title: Human bone marrow stromal cells express an osteoblastic phenotype in culture.
abstract: This study reports the selection and characterization of osteogenic precursors from human bone marrow which were isolated by two "clonings" and successive subculturing. These cell lines express alkaline phosphatase activity. Gel electrophoresis of [3H]-proline labeled cultures showed that the cloned cells produce only type I collagen. They synthetize osteocalcin and osteonectin. They respond to 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D3 by increasing osteocalcin synthesis and secretion, and to parathyroid hormone by increasing cyclic AMP synthesis. After the third subculture in the absence of beta-glycerophosphate, these cell lines formed lots of clusters which exhibit high alkaline phosphatase activity and positive von Kossa staining. X-ray energy spectrum shows that these cells are surrounded by "budding" structures containing calcium and phosphorus with a ratio Ca:P identical to those of pure hydroxyapatite. This process was associated with 45Ca uptake into the cells. All these data support the selection of osteogenic cells which may be of considerable clinical importance.
authors.affiliation: INSERM-U. 306, Université de Bordeaux II, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vilamitjana-Amedee
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bareille
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rouais
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Caplan
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Harmand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002999:Clone Cells; D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D015676:Osteonectin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D010641:Phenotype; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015676:Osteonectin; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D015675:Osteocalcin; D003094:Collagen; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002117:Calcitriol