Figure 6.
CaMK/CREB signaling cascade regulates bone remodeling by inhibiting the sympathetic tone. (A,B,D) Real-time PCR (qPCR) analysis of Ucp1 expression in brown adipose tissue in wild-type (WT), CaMKKβSf1−/−, and CaMKIVSf1−/− mice at 8 wk, and wild-type (WT), CaMKKβSf1−/−, CaMKKβSf1+/−, CaMKIVSf1−/−, and CaMKIVSf1+/− mice 12 wk of age (A), and in 12-wk-old Htr2c+/−; CaMKKβSf1+/− and Htr2c+/−; CaMKIVSf1+/−,− (B) and CrebSf1−/−, CrebSf1+/−, Adrβ2+/−; CrebSf1−/−, and Adrβ2+/ (D) mice. Error bars represent SEM. Student's t-test (*) P < 0.05, (**) P < 0.001. (C) Histomorphometric analysis of Adrβ2+/−; CrebSf1−/− do not show any significant difference in comparison with wild-type mice for bone volume over trabecular volume (BV/TV%), number of osteoblasts per bone perimeter (Ob.N/B.Pm [number of square millimeters]), bone formation rate (BFR), osteoclast surface per bone surface (Oc.S/BS [percent]), mineral apposition rate (MAR [micrometers per day]), and CTx (nanograms per milliliter), a biomarker of bone resorption.