Abstract
Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) stimulates osteoblastic cells in culture to proliferate and to synthesize bone matrix proteins. However, local IGF-I action is modulated by a family of IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs) that, in turn, are modified by specific IGFBP proteases. All these components of the IGF-I regulatory system are present and operative in bone cells in vitro. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | S107-S110 |
Journal | Growth Hormone and IGF Research |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | SUPPL. B |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- IGFBP protease
- IGFBP-4 and -5
- Insulin-like growth factor I
- Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein (IGFBP)
- Osteoblast
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology