 8 abr 2025