Endocrinology, Vol 130, 2675-2682, Copyright © 1992 by Endocrine Society

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The interaction of heparin and basic fibroblast growth factor on collagen synthesis in 21-day fetal rat calvariae

MM Hurley, M Kessler, G Gronowicz and LG Raisz
Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030-1850.

We examined the interactions of the glycosaminoglycan, heparin, and recombinant human basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on collagen synthesis in 21-day fetal rat calvariae. In calvariae treated for 96 h, heparin (25 micrograms/ml) and bFGF (10(-9) M) inhibited collagenase- digestible protein (CDP) labeling by 52 and 60% of control, respectively, and the combination further inhibited CDP labeling. Inhibition of CDP labeling by heparin (25 micrograms/ml) or bFGF (10(- 9), 10(-8) M) was similar in the presence or absence of aphidicolin (30 microM) an inhibitor of cell replication. Heparin selectively inhibited CDP labeling in the osteoblast rich central bone but bFGF alone or in combination with heparin inhibited CDP labeling both in the periosteum and central bone. Heparin and bFGF alone decreased steady state levels of alpha 1(I)procollagen messenger RNA (mRNA) at 24 h and the combination further decreased mRNA levels. A high concentration of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1, 3 x 10(-8) M) reversed the inhibitory effect of heparin on DNA synthesis and CDP labeling. In contrast, IGF-1 could not reverse the inhibitory effects of bFGF on CDP labeling but enhanced the stimulatory effects of bFGF on thymidine incorporation into DNA. We conclude that the inhibitory effects of heparin and bFGF on CDP are independent of effects on cell replication. We further conclude that both heparin and bFGF inhibit collagen synthesis at a pretranslational site since they decreased procollagen mRNA levels in osteoblasts. However, the inhibition of collagen synthesis by heparin and bFGF appears to involve divergent pathways since exogenous IGF-1 could overcome the effect of heparin but not bFGF on collagen synthesis.

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