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The Cathederal, Zagreb

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MONDAY 27 MAY 2002

08:00 - 18:00 Registration

PLENARY SESSION 5

CELL BIOLOGY: OSTEOBLASTS

08:30 - 09:30 Main Auditorium

Chairs: Lance Lanyon (London, UK),
Pierre Marie (Paris, France)

08:30 I-10 The biochemical and cellular characterization of scelerostin, the causative gene for sclerosteosis John Latham (Bothell WA, USA)

09:00 I-11 Role of fos proteins in osteoblast differentiation and function Erwin Wagner (Vienna, Austria)

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 4

CELL BIOLOGY: OSTEOBLASTS

09:30 - 10:18 Main Auditorium

Chairs: Lance Lanyon (London, UK),
Pierre Marie (Paris, France)

09:30 O-17 THE MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS OF OSTEOBLAST-STIMULATING FACTOR-1 IN BONE DEVELOPMENT H. I. Roach*, R. S. Tare, R. O. C. Oreffo, N. M. P. Clarke University Orthopaedics, University of Southampton, General Hospital, Southampton, UK

09:42 O-18 PROTEIN KINASE D MEDIATES ACTIVATION OF MAP KINASES P38 AND JNK INDUCED BY Gq PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS IN OSTEOBLAST-LIKE CELLS J. Caverzasio*, J. Lemonnier, Ch. Gayor Dept of Medicine, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

09:54 O-19 FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR-2 INHIBITS APOPTOSIS IN HUMAN CALVARIA OSTEOBLASTS THROUGH A PKC-DEPENDENT PATHWAY F. Debiais, E. Hay, P. J. Marie* INSERM U349 Affiliated CNRS, Paris, France

10:06 O-20 INHIBITION OF OSTEOBLAST APOPTOSIS BY THROMBIN C. N. Pagel, C. Chinni, L. A. Abraham, E. J. Mackie* School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

10:18 - 10:45 Coffee Break

WORKSHOP 1

BONE IMAGING

10:45 - 12:15 Main Auditorium

Chairs:Mary Bouxsein (Boston MA, USA),
Richard Eastell (Sheffield, UK)

10:45 I-12 Quantitative ultrasound: methods and clinical applications Claus Glüer, (Kiel, Germany)

11:15 I-13 Peripheral or central densitometry: does it matter which technique we use? Ignac Fogelman (London, UK)

11:45 I-14 Advanced imaging of bone
macro and micro structure
Harry Genant (San Francisco CA, USA)

WORKSHOP 2

TISSUE ENGINEERING

10:45 - 12:15 Small Auditorium

Chairs: Agamemnon Grigoriadis (London, UK),
Slobodan Vukicevic (Zagreb, Croatia)

10:45 I-15 Prospects for cartilage engineering Anthony Hollander (Bristol, UK)

11:15 I-16 Prospects for cell engineeringin bone repair Alan Smith (Baltimore MD, USA)

11:45 I-17 The repair of skeletal defects with BMPs Thomas Einhorn (Boston MA, US)

12.15 ECTS Annual General Meeting

Main Auditorium

12:15 - 14:00 Lunch and Poster Session 2

Between 12:15 and 13:15 posters with even numbers will be attended by their presenting author.

PLENARY SESSION 6

CANCER AND BONE

14:00 - 15:00 Main Auditorium

Chairs: Gregory Mundy (San Antonio TX, USA),
Stuart Ralston (Aberdeen, UK)

14:00 I-18 Management of cancer-associated bone diseases: new developments Robert Coleman (Sheffield, UK)

14:30 I-19 Osteomalacia tumours, rickets and novel bone-renal molecular pathways Peter Rowe (San Antonio TX, USA)

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 5

PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS OF BONE DISEASE

15:00 - 16:12 Main Auditorium

Chairs: Gregory Mundy (San Antonio TX, USA),  Stuart Ralston (Aberdeen, UK)

15:00 O-21 COEXPRESSION OF BSP AND CBFA1/RUNX2 IN HUMAN MELANOMA: AN INCOMPLETE EPITHELIAL TO OSTEOGENIC CONVERSION AS THE LINK BETWEEN BSP EXPRESSION AND TUMOR INVASIVENESS? M. Riminucci1,2*, A. Corsi1,2, K. Peris3, L. W. Fisher4, S. Chimenti5, S. Licci1, P. Bianco1 1Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; 2Department of Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Pathology, Univeristy of L'Aquila, Italy; 3Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Dermatology, University of L'Aquila, Italy; 4Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; 5Department of Dermatology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy

15:12 O-22 PROTEIN KINASE C PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE REGULATION OF HUMAN CALVARIA OSTEOBLAST PHENOTYPE BY FGF-2, FGFR-2 AND BMP-2 P. J. Marie*, F. Debiais, J. Lemonnier, Ph Delannoy, E. Hay INSERM U349 affiliated CNRS, Paris, France

15:24 O-23 MUTATIONS IN TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA1 CAUSE CAMURATI-ENGELMANN DISEASE BY AFFECTING EITHER SECRETION OR ACTIVATION OF THE PROTEIN K. Janssens1*, S. H. Ralston2, W. Van Hul1 1Center of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; 2Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK

15:36 O-24 MUTATED SUBUNIT A3 OF VACUOLAR PROTON PUMP IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE OSTEOPETROSIS: GENOTYPE-PHENOTYPE CORRELATION A. Taranta1*, A. Ricci1, S. Migliaccio1, I. Recchia1, G. De Rossi2, E. Lanino3, S. H. Ralston4, A. Villa5, P. Vezzoni5, A. Teti1 1Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Italy; 2Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome, Italy; 3Gaslini Hospital, Genoa, Italy; 4Dept. of Medicine and Therapeutics, Univ. of Aberdeen, Scotland; 5Istituto di Tecnologìe Biomediche Avanzate, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Segrate, Italy

15:48 O-25 ALBERS-SCHÖNBERG DISEASE (AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT OSTEOPETROSIS, TYPE II) IS CAUSED BY MUTATIONS IN THE CLCN7 CHLORIDE CHANNEL GENEE. Cleiren1, O. Bénichou2, E. Van Hul1, J. Gram3, J. Bollerslev4, F. R. Singer5, K. Beaverson6, M. P. Whyte7, M. C. de Vernejoul2, W. Van Hul1*1Dept Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium; 2Laboratoire INSERM U 349, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France; 3Dept. Medicine, Ribe County Hospital, Esbjerg, Denmark; 4Dept. Endocrinology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; 5John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA, USA; 6Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA; 7Center for Metabolic Bone Disease and Molecular Research, Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Louis, MO, USA

16:00 O-26 HARDNESS AND COMPOSITION OF CANCELLOUS BONE IN OSTEOPOROSIS AND OSTEOARTHRITISA. M. Coats1*, P. Zioupos2, R. M. Aspden31Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK; 2Materials and Medical Sciences, Cranfield University, Shrivenham SN6 8LA, UK; 3Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Aberdeen, Polworth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK

16:12 - 16:30 Coffee Break

SYMPOSIUM

CANCER ASSOCIATED BONE DISEASE AND THE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF HYPERCALCAEMIA
together with guidelines for the investigation and management of hypercalcaemia

Generously supported by Roche

16:30 - 18:00 Small Auditorium

16:30 Pathophysiology of cancer associated bone disease Gregory Mundy (San Antonio TX, USA)

17:00 Clinical spectrum and morbidity of bone disease in cancer Robert Coleman (Sheffield, UK)

17:30 Hypercalcaemia: pathogenesis and management (plus presentation of guidelines) Stuart Ralston (Aberdeen, UK)

Tuesday 28 May