title: Insulin promotes growth of the cultured rat osteosarcoma cell line UMR-106-01: an osteoblast-like cell.
abstract: The rat osteogenic sarcoma subclone UMR-106-01 is a cell type with osteoblast-like properties. This cell line has been shown to process specific receptors for insulin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), but not IGF-II. Insulin at physiological concentrations (1-5 ng/ml) in serum-free medium can maintain cell growth, as assessed by protein accumulation, thymidine uptake, and an increase in cell number. IGF-I is less potent than insulin, but, based on relative binding affinities for the insulin receptor, possibly acts via its own receptor. Insulin also enhances PTH-stimulated cAMP accumulation in these cells both by increasing cell number and an effect independent of cell number. Insulin may have a role in bone homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hickman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McElduff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D007328:Insulin; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D011972:Receptor, Insulin; D013936:Thymidine