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The intricate role of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in prenatal osteogenesis: A heretofore oversimplified dogma of the CCN field.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The intricate role of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in prenatal osteogenesis: A heretofore oversimplified dogma of the CCN field./
Author:	Lambi, Alex Gregory.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2015,
Description:	149 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-04(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International75-04B(E).
Subject:	Cellular biology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3604678
ISBN:	9781303604911

The intricate role of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in prenatal osteogenesis: A heretofore oversimplified dogma of the CCN field.
Lambi, Alex Gregory.

The intricate role of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in prenatal osteogenesis: A heretofore oversimplified dogma of the CCN field. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2015 - 149 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-04(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2015.

Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) is axiomatically necessary for proper skeletal development and function. We need not look further than the studies that have been done to date utilizing mice genetically engineered to lack CTGF production. These CTGF null or knockout (KO) mice fail to form a normal murine skeleton and instead yield one littered with bony dysmorphisms, including incompetent craniofacial development, kinked limb bones, and misshapen ribs that are not conducive to proper respiratory function. As a result, the global lack of CTGF is incompatible with postnatal life. A closer look at several sites demonstrated defects in physiologic processes necessary for bone formation - angiogenesis, chondrogenesis, and osteogenesis. Therefore, the dogma in the CCN protein field to date has been that systemic ablation of CTGF production in vivo results in global defects in bone development.

ISBN: 9781303604911Subjects--Topical Terms:

3172791
Cellular biology.

The intricate role of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in prenatal osteogenesis: A heretofore oversimplified dogma of the CCN field.
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520 $a Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) is axiomatically necessary for proper skeletal development and function. We need not look further than the studies that have been done to date utilizing mice genetically engineered to lack CTGF production. These CTGF null or knockout (KO) mice fail to form a normal murine skeleton and instead yield one littered with bony dysmorphisms, including incompetent craniofacial development, kinked limb bones, and misshapen ribs that are not conducive to proper respiratory function. As a result, the global lack of CTGF is incompatible with postnatal life. A closer look at several sites demonstrated defects in physiologic processes necessary for bone formation - angiogenesis, chondrogenesis, and osteogenesis. Therefore, the dogma in the CCN protein field to date has been that systemic ablation of CTGF production in vivo results in global defects in bone development.
520 $a We believe this dogma is an oversimplification of the role of CTGF on skeletal development. Our initial impetus leading us to this belief was the gross identification of the specific skeletal sites malformed in CTGF KO mice, in particular the bones of the limbs. While in the lower limb of CTGF KO mice the tibiae and fibulae are misshapen, the adjacent femora and digits are phenotypically normal. The same is true for the upper limb, in which the radii and ulnae are phenotypically abnormal while the humeri and digits are normal. Therefore, we believe that the role of CTGF in skeletogenesis is site-specific such that its loss affects local skeletal patterning and/or mechanobiological cues resulting in the unique phenotype seen in CTGF KO mice.
520 $a The research of this dissertation constitutes a comprehensive skeletal analysis of CTGF KO mice and in so doing we determined the extent and location of skeletal abnormalities. We found skeletal site-specific changes in growth plate organization, bone microarchitecture and shape and gene expression levels in CTGF KO compared to wild-type (WT) mice. Growth plate malformations included reduced proliferation zone and increased hypertrophic zone lengths. Appendicular skeletal sites demonstrated decreased metaphyseal trabecular bone, while having increased mid-diaphyseal bone and osteogenic expression markers. Axial skeletal analysis showed decreased bone in caudal vertebral bodies, mandibles, and parietal bones in CTGF KO mice, with decreased expression of osteogenic markers. Analysis of skull phenotypes demonstrated global and regional differences in CTGF KO skull shape resulting from allometric (size-based) and non-allometric shape changes. Localized differences in skull morphology included increased skull width and decreased skull length.
520 $a We further continued the skeletal characterization of CTGF KO bones with an analysis of bone cell ultrastructure and matrix composition. These studies demonstrated that, while CTGF is not necessary for complete morphologic maturation of bone cells, global ablation results in ultrastructural features not commonly seen in WT bones. Our findings include drastically dilated rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) in osteoblasts of the tibial diaphyseal region, comprising the phenotypic kink in CTGF KO mice and ultrastructural dysmorphologies of CTGF KO osteoclasts including multi-layered, membranous inclusions, decreased vacuolization and ruffled border extents, and disproportionately large clear zones. Lastly, FT-IR analysis demonstrated heterogeneity in CTGF KO bone composition. The results of this dissertation have revealed a more complex role for CTGF in osteogenesis and have identified potential mechanisms and future research directions to fully understand this intricate story.
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