Regulation of insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins by thyroid stimulating hormone in human osteoblast-like (SaOS2) cells

• Published in: Molecular and cellular biochemistry 2012-09, Vol.368 (1-2), p.77-88
• Main Authors: Ramajayam, G., Vignesh, R. C., Karthikeyan, S., Senthil Kumar, K., Karthikeyan, G. D., Veni, S., Sridhar, M., Arunakaran, J., Michael Aruldhas, M., Srinivasan, N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alkaline phosphatase; Alkaline Phosphatase - biosynthesis; Alkaline Phosphatase - genetics; Binding proteins; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cardiology; Cell culture; Cell cycle; Cell Differentiation - drug effects; Cell Differentiation - physiology; Cell Line; Cell Proliferation; Cellular biology; Chemical properties; Differentiation; Down-Regulation - drug effects; Down-Regulation - physiology; Female; Gene expression; Glycoproteins; Growth factors; Hormones; Humans; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins - genetics; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins - metabolism; Insulin-like growth factor I; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - genetics; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - metabolism; Insulin-like growth factor II; Insulin-Like Growth Factor II - genetics; Insulin-Like Growth Factor II - metabolism; Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 2; Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 4; Insulin-like growth factors; Life Sciences; Medical Biochemistry; Metabolism; Oncology; Osteoblastogenesis; Osteoblasts; Physiological aspects; Pregnancy; Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A - genetics; Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A - metabolism; Proteases; Protein binding; Proteinase; Proteins; Proteolysis; Proteolysis - drug effects; RNA; RNA, Messenger - biosynthesis; RNA, Messenger - genetics; Thyroid; Thyroid gland; Thyroid-stimulating hormone; Thyrotropin - metabolism; Thyrotropin - pharmacology; Time Factors; Up-Regulation - drug effects; Up-Regulation - physiology
• ISSN: 0300-8177; 1573-4919
• DOI: 10.1007/s11010-012-1345-4

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is shown to have definite anabolic effects on skeletal metabolism. Previous studies have demonstrated that Insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II) and their six high affinity binding proteins (IGFBPs 1–6) regulate proliferation and differentiation of bone-forming osteoblasts. The current study was intended to determine whether the anabolic effects of TSH on human osteoblastic (SaOS2) cells are mediated through insulin-like growth factor system components. TSH given at 0.01 ng to 10 ng/ml dose levels for 24 and 48 h significantly increased human osteoblastic (SaOS2) cell proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity, the differentiation marker. TSH significantly increased IGFs (IGF-I and IGF-II) mRNA expression after 6 and 24 h and their protein levels after 24 and 48 h of treatment, respectively. Unlike the IGFs, the IGFBPs responded differently to TSH treatment. Though there were some inconsistencies in the regulation of stimulatory IGF binding protein-3 and -5 by TSH treatment, there was an overall increase at the mRNA abundance and protein levels. Again, the inconsistency persisted at the regulation of the inhibitory IGFBPs 2, 4, and 6 especially at the level of mRNA expression due to TSH treatment, there is an overall decrease in the levels of IGFBP-2, 4, and 6 in the conditioned media (CM) of SaOS2 cell cultures. The IGFBP proteases which control the availability of IGFs are also regulated by hormones. Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A (PAPP-A) is responsible for the proteolysis of IGFBP-4. TSH treatment significantly unregulated the expression of PAPP-A both at mRNA and protein levels. In conclusion, TSH promotes human osteoblastic (SaOS2) cell proliferation and differentiation by upregulating IGFs and their stimulatory IGF binding proteins and down regulating the inhibitory IGF binding proteins.