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Genomes and Genes | Jillian CornishSummaryAffiliation: University of Auckland Country: New Zealand Publications
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alpha -melanocyte-stimulating hormone is a novel regulator of boneJillian Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 284:E1181-90. 2003..The latter result may also be contributed to by alpha-MSH effects elsewhere, such as the adipocyte, pancreatic beta-cell, or central nervous system...
Interleukin-18 is a novel mitogen of osteogenic and chondrogenic cellsJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
Endocrinology 144:1194-201. 2003..Combined, these studies indicate that IL-18 may have an autocrine/paracrine mitogen role for both osteogenic and chondrogenic cells, independent of the production of IFNgamma or GM-CSF...
Adrenomedullin--a regulator of bone formationJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Regul Pept 112:79-86. 2003..Thus, these small peptides, or their analogues, are attractive candidates as anabolic therapies for osteoporosis...
Shared pathways of osteoblast mitogenesis induced by amylin, adrenomedullin, and IGF-1Jillian Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 318:240-6. 2004..Our findings are potentially important in refining these peptides for the therapy of osteoporosis...
Lactoferrin is a potent regulator of bone cell activity and increases bone formation in vivoJillian Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
Endocrinology 145:4366-74. 2004..Lactoferrin is a potential therapeutic target in bone disorders such as osteoporosis and is possibly an important physiological regulator of bone growth...
Lactoferrin promotes bone growthJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Biometals 17:331-5. 2004..Lactoferrin may therefore have a physiological role in bone growth, and a potential therapeutic role in osteoporosis...
Preptin, another peptide product of the pancreatic beta-cell, is osteogenic in vitro and in vivoJ Cornish
Dept of Medicine, Univ of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, NZ, USA
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 292:E117-22. 2007..These data demonstrate that preptin, which is cosecreted from the pancreatic beta-cell with amylin and insulin, is anabolic to bone and may contribute to the preservation of bone mass observed in hyperinsulinemic states such as obesity...
Lactoferrin and bone; structure-activity relationshipsJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019 Auckland, New Zealand
Biochem Cell Biol 84:297-302. 2006..We conclude that lactoferrin might have a physiological role in bone growth and healing and a potential therapeutic role as an anabolic factor in osteoporosis...
Lactoferrin as an effector molecule in the skeletonJillian Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Biometals 23:425-30. 2010..Lactoferrin appears to be a promising candidate for the development of an anabolic therapeutic factor for osteoporosis...
Modulation of osteoclastogenesis by fatty acidsJillian Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Endocrinology 149:5688-95. 2008....
Leptin directly regulates bone cell function in vitro and reduces bone fragility in vivoJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
J Endocrinol 175:405-15. 2002..When administered systemically, the direct actions of leptin outweigh its centrally mediated effects on bone, the latter possibly being mediated by leptin's regulation of insulin sensitivity...
Amylin and adrenomedullin: novel regulators of bone growthJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Curr Pharm Des 8:2009-21. 2002..Thus, these small peptides, or their analogues, are attractive candidates as anabolic therapies for osteoporosis...
Trifluoroacetate, a contaminant in purified proteins, inhibits proliferation of osteoblasts and chondrocytesJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
Am J Physiol 277:E779-83. 1999..Such peptides should be converted to a hydrochloride or biologically equivalent salt before assessment of their biological effects is undertaken...
Systemic administration of a novel octapeptide, amylin-(1---8), increases bone volume in male miceJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 279:E730-5. 2000..Amylin-(1---8) thus has significant anabolic effects in vivo, suggesting that this peptide or analogs of it should be further evaluated as potential therapies for osteoporosis...
Effects of calcitonin, amylin, and calcitonin gene-related peptide on osteoclast developmentJ Cornish
Department of Medicine and School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Bone 29:162-8. 2001..This activity is shared by amylin and CGRP. The much greater potency of calcitonin than amylin and CGRP is consistent with the action of these peptides being mediated by calcitonin receptors...
Leukemia inhibitory factor is mitogenic to osteoblastsJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Bone 21:243-7. 1997..They were not found in the acid phosphatase-positive staining osteoclasts. These results indicate that cells which have a mitogenic response to LIF are bone-forming rather than bone-resorbing cells...
Monosodium urate monohydrate crystals inhibit osteoblast viability and function: implications for development of bone erosion in goutAshika Chhana
Bone Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Ann Rheum Dis 70:1684-91. 2011..Bone erosion is a common manifestation of chronic tophaceous gout...
The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 is a mitogenic receptor for lactoferrin in osteoblastic cellsAndrew Grey
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Mol Endocrinol 18:2268-78. 2004....
Skeletal phenotype of the leptin receptor-deficient db/db mouseGarry A Williams
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
J Bone Miner Res 26:1698-709. 2011..This concurs with results of in vitro studies and of peripheral leptin administration in vivo and suggests that leptin's direct effects on bone cells are likely to override its actions via the central nervous system...
The skeletal effects of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor nilotinibSusannah O'Sullivan
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Bone 49:281-9. 2011..These data suggest that nilotinib may have important effects on bone metabolism. Prospective studies should be conducted to determine the long-term effects of nilotinib on bone density and calcium metabolism...
Actions of fibroblast growth factor-8 in bone cells in vitroJian Ming Lin
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 297:E142-50. 2009..These data suggest that FGF-8 may have a physiological role in bone acting in an autocrine/paracrine manner...
Imatinib mesylate does not increase bone volume in vivoSusannah O'Sullivan
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Calcif Tissue Int 88:16-22. 2011..These results suggest that, in healthy animals, treatment with imatinib does not increase bone mass and that the improvements in bone density reported in patients receiving imatinib may not be a direct effect of the drug...
Lactoferrin--a novel bone growth factorDorit Naot
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Clin Med Res 3:93-101. 2005..We conclude that lactoferrin may have a physiological role in bone growth and healing, and a potential therapeutic role as an anabolic factor in osteoporosis...
In vitro and in vivo effects of adiponectin on boneGarry A Williams
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Endocrinology 150:3603-10. 2009..Because adiponectin does influence bone mass in vivo, it is likely to be a contributor to the fat-bone relationship...
Molecular mechanisms involved in the mitogenic effect of lactoferrin in osteoblastsDorit Naot
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Bone 49:217-24. 2011..Our study has provided the first evidence that COX2 and NFATc1 activities are increased by lactoferrin, and demonstrated a role for each of these molecules as mediators of the mitogenic effects of lactoferrin in osteoblasts...
The atypical anti-psychotic clozapine decreases bone mass in rats in vivoJessica L Costa
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Schizophr Res 126:291-7. 2011..The mechanisms by which skeletal fragility is increased in patients with psychosis include increased risk of falling, but direct skeletal toxicity of anti-psychotic drugs is a possibility that has not been investigated...
Bone-bound bisphosphonate inhibits growth of adjacent non-bone cellsJillian Cornish
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Bone 49:710-6. 2011..It is concluded that bisphosphonates bound to a bone surface can act on adjacent non-bone cells and inhibit their growth. This greatly widens the range of potential target cells for these drugs...
Circulating mediators of bone remodeling in psoriatic arthritis: implications for disordered osteoclastogenesis and bone erosionNicola Dalbeth
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Arthritis Res Ther 12:R164. 2010..The aim of this study was to examine the role of soluble mediators of bone remodeling within the circulation of patients with PsA...
Evidence for a role for the p110-alpha isoform of PI3K in skeletal functionAndrew Grey
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 391:564-9. 2010..Therapeutic agents that target this enzyme have the potential to significantly affect bone homeostasis, and evaluation of skeletal endpoints in clinical trials of such agents is warranted...
How to blast osteoblasts? Novel dicarba analogues of amylin-(1-8) to treat osteoporosisRenata Kowalczyk
The School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Bioorg Med Chem 20:6011-8. 2012..Two of these analogues were chosen for further in vivo evaluation...
Identification of dairy fractions with anti-inflammatory properties in models of acute goutNicola Dalbeth
Bone Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
Ann Rheum Dis 69:766-9. 2010..It was hypothesised that factors within dairy fractions inhibit the inflammatory response to monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU) crystals...
Cellular characterization of the gouty tophus: a quantitative analysisNicola Dalbeth
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Arthritis Rheum 62:1549-56. 2010..To characterize the cellular architecture of the tophus and to determine the presence of cytokines implicated in the initiation and resolution of gouty inflammation...
Acute effect of milk on serum urate concentrations: a randomised controlled crossover trialNicola Dalbeth
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Rd, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
Ann Rheum Dis 69:1677-82. 2010..The aims of this study were to determine the acute effects of milk ingestion on serum urate concentrations and examine the mechanisms of these effects...
Enhanced osteoclastogenesis in patients with tophaceous gout: urate crystals promote osteoclast development through interactions with stromal cellsNicola Dalbeth
University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
Arthritis Rheum 58:1854-65. 2008..To analyze cellular mechanisms of bone erosion in gout...
Ghrelin is an Osteoblast Mitogen and Increases Osteoclastic Bone Resorption In VitroJessica L Costa
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Int J Pept 2011:605193. 2011..These data suggest that elevated levels of ghrelin may contribute to the higher levels of bone turnover that occurs in the fasted state...
Evidence for direct actions of melanocortin peptides on bone metabolismLaurence M Dumont
Research Centre for Developmental Medical and Biology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland, Auckland 1, New Zealand
Peptides 26:1929-35. 2005..In conclusion, melanocortin receptor expression in mouse periosteum and rat osteoblasts suggests a direct role for POMC derived peptides in bone development and bone metabolism...
Evidence that contamination by lipopolysaccharide confounds in vitro studies of adiponectin activity in boneDorit Naot
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Endocrinology 153:2076-81. 2012..Our study suggests that the purity of commercially available proteins needs to be verified and that experimental results of adiponectin activity in vitro should be interpreted cautiously...
Synthesis and evaluation of disulfide bond mimetics of amylin-(1-8) as agents to treat osteoporosisRenata Kowalczyk
The School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds St, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Bioorg Med Chem 20:2661-8. 2012..The peptide analogues were screened for proliferative activity in primary foetal rat bone-forming cells or osteoblasts at physiological concentrations. One such analogue showed promising biological activity...
alpha-MSH and desacetyl-alpha-MSH signaling through melanocortin receptorsKathleen G Mountjoy
Departments of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1, New Zealand
Ann N Y Acad Sci 994:58-65. 2003....
Parathyroid hormone-related protein-(107-139) inhibits bone resorption in vivoJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Endocrinology 138:1299-304. 1997....
A potential role for adrenomedullin as a local regulator of bone growthD Naot
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
Endocrinology 142:1849-57. 2001....
No reduction in circulating preosteoclasts 18 months after treatment with zoledronate: analysis from a randomized placebo controlled trialNicola Dalbeth
Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Rd, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
Calcif Tissue Int 92:1-5. 2013..These results do not support the hypothesis that the inhibitory action of zoledronate contributes to its prolonged action on preosteoclasts within bone marrow...
Epidemiology and pathogenesis of osteonecrosis of the jawIan R Reid
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Nat Rev Rheumatol 8:90-6. 2012..The management of established ONJ lesions is problematic: the greatest success seems to come from vigorous antimicrobial therapy with judicious use of surgical debridement...
Menopausal bone loss in long-term users of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraceptionTim Cundy
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, The University of Auckland, and the Family Planning Association of New Zealand
Am J Obstet Gynecol 186:978-83. 2002..The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of early postmenopausal bone loss in women who had used depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraception through to menopause...
Lysophosphatidic acid is an osteoblast mitogen whose proliferative actions involve G(i) proteins and protein kinase C, but not P42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinasesA Grey
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Endocrinology 142:1098-106. 2001..However, the LPA mitogenic signal in osteoblastic cells, while requiring G(i) proteins and protein kinase C, is independent of the activity of p42/44 MAP kinases...
Osteoblastic cells express phospholipid receptors and phosphatases and proliferate in response to sphingosine-1-phosphateA Grey
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Calcif Tissue Int 74:542-50. 2004....
Spinal bone density in women using depot medroxyprogesterone contraceptionT Cundy
Department of Medicine, The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Obstet Gynecol 92:569-73. 1998..To determine factors possibly associated with reduced bone density in women using the injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate...
Alteration of bone cell function by RANKL and OPG in different in vitro modelsJ M Lin
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Eur J Clin Invest 37:407-15. 2007..However, their effects in mature bone cells and in organ cultures have not been well studied. It is uncertain whether their activities in different experimental models are comparable...
The role of peptides and receptors of the calcitonin family in the regulation of bone metabolismD Naot
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Bone 43:813-8. 2008..Further investigations will be required to determine the mechanisms of action of calcitonin peptides in bone and their significance to human bone physiology...
Cellular characterisation of magnetic resonance imaging bone oedema in rheumatoid arthritis; implications for pathogenesis of erosive diseaseN Dalbeth
Bone Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Rd, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
Ann Rheum Dis 68:279-82. 2009..This study aimed to determine the cellular components of MRI bone oedema, and clarify the relationship between bone erosion and MRI bone oedema...
Nutrition-related peptides and bone homeostasisIan R Reid
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
J Bone Miner Res 21:495-500. 2006
Systemic administration of adrenomedullin(27-52) increases bone volume and strength in male miceJ Cornish
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
J Endocrinol 170:251-7. 2001..It is concluded that adrenomedullin(27-52) acts as an anabolic agent on bone. These findings may be relevant to the normal regulation of bone mass and to the design of agents for the treatment of osteoporosis...
A mutation in the gene TNFRSF11B encoding osteoprotegerin causes an idiopathic hyperphosphatasia phenotypeTim Cundy
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Hum Mol Genet 11:2119-27. 2002..This description of abnormal OPG function in humans expands the spectrum of genetic bone diseases arising from perturbations of the OPG/RANK-L/RANK system that regulates osteoclastogenesis...
Role of TAFII-17, a VDR binding protein, in the increased osteoclast formation in Paget's DiseaseNoriyoshi Kurihara
Department of Medicine/Hematology and Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Bone Miner Res 19:1154-64. 2004..TAFII-17 can bind VDR at low concentrations of 1,25(OH)2D3. These results suggest that MVNP expression in Paget's OCL precursors increases expression of a component(s) of the VDR transcription complex that can increase OCL formation...
Vitamin D antagonist, TEI-9647, inhibits osteoclast formation induced by 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 from pagetic bone marrow cellsSeiichi Ishizuka
Department of Bone and Calcium Metabolism, Teijin Institute for Bio Medical Research, Hino, Tokyo, Japan
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 89:331-4. 2004..These results suggest that TEI-9647 acts directly on osteoclast precursors and osteoclasts, and that TEI-9647 may be a novel agent to suppress the excessive bone resorption and osteoclast formation in patients with Paget's disease...
(23S)-25-Dehydro-1{alpha}-hydroxyvitamin D3-26,23-lactone, a vitamin D receptor antagonist that inhibits osteoclast formation and bone resorption in bone marrow cultures from patients with Paget's diseaseSeiichi Ishizuka
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Research and Development (151-U, University Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA
Endocrinology 146:2023-30. 2005..These results demonstrate that TEI-9647 can suppress the excessive bone resorption and OCL formation seen in marrow cultures from patients with PD...
Sequence analysis of measles virus nucleocapsid transcripts in patients with Paget's diseaseWilliam E Friedrichs
Department of Medicine/Hematology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA
J Bone Miner Res 17:145-51. 2002..These findings are consistent with the presence of a chronic MV infection in affected sites from these patients with Paget's disease...
