title: Calcitonin directly acts on mouse osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells to stimulate mRNA expression of c-fos, insulin-like growth factor-1 and osteoblastic phenotypes (type 1 collagen and osteocalcin).
abstract: The present study was performed to examine whether calcitonin directly acted on mouse osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells to stimulate the mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and c-fos, followed by an increase in their proliferation and differentiation. Eel calcitonin increased [3H]thymidine incorporation and alkaline phosphatase activity as well as the mRNA expression of type 1 collagen and osteocalcin which were characteristic of osteoblasts. Eel calcitonin (10(-8)M) induced c-fos mRNA transiently after its addition, followed by gene expression of IGF-1, an important autocrine/paracrine growth factor in the regulation of osteoblastic proliferation. We first demonstrated that calcitonin directly acted on osteoblasts to stimulate transcription of c-fos and IGF-1 genes as well as functional phenotypes including type 1 collagen and osteocalcin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saijoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukase
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chihara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D016762:Genes, fos / Q000187:drug effects*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010641:Phenotype; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D008934:Mitogens; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015675:Osteocalcin; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D002116:Calcitonin; D003094:Collagen