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  • Title: Dexamethasone regulation of marrow stromal-derived osteoblastic cells.
    Author: Fried A, Benayahu D.
    Journal: J Cell Biochem; 1996 Sep 15; 62(4):476-83. PubMed ID: 8891893.
    Abstract:
    The clonal subtypes of cells in the osteogenic family represented by fibroblastoid MBA-15.33, preosteoblast MBA-15.4, and mature osteoblastic MBA-15.6 cells were used to study the effects of glucocorticoid (dexamethasone). The role of dexamethasone was monitored on cell attachment when plated on various protein substrata (BSA, collagen 1, and Matrigel). A 24 h exposure of the cells to 10(-6) M or 10(-7) M dexamethasone differential affects their attachment preference. MBA-15.33 and MBA-15.4 cells increased their attachment capability on collagen 1, while MBA-15.6 cells' attachment was inhibited. Pretreatment with (10(-6) M) dexamethasone caused an increase in attachment on Matrigel by MBA-15.33 cells and to less extent by MBA-15.4 cells. Additionally, measurements of two enzymatic activities were monitored; one is alkaline phosphatase (ALK-P), and the second is neutral endopeptidase (CD10/NEP). MBA-15.33, MBA-15.4, and MBA-15.6 cells were exposed to dexamethasone or to various growth factors (bone morphogenic protein (BMP-2 and BMP-3), TGF beta, and IGF-1). In some experiments, pretreatment of cells by dexamethasone was followed by exposure to the growth factors. The cells' challenged cellular responses were not uniform and revealed a differential pattern when their ALK-P and CD10/NEP enzymatic activities were measured.
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