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The role of activin a in the human osteoblast cell cycle: a preliminary experimental in vitro study.
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PMID:  20198558     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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Animal studies have previously shown that activin A enhances osteoblast proliferation IN VITRO and increases bone formation and bone mechanical strength IN VIVO. For the further understanding of its action in human osteoblast, we studied the pattern of a cell cycle response to the treatment with activin A. We hypothesize that activin A alters the cell cycle pattern of human osteoblast. Primary cultures of human osteoblast-like cells were treated by activin A in a biologically effective concentration (100 ng/mL). The cells in cultured samples were counted, assayed for cellular alkaline phosphatase activity and calcitonin expression, LDH activity in the medium, cellular BrdU incorporation, cell cycle cytometry and compared to untreated controls. The treated by activin A cells responded by a significant shift toward the G1 phase of the cell cycle with parallel decrease in cell death rate (lower LDH activity and less necrotic cells in cytometric analysis). The treated cells also showed a lower alkaline phosphatase activity and calcitonin expression, indicating their undifferentiated state, and didn't change their proliferation rate. The number of cells in culture increased following treatment with activin A. We show that activin A increases the net osteoblast number in culture by reducing the cell death rate without affecting the cell proliferation. These findings should be part of cellular pathways that are involved in the initial stages of bone tissue generation.
Authors:
N Rosenberg; M Soudry; O Rosenberg; I Blumenfeld; Z Blumenfeld
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-03-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association     Volume:  118     ISSN:  1439-3646     ISO Abbreviation:  Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. Diabetes     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-12     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9505926     Medline TA:  Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes     Country:  Germany    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  708-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
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© J. A. Barth Verlag in Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
Affiliation:
Orthopaedic Surgery A Department, Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel. nahumrosenberg@hotmail.com
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