β<sub>2</sub>‐adrenergic receptors expressed on murine chondrocytes stimulate cellular growth and inhibit the expression of Indian hedgehog and collagen type X
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Abstract
The sympathetic nervous system has been demonstrated to have a role in regulating bone remodeling through beta-adrenergic receptors (beta-AR) expressed on osteoblasts. Studies using beta(2)-adrenergic receptor agonists in vivo have also suggested an effect on endochondral bone development; however, it was not clear if this effect was mediated through osteoblasts or chondrocytes. To more thoroughly examine the role of beta-AR in chondrocytes we characterized the expression and signal transduction systems activated by beta-AR in growth plate chondrocytes prepared from ribs of embryonic E18.5 mice. Using RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry we found that the chondrocytes expressed only beta(2)-AR. The receptors were coupled to stimulation of adenylyl cyclase, phosphorylation of the cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2). Stimulation of ERK1/2 was transient and limited by the concomitant stimulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase (MKP-1). Isoproterenol stimulated the growth of chondrocytes as assessed by increased incorporation of [(3)H]-thymidine into the cells. The cellular expression of two markers of chondrocyte differentiation, Indian hedgehog, expressed in pre-hypertrophic cells and collagen type X, expressed in hypertrophic chondrocytes, were both significantly inhibited after incubation with isoproterenol. Collectively, these findings demonstrate regulation of chondrocytes through beta(2)-AR expressed on the cells that stimulate their growth and inhibit their differentiation, indicating that the sympathetic nervous system may be an important regulator of embryonic cartilage development.
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| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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