In mouse bone marrow cultures, salmon calcitonin greatly inhibited PGE2-induced osteoclast-like cell formation.
In plain wordsIn mouse cells, salmon calcitonin inhibited PGE2-induced osteoclast-like cell formation compared with PGE2 alone.
- Peptide
- Calcitonin-salmon
- Outcome
- DecreasePGE2-induced osteoclast-like cell formation
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
Mouse bone marrow cell cultures- Comparator
- PGE2 without salmon calcitonin
- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Moreover, isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX), a potent inhibitor of phosphodiesterase, potentiated the OC-like cell formation induced by PGE2, whereas salmon calcitonin greatly inhibited it.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
We have developed a mouse bone marrow culture system in which multinucleated osteoclast (OC)-like cells are formed within 8 days.
Using this culture system, we examined the effect of prostaglandins (PGs), potent bone-resorbing agents, on OC-like cell formation.