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Liu H, Wada A, Le I, Le PT, Lee AWF, Zhou J, Gori F, Baron R, Rosen CJ. PTH regulates osteogenesis and suppresses adipogenesis through Zfp467 in a feed-forward, PTH1R-cyclic AMP-dependent manner. eLife 2023; 12:e83345. [PMID: 37159501 PMCID: PMC10171860 DOI: 10.7554/elife.83345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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Conditional deletion of the PTH1R in mesenchymal progenitors reduces osteoblast differentiation, enhances marrow adipogenesis, and increases zinc finger protein 467 (Zfp467) expression. In contrast, genetic loss of Zfp467 increased Pth1r expression and shifts mesenchymal progenitor cell fate toward osteogenesis and higher bone mass. PTH1R and ZFP467 could constitute a feedback loop that facilitates PTH-induced osteogenesis and that conditional deletion of Zfp467 in osteogenic precursors would lead to high bone mass in mice. Prrx1Cre; Zfp467fl/fl but not AdipoqCre; Zfp467fl/fl mice exhibit high bone mass and greater osteogenic differentiation similar to the Zfp467-/- mice. qPCR results revealed that PTH suppressed Zfp467 expression primarily via the cyclic AMP/PKA pathway. Not surprisingly, PKA activation inhibited the expression of Zfp467 and gene silencing of Pth1r caused an increase in Zfp467 mRNA transcription. Dual fluorescence reporter assays and confocal immunofluorescence demonstrated that genetic deletion of Zfp467 resulted in higher nuclear translocation of NFκB1 that binds to the P2 promoter of the Pth1r and increased its transcription. As expected, Zfp467-/- cells had enhanced production of cyclic AMP and increased glycolysis in response to exogenous PTH. Additionally, the osteogenic response to PTH was also enhanced in Zfp467-/- COBs, and the pro-osteogenic effect of Zfp467 deletion was blocked by gene silencing of Pth1r or a PKA inhibitor. In conclusion, our findings suggest that loss or PTH1R-mediated repression of Zfp467 results in a pathway that increases Pth1r transcription via NFκB1 and thus cellular responsiveness to PTH/PTHrP, ultimately leading to enhanced bone formation.
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- Hanghang Liu
- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical CenterScarboroughUnited States
- West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan UniversitySichuanChina
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- Division of Bone and Mineral Research, Dept of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental MedicineBostonUnited States
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine and Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonUnited States
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical CenterScarboroughUnited States
- Graduate Medical Sciences, Boston University School of MedicineBostonUnited States
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical CenterScarboroughUnited States
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical CenterScarboroughUnited States
- University of New England, College of Osteopathic MedicineBiddefordUnited States
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- Division of Bone and Mineral Research, Dept of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental MedicineBostonUnited States
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine and Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonUnited States
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- Division of Bone and Mineral Research, Dept of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental MedicineBostonUnited States
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- Division of Bone and Mineral Research, Dept of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental MedicineBostonUnited States
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine and Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonUnited States
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical CenterScarboroughUnited States
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Le PT, Liu H, Alabdulaaly L, Vegting Y, Calle IL, Gori F, Lanske B, Baron R, Rosen CJ. The role of Zfp467 in mediating the pro-osteogenic and anti-adipogenic effects on bone and bone marrow niche. Bone 2021; 144:115832. [PMID: 33359894 PMCID: PMC8175945 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Conditional deletion of the PTH receptor (Pth1r) in mesenchymal progenitors reduces osteoblast differentiation and bone mass while enhancing adipogenesis and bone marrow adipose tissue. Mechanistically, PTH suppresses the expression of Zfp467, a pro-adipogenic zinc finger transcription factor. Consequently, Pth1r deficiency in mesenchymal progenitors leads to increased Zfp467 expression. Based on these observations, we hypothesized that genetic loss of Zfp467 would lead to a shift in marrow progenitor cell fate towards osteogenesis and increased bone mass. To test this hypothesis, we generated Zfp467-/- mice. Zfp467-/- mice (-/-) were significantly smaller than Zfp467+/+ mice (+/+). μCT showed significantly higher trabecular bone and cortical bone area in -/- vs. +/+, and histomorphometry showed higher structural and dynamic formation parameters in -/- mice vs. +/+. Femoral gene expression including Alpl, Sp7, and Acp5 were increased in -/-mice, whereas Adiponectin, Cebpa, Lepr, and Ppraγ mRNA were lower in -/- mice. Similarly, Fabp4 and Lep in the inguinal depot were also decreased in -/- mice. Moreover, marrow adipocyte numbers were reduced in -/- vs +/+ mice (p<0.007). In vitro, COBs and BMSCs-/- showed more positive ALP and Alizarin Red staining and a decrease in ORO droplets. Pth1r mRNA and protein levels were increased in COBs and BMSCs from -/- mice vs +/+ (p<0.02 for each parameter, -/- vs. +/+). -/- cells also exhibited enhanced endogenous levels of cAMP vs. control cells. Moreover, in an ovariectomy (OVX) mouse model, Zfp467-/- mice had significantly lower fat mass but similar bone mass compared to OVX +/+ mice. In contrast, in a high fat diet (HFD) mouse model, in addition to reduced adipocyte volume and adipogenesis related gene expression in both peripheral and bone marrow fat tissue, greater osteoblast number and higher osteogenesis related gene expression were also observed in -/- HFD mice vs. +/+ HFD mice. Taken together, these results demonstrate that ZFP467 negatively influences skeletal homeostasis and favors adipogenesis. Global deletion of Zfp467 increases PTHR1, cAMP and bone turnover, hence its repression is a component of PTH signaling and its regulation. These data support a critical role for Zfp467 in early lineage allocation and provide a novel potential mechanism by which PTH acts in an anabolic manner on the bone remodeling unit.
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- Phuong T Le
- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical Center, Scarborough, ME 04074, USA
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical Center, Scarborough, ME 04074, USA
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- Division of Bone and Mineral Research, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical Center, Scarborough, ME 04074, USA; Graduate Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Division of Bone and Mineral Research, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Bone and Mineral Research, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Bone and Mineral Research, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine and Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 02115, USA
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Maine Medical Center, Scarborough, ME 04074, USA.
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Impairment of IGF-1 Signaling and Antioxidant Response Are Associated with Radiation Sensitivity and Mortality. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22010451. [PMID: 33466349 PMCID: PMC7795011 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Following exposure to high doses of ionizing radiation, diverse strains of vertebrate species will manifest varying levels of radiation sensitivity. To understand the inter-strain cellular and molecular mechanisms of radiation sensitivity, two mouse strains with varying radiosensitivity (C3H/HeN, and CD2F1), were exposed to total body irradiation (TBI). Since Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) signaling pathway is associated with radiosensitivity, we investigated the link between systemic or tissue-specific IGF-1 signaling and radiosensitivity. Adult male C3H/HeN and CD2F1 mice were irradiated using gamma photons at Lethal Dose-70/30 (LD70/30), 7.8 and 9.35 Gy doses, respectively. Those mice that survived up to 30 days post-irradiation, were termed the survivors. Mice that were euthanized prior to 30 days post-irradiation due to deteriorated health were termed decedents. The analysis of non-irradiated and irradiated survivor and decedent mice showed that inter-strain radiosensitivity and post-irradiation survival outcomes are associated with activation status of tissue and systemic IGF-1 signaling, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation, and the gene expression profile of cardiac mitochondrial energy metabolism pathways. Our findings link radiosensitivity with dysregulation of IGF-1 signaling, and highlight the role of antioxidant gene response and mitochondrial function in radiation sensitivity.
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López-Quiles J, Forteza-López A, Montiel M, Clemente C, Fernández-Tresguerres JA, Fernández-Tresguerres I. Effects of locally applied Insulin-like Growth Factor-I on osseointegration. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2019; 24:e652-e658. [PMID: 31433388 PMCID: PMC6764712 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.22973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the effect of local application of IGF-I on osseointegration of dental implants placed in osteoporotic bones. MATERIAL AND METHODS 16 rabbits were randomly distributed into two groups: eight animals were ovariectomized and fed a low-calcium diet for six weeks, in order to induce experimental osteoporosis, and the others were sham-operated and fed a standard diet. A titanium implant was inserted into the tibiae in both groups. In half of the rabbits, 4 μg of IGF-I was applied into the ostectomy, prior to the implant insertion. A total of 32 implants were placed. Animals were sacrificed two weeks after surgery and decalcified samples were processed for Bone-To-Implant Contact (BIC) and Bone Area Density (BAD) measurements. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for statistical evaluation. P<0.05 was considered to be significant. RESULTS Ovariectomy induced statistically significant lower BAD values (p=0.008) and a tendency towards lower BIC values when compared osteoporotic and healthy groups. The administration of 4 μg of IGF-I did not produce statistically significant differences neither on BIC nor on BAD values, neither in the osteoporotic animals nor in healthy. CONCLUSIONS Within the limitations of this experimental study, local administration of 4 μg of IGF-I was not able to induce any changes in the osseointegration process two weeks after surgery, neither in healthy rabbits nor in the osteoporotic group.
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- J López-Quiles
- Department of Dental Clinical Specialities, School of Dentistry, Madrid, Spain, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain,
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Zaitune CR, Fonseca TL, Capelo LP, Freitas FR, Beber EH, Dora JM, Wang CC, Miranda-Rodrigues M, Nonaka KO, Maia AL, Gouveia CHA. Abnormal Thyroid Hormone Status Differentially Affects Bone Mass Accrual and Bone Strength in C3H/HeJ Mice: A Mouse Model of Type I Deiodinase Deficiency. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:300. [PMID: 31156551 PMCID: PMC6530334 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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C3H/HeJ (C3H) mice are deficient of type I deiodinase (D1), an enzyme that activates thyroid hormone (TH), converting thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3). Nevertheless, C3H mice present normal serum T3 and a gross euthyroid phenotype. To investigate if a global D1 deficiency interferes in the TH effects on bone, we compared bone growth, bone mass accrual and bone strength of C3H and C57BL/6J (B6) mice under abnormal TH status. Four-week-old female mice of both strains were grouped as Euthyroid, Hypothyroid (pharmacologically-induced), 1xT4 and 10xT4 (hypothyroid animals receiving 1- or 10-fold the physiological dose of T4 /day/16 weeks). Hypothyroidism and TH excess similarly impaired body weight (BW) gain and body growth in both mice strains. In contrast, whereas hypothyroidism only slightly impaired bone mineral density (BMD) accrual in B6 mice, it severely impaired BMD accrual in C3H mice. No differences were observed in serum and bone concentrations of T3 between hypothyroid animals of both strains. Interestingly, treatment with 10xT4 was less deleterious to BMD accrual in C3H than in B6 mice and resulted in less elevated T3 serum levels in B6 than in C3H mice, which is probably explained by the lower D1 activity in C3H mice. In addition, hypothyroidism decreased bone strength only in C3H but not in B6 mice, while TH excess decreased this parameter in both strains. These findings indicate that D1 deficiency contributes to the TH excess-induced differences in bone mass accrual in C3H vs. B6 mice and suggest that deiodinase-unrelated genetic factors might account for the different skeleton responses to hypothyroidism between strains.
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- Clarissa R. Zaitune
- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute of Healthy Sciences, Paulista University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Section of Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chigago, IL, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute of Science and Technology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Heart Institute (InCor) of Medical School Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Morphology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
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- Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Cecilia H. A. Gouveia
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Vranković L, Aladrović J, Ljubić BB, Pipal I, Prvanović-Babić N, Mašek T, Stojević Z. Blood biochemical parameters of bone metabolism in cows and calves kept in a beef suckler system during the early postpartum period. Livest Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hinton PS, Nigh P, Thyfault J. Serum sclerostin decreases following 12months of resistance- or jump-training in men with low bone mass. Bone 2017; 96:85-90. [PMID: 27744012 PMCID: PMC5328803 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE We previously reported that 12months of resistance training (RT, 2×/wk, N=19) or jump training (JUMP, 3×/wk, N=19) increased whole body and lumbar spine BMD and increased serum bone formation markers relative to resorption in physically active (≥4h/wk) men (mean age: 44±2y; median: 44y) with osteopenia of the hip or spine. The purpose of this secondary analysis was to examine the effects of the RT or JUMP intervention on potential endocrine mediators of the exercise effects on bone, specifically IGF-I, PTH and sclerostin. METHODS Fasting blood samples were collected after a 24-h period of no exercise at baseline and after 12months of RT or JUMP. IGF-I, PTH and sclerostin were measured in serum by ELISA. The effects of RT or JUMP on IGF-I, PTH and sclerostin were evaluated using 2×2 repeated measures ANOVA (time, group). This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the University of Missouri IRB. RESULTS Sclerostin concentrations in serum significantly decreased and IGF-I significantly increased after 12months of RT or JUMP; while PTH remained unchanged. CONCLUSION The beneficial effects of long-term, progressive-intensity RT or JUMP on BMD in moderately active men with low bone mass are associated with decreased sclerostin and increased IGF-I.
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- Pamela S Hinton
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States.
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States; Internal Medicine - Division of GI and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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Li B, Sankaran JS, Judex S. Trabecular and Cortical Bone of Growing C3H Mice Is Highly Responsive to the Removal of Weightbearing. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156222. [PMID: 27223115 PMCID: PMC4880346 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Genetic make-up strongly influences the skeleton’s susceptibility to the loss of weight bearing with some inbred mouse strains experiencing great amounts of bone loss while others lose bone at much smaller rates. At young adulthood, female inbred C3H/HeJ (C3H) mice are largely resistant to catabolic pressure induced by unloading. Here, we tested whether the depressed responsivity to unloading is inherent to the C3H genetic make-up or whether a younger age facilitates a robust skeletal response to unloading. Nine-week-old, skeletally immature, female C3H mice were subjected to 3wk of hindlimb unloading (HLU, n = 12) or served as normal baseline controls (BC, n = 10) or age-matched controls (AC, n = 12). In all mice, cortical and trabecular architecture of the femur, as well as levels of bone formation and resorption, were assessed with μCT, histomorphometry, and histology. Changes in bone marrow progenitor cell populations were determined with flow cytometry. Following 21d of unloading, HLU mice had 52% less trabecular bone in the distal femur than normal age-matched controls. Reflecting a loss of trabecular tissue compared to baseline controls, trabecular bone formation rates (BFR/BS) in HLU mice were 40% lower than in age-matched controls. Surfaces undergoing osteoclastic resorption were not significantly different between groups. In the mid-diaphysis, HLU inhibited cortical bone growth leading to 14% less bone area compared to age-matched controls. Compared to AC, BFR/BS of HLU mice were 53% lower at the endo-cortical surface and 49% lower at the periosteal surface of the mid-diaphysis. The enriched osteoprogenitor cell population (OPC) comprised 2% of the bone marrow stem cells in HLU mice, significantly different from 3% OPC in the AC group. These data show that bone tissue in actively growing C3H mice is lost rapidly, or fails to grow, during the removal of functional weight bearing—in contrast to the insignificant response previously demonstrated in female young adult C3H mice. Thus, the attributed low sensitivity of the C3H mouse strain to the loss of mechanical signals is not apparent at a young age and this trait therefore does not reflect a genetic regulation throughout the life span of this strain. These results highlight the significance of age in modulating the contribution of genetics in orchestrating bone’s response to unloading and that the skeletal unresponsiveness of young adult C3H mice to the loss of weight bearing is not genetically hard-wired.
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- Bing Li
- Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, 300211, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Tyler AL, Donahue LR, Churchill GA, Carter GW. Weak Epistasis Generally Stabilizes Phenotypes in a Mouse Intercross. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1005805. [PMID: 26828925 PMCID: PMC4734753 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The extent and strength of epistasis is commonly unresolved in genetic studies, and observed epistasis is often difficult to interpret in terms of biological consequences or overall genetic architecture. We investigated the prevalence and consequences of epistasis by analyzing four body composition phenotypes—body weight, body fat percentage, femoral density, and femoral circumference—in a large F2 intercross of B6-lit/lit and C3.B6-lit/lit mice. We used Combined Analysis of Pleiotropy and Epistasis (CAPE) to examine interactions for the four phenotypes simultaneously, which revealed an extensive directed network of genetic loci interacting with each other, circulating IGF1, and sex to influence these phenotypes. The majority of epistatic interactions had small effects relative to additive effects of individual loci, and tended to stabilize phenotypes towards the mean of the population rather than extremes. Interactive effects of two alleles inherited from one parental strain commonly resulted in phenotypes closer to the population mean than the additive effects from the two loci, and often much closer to the mean than either single-locus model. Alternatively, combinations of alleles inherited from different parent strains contribute to more extreme phenotypes not observed in either parental strain. This class of phenotype-stabilizing interactions has effects that are close to additive and are thus difficult to detect except in very large intercrosses. Nevertheless, we found these interactions to be useful in generating hypotheses for functional relationships between genetic loci. Our findings suggest that while epistasis is often weak and unlikely to account for a large proportion of heritable variance, even small-effect genetic interactions can facilitate hypotheses of underlying biology in well-powered studies. The role of statistical epistasis in the genetic architecture of complex traits has been of great interest to the genetics community since Fisher introduced the concept in 1918. However, assessing epistasis in human and model organism populations has been impeded by limited statistical power. To mitigate this limitation, we analyzed bone and body composition traits in an unusually large mouse intercross population of over 2000 mice, paired with a recently-developed computational approach that leverages information to detect interactions across multiple phenotypes. We discovered a large network of highly significant genetic interactions between variants that influence complex body composition traits. Although epistasis was abundant, the interaction network was dominated by epistasis that stabilizes phenotypes by reducing phenotypic deviation from the parent strains. Nevertheless, the observed network provides an overview of genetic architecture and specific hypotheses of how QTL combine to affect phenotypes. These findings suggest that epistatic effects are generally of lesser magnitude than main QTL effects, and therefore are unlikely to account for major components of variance, but also reinforce genetic interaction analysis as a potent tool for dissecting the biology of complex traits.
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- Anna L. Tyler
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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Moran MM, Virdi AS, Sena K, Mazzone SR, McNulty MA, Sumner DR. Intramembranous bone regeneration differs among common inbred mouse strains following marrow ablation. J Orthop Res 2015; 33:1374-81. [PMID: 25808034 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Various intact and post-injury bone phenotypes are heritable traits. In this study, we sought to determine if intramembranous bone regeneration following marrow ablation differed among common inbred mouse strains and to identify how early the differences appear. We found a ∼four-fold difference in the regenerated bone volume 21 days after marrow ablation in females from four inbred mouse strains: FVB/N (15.7 ± 8.1%, mean and standard deviation), C3H/He (15.5 ± 4.2%), C57BL/6 (12.2 ± 5.2%), and BALB/c (4.0 ± 4.4%); with BALB/c different from FVB/N (p = 0.007) and C3H/He (p = 0.002). A second experiment showed that FVB/N compared to BALB/c mice had more regenerated bone 7 and 14 days after ablation (p < 0.001), while at 21 days FVB/N mice had a greater fraction of mineralizing surface (p = 0.008) without a difference in mineral apposition rate. Thus, differences among strains are evident early during intramembranous bone regeneration following marrow ablation and appear to be associated with differences in osteogenic cell recruitment, but not osteoblast activity. The amount of regenerating bone was not correlated with other heritable traits such as the intact bone phenotype or soft tissue wound healing, suggesting that there may be independent genetic pathways for these traits.
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- Meghan M Moran
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
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- Department of Periodontology, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
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- Department Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
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Saeed H, Qiu W, Li C, Flyvbjerg A, Abdallah BM, Kassem M. Telomerase activity promotes osteoblast differentiation by modulating IGF-signaling pathway. Biogerontology 2015; 16:733-45. [PMID: 26260615 PMCID: PMC4602053 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-015-9596-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The contribution of deficient telomerase activity to age-related decline in osteoblast functions and bone formation is poorly studied. We have previously demonstrated that telomerase over-expression led to enhanced osteoblast differentiation of human bone marrow skeletal (stromal) stem cells (hMSC) in vitro and in vivo. Here, we investigated the signaling pathways underlying the regulatory functions of telomerase in osteoblastic cells. Comparative microarray analysis and Western blot analysis of telomerase-over expressing hMSC (hMSC-TERT) versus primary hMSC revealed significant up-regulation of several components of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling. Specifically, a significant increase in IGF-induced AKT phosphorylation and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity were observed in hMSC-TERT. Enhanced ALP activity was reduced in presence of IGF1 receptor inhibitor: picropodophyllin. In addition, telomerase deficiency caused significant reduction in IGF signaling proteins in osteoblastic cells cultured from telomerase deficient mice (Terc(-/-)). The low bone mass exhibited by Terc(-/-) mice was associated with significant reduction in serum levels of IGF1 and IGFBP3 as well as reduced skeletal mRNA expression of Igf1, Igf2, Igf2r, Igfbp5 and Igfbp6. IGF1-induced osteoblast differentiation was also impaired in Terc(-/-) MSC. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that impaired IGF/AKT signaling contributes to the observed decreased bone mass and bone formation exhibited by telomerase deficient osteoblastic cells.
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- Hamid Saeed
- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory (KMEB), Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical Biotechnology Center, Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark, SDU, 5000, Odense C, Denmark. .,University College of Pharmacy, Punjab University, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory (KMEB), Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical Biotechnology Center, Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark, SDU, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory (KMEB), Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical Biotechnology Center, Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark, SDU, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
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- Department of Endcrinology, University Hosptial of Aarhus, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory (KMEB), Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical Biotechnology Center, Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark, SDU, 5000, Odense C, Denmark. .,Faculty of Scince, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory (KMEB), Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical Biotechnology Center, Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark, SDU, 5000, Odense C, Denmark. .,Stem Cell Unit, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Corrochano S, Renna M, Osborne G, Carter S, Stewart M, May J, Bates GP, Brown SDM, Rubinsztein DC, Acevedo-Arozena A. Reducing Igf-1r levels leads to paradoxical and sexually dimorphic effects in HD mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105595. [PMID: 25140802 PMCID: PMC4139380 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Many of the neurodegenerative diseases that afflict people in later life are associated with the formation of protein aggregates. These so-called “proteinopathies” include Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Huntington’s disease (HD). The insulin/insulin-like growth factor signalling (IIS) pathway has been proposed to modulate such diseases in model organisms, as well as the general ageing process. In this pathway, insulin-like growth factor binds to insulin-like growth factor receptors, such as the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R). Heterozygous deletion of Igf-1r has been shown to lead to increased lifespan in mice. Reducing the activity of this pathway had benefits in a HD C. elegans model, and some of these may be attributed to the expected inhibition of mTOR activity resulting in an increase in autophagy, which would enhance mutant huntingtin clearance. Thus, we tested if heterozygous deletion of Igf-1r would lead to benefits in HD related phenotypes in the mouse. Surprisingly, reducing Igf-1r levels led to some beneficial effects in HD females, but also led to some detrimental effects in HD males. Interestingly, Igf-1r deficiency had no discernible effects on downstream mTOR signalling in HD mice. These results do not support a broad beneficial effect of diminishing the IIS pathway in HD pathology in a mammalian system.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Wellcome/MRC Building, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit, Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit, Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit, Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit, Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Wellcome/MRC Building, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Guntur AR, Le PT, Farber CR, Rosen CJ. Bioenergetics during calvarial osteoblast differentiation reflect strain differences in bone mass. Endocrinology 2014; 155:1589-95. [PMID: 24437492 PMCID: PMC3990840 DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Osteoblastogenesis is the process by which mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into osteoblasts that synthesize collagen and mineralize matrix. The pace and magnitude of this process are determined by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Two inbred strains of mice, C3H/HeJ and C57BL/6J, exhibit differences in peak bone mass and bone formation. Although all the heritable factors that differ between these strains have not been elucidated, a recent F1 hybrid expression panel (C3H × B6) revealed major genotypic differences in osteoblastic genes related to cellular respiration and oxidative phosphorylation. Thus, we hypothesized that the metabolic rate of energy utilization by osteoblasts differed by strain and would ultimately contribute to differences in bone formation. In order to study the bioenergetic profile of osteoblasts, we measured oxygen consumption rates (OCR) and extracellular acidification rates (ECAR) first in a preosteoblastic cell line MC3T3-E1C4 and subsequently in primary calvarial osteoblasts from C3H and B6 mice at days 7, 14, and 21 of differentiation. During osteoblast differentiation in media containing ascorbic acid and β-glycerophosphate, all 3 cell types increased their oxygen consumption and extracellular acidification rates compared with the same cells grown in regular media. These increases are sustained throughout differentiation. Importantly, C3H calvarial osteoblasts had greater oxygen consumption rates than B6 consistent with their in vivo phenotype of higher bone formation. Interestingly, osteoblasts utilized both oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis during the differentiation process although mature osteoblasts were more dependent on glycolysis at the 21-day time point than oxidative phosphorylation. Thus, determinants of oxygen consumption reflect strain differences in bone mass and provide the first evidence that during collagen synthesis osteoblasts use both glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation to synthesize and mineralize matrix.
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- Anyonya R Guntur
- Center for Clinical and Translational Research (A.R.G., P.T.L., C.J.R.), Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine 04074; and Center for Public Health Genomics and Departments of Public Health Science and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (C.R.F.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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Contaldo C, Myers TJ, Zucchini C, Manara MC, Chiodoni C, Colombo MP, Nicoletti G, Lollini PL, Li T, Longobardi L, Scotlandi K, Spagnoli A. Expression levels of insulin receptor substrate-1 modulate the osteoblastic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and osteosarcoma cells. Growth Factors 2014; 32:41-52. [PMID: 24438070 DOI: 10.3109/08977194.2013.870168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The insulin-like growth factor-1 system, including its critical mediator insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), is involved in regulating osteosarcoma (OS) cell proliferation or differentiation. The aim of this study is to define the role of IRS-1 in OS cells by assessing the contribution of IRS-1 in the differentiation of human and murine OS cell lines and mouse mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and found that the basal level of IRS-1 is important for the initiation of differentiation. Both down-regulation and over-expression of IRS-1 inhibited osteoblastic differentiation. In vivo studies showed that OS cells over-expressing IRS-1 have increased metastatic potential and tumor growth. The proteasome inhibitor MG-132 led to an increase in IRS-1 protein level that inhibited osteoblastic differentiation, suggesting a role for proteasomal regulation in maintaining the appropriate expression level of IRS-1. Thus, precise regulation of IRS-1 expression level is critical for determining the differentiating capacity of MSCs and OS cells, and that derangement of IRS-1 levels can be a critical step in OS transformation.
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- Clara Contaldo
- Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, CRS Development of Molecular Therapies, Orthopaedic Rizzoli Institute , Bologna , Italy
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Jia T, Gama Axelsson T, Heimbürger O, Bárány P, Lindholm B, Stenvinkel P, Qureshi AR. IGF-1 and survival in ESRD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2013; 9:120-7. [PMID: 24178975 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.02470213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES IGF-1 deficiency links to malnutrition in CKD patients; however, it is not clear to what extent it associates with survival among these patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Serum IGF-1 and other biochemical, clinical (subjective global assessment), and densitometric (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) markers of nutritional status and mineral and bone metabolism were measured in a cohort of 365 Swedish clinically stable CKD stage 5 patients (median age of 53 years) initiating dialysis between 1994 and 2009; in 207 patients, measurements were also taken after 1 year of dialysis. Deaths were registered during a median follow-up of 5 years. Associations of mortality with baseline IGF-1 and changes of IGF-1 after 1 year of dialysis were evaluated by Cox models. RESULTS At baseline, IGF-1 concentrations associated negatively with age, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, poor nutritional status, IL-6, and osteoprotegerin and positively with body fat mass, bone mineral density, serum phosphate, calcium, and fibroblast growth factor-23. At 1 year, IGF-1 had increased by 33%. In multivariate regression, low age, diabetes mellitus, and high serum phosphate and calcium associated with IGF-1 at baseline, and in a mixed model, these factors, together with high fat body mass, associated with changes of IGF-1 during the first 1 year of dialysis. Adjusting for calendar year of inclusion, age, sex, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, IL-6, and poor nutritional status, a 1 SD higher level of IGF-1 at baseline associated with lower mortality risk (hazard ratio, 0.57; 95% confidence interval, 0.32 to 0.98). Persistently low or decreasing IGF-1 levels during the first 1 year on dialysis predicted worse survival (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.06 to 4.50). CONCLUSION In incident dialysis patients, low serum IGF-1 associates with body composition and markers of mineral and bone metabolism, and it predicts increased mortality risk.
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- Ting Jia
- Divisions of Baxter Novum and Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Smith SS, Kessler CB, Shenoy V, Rosen CJ, Delany AM. IGF-I 3' untranslated region: strain-specific polymorphisms and motifs regulating IGF-I in osteoblasts. Endocrinology 2013; 154:253-62. [PMID: 23183171 PMCID: PMC3529377 DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-1476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Reduced IGF-I is associated with low bone mass in humans and mice. C3H/He/J (C3H) mice have higher skeletal IGF-I and greater bone mass than C57BL/6J (B6). We hypothesized that strain-related genotypic differences in Igf1 affected skeletal function. The Igf1 coding region is nonpolymorphic, but its 3' untranslated region (UTR) is polymorphic between C3H and B6. Luciferase-Igf1 3' UTR reporter constructs showed that these polymorphic regions did not affect UTR function. IGF-I splice variants give rise to a common mature IGF-I peptide, but different E peptides. We identified two splice products, exon 4+6 (Ea) and exon 4+5+6 (Eb, mechano-growth factor) and found that their abundance was unchanged during osteoblastic differentiation. The Igf1 3' UTR encoded by exon 6 contains alternative polyadenylation sites. Proximal site use produces a short 3' UTR of approximately 195 bases, whereas distal site usage results in an approximately 6300-base UTR. Although Igf1 mRNA levels did not change during osteoblastic differentiation, distal polyadenylation site usage was increased in B6 cells but not in C3H. The resulting long Igf1 RNA isoform is less stable and has decreased translation efficiency, which may be one mechanism contributing to decreased IGF-I in B6 vs. C3H mice. Although the long UTR contains a conserved [GU](18) repeat, which is a positive regulator of UTR activity, it is also targeted by negative regulators, miR-29 and miR-365. These microRNAs are increased in B6 and C3H cells during osteoblastic differentiation. Differential expression of the long Igf1 3' UTR isoform may be a possible mechanism for enhanced IGF-I regulation in B6 vs. C3H mice.
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- Spenser S Smith
- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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Myers TJ, Yan Y, Granero-Molto F, Weis JA, Longobardi L, Li T, Li Y, Contaldo C, Ozkan H, Spagnoli A. Systemically delivered insulin-like growth factor-I enhances mesenchymal stem cell-dependent fracture healing. Growth Factors 2012; 30:230-41. [PMID: 22559791 PMCID: PMC3752908 DOI: 10.3109/08977194.2012.683188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In this study, we examined the effectiveness of systemic subcutaneous delivery of recombinant Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I concurrently with primary cultured bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplant on fracture repair. We found that the fracture callus volume increased in mice with a stabilized tibia fracture that received IGF-I+MSC when compared with that in either untreated or MSC alone treated mice. In evaluating the callus tissue components, we found that the soft and new bone tissue volumes were significantly increased in IGF-I+MSC recipients. Histological and in-situ hybridization analyses confirmed a characteristic increase of newly forming bone in IGF-I+MSC recipients and that healing progressed mostly through endochondral ossification. The increase in soft and new bone tissue volumes correlated with increased force and toughness as determined by biomechanical testing. In conclusion, MSC transplant concurrent with systemic delivery of IGF-I improves fracture repair suggesting that IGF-I+MSC could be a novel therapeutic approach in patients who have inadequate fracture repair.
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- Timothy J Myers
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7039, USA
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Granero-Moltó F, Myers TJ, Weis JA, Longobardi L, Li T, Yan Y, Case N, Rubin J, Spagnoli A. Mesenchymal stem cells expressing insulin-like growth factor-I (MSCIGF) promote fracture healing and restore new bone formation in Irs1 knockout mice: analyses of MSCIGF autocrine and paracrine regenerative effects. Stem Cells 2012; 29:1537-48. [PMID: 21786367 DOI: 10.1002/stem.697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Failures of fracture repair (nonunions) occur in 10% of all fractures. The use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in tissue regeneration appears to be rationale, safe, and feasible. The contributions of MSC to the reparative process can occur through autocrine and paracrine effects. The primary objective of this study is to find a novel mean, by transplanting primary cultures of bone marrow-derived MSCs expressing insulin-like growth factor-I (MSC(IGF)), to promote these seed-and-soil actions of MSC to fully implement their regenerative abilities in fracture repair and nonunions. MSC(IGF) or traceable MSC(IGF)-Lac-Z were transplanted into wild-type or insulin-receptor-substrate knockout (Irs1(-/-)) mice with a stabilized tibia fracture. Healing was assessed using biomechanical testing, microcomputed tomography (μCT), and histological analyses. We found that systemically transplanted MSC(IGF) through autocrine and paracrine actions improved the fracture mechanical strength and increased new bone content while accelerating mineralization. We determined that IGF-I adapted the response of transplanted MSC(IGF) to promote their differentiation into osteoblasts. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that IGF-I-induced osteoglastogenesis in MSCs was dependent of an intact IRS1-PI3K signaling. Furthermore, using Irs1(-/-) mice as a nonunion fracture model through altered IGF signaling, we demonstrated that the autocrine effect of IGF-I on MSC restored the fracture new bone formation and promoted the occurrence of a well-organized callus that bridged the gap. A callus that was basically absent in Irs1(-/-) left untransplanted or transplanted with MSCs. We provided evidence of effects and mechanisms for transplanted MSC(IGF) in fracture repair and potentially to treat nonunions.
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- Froilán Granero-Moltó
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Zhang Q, Wastney ME, Rosen CJ, Beamer WG, Weaver CM. Insulin-like growth factor-1 increases bone calcium accumulation only during rapid growth in female rats. J Nutr 2011; 141:2010-6. [PMID: 21956958 PMCID: PMC3192459 DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.142679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Calcium retention varies with developmental state, which may be partially under the control of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). IGF-1 levels can be manipulated through dietary and therapeutic interventions. We investigated the relationship between IGF-1 endogenous production and calcium utilization and bone accretion during growth as well as the effects of IGF-1 treatment on calcium utilization during rapid and slowed growth in intact female Sprague-Dawley rats. In 33 rats killed at 11 time points (n = 3 each) from age 4 to 24 wk, femoral and vertebral bone mass were paralleled by plasma IGF-1 up to 9 wk. Fractional calcium absorption was maximal at 9 wk, reduced by one-half at 12 wk, and there was no further change at 20 wk. From this study, we selected 2 stages of growth, rapid and slow, for a subsequent intervention study. A 4-wk intervention was initiated at 6 or 8 wk when rats (n = 15/group) received either continuous rhIGF-1/IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) infusion (0.3 mg/d) or vehicle (control) by osmotic mini-pumps. In rapidly growing IGF-1/IGFBP3-treated rats compared to controls, but not in slowly growing treated compared to control rats, IGF-1 treatment increased (P < 0.05) calcium absorption (35 vs. 21%), bone calcium balance (0.55 vs. 0.3 mmol/d), and femoral calcium content (31 vs. 24% of dry weight). Exogenous IGF-1/IGFBP3 treatment increased calcium accretion during rapid growth, but rats past rapid growth were no longer as sensitive to this dose of IGF-1/IGFBP3. Thus, interventions designed to improve bone mass through increased IGF-1 will have the greatest impact during rapid growth.
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- Qinmin Zhang
- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME; and,Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME
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- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN,To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Olson LE, Mohan S. Bone density phenotypes in mice aneuploid for the Down syndrome critical region. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:2436-45. [PMID: 21915988 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Down syndrome (trisomy 21) is associated with reduced bone density in humans, but it is unclear whether this is due to specific effects of chromosome 21 genes or lifestyle factors. Mouse models with aneuploidy of segments of mouse chromosome 16 that are homologous to human chromosome 21 can be used to elucidate the mechanism by which Down syndrome phenotypes arise. Ts1Rhr and Ms1Rhr mice are trisomic and monosomic, respectively, for the hypothesized "Down syndrome critical region" containing approximately 33 genes. We assessed the skeletons of these mice from 3 to 16 weeks of age using dual X-ray absorptiometry. Ts1Rhr mice were unexpectedly similar to normal controls, showing that a larger region of trisomy is necessary to recapitulate the Down syndrome phenotype. Ms1Rhr mice, in contrast, showed decreases in weight, bone mineral content, bone mineral density, and bone area from weaning to adulthood. Regional bone density was also decreased in the femur, tibia, and lower lumbar spine. The microarchitecture of 3 week old Ms1Rhr femurs was then analyzed using µCT. Volumetric density, total tissue volume, bone volume, and bone fraction were all reduced in both cortical and trabecular bone. Ms1Rhr trabeculae were thinner and had decreased connectivity. A 31.5% reduction in the level of insulin-like growth factor I in the serum was found, and we hypothesize that this is responsible for the bone density phenotype. We discuss bone-related genes in the region and propose that humans with distal chromosome 21 deletions may exhibit reduced bone density.
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- Lisa E Olson
- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Loma Linda University, California, USA.
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Courtland HW, Elis S, Wu Y, Sun H, Rosen CJ, Jepsen KJ, Yakar S. Serum IGF-1 affects skeletal acquisition in a temporal and compartment-specific manner. PLoS One 2011; 6:e14762. [PMID: 21445249 PMCID: PMC3060807 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) plays a critical role in the development of the growing skeleton by establishing both longitudinal and transverse bone accrual. IGF-1 has also been implicated in the maintenance of bone mass during late adulthood and aging, as decreases in serum IGF-1 levels appear to correlate with decreases in bone mineral density (BMD). Although informative, mouse models to date have been unable to separate the temporal effects of IGF-1 depletion on skeletal development. To address this problem, we performed a skeletal characterization of the inducible LID mouse (iLID), in which serum IGF-1 levels are depleted at selected ages. We found that depletion of serum IGF-1 in male iLID mice prior to adulthood (4 weeks) decreased trabecular bone architecture and significantly reduced transverse cortical bone properties (Ct.Ar, Ct.Th) by 16 weeks (adulthood). Likewise, depletion of serum IGF-1 in iLID males at 8 weeks of age, resulted in significantly reduced transverse cortical bone properties (Ct.Ar, Ct.Th) by 32 weeks (late adulthood), but had no effect on trabecular bone architecture. In contrast, depletion of serum IGF-1 after peak bone acquisition (at 16 weeks) resulted in enhancement of trabecular bone architecture, but no significant changes in cortical bone properties by 32 weeks as compared to controls. These results indicate that while serum IGF-1 is essential for bone accrual during the postnatal growth phase, depletion of IGF-1 after peak bone acquisition (16 weeks) is compartment-specific and does not have a detrimental effect on cortical bone mass in the older adult mouse.
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- Hayden-William Courtland
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, United States of America
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- Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) plays a central role in cellular growth, differentiation, survival, and cell cycle progression. It is expressed early during development and its effects are mediated through binding to a tyrosine kinase receptor, the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R). In the circulation, the IGFs bind to IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs), which determine their bioavailability and regulate the interaction between the IGFs and IGF-1R. Studies in animal models and in humans have established critical roles for IGFs in skeletal growth and development. In this review we present new and old findings from mouse models of the IGF system and discuss their clinical relevance to normal and pathological skeletal physiology.
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- Shoshana Yakar
- Division of Endocrinology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Kawai M, Delany AM, Green CB, Adamo ML, Rosen CJ. Nocturnin suppresses igf1 expression in bone by targeting the 3' untranslated region of igf1 mRNA. Endocrinology 2010; 151:4861-70. [PMID: 20685873 PMCID: PMC2946149 DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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IGF-I is an anabolic factor that mediates GH and PTH actions in bone. Expression of skeletal Igf1 differs for inbred strains of mice, and Igf expression levels correlate directly with bone mass. Previously we reported that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ2 activation in bone marrow suppressed Igf1 expression and that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ2 activation-induced Nocturnin (Noc) expression, a circadian gene with peak expression at light offset, which functions as a deadenylase. In 24-h studies we found that Igf1 mRNA exhibited a circadian rhythm in femur with the lowest Igf1 transcript levels at night when Noc transcripts were highest. Immunoprecipitation/RT-PCR analysis revealed a physical interaction between Noc protein and Igf1 transcripts. To clarify which portions of the Igf1 3' untranslated region (UTR) were necessary for regulation by Noc, we generated luciferase constructs containing various lengths of the Igf1 3'UTR. Noc did not affect the 170-bp short-form 3'UTR, but suppressed luciferase activity in constructs bearing the longer-form 3'UTR, which contains a number of potential regulatory motifs involved in mRNA degradation. C57BL/6J mice have low skeletal Igf1 mRNA compared with C3H/HeJ mice, and the Igf1 3' UTR is polymorphic between these strains. Interestingly, the activity of luciferase constructs bearing the long-form 3'UTR from C57BL/6J mice were repressed by Noc overexpression, whereas those bearing the corresponding region from C3H/HeJ were not. In summary, Noc interacts with Igf1 in a strain- and tissue-specific manner and reduces Igf1 expression by targeting the longer form of the Igf1 3'UTR. Posttranscriptional regulation of Igf1 may be critically important during skeletal acquisition and maintenance.
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- Masanobu Kawai
- Center for Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, Maine 04074-7205, USA
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Sustained release of insulin-like growth factor-1 from poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres improves osseointegration of dental implants in type 2 diabetic rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2010; 640:226-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Revised: 03/24/2010] [Accepted: 04/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Jayasuriya AC, Kibbe S. Rapid biomineralization of chitosan microparticles to apply in bone regeneration. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2010; 21:393-398. [PMID: 19756963 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-009-3874-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 09/09/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The aim of this study was to prepare bone like mineral (BLM) layers rapidly on the exterior surfaces of chitosan (CS) microparticles (MPs). The CS MPs were fabricated using a scale-up double emulsification method. The CS MPs were in the spherical shape and the size of 30-60 microm. The MPs were then placed in 5x concentrated simulated body fluid (5 x SBF) and allowed to undergo biomineralization to form a BLM layers on the surface of CS MPs at 37 degrees C over a 24 h period. The BML layers on the exterior surface of CS MPs were characterized using wide angle X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared microscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) was dissolved at a concentration of 1 microg/ml in 5 x SBF to incorporate into the BLM layer. The CS MPs (100 mg) were incubated in a sample of 4 ml of 5 x SBF containing IGF-1 at a concentration of 1 microg/ml for 24 h. The IGF-1 release from BML layers on CS MPs were studied by placing MPs in 4 ml of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and incubating MPs at 37 degrees C for 30 days. Samples (100 microl) were taken over the course of the 30 days and analyzed using Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The release IGF-1 from BML layers was in a burst manner followed by a sustained release during the 30-day period. This study suggests that the CS MPs have the potential to be used to help deliver therapeutic drugs to localized areas and hence increase and accelerate bone growth.
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- A Champa Jayasuriya
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Toledo, 3065 Arlington Avenue, Dowling Hall # 2447, Toledo, OH, 43614-5807, USA.
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Serum IGF-1 determines skeletal strength by regulating subperiosteal expansion and trait interactions. J Bone Miner Res 2009; 24:1481-92. [PMID: 19257833 PMCID: PMC2718800 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Strong correlations between serum IGF-1 levels and fracture risk indicate that IGF-1 plays a critical role in regulating bone strength. However, the mechanism by which serum IGF-1 regulates bone structure and fracture resistance remains obscure and cannot be determined using conventional approaches. Previous analysis of adult liver-specific IGF-1-deficient (LID) mice, which exhibit 75% reductions in serum IGF-1 levels, showed reductions in periosteal circumference, femoral cross-sectional area, cortical thickness, and total volumetric BMD. Understanding the developmental sequences and the resultant anatomical changes that led to this adult phenotype is the key for understanding the complex relationship between serum IGF-1 levels and fracture risk. Here, we identified a unique developmental pattern of morphological and compositional traits that contribute to bone strength. We show that reduced bone strength associated with low levels of IGF-1 in serum (LID mice) result in impaired subperiosteal expansion combined with impaired endosteal apposition and lack of compensatory changes in mineralization throughout growth and aging. We show that serum IGF-1 affects cellular activity differently depending on the cortical surface. Last, we show that chronic reductions in serum IGF-1 indirectly affect bone strength through its effect on the marrow myeloid progenitor cell population. We conclude that serum IGF-1 not only regulates bone size, shape, and composition during ontogeny, but it plays a more fundamental role-that of regulating an individual's ability to adapt its bone structure to mechanical loads during growth and development.
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Pereira FA, Facincani I, Jorgetti V, Ramalho LNZ, Volpon JB, Dos Reis LM, de Paula FJA. Etiopathogenesis of hepatic osteodystrophy in Wistar rats with cholestatic liver disease. Calcif Tissue Int 2009; 85:75-83. [PMID: 19424739 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-009-9249-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The pathophysiology of hepatic osteodystrophy (HO) remains poorly understood. Our aim was to evaluate bone histomorphometry, biomechanical properties, and the role of the growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) system in the onset of this disorder. Forty-six male Wistar rats were divided into two groups: sham-operated (SO, n = 23) and bile duct-ligated (BDL, n = 23). Rats were killed on day 30 postoperatively. Immunohistochemical expression of IGF-I and GH receptor was determined in liver tissue and in the proximal growth plate cartilage of the left tibia. Histomorphometric analysis was performed in the right tibia, and the right femur was used for biomechanical analysis. The maximal force at fracture and the stiffness of the mid-shaft femur were, respectively, 53% and 24% lower in BDL compared to SO. Histomorphometric measurements showed low cancellous bone volume and decreased cancellous bone connectivity in BDL, compatible with osteoporosis. This group also showed increased mineralization lag time, indicating disturbance in bone mineralization. Serum levels of IGF-I were lower in BDL (basal 1,816 +/- 336 vs. 30 days 1,062 +/- 191 ng/ml, P < 0.0001). BDL also showed higher IGF-I expression in the liver tissue but lower IGF-I and GH receptor expression in growth plate cartilage than SO. Osteoporosis is the most important feature of HO; BDL rats show striking signs of reduced bone volume and decreased bone strength, as early as after 1 month of cholestasis. The endocrine and autocrine-paracrine IGF-I systems are deeply affected by cholestasis. Further studies will be necessary to establish their role in the pathogenesis of HO.
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- F A Pereira
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Friedl KE, Evans RK, Moran DS. Stress fracture and military medical readiness: bridging basic and applied research. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2009; 40:S609-22. [PMID: 18849874 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181892d53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE Military recruits and distance runners share a special risk of stress fracture injury. Recent efforts by US and Israeli military-sponsored researchers have uncovered important mechanisms and practical low-cost interventions. This article summarizes key findings relevant to prevention of stress fracture, including simple strategies to identify and to mitigate risk. METHODS Published research supported through the Bone Health and Military Medical Readiness research program and related military bone research was analyzed for contributions to preventing stress fracture in military recruits and optimizing bone health. RESULTS Thousands of military recruits helped test hypotheses about predictors of risk, safer exercise regimens, and rest, nutrition, gait training, and technology interventions to reduce stress fracture risk. Concurrent cellular, animal, and human laboratory studies were used to systematically investigate mechanisms of mechanical forces acting on bone and interactions through muscle, hormonal and genetic influences, and metabolism. The iterative and sometimes simultaneous process of basic discovery and field testing produced new knowledge that will provide safer science-based physical training. DISCUSSION Human training studies evaluating effects on bone require special commitment from investigators and funders due to volunteer compliance and attrition challenges. The findings from multiple studies indicate that measures of bone elasticity, fragility, and geometry are as important as bone mineral density in predicting fracture risk, with applications for new measurement technologies. Risk may be reduced by high intakes of calcium, vitamin D, and possibly protein (e.g., milk products). Prostaglandin E2, insulin-like growth factor 1, and estrogens are important mediators of osteogenesis, indicating reasons to limit the use of certain drugs (e.g., ibuprofen), to avoid excessive food restriction, and to treat hypogonadism. Abnormal gait may be a correctable risk factor. Brief daily vibration may stimulate bone mineral accretion similar to weight-bearing exercise. Genetic factors contribute importantly to bone quality, affecting fracture susceptibility and providing new insights into fracture healing and tissue reengineering.
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- Karl E Friedl
- Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5012, USA.
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Jepsen KJ, Hu B, Tommasini SM, Courtland HW, Price C, Cordova M, Nadeau JH. Phenotypic integration of skeletal traits during growth buffers genetic variants affecting the slenderness of femora in inbred mouse strains. Mamm Genome 2008; 20:21-33. [PMID: 19082857 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-008-9158-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2008] [Accepted: 11/12/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Compensatory interactions among adult skeletal traits are critical for establishing strength but complicate the search for fracture susceptibility genes by allowing many genetic variants to exist in a population without loss of function. A better understanding of how these interactions arise during growth will provide new insight into genotype-phenotype relationships and the biological controls that establish skeletal strength. We tested the hypothesis that genetic variants affecting growth in width relative to growth in length (slenderness) are coordinated with movement of the inner bone surface and matrix mineralization to match stiffness with weight-bearing loads during postnatal growth. Midshaft femoral morphology and tissue-mineral density were quantified at ages of 1 day and at 4, 8, and 16 weeks for a panel of 20 female AXB/BXA recombinant inbred mouse strains. Path Analyses revealed significant compensatory interactions among outer-surface expansion rate, inner-surface expansion rate, and tissue-mineral density during postnatal growth, indicating that genetic variants affecting bone slenderness were buffered mechanically by the precise regulation of bone surface movements and matrix mineralization. Importantly, the covariation between morphology and mineralization resulted from a heritable constraint limiting the amount of tissue that could be used to construct a functional femur. The functional interactions during growth explained 56-99% of the variability in adult traits and mechanical properties. These functional interactions provide quantitative expectations of how genetic or environmental variants affecting one trait should be compensated by changes in other traits. Variants that impair this process or that cannot be fully compensated are expected to alter skeletal growth leading to underdesigned (weak) or overdesigned (bulky) structures.
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- Karl J Jepsen
- Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Yao W, Zhong J, Yu J, Warner T, Bozic T, Ye P, D’Ercole AJ, Hock JM, Lee WH. IGF-I improved bone mineral density and body composition of weaver mutant mice. Growth Horm IGF Res 2008; 18:517-525. [PMID: 18550407 PMCID: PMC2633297 DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2008.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2007] [Revised: 04/01/2008] [Accepted: 04/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Our recent report on a parallel decrease in the body weights and serum IGF-I levels of weaver mice suggests that IGF-I's endocrine function may be impaired in neurodegenerative diseases. To further understand the overall effects of IGF-I deficiency on the postnatal growth, we measured bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC), lean body mass (LBM) and fat mass in male and female weaver mice and wild-type littermates on D21 (prepuberty), D45 (puberty), and D60 (postpuberty) using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). In both male and female weaver mice, we found that the levels of circulating IGF-I paralleled those of BMD, BMC, and LBM, but not the fat mass. Male weaver mice have normal fat mass at all three ages studied, whereas female weaver mice showed a trend to increase their fat mass as they mature. To determine whether circulating IGF-I is a determinant of body composition, we crossbred IGF-I transgenic mice with homozygous weaver mice, which resulted in a significant increase in circulating IGF-I levels in both male and female weaver mice and normalization of their BMD, BMC and body weights. In summary, our results demonstrated that normal circulating IGF-I levels are important in maintaining BMD, BMC, and body composition in neurodegenerative diseases, such as hereditary cerebellar ataxia.
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- Weiguo Yao
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7039
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7039
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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Jayasuriya AC, Shah C. Controlled release of insulin-like growth factor-1 and bone marrow stromal cell function of bone-like mineral layer-coated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffolds. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2008; 2:43-9. [PMID: 18361482 DOI: 10.1002/term.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Controlled release of growth factors or drugs provides great therapeutic advantages for bone defects which do not heal with normal therapeutic treatments. We have accelerated the deposition of bone-like mineral (BLM) on the surface of three-dimensional (3D) poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) porous scaffolds to 36-48 h by modifying the biomimetic process parameters and applying surface treatments onto PLGA scaffolds. We used simulated body fluid containing insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1; 1 microg/ml) to mineralize the PLGA scaffolds for 48 h. IGF-1 was co-precipitated with mineral on the surface of the PLGA scaffolds. IGF-1-incorporated mineralized scaffolds demonstrated slow controlled release over a 30 day period when they were incubated in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at 37 degrees C. Bone marrow stromal cell (BMSC) function on three different types of scaffolds, such as control (non-mineralized) scaffolds, mineralized scaffolds, and IGF-1-incorporated mineralized scaffolds was also investigated. BMSC attachment and proliferation was enhanced for IGF-1-incorporated mineralized scaffolds compared with controls during the culture period. BMSC differentiation was not changed during the culture period among the three groups of scaffolds, as assessed by alkaline phosphatase activity and osteocalcin assay. According to findings from this study, BLM has great potential to be used as a carrier for biological molecules for localized release applications as well as bone tissue-engineering applications.
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von Mühlen D, Laughlin GA, Kritz-Silverstein D, Bergstrom J, Bettencourt R. Effect of dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation on bone mineral density, bone markers, and body composition in older adults: the DAWN trial. Osteoporos Int 2008; 19:699-707. [PMID: 18084691 PMCID: PMC2435090 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0520-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2007] [Accepted: 09/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED We present results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to examine the effect of 50 mg daily oral DHEA supplementation for one year on bone mineral density (BMD), bone metabolism and body composition in 225 healthy adults aged 55 to 85 years. INTRODUCTION Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) levels decline dramatically with age, concurrent with the onset of osteoporosis, suggesting a role for DHEA supplementation in preventing age-related bone loss. METHODS We conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to examine the effect of 50 mg daily oral DHEA supplementation for one year on bone mineral density (BMD), bone metabolism and body composition in 225 healthy adults aged 55 to 85 years. RESULTS DHEA treatment increased serum DHEA and DHEA sulfate levels to concentrations seen in young adults. Testosterone, estradiol and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) levels increased in women (all p < 0.001), but not men, receiving DHEA. Serum C-terminal telopeptide of type-1 collagen levels decreased in women (p = 0.03), but not men, whereas bone-specific alkaline phosphatase levels were not significantly altered in either sex. After 12 months, there was a positive effect of DHEA on lumbar spine BMD in women (p = 0.03), but no effect was observed for hip, femoral neck or total body BMD, and no significant changes were observed at any site among men. Body composition was not affected by DHEA treatment in either sex. CONCLUSION Among older healthy adults, daily administration of 50 mg of DHEA has a modest and selective beneficial effect on BMD and bone resorption in women, but provides no bone benefit for men.
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- D von Mühlen
- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0631, USA.
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Hwang DL, Lee PD, Cohen P. Quantitative ontogeny of murine insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, IGF-binding protein-3 and the IGF-related acid-labile subunit. Growth Horm IGF Res 2008; 18:65-74. [PMID: 17719253 PMCID: PMC2276237 DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2007.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2007] [Revised: 07/05/2007] [Accepted: 07/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The mouse serves as an important model for insulin-like (IGF)-related research. However, lack of homologous mouse assays has prevented studies of the normal ontology of the murine IGF system. Therefore, we developed and validated immunoaassays for murine IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and ALS and studied levels of these analytes in mice. METHODS Using commercially available reagents, we developed and validated specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for murine IGF-I, IGFBP-3, and ALS. Levels of these analytes were measured in sera from CD-1 mice, male and female, sampled at 1, 2, 4, 8, 20 and 32 weeks of age. In addition, sera from pregnant and postpartum CD-1 mice were also studied. RESULTS Validation of specific ELISAs for murine IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and ALS are described; all 3 assays were highly sensitive, precise and accurate. As measured by our homologous ELISA, IGF-I levels (ng/mL, mean+/-SD) in male mice were relatively low at 1 week (53+/-8), rising sharply to peak at 8 weeks of age (636+/-48), and gradually declining thereafter, reaching 395+/-64 at 32 weeks. IGF-I levels in non-pregnant female mice peaked at 4 weeks of age (548+/-77) declined at 8 weeks (417+/-61), then recovered to plateau at 539+/-78 and 535+/-88 at 20 and 32 weeks, respectively. In male mice, trends in IGFBP-3 were similar to the patterns of IGF-I. However, in non-pregnant female mice, the IGFBP-3 levels declined relatively slowly after peaking at 4-weeks of age, unlike IGF-I levels during this period. ALS levels followed the same pattern as IGF-I in both sexes. IGF-I to IGFBP-3 molar ratios (percent) were similar between sexes, rising continuously with age: approximately 30% at 1 week, 80% at 4 weeks, 135% at 32 weeks. IGF-I was reduced in 8 week old mice in mid-pregnancy (354+/-75 vs 417+/-61 in non-pregnant 8 week females), reaching a nadir in late-term (146+/-40), and only partially recovering in the postpartum period (239+/-23). IGFBP-3 was also lower in late-pregnancy (1245+/-100 vs 1925+/-439) and remained depressed postpartum. In contrast to IGF-I and IGFBP-3, ALS increased more than threefold in mid-pregnancy (12180+/-1641 vs 3741+/-910), followed by a 4-fold decrease in late-pregnancy (2964+/-489), recovering postpartum (6104+/-1178). CONCLUSIONS We report the first ontological studies of IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and ALS in mice using newly-characterized sensitive, homologous immunoassays. Our results indicate that mice have a generally similar pattern in IGF-related axis components, with low levels early in life, increasing to peak during sexual maturation and declining thereafter. Significant gender differences in non-pregnant levels and dramatic changes during pregnancy were also found. Knowledge of the normal developmental changes in the murine IGF system and accurate tools for investigations of this system are a necessary foundation for research in this field.
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- David L. Hwang
- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752
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- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752
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Akt1 in osteoblasts and osteoclasts controls bone remodeling. PLoS One 2007; 2:e1058. [PMID: 17957242 PMCID: PMC2020440 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2007] [Accepted: 08/14/2007] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bone mass and turnover are maintained by the coordinated balance between bone formation by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts, under regulation of many systemic and local factors. Phosphoinositide-dependent serine-threonine protein kinase Akt is one of the key players in the signaling of potent bone anabolic factors. This study initially showed that the disruption of Akt1, a major Akt in osteoblasts and osteoclasts, in mice led to low-turnover osteopenia through dysfunctions of both cells. Ex vivo cell culture analyses revealed that the osteoblast dysfunction was traced to the increased susceptibility to the mitochondria-dependent apoptosis and the decreased transcriptional activity of runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), a master regulator of osteoblast differentiation. Notably, our findings revealed a novel role of Akt1/forkhead box class O (FoxO) 3a/Bim axis in the apoptosis of osteoblasts: Akt1 phosphorylates the transcription factor FoxO3a to prevent its nuclear localization, leading to impaired transactivation of its target gene Bim which was also shown to be a potent proapoptotic molecule in osteoblasts. The osteoclast dysfunction was attributed to the cell autonomous defects of differentiation and survival in osteoclasts and the decreased expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), a major determinant of osteoclastogenesis, in osteoblasts. Akt1 was established as a crucial regulator of osteoblasts and osteoclasts by promoting their differentiation and survival to maintain bone mass and turnover. The molecular network found in this study will provide a basis for rational therapeutic targets for bone disorders.
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Garris DR, Burkemper KM, Garris BL. Influences of diabetes (db/db), obese (ob/ob) and dystrophic (dy/dy) genotype mutations on hind limb bone maturation: a morphometric, radiological and cytochemical indices analysis. Diabetes Obes Metab 2007; 9:311-22. [PMID: 17391157 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2006.00603.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The influences of single-gene missense mutations expressing diabetes (db/db), obese (ob/ob) or dystrophia (dy/dy) dysregulated metabolic syndromes on hind limb bone maturation and cytodevelopment in C57BL/KsJ mice were evaluated by radiological, macro- and cytomorphometric analysis of the resulting variances in os coxae, femur and tibia osteodevelopment indices relative to control parameters between 8 and 16 weeks of age. Associated with obesity and hyperglycaemic/hyperinsulinaemic states, both db/db and ob/ob mutants demonstrated significant suppression of hind limb maturation (length) and cytodensity indices relative to control growth parameters. By contrast, skeletal growth suppression induced by dy/dy mutation expression was associated with lean body mass and normoglycaemic/hypoinsulinaemic systemic endometabolic indices. In both db/db and ob/ob mutation syndromes, osteovascular, -interstitial and -cytolipidaemia were prominent cytochemical aberrations of the osteopaenic states relative to the dyslipidaemia/fibrodysplasia characteristic of dy/dy osteomaturation. Between 8 and 16 weeks of age, both ob/ob and db/db groups demonstrated extensive cortical interstitial (laminal) osteolipidaemia and suppressed cytodensities compared to control indices. These data demonstrate that the abnormal hyperglycaemic/hyperinsulinaemic endometabolic states associated with the expression of db/db and ob/ob genomutations promote extensive lipidaemia-induced osteopaenia, compromising hind limb osteomaturation and cytodensity indices, as compared to the hyperfibritic osteopaenia characteristic of dy/dy mutation syndromes. Recognized therapeutic modulation of the hypercytolipidaemic component of diabetes-obesity syndromes may prove to be effective towards amelioration of the deleterious influences of these expressed hyperglycaemic, dysregulated lipometabolic conditions on osteomaturation and cytodevelopment.
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- D R Garris
- Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Schools of Biological Sciences and Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.
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Lecka-Czernik B, Ackert-Bicknell C, Adamo ML, Marmolejos V, Churchill GA, Shockley KR, Reid IR, Grey A, Rosen CJ. Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) by rosiglitazone suppresses components of the insulin-like growth factor regulatory system in vitro and in vivo. Endocrinology 2007; 148:903-11. [PMID: 17122083 PMCID: PMC1851001 DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-1121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Rosiglitazone (Rosi) belongs to the class of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) that are ligands for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma). Stimulation of PPARgamma suppresses bone formation and enhances marrow adipogenesis. We hypothesized that activation of PPARgamma down-regulates components of the IGF regulatory system, leading to impaired osteoblast function. Rosi treatment (1 microm) of a marrow stromal cell line (UAMS-33) transfected with empty vector (U-33/c) or with PPARgamma2 (U-33/gamma2) were analyzed by microarray. Rosi reduced IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-4, and the type I and II IGF receptor (IGF1R and IGF2R) expression at 72 h in U-33/gamma2 compared with U-33/c cells (P < 0.01); these findings were confirmed by RT-PCR. Rosi reduced secreted IGF-I from U-33/gamma2 cells by 75% (P < 0.05). Primary marrow stromal cells (MSCs) extracted from adult (8 months) and old (24 months) C57BL/6J (B6) mice were treated with Rosi (1 microm) for 48 h. IGF-I, IGFBP-4, and IGF1R transcripts were reduced in Rosi-treated MSCs compared with vehicle (P < 0.01) and secreted IGF-I was also suppressed (P < 0.05). B6 mice treated with Rosi (20 mg/kg.d) for short duration (i.e. 4 d), and long term (i.e. 7 wk) had reduced serum IGF-I; this was accompanied by markedly suppressed IGF-I transcripts in the liver and peripheral fat of treated animals. To determine whether Rosi affected circulating IGF-I in humans, we measured serum IGF-I, IGFBP-2, and IGFBP-3 at four time points in 50 postmenopausal women randomized to either Rosi (8 mg/d) or placebo. Rosi-treated subjects had significantly lower IGF-I at 8 wk than baseline (-25%, P < 0.05), and at 16 wk their levels were reduced 14% vs. placebo (P = 0.15). We conclude that Rosi suppresses IGF-I expression in bone and liver; these changes could affect skeletal acquisition through endocrine and paracrine pathways.
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- B Lecka-Czernik
- St. Joseph Hospital, Maine Center for Osteoporosis Research and Education, 360 Broadway, Bangor, Maine 04401, USA
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Jiang J, Lichtler AC, Gronowicz GA, Adams DJ, Clark SH, Rosen CJ, Kream BE. Transgenic mice with osteoblast-targeted insulin-like growth factor-I show increased bone remodeling. Bone 2006; 39:494-504. [PMID: 16644298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2006.02.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2005] [Revised: 02/09/2006] [Accepted: 02/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To determine the effects of locally-expressed insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) on bone remodeling, a transgene was produced in which murine IGF-I cDNA was cloned downstream of a gene fragment comprising 3.6 kb of 5' upstream regulatory sequence and most of the first intron of the rat Col1a1 gene. The construct was expressed at the mRNA and protein level in transfected osteoblasts. Five lines of transgenic mice were generated by embryo microinjection. Transgene mRNA levels were highest in calvaria, long bone and tendon, and lower in skin. Serum IGF-I and body weight were increased in males and females only in the highest expressing line. Histomorphometry showed that transgenic calvaria were wider and had greater marrow area and bone area. Transgenic calvaria had increased osteoclast number per bone surface. Percent collagen synthesis and cell replication were increased in transgenic calvaria. Femur length, cortical width and cross-sectional area were increased in transgenic femurs of the highest expressing line, while femoral trabecular bone volume was little affected. Thus, broad overexpression of IGF-I in cells of the osteoblast lineage increased indices of bone formation and resorption.
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- Jin Jiang
- Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
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Delahunty KM, Shultz KL, Gronowicz GA, Koczon-Jaremko B, Adamo ML, Horton LG, Lorenzo J, Donahue LR, Ackert-Bicknell C, Kream BE, Beamer WG, Rosen CJ. Congenic mice provide in vivo evidence for a genetic locus that modulates serum insulin-like growth factor-I and bone acquisition. Endocrinology 2006; 147:3915-23. [PMID: 16675518 DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-0277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) that determined the genetic variance in serum IGF-I through genome-wide scanning of mice derived from C57BL/6J(B6) x C3H/HeJ(C3H) intercrosses. One QTL (Igf1s2), on mouse chromosome 10 (Chr10), produces a 15% increase in serum IGF-I in B6C3 F2 mice carrying c3 alleles at that position. We constructed a congenic mouse, B6.C3H-10 (10T), by backcrossing c3 alleles from this 57-Mb region into B6 for 10 generations. 10T mice have higher serum and skeletal IGF-I, greater trabecular bone volume fraction, more trabeculae, and a higher number of osteoclasts at 16 wk, compared with B6 (P < 0.05). Nested congenic sublines generated from further backcrossing of 10T allowed for recombination and produced four smaller sublines with significantly increased serum IGF-I at 16 wk (i.e. 10-4, 10-7, 10-10, and 10-13), compared with B6 (P < 0.0003), and three smaller sublines that showed no differences in IGF-I vs. age- and gender-matched B6 mice. Like 10T, the 10-4 nested sublines at 16 wk had higher femoral mineral (P < 0.0001) and greater trabecular connectivity density with significantly more trabeculae than B6 (P < 0.01). Thus, by comprehensive phenotyping, we were able to narrow the QTL to an 18.3-Mb region containing approximately 148 genes, including Igf1 and Elk-3(ETS domain protein). Allelic differences in the Igf1s2 QTL produce a phenotype characterized by increased serum IGF-I and greater peak bone density. Congenic mice establish proof of concept of shared genetic determinants for both circulating IGF-I and bone acquisition.
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- K M Delahunty
- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA
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Hughes FJ, Turner W, Belibasakis G, Martuscelli G. Effects of growth factors and cytokines on osteoblast differentiation. Periodontol 2000 2006; 41:48-72. [PMID: 16686926 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2006.00161.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Francis J Hughes
- Centre for Adult Oral Health, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
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He J, Rosen CJ, Adams DJ, Kream BE. Postnatal growth and bone mass in mice with IGF-I haploinsufficiency. Bone 2006; 38:826-35. [PMID: 16427371 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2005.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2005] [Revised: 10/25/2005] [Accepted: 11/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We examined the influence of IGF-I haploinsufficiency on growth, bone mass and osteoblast differentiation in Igf1 heterozygous knockout (HET) mice. Cohorts of male and female wild type (WT) and HET mice in the outbred CD-1 background were analyzed at 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 15 and 18 months of age for body weight, serum IGF-I and bone morphometry. Compared to WT mice, HET mice had 20-30% lower serum IGF-I levels in both genders and in all age groups. Female HET mice showed significant reductions in body weight (10-20%), femur length (4-6%) and femoral bone mineral density (BMD) (7-12%) before 15 months of age. Male HET mice showed significant differences in all parameters at 2 months and thereafter. At 8 and 12 months, WT mice also showed a significant gender effect: despite their lower body weight, female mice had higher femoral BMD and femur length compared to males. Microcomputed tomography showed a significant reduction in cortical bone area (7-20%) and periosteal circumference (5-13%) with no consistent pattern of change in trabecular bone measurements in 2- and 8-month old HET mice in both genders. HET primary osteoblast cultures showed a 40% reduction in IGF-I protein expression and a 50% decrease in IGF-I mRNA expression. Cell growth and proliferation were decreased in HET cultures. Thus, IGF-I haploinsufficiency in outbred male and female mice resulted in reduced body weight, femur length and areal BMD at most ages. Serum IGF-I levels showed a high level of positive correlation with body weight and skeletal morphometry. These studies show that IGF-I is a determinant of bone size and mass in postnatal life. We speculate that impaired osteoblast proliferation may contribute to the skeletal phenotype of mice with IGF-I haploinsufficiency.
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- Jianing He
- Department of Medicine, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, 06030-1850, USA
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Niu T, Rosen CJ. The insulin-like growth factor-I gene and osteoporosis: a critical appraisal. Gene 2005; 361:38-56. [PMID: 16183214 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2005.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2005] [Revised: 06/16/2005] [Accepted: 07/08/2005] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Osteoporosis, a disorder of skeletal fragility, is common in the elderly, and its prevalence is increasing as more individuals with low bone mineral density (BMD), the strongest predictor of fracture risk, are detected. Previous basic and clinical studies imply there is a significant role for insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in determining BMD. Recently, polymorphisms upstream of the P1 promoter region of the human IGF-I gene have been found to be associated with serum levels of IGF-I, BMD and fracture risk in various ethnic groups. Multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs) have been identified that underlie serum IGF-I in a mouse intercross between two inbred strains. The most promising QTL on mouse chromosome 6 has provided clues for unraveling the molecular mechanisms that regulate osteoblast differentiation. Genomic engineering resulting in IGF-I deficient mice, and mice with targeted over-expression of IGF-I reinforce the essential role of IGF-I in bone development at both the embryonic and postnatal stages. Thus, it is apparent that significant new insights into the role of the IGF-I gene in bone remodeling occur through several distinct mechanisms: (1) the skeletal IGF regulatory system; (2) the systemic growth hormone/IGF-I axis; (3) parathyroid hormone signaling; (4) sex steroids; and (5) the OPG/RANKL/RANK cytokine system. Molecular dissection of the IGF regulatory system and its signaling pathway in bone may reveal novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of osteoporosis.
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- Tianhua Niu
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Rosen CJ, Ackert-Bicknell C, Beamer WG, Nelson T, Adamo M, Cohen P, Bouxsein ML, Horowitz MC. Allelic differences in a quantitative trait locus affecting insulin-like growth factor-I impact skeletal acquisition and body composition. Pediatr Nephrol 2005; 20:255-60. [PMID: 15549416 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-004-1612-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2004] [Revised: 07/04/2004] [Accepted: 07/07/2004] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is critical for optimal skeletal growth and maintenance. Knockout and transgenic models have provided significant insights into the role of IGF-I in bone modeling and remodeling. Congenic mice demonstrate allelic differences in particular quantitative trait loci (QTL). One such model is congenic 6T, which contains a QTL for reduced serum IGF-I donated from C3H/HeJ on a pure C57Bl/6 J (B6) background. In this study we found a 30%-50% reduction in IGF-I expression in bone, liver, and fat of the congenic 6T mouse, as well as lower circulating IGF-I compared with control B6. 6T mice also had a greater percentage body fat, but reduced serum leptin. These changes were associated with reduced cortical and trabecular bone mineral density, impaired bone formation but no change in bone resorption. Moreover, the anabolic skeletal response to intermittent parathyroid hormone (PTH) therapy was blunted in 6T compared with B6, potentially in response to greater programmed cell death in osteocytes and osteoblasts of 6T. In summary, allelic differences in IGF-I expression impact peak bone acquisition and body composition, as well as the skeletal response to PTH. Lifelong changes in circulating and skeletal IGF-I may be relevant for the pathophysiology of several diseases, including chronic renal failure.
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Pollak M. Individualizing interventions for cancer prevention. Recent Results Cancer Res 2005; 166:63-9. [PMID: 15648183 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26980-0_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Many cancer prevention strategies are unlikely to provide equal risk reduction in all subjects, but instead are predicted to be particularly useful for specific individuals. An important research challenge is to devise methods for individualization of cancer prevention recommendations, such that particular interventions are assigned to those who will gain the most. Research in this area is at an early stage, but progress that allows rational assignment of specific prevention strategies to particular individuals who will benefit would decrease the cost, minimize the toxicity, and increase the efficacy of interventions intended to prevent cancer.
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- Michael Pollak
- Cancer Prevention Centre, McGill University, 3755 Cote Sainte Catherine Road, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada.
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Growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I have major effects on growth plate chondrocytes and all bone cells. Untreated childhood-onset GH deficiency (GHD) markedly impairs linear growth as well as three-dimensional bone size. Adult peak bone mass is therefore about 50% that of adults with normal height. This is mainly an effect on bone volume, whereas true bone mineral density (BMD; g/cm(3)) is virtually normal, as demonstrated in a large cohort of untreated Russian adults with childhood-onset GHD. The prevalence of fractures in these untreated childhood-onset GHD adults was, however, markedly and significantly increased in comparison with normal Russian adults. This clearly indicates that bone mass and bone size matter more than true bone density. Adequate treatment with GH can largely correct bone size and in several studies also bone mass, but it usually requires more than 5 years of continuous treatment. Adult-onset GHD decreases bone turnover and results in a mild deficit, generally between -0.5 and -1.0 z-score, in bone mineral content and BMD of the lumbar spine, radius and femoral neck. Cross-sectional surveys and the KIMS data suggest an increased incidence of fractures. GH replacement therapy increases bone turnover. The three controlled studies with follow-up periods of 18 and 24 months demonstrated a modest increase in BMD of the lumbar spine and femoral neck in male adults with adult-onset GHD, whereas no significant changes in BMD were observed in women. GHD, whether childhood- or adult-onset, impairs bone mass and strength. Appropriate substitution therapy can largely correct these deficiencies if given over a prolonged period. GH therapy for other bone disorders not associated with primary GHD needs further study but may well be beneficial because of its positive effects on the bone remodelling cycle.
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- Marie Bex
- Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, Catholic University of Leuven, Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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Rosen CJ, Ackert-Bicknell CL, Adamo ML, Shultz KL, Rubin J, Donahue LR, Horton LG, Delahunty KM, Beamer WG, Sipos J, Clemmons D, Nelson T, Bouxsein ML, Horowitz M. Congenic mice with low serum IGF-I have increased body fat, reduced bone mineral density, and an altered osteoblast differentiation program. Bone 2004; 35:1046-58. [PMID: 15542029 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2004] [Revised: 07/07/2004] [Accepted: 07/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Targeted gene studies have demonstrated the importance of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) for osteoblast (OB) differentiation and the acquisition of peak bone mineral density (BMD). The skeletal response to allelic differences in IGF-I expression can also be measured in vivo, using congenic mice. We created a congenic strain with reduced (approximately 20%) circulating IGF-I (C3H.B6-6T [6T]) by backcrossing a small genomic region (30 cM) of Chromosome 6 (Chr6) from C3H/HeJ (C3H) onto a C57Bl/6J (B6) background. 6T female mice have lower serum IGF-I (P<0.001 vs. B6) but similar growth hormone (GH) and serum IGF binding protein (IGFBP) concentrations as B6. At 16 weeks of age, congenics have greater body fat (P<0.02 vs. B6) despite less total body weight, and exhibit smaller femoral cross-sectional size (P=0.001), reduced cortical thickness (P<0.001) and lower trabecular BV/TV (P<0.05) than B6. 6T mice also have suppressed serum leptin (P<0.01), but compared to B6 have similar markers of bone resorption (i.e., urine CTx and serum TRAP 5B). At 8 weeks of age, skeletal IGF-I mRNA from long bones was reduced by 40% (P<0.05) as were liver mRNA transcripts (i.e., 50%, P<0.01). Osteoblast progenitors from the bone marrow of 6T mice formed less colony forming unit fibroblasts by crystal violet staining than B6 (P<0.007) and had significantly reduced alkaline phosphatase-positive colonies than B6(P<0.0001). In addition, staining of bone marrow with oil red O revealed greater numbers of adipocytes in 6T than B6. Several candidate genes in the Chr6 QTL were excluded by lack of strain-related expression differences in bone, but genes positively regulating adipocyte differentiation including Alox 5 and PPAR-gamma require further study as either "pathway" or candidate genes. In summary, allelic differences in a QTL on Chr6 result in altered IGF-I gene expression, changes in OB lineage allocation, and reduced peak bone mass. Congenic mice are useful models not only for mapping genes related to bone mass but also for elucidating the biology underlying various skeletal phenotypes associated with more subtle manipulation of the mouse genome.
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Rosen CJ. Insulin-like growth factor I and bone mineral density: experience from animal models and human observational studies. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004; 18:423-35. [PMID: 15261847 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2004.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system has been linked to the process of bone acquisition through epidemiological analyses of large cohorts and in vitro studies of bone cells. However, the precise relationship between the expression of IGF-I in bone and skeletal homeostasis or pathological conditions such as osteoporosis, remains poorly defined. Recent advances in genomic engineering have resulted in the development of better in vivo models for testing the role of IGF-I during development and the maintenance of the adult skeleton. Evidence from conditional mutagenesis studies of IGF-I has opened up a new area of in vivo analysis. These studies suggest that serum IGF-I levels may represent more than a storage depot or permissive factor during skeletal acquisition and that tissue IGF-I is essential for normal bone formation. The implications from these animal models are far-reaching and suggest that newer approaches for manipulating the IGF regulatory system may one day be useful as therapeutic adjuncts for the treatment of osteoporosis.
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- Clifford J Rosen
- St Joseph Hospital, The Jackson Laboratory, 900 Broadway, Bldg No.2, Bangor, ME 04401, USA.
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Sheng MHC, Lau KHW, Beamer WG, Baylink DJ, Wergedal JE. In vivo and in vitro evidence that the high osteoblastic activity in C3H/HeJ mice compared to C57BL/6J mice is intrinsic to bone cells. Bone 2004; 35:711-9. [PMID: 15336608 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2004] [Revised: 05/12/2004] [Accepted: 05/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Two inbred mouse strains, C3H/HeJ (C3H) and C57BL/6J (B6), displayed a profound difference in femoral peak bone density. We have previously shown that the difference could be attributed to a greater bone formation rate (BFR) that was due to a higher osteoblastic activity [measured by a mineral apposition rate (MAR)] in the C3H (high density) than B6 (low density) mice. The present study sought to determine (1) whether the BFR/MAR differences between the two mouse strains present in weight-loaded endochondral bones are also seen in less weight-loaded membranous bones and (2) whether the difference in osteoblastic activity was seen in vitro in the absence of systemic factors. To address the first objective, we performed histomorphometric measurements on the weakly loaded membranous bones (i.e., parietal bones of the calvaria) to determine if there were similar differences in MAR and BFR of membranous bones as those of highly loaded, endochondral bones. The parietal bones of adult C3H mice showed similar increases in MAR and BFR as the endochondral bones, compared to B6 mice of same age, suggesting that the differences in the MAR and BFR in the two mouse strains are probably not related to differences in mechanical strain. These findings also suggest that the gene(s) responsible for the difference in MAR between strains may not be a mechanical response gene. With respect to the second objective, we isolated osteoblasts from the parietal bones and determined their differentiation status (i.e., ALP-specific activity) and bone-forming ability (i.e., mineralized nodule formation) in vitro. Consistent with the premise that C3H osteoblasts have an intrinsic, higher differentiation status and bone-forming ability than B6 osteoblasts, osteoblasts isolated from C3H mice as compared with those from B6 mice had a significantly greater ALP-specific activity and a greater ability to form mineralized nodules in vitro in the absence of systemic factors. Because differences in ALP activity, bone-forming ability, cortical bone width, and osteoblastic activity were detected at birth, the different MAR/BFR phenotypes develop at very early life and even perhaps during embryogenesis. In conclusion, we have for the first time provided evidence that the genetic differences responsible for the observed MAR/BFR phenotype in the C3H-B6 strains are intrinsic to osteoblasts and might not depend on responses to mechanical loading and/or alterations in systemic factors.
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- Matilda H-C Sheng
- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92357, USA.
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Durant D, Pereira R, Stadmeyer L, Canalis E. Transgenic mice expressing selected insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-5 fragments do not exhibit enhanced bone formation. Growth Horm IGF Res 2004; 14:319-327. [PMID: 15231301 DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2004.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Skeletal cells synthesize insulin like growth factors (IGF) and six IGF binding proteins (IGFBP). IGFBP-5 and fragments were reported to stimulate bone cell growth and parameters of osteoblastic function. We investigated the effects of IGFBP-5 1-162 and 1-193 on bone remodeling in transgenic mice overexpressing these fragments under the control of the osteocalcin promoter. Transgenic mice had normal appearance, weight, and bone mineral density. Static and dynamic histomorphometry revealed that transgenic mice overexpressing IGFBP-5 1-162 or 1-193 had normal trabecular bone volume, osteoblast and osteoclast number, and normal bone formation rate. MC3T3 cells transduced with retroviral vectors overexpressing IGFBP-5 1-235, 1-193, and 1-162 fragments displayed normal cell growth and maturation, and failed to enhance the expression of alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and type I collagen mRNA when compared to cells transduced with vector alone. In conclusion, transgenic mice expressing IGFBP-5 1-162 and 1-193 in the bone microenvironment do not exhibit an obvious skeletal phenotype.
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- D Durant
- Department of Research, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, 114 Woodland St., Hartford, CT 06105-1299, USA
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Chen TL. Inhibition of growth and differentiation of osteoprogenitors in mouse bone marrow stromal cell cultures by increased donor age and glucocorticoid treatment. Bone 2004; 35:83-95. [PMID: 15207744 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2004] [Revised: 02/25/2004] [Accepted: 03/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Primary cultures of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) from long bones of young (4-5 months) and old (22-25 months) C57BL/6 male mice were used to study how donor age affects growth and differentiation of osteoblasts and their sensitivity to dexamethasone (DEX). We assessed changes in the number and area of alkaline phosphatase-positive bone-forming osteolastic colonies (CFU-ALP) and in the total number of colonies (CFU-F) that include ALP negative colonies. Cell proliferation and apoptosis, specific activity of ALP, were also measured for growth and differentiation. We found that the number of nucleated cells harvested from old mice was significantly higher (approximately 20% more) than that from young mice. However, the number of colonies formed by old cells was fewer and the total area less than those formed by young cells plated at the same density. Young and old cells responded similarly to DEX showing a dose-dependent decrease in colony number and area with more inhibition for area than number. DEX affected CFU-ALP more than CFU-F indicating a greater inhibition for osteoprogenitor cells than other cell types. Inhibition of cell attachment at early culture was the major cause for the DEX reduction of colony number and the major cause of area reduction was inhibition of cell proliferation. This was demonstrated by a severe dose-dependent lowering of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation to less than 40% of the control. Although the number of apoptotic cells in the DEX-treated cultures was higher, apoptosis was not a major factor since the number of apoptotic cells was less than 5% even with DEX treatment. Despite these negative effects on colony number and size, DEX-enhanced osteoblastic differentiation activity by stimulating ALP activity of the colonies up to 25-fold in the young and 5-fold in the old. Our data suggest that increased age lowered the number of osteoprogenitor cells and their growth in BMSC cultures. DEX decreased the attachment and proliferation of BMSC in culture. These changes reflect age-related and glucocorticoid-induced osteopenia. Mouse BMSC cultures therefore may serve as a useful in vitro model to study the mechanisms of type II osteoporosis.
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- Theresa L Chen
- Department of Natural Sciences, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA, USA.
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Richards RG, Klotz DM, Walker MP, Diaugustine RP. Mammary gland branching morphogenesis is diminished in mice with a deficiency of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), but not in mice with a liver-specific deletion of IGF-I. Endocrinology 2004; 145:3106-10. [PMID: 15059953 DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-1112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The development of the mouse mammary gland occurs postnatally. Hormonal activation of local growth factor pathways stimulates rapid elongation and branching of the rudimentary gland through the fatty stroma. Earlier studies showed that GH is required for mammary gland ductal morphogenesis and that IGF-I mediates this action of GH. In the present study we show that adult IGF-I(m/m) mutant mice exhibit a marked reduction in levels of mammary gland and liver igf1 transcripts compared with controls. Whole mounts of the adult IGF-I(m/m) mammary glands revealed ducts that extended to the limits of the fat pad; however, the number of bifurcation branch points in the ductal tree of the mutants was reduced by half compared with that of wild-type glands. In contrast, adult mutant mice with a liver-specific deletion of the igf1 gene obtained by Cre/loxP recombination strategy maintained the normal levels of mammary gland igf1 transcripts and did not exhibit a branching deficit in this organ. It was previously reported that this specific loss of liver IGF-I causes serum levels of IGF-I (endocrine) to decrease by approximately 75%, whereas the levels of tissue igf1 transcripts remain unchanged. On the basis of these findings, we propose that paracrine, not endocrine, IGF-I is important for mammary branching morphogenesis.
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- R Gregg Richards
- Hormones and Cancer Group, Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental and Health Science, P.O. Box 12233, MD D4-04, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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