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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 276: E34-E42, 1999;
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Vol. 276, Issue 1, E34-E42, January 1999

Effect of hypophysectomy on the proliferation and differentiation of rat bone marrow stromal cells

James K. Yeh1,2, Jodi F. Evans1, Meng-Meng Chen1, and John F. Aloia1,2

1 Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola 11501; and 2 The Health Sciences Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794

Conditions such as estrogen deficiency, skeletal unloading, and aging have all been demonstrated to have various effects on the proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow stroma-derived osteoprogenitor cells. Here we have sought to examine the effects of pituitary hormone deficiency on the proliferation and the differentiation of these osteoprogenitor cells using the hypophysectomized (HX) rat as a model. In the present study, we use an in vitro culture system to examine the effects of HX on the osteogenic potential of rat bone marrow stroma. With the intact animal as a control, we used [3H]thymidine incorporation and cell number as indexes of proliferation. We also measured alkaline phosphatase enzyme activity, relative levels of osteocalcin expression with RT-PCR, and osteopontin and bone sialoprotein steady-state levels by Northern blot to delineate the effect on differentiation. Our results indicate that osteoprogenitor cells exposed to a pituitary hormone-deficient environment in vivo demonstrate an enhanced proliferative capacity and also exhibit an augmented expression of differentiation markers when exposed to an optimal environment in vitro.

pituitary hormone; osteoblasts; osteogenesis; alkaline phosphatase; calcium


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