Abstract
A study of the association between the rate of proliferation of marrow fibroblast-like stromal cells (in vitro) and the rate of endosteal bone mineralization (EsMR) (in vivo) was undertaken in an osteopenic rat model. We report than 200 g male rats treated with cortisone acetate (5 mg/day for 7 days) exhibit decreases in marrow fibroblast colony-forming units (FCFU) and tetracycline-based measurements of EsMR at the level of the femoral midshaft. In cortisone-treated rats recovering for 1-3 weeks, the FCFU census and EsMR normalized during the first posttreatment week, remained at control levels after 2-3 weeks, and exhibited a relapse in the third week which signified only partial recovery. These changes were unrelated to patterns of body weight gain. The data indicate that the FCFU census can serve to index endosteal osteoblast vigor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 327-332 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Calcified Tissue International |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1990 |
Keywords
- Bone formation
- Glucocorticoid
- Marrow
- Osteopenia
- Stromal cell