• Title of article

    Cbfa1 expression is enhanced by the immunosuppressant FK506 in the osteoblastic cell line: UMR106

  • Author/Authors

    Daisuke Iejima، نويسنده , , Daisuke and Lee، نويسنده , , Mi-Hye and Kojima، نويسنده , , Hiroko and Yoshikawa، نويسنده , , Takafumi and Wang، نويسنده , , Pi-Chao and Uemura، نويسنده , , Toshimasa، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    845
  • To page
    850
  • Abstract
    An immunosuppressant FK506 has been reported to induce osteoblast differentiation in vivo [J. Bone Miner. Res. 15 (2000) 1147]. To study the role of FK506 in osteoblast differentiation, we examined the mRNA expressions of several marker genes (Cbfa1, osteopontin, and alkaline phosphatase) in an osteoblastic cell line: UMR106-6. Results showed that the Cbfa1 (osteoblast specific transcription factor) expression in UMR cells was enhanced by treatment with FK506, promoting osteoblast differentiation. The effect was marked when simultaneous treatment with FK506 and dexamethasone was given to UMR cells comparing with the effects of treatment with each substance alone or non-treatment.
  • Keywords
    FK506 , Cbfa1 , Osteoblast differentiation , alkaline phosphatase , Osteopontin
  • Journal title
    Materials Science and Engineering C
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    Materials Science and Engineering C
  • Record number

    2098457