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Objective To investigate the expression of insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor(IGF-2R)induced by hypoxia and serum deprivation(H/SD)in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes in vitro.Methods Cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were randomly divided into control group and H/SD group.Expression of IGF-2R mRNA was measured by RT-PCR and real time RT-PCR.Level of IGF-2R protein was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results Compared with control group,the expression of IGF-2R mRNA increased significantly (P ＜0.01)in cardiomyocytes cultured in H/SD condition for 12 h and 24 h,and IGF-2R protein was upregulated in cardiomyocytes cultured in H/SD condition for 24 h(P ＜0.05).Conclusion H/SD may induce IGF-2R expression,and IGF-2R may potentially explain the mechanism of cardiomyocyte damage induced by ischemia.