Endocrinology, Vol 137, 2262-2268, Copyright © 1996 by Endocrine Society

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Enhanced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in human SaOS- 2 osteoblast-like cells and murine osteoblasts induced by insulin-like growth factor I

DL Goad, J Rubin, H Wang, AH Tashjian Jr and C Patterson
Department of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

Formation of new capillaries, a critical component of tissue growth and repair, is a recognized process in the development, formation, and remodeling of bone. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a potent angiogenic factor with specific mitogenic actions on endothelial cells, is produced in a regulated manner by many cell types, including osteoblasts. The aim of the present investigation was to test the hypothesis that insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), a known osteogenic factor, modulates VEGF expression in osteoblasts. In human SaOS-2 osteoblast-like cells, 10 nM IGF-I increased the abundance of VEGF messenger RNA (mRNA) by 4-fold above the control value at 2h, and the elevated levels of mRNA returned to near basal by 8 h. IGF-I stimulated VEGF mRNA levels at IGF-I concentrations as low as 1-2 nM. The stability of VEGF mRNA was not increased after IGF-I treatment, and actinomycin D abrogated the enhanced expression of VEGF mRNA by IGF-I, indicating that the action of IGF-I was probably mediated by a transcriptional mechanism. The induction of VEGF mRNA by IGF-I in SaOS- 2 cells was associated with an increase in immunoreactive VEGF protein, as detected by immunoblot analysis. IGF-I also increased the expression of VEGF mRNA in primary murine osteoblasts, which confirmed that the actions of IGF-I were not unique to SaOS-2 cells. We conclude that IGF- I enhances osteoblast synthesis of VEGF, which may then act locally on endothelium to stimulate angiogenesis, an essential component of bone growth and remodeling.

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