PMID- 25712618 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160211 LR - 20240330 IS - 1544-2241 (Electronic) IS - 1544-1873 (Print) IS - 1544-1873 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 3 DP - 2015 Jun TI - IL-6 and IGF-1 Signaling Within and Between Muscle and Bone: How Important is the mTOR Pathway for Bone Metabolism? PG - 131-9 LID - 10.1007/s11914-015-0264-1 [doi] AB - Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) play an important role in the adaptation of both muscle and bone to mechanical stimuli. Here, we provide an overview of the functions of IL-6 and IGF-1 in bone and muscle metabolism, and the intracellular signaling pathways that are well known to mediate these functions. In particular, we discuss the Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway which in skeletal muscle is known for its key role in regulating the rate of mRNA translation (protein synthesis). Since the role of the mTOR pathway in bone is explored to a much lesser extent, we discuss what is known about this pathway in bone and the potential role of this pathway in bone remodeling. We will also discuss the possible ways of influencing IGF-1 or IL-6 signaling by osteocytes and the clinical implications of pharmacological or nutritional modulation of the Akt/mTOR pathway. FAU - Bakker, Astrid D AU - Bakker AD AD - Department of Oral Cell Biology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081 LA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, a.bakker@acta.nl. FAU - Jaspers, Richard T AU - Jaspers RT LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Curr Osteoporos Rep JT - Current osteoporosis reports JID - 101176492 RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 67763-96-6 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor I) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Adaptation, Physiological/physiology MH - Animals MH - Biomechanical Phenomena/physiology MH - Bone and Bones/*metabolism MH - Homeostasis/physiology MH - Humans MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/*physiology MH - Interleukin-6/*physiology MH - Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/physiology MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Stress, Mechanical MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*physiology PMC - PMC4417129 COIS- AD Bakker and RT Jaspers both declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2015/02/26 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/13 06:00 PMCR- 2015/02/25 CRDT- 2015/02/26 06:00 PHST- 2015/02/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/02/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/02/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 264 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11914-015-0264-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2015 Jun;13(3):131-9. doi: 10.1007/s11914-015-0264-1.