Selective inhibitors of the osteoblast proteasome stimulate bone formation in vivo and in vitro
J. Clin. Invest. I.R. Garrett, et al. 111:1771 doi:10.1172/JCI16198 [
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Figure 5Noggin inhibits bone formation induced by proteasome inhibitors. Histologic sections of cultured murine neonatal calvarial bones treated with (
a) media alone, (
b) noggin (2 μg/ml), (
c) epoxomicin (20 nM), (
d) epoxomicin (20 nM) and noggin (2 μg/ml), (
e) rhBMP-2 (100 ng/ml), (
f) rhBMP-2 (100 ng/ml) and noggin (2 μg/ml), (
g) aFGF (50 ng/ml), (
h) aFGF (50 ng/ml) and noggin (2 μg/ml).