title: Systemic administration of rhIGF-I or rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3 increases cortical bone and lean body mass in ovariectomized rats.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare dose-related effects on cortical bone and lean body mass following subcutaneous administration of rhIGF-I alone, or bound to an equimolar amount of rhIGFBP-3 to adult Ovx rats. At the age of 16 weeks, rats were ovariectomized or sham-operated and were allowed 8 weeks to develop osteopenia. After being divided into control (saline treated) or treatment groups, rats were injected daily during an 8-week period with 0.9 and 2.6 mg/kg of rhIGF-I, or with 0.9, 2.6, and 7.5 mg/kg of rhIGF-I bound to rhIGFBP-3. Fluorescent bone markers were given 9 and 2 days prior to necropsy. Body weights and lean body mass were monitored throughout the experiment. Cortical bone histomorphometry was performed on tibial cross-sections at the tibiofibular junction, and endochondral bone growth was measured at the distal femoral metaphysis. All rats treated with rhIGF-I or the rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3 complex had increased body weights, corresponding to a dose-dependent increase in lean body mass. Endochondral growth was slightly increased in all experimental groups, but was not dose-dependent. A dramatic increase in periosteal, modeling-dependent formation, coupled with decreased or unchanged resorption on the endocortical envelope resulted in a dose-dependent increase in cortical thickness and cross-sectional area in groups treated with the complex of rhIGF-I/IGFBP-3. This complex appeared to be more effective in promoting positive musculoskeletal changes than rhIGF-I alone.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Preclinical Safety and Efficacy, Celtrix Pharmaceuticals, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bagi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: DeLeon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brommage
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sommer
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D001846:Bone Development / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000188:drug therapy; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects; D010052:Ovariectomy; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D013977:Tibia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013002:Somatomedins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I