Publication: Bromocriptine modulates the expression of PTHrP receptor, Indian hedgehog, and Runx2 proteins in the growth plate of lactating rats
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2013-09-01
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15734919
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03008177
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Mahidol University
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Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. Vol.381, No.1-2 (2013), 191-199
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Kannikar Wongdee, Natchayaporn Thonapan, Wasana Saengamnart, Nateetip Krishnamra, Narattaphol Charoenphandhu Bromocriptine modulates the expression of PTHrP receptor, Indian hedgehog, and Runx2 proteins in the growth plate of lactating rats. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. Vol.381, No.1-2 (2013), 191-199. doi:10.1007/s11010-013-1702-y Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/31222
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Bromocriptine modulates the expression of PTHrP receptor, Indian hedgehog, and Runx2 proteins in the growth plate of lactating rats
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In lactating rats, the endochondral bone growth is markedly enhanced, leading to the lengthening of long bone. This lactation-induced bone elongation could be abolished by a dopaminergic D2 receptor agonist bromocriptine, but how bromocriptine altered the expression of major chondroregulatory proteins in the growth plate cartilage was elusive. Here, we performed a quantitative immunohistochemical analysis to determine the expression of various peptides and transcription factors known to control the growth plate chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation [i.e., parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), PTHrP receptor, Indian hedgehog (Ihh), and runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2)], in bromocriptine-treated lactating rats. The results showed that bromocriptine markedly increased Ihh expression in hypertrophic chondrocytes during early and midlactation, while the expression of PTHrP receptor, but not its ligand PTHrP, was upregulated in the proliferative and hypertrophic zones during mid and late lactation. In contrast, the expression of Runx2, an important transcription factor for chondrocyte differentiation, was suppressed in the hypertrophic chondrocytes of bromocriptine-treated rats. In conclusion, bromocriptine increased Ihh and PTHrP receptor expressions and decreased Runx2 expression, which might, in turn, enhance chondrocyte proliferation and delay chondrocyte hypertrophy, thereby slowing down endochondral bone growth. This finding could explain how bromocriptine compromised the lactation-induced bone elongation. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.