Abstract
Growth hormone (GH) affects bone size and mass in part through stimulating insulin-like growth factor type 1 (IGF-1) production in liver and bone. Whether GH acts independent of IGF-1 in bone remains unclear. To define the mode of GH action in bone, we have used a Cre/loxP system in which the type 1 IGF-1 receptor (Igf1r) has been disrupted specifically in osteoblasts in vitro and in vivo. Calvarial osteoblasts from mice homozygous for the floxed IGF-1R allele (IGF-1Rflox/flox) were infected with adenoviral vectors expressing Cre. Disruption of IGF-1R mRNA(>90%) was accompanied by near elimination of IGF-1R protein but retention of GHR protein. GH-induced STAT5 activation was consistently greater in osteoblasts with an intact IGF-1R. Osteoblasts lacking IGF-1R retained GH-induced ERK and Akt phosphorylation and GH-stimulated IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 mRNA expression. GH-induced osteoblast proliferation was abolished by Cre-mediated disruption of the IGF-1R or co-incubation of cells with an IGF-1-neutralizing antibody. By contrast, GH inhibited apoptosis in osteoblasts lacking the IGF-1R. To examine the effects of GH on osteoblasts in vivo, mice wild type for the IGF-1R treated with GH subcutaneously for 7 days showed a doubling in the number of osteoblasts lining trabecular bone, whereas osteoblast numbers in similarly treated mice lacking the IGF-1R in osteoblasts were not significantly affected. These results indicate that although direct IGF-1R-independent actions of GH on osteoblast apoptosis can be demonstrated in vitro, IGF-1R is required for anabolic effects of GH in osteoblasts in vivo.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 31666-31674 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
| Volume | 282 |
| Issue number | 43 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 26 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Mode of growth hormone action in osteoblasts. / DiGirolamo, Douglas J.; Mukherjee, Aditi; Fulzele, Keertik; Gan, Yujun; Cao, Xuemei; Frank, Stuart J.; Clemens, Thomas L.
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T1 - Mode of growth hormone action in osteoblasts
AU - DiGirolamo, Douglas J.
AU - Mukherjee, Aditi
AU - Fulzele, Keertik
AU - Gan, Yujun
AU - Cao, Xuemei
AU - Frank, Stuart J.
AU - Clemens, Thomas L.
PY - 2007/10/26
Y1 - 2007/10/26
N2 - Growth hormone (GH) affects bone size and mass in part through stimulating insulin-like growth factor type 1 (IGF-1) production in liver and bone. Whether GH acts independent of IGF-1 in bone remains unclear. To define the mode of GH action in bone, we have used a Cre/loxP system in which the type 1 IGF-1 receptor (Igf1r) has been disrupted specifically in osteoblasts in vitro and in vivo. Calvarial osteoblasts from mice homozygous for the floxed IGF-1R allele (IGF-1Rflox/flox) were infected with adenoviral vectors expressing Cre. Disruption of IGF-1R mRNA(>90%) was accompanied by near elimination of IGF-1R protein but retention of GHR protein. GH-induced STAT5 activation was consistently greater in osteoblasts with an intact IGF-1R. Osteoblasts lacking IGF-1R retained GH-induced ERK and Akt phosphorylation and GH-stimulated IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 mRNA expression. GH-induced osteoblast proliferation was abolished by Cre-mediated disruption of the IGF-1R or co-incubation of cells with an IGF-1-neutralizing antibody. By contrast, GH inhibited apoptosis in osteoblasts lacking the IGF-1R. To examine the effects of GH on osteoblasts in vivo, mice wild type for the IGF-1R treated with GH subcutaneously for 7 days showed a doubling in the number of osteoblasts lining trabecular bone, whereas osteoblast numbers in similarly treated mice lacking the IGF-1R in osteoblasts were not significantly affected. These results indicate that although direct IGF-1R-independent actions of GH on osteoblast apoptosis can be demonstrated in vitro, IGF-1R is required for anabolic effects of GH in osteoblasts in vivo.
AB - Growth hormone (GH) affects bone size and mass in part through stimulating insulin-like growth factor type 1 (IGF-1) production in liver and bone. Whether GH acts independent of IGF-1 in bone remains unclear. To define the mode of GH action in bone, we have used a Cre/loxP system in which the type 1 IGF-1 receptor (Igf1r) has been disrupted specifically in osteoblasts in vitro and in vivo. Calvarial osteoblasts from mice homozygous for the floxed IGF-1R allele (IGF-1Rflox/flox) were infected with adenoviral vectors expressing Cre. Disruption of IGF-1R mRNA(>90%) was accompanied by near elimination of IGF-1R protein but retention of GHR protein. GH-induced STAT5 activation was consistently greater in osteoblasts with an intact IGF-1R. Osteoblasts lacking IGF-1R retained GH-induced ERK and Akt phosphorylation and GH-stimulated IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 mRNA expression. GH-induced osteoblast proliferation was abolished by Cre-mediated disruption of the IGF-1R or co-incubation of cells with an IGF-1-neutralizing antibody. By contrast, GH inhibited apoptosis in osteoblasts lacking the IGF-1R. To examine the effects of GH on osteoblasts in vivo, mice wild type for the IGF-1R treated with GH subcutaneously for 7 days showed a doubling in the number of osteoblasts lining trabecular bone, whereas osteoblast numbers in similarly treated mice lacking the IGF-1R in osteoblasts were not significantly affected. These results indicate that although direct IGF-1R-independent actions of GH on osteoblast apoptosis can be demonstrated in vitro, IGF-1R is required for anabolic effects of GH in osteoblasts in vivo.
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