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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
Adrenomedullin is a 52-amino acid vasodilator peptide produced in many tissues, including bone. It has 20% sequence identity with amylin, a regulator of osteoblast growth, and circulates in picomolar concentrations. The present study assesses whether adrenomedullin also acts on osteoblasts. At concentrations of 10(-12) M and greater, adrenomedullin produced a dose-dependent increase in cell number and [3H]thymidine incorporation in cultures of fetal rat osteoblasts. This effect was also seen with adrenomedullin-(15-52), -(22-52), and -(27-52), but adrenomedullin-(40-52) was inactive. These effects were lost in the presence of amylin blockers, suggesting they were mediated by the amylin receptor. Adrenomedullin also increased [3H]thymidine incorporation into cultured neonatal mouse calvaria but, unlike amylin, did not reduce bone resorption in this model. Adrenomedullin stimulated phenylalanine incorporation into both isolated osteoblasts and calvaria. When injected daily for 5 days over the calvariae of adult mice, it increased indexes of bone formation two- to threefold (P < 0.0001) and increased mineralized bone area by 14% (P = 0.004). It is concluded that adrenomedullin regulates osteoblast function and that it increases bone mass in vivo. The potential of this family of peptides in the therapy of osteoporosis should be further evaluated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E1113-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Adrenomedullin, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Amyloid, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Bone Resorption, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Fetus, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Organ Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Osteoblasts, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Sexual Maturation, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Skull, pubmed-meshheading:9435526-Thymidine
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Adrenomedullin is a potent stimulator of osteoblastic activity in vitro and in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't