| Literature DB >> 2244889 |
K Watanabe1, Y Tanaka, I Morimoto, K Yahata, K Zeki, T Fujihira, U Yamashita, S Eto.
Abstract
A possible role of interleukin-4 (IL-4) in the regulation of bone turnover was assessed by employing a 45Ca prelabeled-fetal mouse long bone culture system. IL-4 inhibited the bone resorption stimulated by parathyroid hormone (PTH), PTH related protein (PTHrP), 1 alpha, 25, dihydroxy-vitamin D3 [1 alpha, 25 (OH)2 D3], interleukin-1 alpha and - 1 beta (IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Anti-IL-4 on monoclonal antibody abolished the inhibitory effect of IL-4 on the bone resorption. These results suggest that IL-4 may play an important role on the inhibitory regulation of bone resorption.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2244889 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(90)91550-c
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575