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Phosphodiesterase 4 in osteoblastic osteosarcoma cells as a potential target for growth inhibition
Motoshi Narita1, Taku Murata, Kasumi Shimizu
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan. nya@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis revealed that HOSM-1 cells, an osteosarcoma cell line established from human mandible, expressed mRNA for osteoblastic markers, such as alkaline phosphatase, osteonectin, osteocalcin and parathyroid hormone receptor, thus exhibiting an osteoblastic phenotype. We have investigated a possible role of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) in osteosarcoma cells. RT-PCR analysis revealed that HOSM-1 cells expressed mRNA for PDE4A, 4B and 4C. In addition, rolipram, a specific inhibitor of PDE4, inhibited HOSM-1 cell proliferation. The finding that PDE4 is involved in proliferation of osteosarcoma cells suggests the possibility that PDE4 may be a new target for antitumor therapy.