Article
Overexpression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-5 decreases osteoblastic function in vitro.
Bone - 1 Dec 2004
Durant D, Pereira R M R, Canalis E
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal cells synthesize insulin-like growth factors (IGF) and their binding proteins (IGFBP). The effects of IGFBP-5 on bone cell growth and osteoblastic function are controversial, and transgenic mice overexpressing IGFBP-5 exhibit osteopenia. The mechanisms were not explored, and in this study, we investigated the effects of IGFBP-5 overexpression in MC3T3 cells in vitro. MC3T3 cells were transduced with a...
Topics
- 3T3 Cells
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 5
- Mice
- Osteoblasts
- Phenotype
- Protein Binding
- RNA, Messenger
- Rats
- Transduction, Genetic
