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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-9-6
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pubmed:abstractText |
When mesenchymal cells from the early chick limb bud (stage 23-24) are plated at high cell density they spontaneously undergo chondrogenesis implicating extensive cell-to-cell interactions. In the past it has been shown that TGF-beta and vitamin D can influence this process and can stimulate chondrogenesis. Given the importance of cell adhesion molecules during cellular interactions we decided to examine the effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 or TGF-beta on the expression of molecules involved in cell-to-cell adhesion (N-cadherin) or cell-substrate adhesion (alkaline phosphatase). Immunofluorescence demonstrated that N-cadherin was expressed in the mesenchymal cells and in the very early cartilage nodules but it was down-regulated in the older nodules. As shown by Western blotting, the expression of N-cadherin declined as chondrogenesis proceeded and was affected in cultures treated with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and TGF-beta 1. Alkaline phosphatase was also expressed in the mesenchymal cells; these cells preferentially use an alternative transcript compared to the cartilage cells of the sternum. Thus, our data suggest that the involvement of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in chondrogenesis could be mediated via regulation of cell adhesion.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0014-4827
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
213
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
433-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Alkaline Phosphatase,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Blotting, Western,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Cadherins,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Calcitriol,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Cells, Cultured,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Chick Embryo,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Extremities,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Gene Expression Regulation,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Mesoderm,
pubmed-meshheading:8050500-Transforming Growth Factor beta
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pubmed:year |
1994
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Expression of N-cadherin and alkaline phosphatase in chick limb bud mesenchymal cells: regulation by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 or TGF-beta 1.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Ohio 45469-2320.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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