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Steroid receptors in osteoblasts

T Yoshioka, B Sato, K Matsumoto

    Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
    |May 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    Osteoblasts, bone-forming cells, directly bind glucocorticoids like dexamethasone. However, they do not directly bind estrogens or androgens, suggesting indirect mechanisms for these hormones in bone regulation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Endocrinology
    • Cell Biology
    • Bone Biology

    Background:

    • Osteoblasts are crucial for bone formation and remodeling.
    • Understanding hormone interactions with osteoblasts is key to bone health research.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the direct binding of steroid hormones to purified fetal rat osteoblasts.
    • To determine if osteoblasts are direct target cells for glucocorticoids, estrogens, and androgens.

    Main Methods:

    • Purification of osteoblasts from fetal rat calvaria using collagenase digestion.
    • Incubation of cells with radiolabeled hormones: dexamethasone, estradiol-17 beta, dihydrotestosterone, and R5020.
    • Measurement of specific hormone binding, localization (nuclear fraction), and receptor characteristics (Kd, binding sites).

    Main Results:

    • Purified osteoblasts exhibited high-affinity, low-capacity binding for 3H-dexamethasone, primarily in the nuclear fraction.
    • The dissociation constant (Kd) for dexamethasone was 3.3 x 10(-9)M, with approximately 9,750 binding sites per cell.
    • Specific binding for 3H-estradiol-17 beta and 3H-dihydrotestosterone was undetectable in isolated osteoblasts.

    Conclusions:

    • Purified osteoblasts are direct target cells for glucocorticoids.
    • Estrogens and androgens likely do not act directly on osteoblasts, suggesting indirect regulatory pathways.

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