title: Studies on regulation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-3 and IGFBP-4 production in human bone cells.
abstract: Previous studies have shown that the actions of IGF-II in bone are determined not only by its concentration, but also by the concentration of IGFBP-4 as well as other IGFBPs. In this study, we sought to determine by Western ligand blotting the effects of growth hormone, IGF-I and IGF-II on the production of IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-4 in TE89 human osteosarcoma cells and in untransformed normal human bone cells derived from rib. Human growth hormone at 10 micrograms/l decreased the amount of IGFBP-4 but had no effect on the IGFBP-3 level in the conditioned medium of low density cultures of TE89 cells and human bone cells derived from rib. Human growth hormone had no effect on IGFBP-3 or IGFBP-4 levels in the conditioned medium of high density human bone cell cultures. IGF-I and IGF-II, which increased human bone cell proliferation, decreased the level of IGFBP-4 (30% of control at 100 micrograms/l IGF-I and IGF-II) but increased the level of IGFBP-3 (3-10 fold at 100 micrograms/l IGF-I and IGF-II) after 48 h of treatment in the conditioned medium of both low and high density TE89 cell cultures. Similar changes in IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-4 levels were also seen in the conditioned medium of human bone cells derived from rib after treatment with IGF-I and IGF-II. Studies to determine the underlying molecular mechanisms by which IGF-II decreased the amount of IGFBP-4 in the conditioned medium revealed that IGF-II decreased the IGFBP-4 mRNA abundance and increased the IGFBP-3 mRNA abundance in human bone cells. Based on the above findings, we conclude that the production of both IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-4 is regulated in bone cells and that local and systemic agents may modulate the responsiveness of bone cells to IGFs by regulated secretion of IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-4.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, CA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: U G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Lempert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tremollieres
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wergedal
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Baylink
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D018974:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 4; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D018974:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 4; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D013006:Growth Hormone