title: The effects of calcitonin, parathyroid hormone and prostaglandin E2 on cyclic AMP levels of isolated osteoclasts.
abstract: Cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels were measured in both isolated and attached osteoclasts. The level of cAMP was 0.1 pmol/10(5) osteoclasts. No change in cAMP level of osteoclasts could be detected following calcitonin treatment. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) treatment stimulated cAMP production in proportion to alkaline phosphatase levels and divergent to acid phosphatase levels. This indicates that osteoblasts, not osteoclasts, were responsive to PTH and PGE2.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schraer
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Gay
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002642:Chick Embryo; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007700:Kinetics; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D002116:Calcitonin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D015232:Dinoprostone