Abstract:Objective: The activity of deer serum albumin on proliferation of rat osteogenic-like cells UMR-106 and the IGF-Ⅰ secretion were investigated in order to elucidate pilose antler‘ s bone-strengthening mechanism. Method: Deer serum albumin was isolated from freeze-dry pilose antler powder extract. The methods were Sephacryl S-200HR gel filtration, POROS 20QE ion-exchange and TSK G3000SW chromatographies. The effect of deer serum albumin on proliferatio of UMR-106 cells was assaied by MTT, and the secretion of IGF-Ⅰ of UMR-106 cells was assaied by RIA. Result: Deer serum albumin, with the molecular weight of 56.3 kDa, significantly increased the proliferation rate of the osteoblast-like UMR-106 cell and IGF-Ⅰ secretion. When concentration of deer serum albumin reached 0.149 μg·mL-1, UMR-106 cell proliferation rate was 241.03% and IGF-Ⅰ secretion was 66.89 ng·mL-1. Conclusion: The concentration of deer serum albumin, from 14.9 ng·mL-1 to 14.90 μg·mL-1, significantly increased the proliferation rate of the osteoblast-like UMR-106 cell and IGF-Ⅰ secretion.