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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 279, Issue 18, Pages 19169-19180Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M307880200
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL58090] Funding Source: Medline
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The present studies show for the first time that demineralized bone re-calcifies rapidly when incubated at 37 degreesC in rat serum: re-calcification can be demonstrated by Alizarin Red and von Kossa stains, by depletion of serum calcium, and by uptake of calcium and phosphate by bone matrix. Re-calcification is specific for the type I collagen matrix structures that were calcified in the original bone, with no evidence for calcification in periosteum or cartilage. Re-calcification ceases when the amount of calcium and phosphate introduced into the matrix is comparable to that present in the original bone prior to demineralization, and the re-calcified bone is palpably hard. Re-calcified bone mineral is comparable to the original bone mineral in calcium to phosphate ratio and in Fourier transform infrared and x-ray diffraction spectra. The serum activity responsible for re-calcification is sufficiently potent that the addition of only 1.5% serum to Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium causes bone re-calcification. This putative serum calcification factor has an apparent molecular mass of 55-150 kDa and is inactivated by trypsin or chymotrypsin. The serum calcification factor must act on bone for 12 h before re-calcification can be detected by Alizarin Red or von Kossa staining and before the subsequent growth of calcification will occur in the absence of serum. The speed, matrix-type specificity, and extent of the serum-induced re-calcification of demineralized bone suggest that the serum calcification factor identified in these studies may participate in the normal calcification of bone.
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