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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2001

Expression of IL-5 alters bone metabolism and induces ossification of the spleen in transgenic mice.

M P Macias, L A Fitzpatrick, I Brenneise, M P McGarry, J J Lee, N A Lee

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

M P MaciasDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, 13400 E. Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA.
L A Fitzpatrick
I Brenneise
M P McGarry
J J Lee
N A Lee
Mayo Clinic in Arizona · USMayo Clinic · US

Funding

REGULATION OF EOSINOPHIL RESTRICTED GENE EXPRESSIONF32HL010105 · NHLBI · MAYO CLINIC COLL OF MEDICINE, ROCHESTER · PI MACIAS, MIMI P · 1998 to 2000
$42k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL010105NHLBI NIH HHS F32HL10105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have developed a transgenic mouse line, NJ.1638, which expresses high levels of IL-5 from T cells, with profound hematological consequences. Eosinophils comprise more than 60% of circulating white blood cells in these animals, with the total peripheral white blood cell counts increasing more than 40-fold relative to wild-type littermates. This extraordinary proliferative capacity is sustained by expanded sites of extramedullary hematopoiesis and is accompanied by multifocal, ectopic bone formation in the spleen. Histology of the splenic nodules revealed the presence of osteoid matrices and osteocytes trapped within mineralized trabecular plates. In addition, polarized light microscopy of calcified tissue sections revealed both woven bone and areas of organized lamellar bone. Morphometric assessments demonstrated that both the growth and mineralization of splenic bone occurred at rates nearly an order of magnitude higher than in skeletal bone. Skeletal bone metabolic parameters were also perturbed. We also observed heterotopic ossification of the spleen and perturbation of skeletal bone homeostasis following adoptive engraftment of transgenic marrow to wild-type recipients. These data suggest that IL-5 overexpression mediates bone formation through the mobilization of marrow-derived osteogenic progenitors and/or the inhibition of recruited osteoclasts.

Indexed as

AnimalsBone and BonesBone Marrow TransplantationCalcification, PhysiologicCalciumCartilage, ArticularFemaleGene ExpressionHematopoiesis, ExtramedullaryInterleukin-5MaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, PolarizationCalciumInterleukin-5

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PMID11306598
PMCPMC199553
OpenAlexW2052583595

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