Increased bone mass is an unexpected phenotype associated with deletion of the calcitonin gene
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Increased bone mass is an unexpected phenotype associated with deletion of the calcitonin gene. / Hoff, Ana O; Catala-Lehnen, Philip; Thomas, Pamela M; Priemel, Matthias; Rueger, Johannes M; Nasonkin, Igor; Bradley, Allan; Hughes, Mark R; Ordonez, Nelson; Cote, Gilbert J; Amling, Michael; Gagel, Robert F.
In: J CLIN INVEST, Vol. 110, No. 12, 12.2002, p. 1849-57.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Increased bone mass is an unexpected phenotype associated with deletion of the calcitonin gene
AU - Hoff, Ana O
AU - Catala-Lehnen, Philip
AU - Thomas, Pamela M
AU - Priemel, Matthias
AU - Rueger, Johannes M
AU - Nasonkin, Igor
AU - Bradley, Allan
AU - Hughes, Mark R
AU - Ordonez, Nelson
AU - Cote, Gilbert J
AU - Amling, Michael
AU - Gagel, Robert F
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - Calcitonin (CT) is a known inhibitor of bone resorption. Calcitonin gene-related peptide-alpha (CGRPalpha), produced by alternative RNA processing of the CT/CGRP gene, has no clearly defined role in bone. To better understand the physiologic role of the CT/CGRP gene we created a mouse in which the coding sequences for both CT and CGRPalpha were deleted by homologous recombination. The CT/CGRP(-/-) knockout (KO) mice procreated normally, there were no identifiable developmental defects at birth, and they had normal baseline calcium-related chemistry values. However, KO animals were more responsive to exogenous human parathyroid hormone as evidenced by a greater increase of the serum calcium concentration and urine deoxypyridinoline crosslinks, an effect reversed by CT and mediated by a greater increase in bone resorption than in controls. Surprisingly, KO mice have significantly greater trabecular bone volume and a 1.5- to 2-fold increase in bone formation at 1 and 3 months of age. This effect appears to be mediated by increased bone formation. In addition, KO mice maintain bone mass following ovariectomy, whereas wild-type mice lose approximately one-third of their bone mass over 2 months. These findings argue for dual roles for CT/CGRP gene products: prevention of bone resorption in hypercalcemic states and a regulatory role in bone formation.
AB - Calcitonin (CT) is a known inhibitor of bone resorption. Calcitonin gene-related peptide-alpha (CGRPalpha), produced by alternative RNA processing of the CT/CGRP gene, has no clearly defined role in bone. To better understand the physiologic role of the CT/CGRP gene we created a mouse in which the coding sequences for both CT and CGRPalpha were deleted by homologous recombination. The CT/CGRP(-/-) knockout (KO) mice procreated normally, there were no identifiable developmental defects at birth, and they had normal baseline calcium-related chemistry values. However, KO animals were more responsive to exogenous human parathyroid hormone as evidenced by a greater increase of the serum calcium concentration and urine deoxypyridinoline crosslinks, an effect reversed by CT and mediated by a greater increase in bone resorption than in controls. Surprisingly, KO mice have significantly greater trabecular bone volume and a 1.5- to 2-fold increase in bone formation at 1 and 3 months of age. This effect appears to be mediated by increased bone formation. In addition, KO mice maintain bone mass following ovariectomy, whereas wild-type mice lose approximately one-third of their bone mass over 2 months. These findings argue for dual roles for CT/CGRP gene products: prevention of bone resorption in hypercalcemic states and a regulatory role in bone formation.
KW - Alternative Splicing
KW - Animals
KW - Bone Density
KW - Bone Resorption
KW - Bone and Bones/anatomy & histology
KW - Calcitonin/genetics
KW - Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide/genetics
KW - Estrogens/deficiency
KW - Female
KW - Gene Deletion
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL
KW - Mice, Knockout
KW - Osteoclasts/metabolism
KW - Osteogenesis
KW - Ovariectomy
KW - Parathyroid Hormone/metabolism
KW - Phenotype
KW - Radiography
KW - Thyroid Gland/cytology
U2 - 10.1172/JCI14218
DO - 10.1172/JCI14218
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 12488435
VL - 110
SP - 1849
EP - 1857
JO - J CLIN INVEST
JF - J CLIN INVEST
SN - 0021-9738
IS - 12
ER -