Mechanotransduction in bone cells proceeds via activation of COX-2, but not COX-1 |
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Authors: | Bakker A D Klein-Nulend J Burger E H |
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Institution: | Department of Oral Cell Biology, ACTA-Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. AD.Bakker.OCB.ACTA@med.vu.nl |
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Abstract: | Cyclooxygenase (COX) is the key enzyme in the production of prostaglandins, which are essential for the response of bone to mechanical loading. We determined which COX-isoform, COX-1 or COX-2, determines loading-induced prostaglandin production in primary bone cells in vitro. Mouse and human bone cells reacted to 1 h of pulsating fluid flow (PFF, 0.6+/-0.3 Pa at 5 Hz) with an increased prostaglandin E(2) production, which continued 24 h after cessation of PFF. Inhibition of COX-2 activity with NS-398 abolished the stimulating effect of PFF both at 1 h and at 24 h post-incubation, while inhibition of COX-1 by SC-560 affected neither the early nor the late response to flow. PFF rapidly stimulated COX-2 mRNA expression at 1 h but did not affect COX-1 mRNA expression. COX-2 mRNA expression was still significantly enhanced 24 h after cessation of PFF. We conclude that COX-2 is the mechanosensitive form of COX that determines the response of bone tissue to mechanical loading. |
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Keywords: | Bone cell culture Pulsating fluid flow Prostaglandin E2 COX-1 COX-2 |
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