Role of muscle-derived growth factors in bone formation.
Muscle and bone anabolism and catabolism are tightly coupled during growth, development, and aging, yet the cellular and molecular mechanisms linking these two tissues are not well understood. Here we show that FGF-2 and IGF-1, two growth factors known to play a major role in regulating bone formation, are localized to muscle fibers along the muscle-bone interface of the mouse forelimb. Likewise, receptors for these growth factors are also abundant in periosteum adjacent to fleshy muscle attachments along the diaphysis of long bones. Growth factor levels were quantified from homogenized mouse forelimb muscles and IGF-1 was found to be the most abundant factor with FGF-2 also detected. Growth factor levels were also analyzed in conditioned medium from cultured myotubes, and IGF-1 and FGF-2 were again detected at significant levels. Mechanically wounding C2C12 myotubes increased the release of FGF-2 into conditioned medium, whereas IGF-1 was secreted at lower concentrations than FGF-2 following injury. Together these findings suggest that muscle is an important, local source of growth factors for bone tissue. Hence, the integrated growth and development of bone and muscle is likely to be regulated in part by paracrine mechanisms at the muscle-bone interface involving growth factor signaling.
Hamrick
M W
MW
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, GA, USA. mhamrick@mail.mcg.edu
McNeil
P L
PL
Patterson
S L
SL
D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D041641:Musculoskeletal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D019899:Paracrine Communication / Q000502:physiology; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I