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Govindarajan P, Khassawna T, Kampschulte M, Böcker W, Huerter B, Dürselen L, Faulenbach M, Heiss C. Implications of combined ovariectomy and glucocorticoid (dexamethasone) treatment on mineral, microarchitectural, biomechanical and matrix properties of rat bone. Int J Exp Pathol 2013; 94:387-98. [PMID: 23998329 PMCID: PMC3944450 DOI: 10.1111/iep.12038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis is one of the deleterious side effects of long-term glucocorticoid therapy. Since the condition is particularly aggressive in postmenopausal women who are on steroid therapy, in this study we have attempted to analyse the combined effect of glucocorticoid (dexamethasone) treatment and cessation of oestrogen on rat bone. The dual aim was to generate osteoporotic bone status in a short time scale and to characterise the combination of glucocorticoid-postmenopausal osteoporotic conditions. Sprague Dawley rats (N = 42) were grouped randomly into three groups: untreated control, sham-operated and ovariectomized-steroid (OVX-Steroid) rats. Control animals were euthanized with no treatment [Month 0 (M0)], while sham and OVX-Steroid rats were monitored up to 1 month (M1) and 3 months (M3) post laparotomy/post OVX-Steroid treatment. Histology, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), and biomechanical and mRNA expression analysis of collagenous, non-collagenous matrix proteins and osteoclast markers were examined. The study indicated enhanced osteoclastogenesis and significantly lower bone mineral density (BMD) in the OVX-Steroid rats with Z-scores below -2.5, reduced torsional strength, reduced bone volume (BV/TV%), significantly enhanced trabecular separation (Tb.S), and less trabecular number (Tb.N) compared with sham rats. Osteoclast markers, cathepsin K and MMP 9 were upregulated along with Col1α1 and biglycan with no significant expression variation in fibronectin, MMP 14, LRP-5, Car II and TNC. These results show higher bone turnover with enhanced bone resorption accompanied with reduced torsional strength in OVX-Steroid rats; and these changes were attained within a short timeframe. This could be a useful model which mimics human postmenopausal osteoporosis that is associated with steroid therapy and could prove of value both in disease diagnosis and for testing generating and testing biological agents which could be used in treatment.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, Justus-Liebig UniversityGiessen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Giessen-MarburgGiessen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen-MarburgGiessen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, Justus-Liebig UniversityGiessen, Germany
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- Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Centre of Musculoskeletal Research Ulm, University of UlmUlm, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Giessen-MarburgGiessen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, Justus-Liebig UniversityGiessen, Germany
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen-MarburgGiessen, Germany
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Honma M, Ikebuchi Y, Kariya Y, Hayashi M, Hayashi N, Aoki S, Suzuki H. RANKL subcellular trafficking and regulatory mechanisms in osteocytes. J Bone Miner Res 2013; 28:1936-49. [PMID: 23529793 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The receptor activator of the NF-κB ligand (RANKL) is the central player in the regulation of osteoclastogenesis, and the quantity of RANKL presented to osteoclast precursors is an important factor determining the magnitude of osteoclast formation. Because osteoblastic cells are thought to be a major source of RANKL, the regulatory mechanisms of RANKL subcellular trafficking have been studied in osteoblastic cells. However, recent reports showed that osteocytes are a major source of RANKL presentation to osteoclast precursors, prompting a need to reinvestigate RANKL subcellular trafficking in osteocytes. Investigation of molecular mechanisms in detail needs well-designed in vitro experimental systems. Thus, we developed a novel co-culture system of osteoclast precursors and osteocytes embedded in collagen gel. Experiments using this model revealed that osteocytic RANKL is provided as a membrane-bound form to osteoclast precursors through osteocyte dendritic processes and that the contribution of soluble RANKL to the osteoclastogenesis supported by osteocytes is minor. Moreover, the regulation of RANKL subcellular trafficking, such as OPG-mediated transport of newly synthesized RANKL molecules to lysosomal storage compartments, and the release of RANKL to the cell surface upon stimulation with RANK are confirmed to be functional in osteocytes. These results provide a novel understanding of the regulation of osteoclastogenesis.
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- Masashi Honma
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Tokyo Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. mhonma‐
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Quan J, Elhousiny M, Johnson NW, Gao J. Transforming growth factor-β1 treatment of oral cancer induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition and promotes bone invasion via enhanced activity of osteoclasts. Clin Exp Metastasis 2013; 30:659-70. [PMID: 23378237 PMCID: PMC3663202 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-013-9570-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This study investigates relationships between EMT and bone invasion by OSCC. Three OSCC cell lines, SCC25, HN5, and Tca8113 were artificially induced to display EMT by adding 5 ng/mL of TGF-β1 to culture media for 1–3 days. Cell morphology and phenotypic changes was examined by immunocytochemical staining of CK and VIM. EMT markers, cell-invasion factors, and osteoclast-related molecules were analysed at mRNA, gelatine and protein levels by real-time PCR, gelatine zymography and Western blotting respectively. Mature osteoclasts differentiated from Raw264.7 cells were treated by conditioned medium (CM) of OSCC cells with/without TGF-β1. Immunohistochemistry was performed to validate proteins of CK, VIM, E-cad and Snail1 in OSCC tissue samples with bone invasion. Results showed minimal staining of VIM was found in SCC25 and HN5, while Tca8113 cells stained strongly. EMT markers Twist1 and N-cad were up-regulated; Snail1 and E-cad down-regulated in all cells. Of factors associated with invasion, MMP-2 was unchanged and MMP-9 increased in SCC25 and Tca8113, while MMP-2 was increased and MMP-9 unchanged in HN5. For osteoclast-related molecules, both MT1-MMP and RANKL were up-regulated, while OPG was down-regulated in all cells. CM of OSCC cells pre-treated with TGF-β1 showed to prolong survival of osteoclasts up to 4 days. All target molecules were validated in OSCC samples of bone invasion. These findings suggest that TGF-β1 not only induces EMT to increase the capacity of OSCC for invasion, but also promotes factors which prolong osteoclast survival. TGF-β1 may enhance the ability of MMP2/9 in resorbing bone and favouring invasion of cancer cells.
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- Jingjing Quan
- Schools of Dentistry, and Medical Science, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Parklands Drive, Southport, Gold Coast, QLD, 4222, Australia
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Komori T. Functions of the osteocyte network in the regulation of bone mass. Cell Tissue Res 2013; 352:191-8. [PMID: 23329124 PMCID: PMC3637644 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1546-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Osteocytes establish an extensive intracellular and extracellular communication system via gap-junction-coupled cell processes and canaliculi throughout bone and the communication system is extended to osteoblasts on the bone surface. The osteocyte network is an ideal mechanosensory system and suitable for mechanotransduction. However, the overall function of the osteocyte network remains to be clarified, since bone resorption is enhanced by osteocyte apoptosis, which is followed by a process of secondary necrosis attributable to the lack of scavengers. The enhanced bone resorption is caused by the release of intracellular content, including immunostimulatory molecules that activate osteoclastogenesis through the canaliculi. Therefore, a mouse model is required in which the osteocyte network is disrupted but in which no bone resorption is induced, in order to evaluate the overall functions of the osteocyte network. One such model is the BCL2 transgenic mouse, in which the osteocyte network, including both intracellular and extracellular networks, is disrupted. Another model is the osteocyte-specific Gja1 knockout mouse, in which intercellular communication through gap junctions is impaired but the canalicular system is intact. Combining the findings from these mouse models with previous histological observations showing the inverse linkage between osteocyte density and bone formation, we conclude that the osteocyte network enhances bone resorption and inhibits bone formation under physiological conditions. Further, studies with BCL2 transgenic mice show that these osteocyte functions are augmented in the unloaded condition. In this condition, Rankl upregulation in osteoblasts and Sost upregulation in osteocytes are, at least in part, responsible for enhanced bone resorption and suppressed bone formation, respectively.
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- Toshihisa Komori
- Department of Cell Biology, Unit of Basic Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Cowan RW, Singh G. Giant cell tumor of bone: a basic science perspective. Bone 2013; 52:238-46. [PMID: 23063845 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2012] [Revised: 09/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Comprehending the pathogenesis of giant cell tumor of bone (GCT) is of critical importance for developing novel targeted treatments for this locally-aggressive primary bone tumor. GCT is characterized by the presence of large multinucleated osteoclast-like giant cells distributed amongst mononuclear spindle-like stromal cells and other monocytes. The giant cells are principally responsible for the extensive bone resorption by the tumor. However, the spindle-like stromal cells chiefly direct the pathology of the tumor by recruiting monocytes and promoting their fusion into giant cells. The stromal cells also enhance the resorptive ability of the giant cells. This review encompasses many of the attributes of GCT, including the process of giant cell formation and the mechanisms of bone resorption. The significance of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) in the development of GCT and the importance of proteases, including numerous matrix metalloproteinases, are highlighted. The mesenchymal lineage of the stromal cells and the origin of the hematopoietic monocytes are also discussed. Several aspects of GCT that require further understanding, including the etiology of the tumor, the mechanisms of metastases, and the development of an appropriate animal model, are also considered. By exploring the current status of GCT research, this review accentuates the significant progress made in understanding the biology of the tumor, and discusses important areas for future investigation.
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- Robert W Cowan
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Proteolytic enzymes belonging to the A Disintegin And Metalloproteinase (ADAM) family are able to cleave transmembrane proteins close to the cell surface, in a process referred to as ectodomain shedding. Substrates for ADAMs include growth factors, cytokines, chemokines and adhesion molecules, and, as such, many ADAM proteins play crucial roles in cell-cell adhesion, extracellular and intracellular signaling, cell differentiation and cell proliferation. In this Review, we summarize the fascinating roles of ADAMs in embryonic and adult tissue development in both vertebrates and invertebrates.
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- Silvio Weber
- Heart Research Centre Göttingen, Universitaetsmedizin Göttingen, Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
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Schmiedel BJ, Scheible CA, Nuebling T, Kopp HG, Wirths S, Azuma M, Schneider P, Jung G, Grosse-Hovest L, Salih HR. RANKL expression, function, and therapeutic targeting in multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer Res 2012; 73:683-94. [PMID: 23139212 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-2280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bone destruction is a prominent feature of multiple myeloma, but conflicting data exist on the expression and pathophysiologic involvement of the bone remodeling ligand RANKL in this disease and the potential therapeutic benefits of its targeted inhibition. Here, we show that RANKL is expressed by primary multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells, whereas release of soluble RANKL was observed exclusively with multiple myeloma cells and was strongly influenced by posttranscriptional/posttranslational regulation. Signaling via RANKL into multiple myeloma and CLL cells induced release of cytokines involved in disease pathophysiology. Both the effects of RANKL on osteoclastogenesis and cytokine production by malignant cells could be blocked by disruption of RANK-RANKL interaction with denosumab. As we aimed to combine neutralization of RANKL with induction of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity of natural killer (NK) cells against RANKL-expressing malignant cells and as denosumab does not stimulate NK reactivity, we generated RANK-Fc fusion proteins with modified Fc moieties. The latter displayed similar capacity compared with denosumab to neutralize the effects of RANKL on osteoclastogenesis in vitro, but also potently stimulated NK cell reactivity against primary RANKL-expressing malignant B cells, which was dependent on their engineered affinity to CD16. Our findings introduce Fc-optimized RANK-Ig fusion proteins as attractive tools to neutralize the detrimental function of RANKL while at the same time potently stimulating NK cell antitumor immunity.
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Nakashima T, Hayashi M, Takayanagi H. New insights into osteoclastogenic signaling mechanisms. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2012; 23:582-90. [PMID: 22705116 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2012.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bone is continuously renewed through a dynamic balance between bone resorption and formation. This process is the fundamental basis for the maintenance of normal bone mass and architecture. Osteoclasts play a crucial role in both physiological and pathological bone resorption, and receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) is the key cytokine that induces osteoclastogenesis. Here we summarize the recent advances in the understanding of osteoclastogenic signaling by focusing on the investigation of RANKL signaling and RANKL-expressing cells in the context of osteoimmunology. The context afforded by osteoimmunology will provide a scientific basis for future therapeutic approaches to diseases related to the skeletal and immune systems.
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- Tomoki Nakashima
- Department of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan
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Mueller CG, Hess E. Emerging Functions of RANKL in Lymphoid Tissues. Front Immunol 2012; 3:261. [PMID: 22969763 PMCID: PMC3432452 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The tumor necrosis factor superfamily (TNFSF) members play pivotal roles in embryonic development of lymphoid tissue and their homeostasis. RANKL (Receptor activator of NF-κB ligand, also called TRANCE, TNFSF11) is recognized as an important player in bone homeostasis and lymphoid tissue formation. In its absence bone mass control is deregulated and lymph nodes fail to develop. While its function in bone is well described, there is still little functional insight into the action of RANKL in lymphoid tissue development and homeostasis. Here we provide an overview of the known functions of RANKL, its signaling receptor RANK and its decoy receptor OPG from the perspective of lymphoid tissue development and immune activation in the mouse. Expressed by the hematopoietic lymphoid tissue inducing (LTi) cells and the mesenchymal lymphoid tissue organizer (LTo) cells, RANKL was shown to stimulate Lymphotoxin (LT) expression and to be implicated in LTi cell accumulation. Our recent finding that RANKL also triggers proliferation of adult lymph node stroma suggests that RANKL may furthermore directly activate LTo cells. Beyond bone, the RANKL-RANK-OPG triad plays important roles in immunobiology that are waiting to be unraveled.
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- Christopher G Mueller
- CNRS, Laboratory of Therapeutic Immunology and Chemistry, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, University of Strasbourg Strasbourg, France
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From the early 1990s to the middle of the last decade, the search for genes influencing osteoporosis proved difficult with few successes. However, over the last 5 years this has begun to change with the introduction of genome-wide association (GWA) studies. In this short period of time, GWA studies have significantly accelerated the pace of gene discovery, leading to the identification of nearly 100 independent associations for osteoporosis-related traits. However, GWA does not specifically pinpoint causal genes or provide functional context for associations. Thus, there is a need for approaches that provide systems-level insight on how associated variants influence cellular function, downstream gene networks, and ultimately disease. In this review we discuss the emerging field of "systems genetics" and how it is being used in combination with and independent of GWA to improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in bone fragility.
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- Charles R Farber
- Department of Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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Bench to bedside: elucidation of the OPG-RANK-RANKL pathway and the development of denosumab. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2012; 11:401-19. [PMID: 22543469 DOI: 10.1038/nrd3705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 451] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bone is a complex tissue that provides mechanical support for muscles and joints, protection for vital organs, a mineral reservoir that is essential for calcium homeostasis, and the environment and niches required for haematopoiesis. The regulation of bone mass in mammals is governed by a complex interplay between bone-forming cells termed osteoblasts and bone-resorbing cells termed osteoclasts, and is guided physiologically by a diverse set of hormones, cytokines and growth factors. The balance between these processes changes over time, causing an elevated risk of fractures with age. Osteoclasts may also be activated in the cancer setting, leading to bone pain, fracture, spinal cord compression and other significant morbidities. This Review chronicles the events that led to an increased understanding of bone resorption, the elucidation of the signalling pathway mediated by osteoprotegerin, receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK) and RANK ligand (RANKL) and its role in osteoclast biology, as well as the evolution of recombinant RANKL antagonists, which culminated in the development of the therapeutic RANKL-targeted antibody denosumab.
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Brown TT, Ross AC, Storer N, Labbato D, McComsey GA. Bone turnover, osteoprotegerin/RANKL and inflammation with antiretroviral initiation: tenofovir versus non-tenofovir regimens. Antivir Ther 2012; 16:1063-72. [PMID: 22024522 DOI: 10.3851/imp1874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bone mineral density decreases with antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, although the pathogenesis, including the role of tenofovir (TDF), is unclear. This study assessed changes in bone-turnover markers, osteoprotegerin (OPG), soluble receptor activator for nuclear factor-κβ ligand (sRANKL), and inflammation in subjects initiating TDF- versus non-TDF-containing regimens, and determined the relationship between bone turnover, OPG/sRANKL and inflammation. METHODS This was a longitudinal observational study comparing levels of bone turnover markers (C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen [CTX] and osteocalcin [OC]), OPG, sRANKL and inflammatory cytokines (soluble tumour necrosis factor [TNF]-α receptor [sTNFR]-I, sTNFR-II and interleukin-6) prior to ART and 6-12 months after ART initiation with a TDF- versus non-TDF-containing regimen in HIV-infected subjects 18-50 years old. RESULTS A total of 87 subjects were enrolled (TDF n=44 and non-TDF n=43). Groups were similar except subjects on TDF had a lower CD4(+) T-cell nadir (P<0.01) and were more likely to receive a protease inhibitor (PI; P=0.03). At pre-ART, 35% and 1% of subjects had CTX and OC above the normal range, respectively. Both increased with ART initiation, whereas OPG, sRANKL and inflammatory markers significantly decreased. In multivariate models, increases in OC were associated with TDF use, PI use and pre-ART levels of sTNFR-I, whereas increases in CTX were associated with CD4(+) T-cell nadir <50 cell/mm³. Increases in bone markers were unrelated to pre-ART levels of OPG/sRANKL and changes in OPG/sRANKL after ART initiation. CONCLUSIONS TDF use, PI use, TNF-α activity and advanced HIV disease are associated with changes in bone turnover markers, underscoring the complicated interaction between ART, bone turnover, inflammation and immune status, which extend beyond the OPG/RANKL system.
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- Todd T Brown
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Osteoclasts play a crucial role in both physiological and pathological bone resorption. It is, thus, of compelling importance to understand the molecular mechanisms of osteoclast regulation. Because receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) is the key cytokine that induces osteoclast differentiation, we have focused on the investigation of RANKL signaling and RANKL-expressing cells. Here, we summarize the recent advances in the understanding of osteoclastogenic signaling and the cells that express RANKL in the context of osteoimmunology. The scope of osteoimmunology has been extended to now encompass a wide range of molecular and cellular interactions, and its framework provides a scientific basis for future therapeutic approaches to diseases related to the bone and/or immune systems.
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- Tomoki Nakashima
- Department of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Shimizu-Hirota R, Xiong W, Baxter BT, Kunkel SL, Maillard I, Chen XW, Sabeh F, Liu R, Li XY, Weiss SJ. MT1-MMP regulates the PI3Kδ·Mi-2/NuRD-dependent control of macrophage immune function. Genes Dev 2012; 26:395-413. [PMID: 22345520 DOI: 10.1101/gad.178749.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Macrophages play critical roles in events ranging from host defense to obesity and cancer, where they infiltrate affected tissues and orchestrate immune responses in tandem with the remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM). Despite the dual roles played by macrophages in inflammation, the functions of macrophage-derived proteinases are typically relegated to tissue-invasive or -degradative events. Here we report that the membrane-tethered matrix metalloenzyme MT1-MMP not only serves as an ECM-directed proteinase, but unexpectedly controls inflammatory gene responses wherein MT1-MMP(-/-) macrophages mount exaggerated chemokine and cytokine responses to immune stimuli both in vitro and in vivo. MT1-MMP modulates inflammatory responses in a protease-independent fashion in tandem with its trafficking to the nuclear compartment, where it triggers the expression and activation of a phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ (PI3Kδ)/Akt/GSK3β signaling cascade. In turn, MT1-MMP-dependent PI3Kδ activation regulates the immunoregulatory Mi-2/NuRD nucleosome remodeling complex that is responsible for controlling macrophage immune response. These findings identify a novel role for nuclear MT1-MMP as a previously unsuspected transactivator of signaling networks central to macrophage immune responses.
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- Ryoko Shimizu-Hirota
- Division of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
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Al-Dujaili SA, Lau E, Al-Dujaili H, Tsang K, Guenther A, You L. Apoptotic osteocytes regulate osteoclast precursor recruitment and differentiation in vitro. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:2412-23. [PMID: 21538477 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Fatigue loading causes a spatial distribution of osteocyte apoptosis co-localized with bone resorption spaces peaking around microdamage sites. Since osteocytes have been shown to regulate osteoclast formation and activity, we hypothesize that osteocyte apoptosis regulates osteoclastogenesis. In this study, we used serum-starvation to mimic reduced nutrient transport in microdamaged bone and induce apoptosis in MLO-Y4 osteocyte-like cells; conditioned medium was used to apply soluble factors released by apoptotic osteocytes (aOCY) to healthy non-apoptotic MLO-Y4 cells. Osteoclast precursor (RAW264.7 monocyte) migration and differentiation were assessed in the presence of conditioned media (CM) from: (A) aOCY, (B) osteocytes treated with apoptosis conditioned medium (i.e., healthy osteocytes in the presence of apoptosis cues; apoptosis CM-treated osteocytes (atOCY)), and (C) osteocytes treated with non-apoptosis conditioned medium (i.e., healthy osteocytes in the absence of apoptosis cues; non-apoptosis CM-treated osteocytes (natOCY)). Receptor activator for nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) mRNA, and protein expression were measured. Our findings indicate that soluble factors released by aOCY and atOCY promoted osteoclast precursor migration (up to 64% and 24% increase, respectively) and osteoclast formation (up to 450% and 265% increase, respectively). Osteoclast size increased up to 233% in the presence of aOCY and atOCY CM. Recruitment, formation and size were unaltered by natOCY. RANKL mRNA and protein expression were upregulated only in aOCY, while M-CSF and VEGF increased in atOCY. Addition of RANKL-blocking antibody abolished aOCY-induced osteoclast precursor migration and osteoclast formation. VEGF and M-CSF blocking antibodies abolished atOCY-induced osteoclastogenesis. These findings suggest that aOCY directly and indirectly (through atOCY) initiate targeted bone resorption by regulating osteoclast precursor recruitment and differentiation.
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- Saja A Al-Dujaili
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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The role of ADAM-mediated shedding in vascular biology. Eur J Cell Biol 2011; 91:472-85. [PMID: 22138087 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2011.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Revised: 07/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Within the vasculature the disintegrins and metalloproteinases (ADAMs) 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 28 and 33 are expressed on endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and on leukocytes. As surface-expressed proteases they mediate cleavage of vascular surface molecules at an extracellular site close to the membrane. This process is termed shedding and leads to the release of a soluble substrate ectodomain thereby critically modulating the biological function of the substrate. In the vasculature several surface molecules undergo ADAM-mediated shedding including tumour necrosis factor (TNF) α, interleukin (IL) 6 receptor α, L-selectin, vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin, the transmembrane CX3C-chemokine ligand (CX3CL) 1, Notch, transforming growth factor (TGF) and heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (HB-EGF). These substrates play distinct roles in vascular biology by promoting inflammation, permeability changes, leukocyte recruitment, resolution of inflammation, regeneration and/or neovascularisation. Especially ADAM17 and ADAM10 are capable of cleaving many substrates with diverse function within the vasculature, whereas other ADAMs have a more restricted substrate range. Therefore, targeting ADAM17 or ADAM10 by pharmacologic inhibition or gene knockout not only attenuates the inflammatory response in animal models but also affects tissue regeneration and neovascularisation. Recent discoveries indicate that other ADAMs (e.g. ADAM8 and 9) also play important roles in vascular biology but appear to have more selective effects on vascular responses (e.g. on neovascularisation only). Although, targeting of ADAM17 and ADAM10 in inflammatory diseases is still a promising approach, temporal and spatial as well as substrate-specific inhibition approaches are required to minimise undesired side effects on vascular cells.
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Peng S, Liu XS, Huang S, Li Z, Pan H, Zhen W, Luk KDK, Guo XE, Lu WW. The cross-talk between osteoclasts and osteoblasts in response to strontium treatment: involvement of osteoprotegerin. Bone 2011; 49:1290-8. [PMID: 21925296 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2011.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2011] [Revised: 08/22/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The mechanism for the uncoupling effects of Sr on bone remains to be evaluated. Osteoblasts play important roles in osteoclastogenesis through regulating receptor activated nuclear factor kappa B (RANK) ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) expression. We hypothesize that OPG plays an important role in the cross-talk between osteoclasts and osteoblasts in response to Sr treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS MC3T3E1 cells were treated with Sr chloride (0-3 mM) and conditioned media were collected at 24h after the treatment. The effect of conditioned media on osteoclastogenesis was evaluated by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining and bone resorption pits analysis. OPG and RANKL mRNA expressions in osteoblastic cells and protein secretion in the conditioned media were analyzed with real-time PCR and ELISA assay, respectively. The role of OPG in Sr-mediated inhibition of osteoclastogenesis was further evaluated with anti-OPG antibody in pre-osteoclastic cells. The role of OPG in Sr-mediated uncoupling effects on osteoporotic bone was evaluated by an animal study. Ovariectomized rats were oral administrated with vehicle or Sr chloride for two months supplemented with anti-IgG antibody (control) or anti-OPG antibody. The effects of OPG neutralization after Sr treatment on bone metabolism were analyzed by microCT, bone histomorphometry and biochemical analysis. RESULTS The conditioned media derived from Sr-treated osteoblastic cells exerted a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on osteoclastic differentiation and resorptive activity in pre-osteoclastic cells. OPG mRNA expression and protein secretion in osteoblastic cells were significantly increased after Sr treatment. Neutralization with anti-OPG antibody abolished the inhibitory effect of conditioned media on RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis. The uncoupling effects of Sr treatment on trabecular bone were evidenced by greater bone volume and trabecular number, greater osteoid surface and bone formation rate, while less osteoclast surface. These effects were attenuated by the OPG neutralization by anti-OPG antibody injection. CONCLUSION The evidences from the in vitro and in vivo studies suggested that OPG played an important role in the uncoupling effect of Sr on bone metabolism, possibly by acting as a cross-talk molecule between osteoclasts and osteoblasts in response to Sr treatment.
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- Songlin Peng
- Department of Spine Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Jinan University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, China
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Douni E, Rinotas V, Makrinou E, Zwerina J, Penninger JM, Eliopoulos E, Schett G, Kollias G. A RANKL G278R mutation causing osteopetrosis identifies a functional amino acid essential for trimer assembly in RANKL and TNF. Hum Mol Genet 2011; 21:784-98. [PMID: 22068587 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), a trimeric tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily member, is the central mediator of osteoclast formation and bone resorption. Functional mutations in RANKL lead to human autosomal recessive osteopetrosis (ARO), whereas RANKL overexpression has been implicated in the pathogenesis of bone degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis. Following a forward genetics approach using N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-mediated random mutagenesis, we generated a novel mouse model of ARO caused by a new loss-of-function allele of Rankl with a glycine-to-arginine mutation at codon 278 (G278R) at the extracellular inner hydrophobic F β-strand of RANKL. Mutant mice develop severe osteopetrosis similar to Rankl-deficient mice, whereas exogenous administration of recombinant RANKL restores osteoclast formation in vivo. We show that RANKL(G278R) monomers fail to assemble into homotrimers, are unable to bind and activate the RANK receptor and interact with wild-type RANKL exerting a dominant-negative effect on its trimerization and function in vitro. Since G278 is highly conserved within the TNF superfamily, we identified that a similar substitution in TNF, G122R, also abrogated trimerization, binding to TNF receptor and consequently impaired TNF biological activity. Notably, SPD304, a potent small-molecule inhibitor of TNF trimerization that interacts with G122, also inhibited RANKL activity, suggesting analogous inhibitory mechanisms. Our results provide a new disease model for ARO and identify a functional amino acid in the TNF-like core domain essential for trimer formation both in RANKL and in TNF that could be considered a novel potential target for inhibiting their biological activities.
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- Eleni Douni
- Institute of Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Research Center Alexander Fleming, Vari 16672, Greece.
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Findlay DM, Atkins GJ. Relationship between serum RANKL and RANKL in bone. Osteoporos Int 2011; 22:2597-602. [PMID: 21850548 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1740-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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It is now well accepted that the molecule receptor activator of NFκB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin play key roles in regulating physiological and pathological bone turnover. There are a large number of published reports of circulating RANKL levels in both health and pathology. However, interpretation of these data has been elusive, and the relationship between circulating RANKL and RANKL levels in bone is still not clear. This review explores this subject, documenting the possible origins of circulating RANKL and suggesting additional information that is required before serum RANKL levels can provide useful diagnostic or research information.
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- D M Findlay
- Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, Level 4 Bice Building, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide 5000, SA, Australia.
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Gonzalo P, Arroyo AG. MT1-MMP: A novel component of the macrophage cell fusion machinery. Commun Integr Biol 2011; 3:256-9. [PMID: 20714408 DOI: 10.4161/cib.3.3.11456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Mice deficient in the matrix metalloproteinase MT1-MMP display defects in tissue development and angiogenesis, together with a complex bone phenotype characterized by several skeletal abnormalities and osteopenia. OCs and giant cells are multinucleated cells arising from the fusion of myeloid progenitors/macrophages that specialize respectively in bone resorption and engulfment of pathogens and foreign bodies. Our work identifies MT1-MMP as a novel component of the macrophage fusion machinery during OC and giant cell formation in vitro and in vivo. MT1-MMP is required for the proper lamellipodia formation and motility required to achieve proximity between fusioncompetent myeloid cells; and roles of MT1-MMP in subsequent steps of the fusion process cannot be ruled out. For example, MT1-MMP might exert additional functions at fusion sites by forming molecular complexes with CD44 or tetraspanin proteins. Interestingly, the contribution of MT1-MMP to macrophage motility and fusion does not involve its catalytic activity. Instead, the MT1-MMP-cytosolic tail, in particular Tyr(573), is required to bind the adaptor protein p130Cas and regulate localized Rac1 activity in myeloid progenitors. Modulation of this novel MT1-MMPp130Cas- Rac1 signaling pathway in macrophages might have potential in the treatment of disorders involving increased OC activity or uncontrolled giant cell formation.
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- Pilar Gonzalo
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC); Madrid, Spain
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Tawara K, Oxford JT, Jorcyk CL. Clinical significance of interleukin (IL)-6 in cancer metastasis to bone: potential of anti-IL-6 therapies. Cancer Manag Res 2011; 3:177-89. [PMID: 21625400 PMCID: PMC3101113 DOI: 10.2147/cmr.s18101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Metastatic events to the bone occur frequently in numerous cancer types such as breast, prostate, lung, and renal carcinomas, melanoma, neuroblastoma, and multiple myeloma. Accumulating evidence suggests that the inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-6 is frequently upregulated and is implicated in the ability of cancer cells to metastasize to bone. IL-6 is able to activate various cell signaling cascades that include the STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) pathway, the PI3K (phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase) pathway, and the MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) pathway. Activation of these pathways may explain the ability of IL-6 to mediate various aspects of normal and pathogenic bone remodeling, inflammation, cell survival, proliferation, and pro-tumorigenic effects. This review article will discuss the role of IL-6: 1) in bone metabolism, 2) in cancer metastasis to bone, 3) in cancer prognosis, and 4) as potential therapies for metastatic bone cancer.
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- Ken Tawara
- Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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Friedrich BM, Murray JL, Li G, Sheng J, Hodge TW, Rubin DH, O'Brien WA, Ferguson MR. A functional role for ADAM10 in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 replication. Retrovirology 2011; 8:32. [PMID: 21569301 PMCID: PMC3118345 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-8-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gene trap insertional mutagenesis was used as a high-throughput approach to discover cellular genes participating in viral infection by screening libraries of cells selected for survival from lytic infection with a variety of viruses. Cells harboring a disrupted ADAM10 (A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease 10) allele survived reovirus infection, and subsequently ADAM10 was shown by RNA interference to be important for replication of HIV-1. RESULTS Silencing ADAM10 expression with small interfering RNA (siRNA) 48 hours before infection significantly inhibited HIV-1 replication in primary human monocyte-derived macrophages and in CD4⁺ cell lines. In agreement, ADAM10 over-expression significantly increased HIV-1 replication. ADAM10 down-regulation did not inhibit viral reverse transcription, indicating that viral entry and uncoating are also independent of ADAM10 expression. Integration of HIV-1 cDNA was reduced in ADAM10 down-regulated cells; however, concomitant 2-LTR circle formation was not detected, suggesting that HIV-1 does not enter the nucleus. Further, ADAM10 silencing inhibited downstream reporter gene expression and viral protein translation. Interestingly, we found that while the metalloprotease domain of ADAM10 is not required for HIV-1 replication, ADAM15 and γ-secretase (which proteolytically release the extracellular and intracellular domains of ADAM10 from the plasma membrane, respectively) do support productive infection. CONCLUSIONS We propose that ADAM10 facilitates replication at the level of nuclear trafficking. Collectively, our data support a model whereby ADAM10 is cleaved by ADAM15 and γ-secretase and that the ADAM10 intracellular domain directly facilitates HIV-1 nuclear trafficking. Thus, ADAM10 represents a novel cellular target class for development of antiretroviral drugs.
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- Brian M Friedrich
- Departments of Pathology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA
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- Zirus, Inc., 1384 Buford Business Boulevard, Suite 700, Buford, GA, 30518, USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University, 1161 21st Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Zirus, Inc., 1384 Buford Business Boulevard, Suite 700, Buford, GA, 30518, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University, 1161 21st Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- Research Medicine, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, 1310 24th Ave South, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA
- Zirus, Inc., 1384 Buford Business Boulevard, Suite 700, Buford, GA, 30518, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, 201 Dowman Dr., Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA
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Sturge J, Caley MP, Waxman J. Bone metastasis in prostate cancer: emerging therapeutic strategies. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2011; 8:357-68. [DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2011.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Schramek D, Penninger JM. The many roles of RANKL-RANK signaling in bone, breast and cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1138/20110512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Selvais C, D'Auria L, Tyteca D, Perrot G, Lemoine P, Troeberg L, Dedieu S, Noël A, Nagase H, Henriet P, Courtoy PJ, Marbaix E, Emonard H. Cell cholesterol modulates metalloproteinase-dependent shedding of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP-1) and clearance function. FASEB J 2011; 25:2770-81. [PMID: 21518850 DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-169508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP-1) is a plasma membrane scavenger and signaling receptor, composed of a large ligand-binding subunit (515-kDa α-chain) linked to a shorter transmembrane subunit (85-kDa β-chain). LRP-1 cell-surface level and function are controlled by proteolytic shedding of its ectodomain. Here, we identified ectodomain sheddases in human HT1080 cells and demonstrated regulation of the cleavage by cholesterol by comparing the classical fibroblastoid type with a spontaneous epithelioid variant, enriched ∼ 2-fold in cholesterol. Two membrane-associated metalloproteinases were involved in LRP-1 shedding: a disintegrin and metalloproteinase-12 (ADAM-12) and membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP). Although both variants expressed similar levels of LRP-1, ADAM-12, MT1-MMP, and specific tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP-2), LRP-1 shedding from epithelioid cells was ∼4-fold lower than from fibroblastoid cells. Release of the ectodomain was triggered by cholesterol depletion in epithelioid cells and impaired by cholesterol overload in fibroblastoid cells. Modulation of LRP-1 shedding on clearance was reflected by accumulation of gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in the medium. We conclude that cholesterol exerts an important control on LRP-1 levels and function at the plasma membrane by modulating shedding of its ectodomain, and therefore represents a novel regulator of extracellular proteolytic activities.
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- Charlotte Selvais
- Cell Biology Laboratory, de Duve Institute, UCL-75.41, 75 avenue Hippocrate, B-1200 Bruxelles, Belgium
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Ivanovska N, Dimitrova P. Bone resorption and remodeling in murine collagenase-induced osteoarthritis after administration of glucosamine. Arthritis Res Ther 2011; 13:R44. [PMID: 21410959 PMCID: PMC3132029 DOI: 10.1186/ar3283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Introduction Glucosamine is an amino-monosaccharide and precursor of glycosaminoglycans, major components of joint cartilage. Glucosamine has been clinically introduced for the treatment of osteoarthritis but the data about its protective role in disease are insufficient. The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of long term administration of glucosamine on bone resorption and remodeling. Methods The effect of glucosamine on bone resorption and remodeling was studied in a model of collagenase-induced osteoarthritis (CIOA). The levels of macrophage-inflammatory protein (MIP)-1α, protein regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed, and secreted (RANTES), soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interleukin (IL)-6, 4 and 10 in synovial fluid were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Cell populations in synovial extracts and the expression of RANKL, of receptors for TNF-α (TNF-αR) and interferon γ (IFN-γR) on clusters of differentiation (CD) three positive T cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β3, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2, phosphorylated protein mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2 (pSMAD-2), RANKL and Dickkopf-1 protein (DKK-1) positive staining in CIOA joints were determined by immunohistochemistry. Results The administration of glucosamine hydrochloride in CIOA mice inhibited loss of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and proteoglycans (PGs) in cartilage, bone erosion and osteophyte formation. It decreased the levels of soluble RANKL and IL-6 and induced IL-10 increase in the CIOA joint fluids. Glucosamine limited the number of CD11b positive Ly6G neutrophils and RANKL positive CD3 T cells in the joint extracts. It suppressed bone resorption via down-regulation of RANKL expression and affected bone remodeling in CIOA by decreasing BMP-2, TGF-β3 and pSMAD-2 expression and up-regulating DKK-1 joint levels. Conclusions Our data suggest that glucosamine hydrochloride inhibits bone resorption through down-regulation of RANKL expression in the joints, via reduction of the number of RANKL positive CD3 T cells and the level of sRANKL in the joints extracts. These effects of glucosamine appear to be critical for the progression of CIOA and result in limited bone remodeling of the joints.
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- Nina Ivanovska
- Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, 26 Georgi Bonchev str, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria
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Castellano D, Sepulveda JM, García-Escobar I, Rodriguez-Antolín A, Sundlöv A, Cortes-Funes H. The role of RANK-ligand inhibition in cancer: the story of denosumab. Oncologist 2011; 16:136-45. [PMID: 21285392 PMCID: PMC3228090 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2010-0154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Accepted: 12/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The diagnosis of bone metastases is an event with certain consequences for the patient. They often mean pain and can also mean pathological fractures, hypercalcemia, and spinal cord compression, all synonymous with a diminished quality of life and often also hospitalization. Since the advent of the intravenous bisphosphonates, things began to look a bit brighter for patients with bone metastases-bone destruction was kept at bay a little longer. The next generation of bone metastasis treatments is well on its way in clinical development, and among them, the most advanced drug is denosumab. Denosumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits osteoclast maturation, activation, and function by binding to receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand, with the final result being a reduced rate of bone resorption. In this review, we give an overview of relevant preclinical and clinical data regarding the use of denosumab in patients with solid tumors in general and prostate cancer in particular.
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- Daniel Castellano
- Medical Oncology Service, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda. De Córdoba, 28041 Madrid, Spain.
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Lynch CC. Matrix metalloproteinases as master regulators of the vicious cycle of bone metastasis. Bone 2011; 48:44-53. [PMID: 20601294 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Revised: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Bone remodeling is a delicate balancing act between the bone matrix synthesizing osteoblasts and bone resorbing osteoclasts. Active bone metastases typically subvert this process to generate lesions that are comprised of extensive areas of pathological osteogenesis and osteolysis. The resultant increase in bone matrix remodeling enhances cytokine/growth factor bioavailability thus creating a vicious cycle that stimulates tumor progression. Given the extent of matrix remodeling occurring in the tumor-bone microenvironment, the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) would be expected, since collectively they have the ability to degrade all components of the extracellular matrix (ECM). However, in addition to being "matrix bulldozers", MMPs control the bioavailability and bioactivity of factors such as RANKL and TGFβ that have been described as crucial for tumor-bone interaction, thus implicating MMPs as key regulators of the vicious cycle of bone metastases.
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- Conor C Lynch
- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
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Murphy G. Fell-Muir Lecture: Metalloproteinases: from demolition squad to master regulators. Int J Exp Pathol 2010; 91:303-13. [PMID: 20666850 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2010.00736.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Two families of the Metzincin clan of metalloproteinases, the matrix metalloproteinases and the disintegrin metalloproteinases have attracted much attention as important effectors of cellular interactions with their environment. They appear to play significant roles in the modulation of components of the extracellular matrix, matrix and cell receptors, as well as the cytokines and growth factors and their receptors. Such functions at the 'cutting edge' of cell biology puts these enzymes in pivotal roles in the orchestration of the rapid response of cells to their environment, acting as key switches between different signalling pathways. Inevitably such enzymes should be regarded as suitable targets for therapeutic approaches to many diseases where such pathways become dysregulated. A major challenge to the development of direct inhibitors of catalysis has been the broad structural similarity of the Metzincin catalytic site. More detailed knowledge of active site structures has helped to some extent to resolve the development of more specific chemical inhibitors and selected enzymes are now being targeted. An alternative strategy is the consideration of the role of the extracatalytic domains that are determinants of specificity at a variety of levels. Dissecting the relationships between structure and function of these interaction sites is allowing the development of new approaches to inhibition of enzyme function. Antibodies are proving useful tools in this respect and may pave the way to a novel biologics approach to disease therapy.
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- Gillian Murphy
- Department of Oncology, Cambridge University, Cancer Research UK, Li Ka Shing Centre, Cambridge, UK.
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Byron CR, Barger AM, Stewart AA, Pondenis HC, Fan TM. In vitro expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand and osteoprotegerin in cultured equine articular cells. Am J Vet Res 2010; 71:615-22. [PMID: 20513175 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.71.6.615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine concentrations of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in equine chondrocytes and synoviocytes and to quantify changes in the OPG:RANKL ratio in response to exogenous factors. SAMPLE POPULATION Samples of articular cartilage and synovium with grossly normal appearance obtained from metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints of 5 adult (1- to 8-year-old) horses. PROCEDURES Cell cultures of chondrocytes and synoviocytes were incubated with human recombinant interleukin-1beta (hrIL-1beta; 10 ng/mL), lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 10 microg/mL), or dexamethasone (100nM) for 48 hours. Negative control cultures received no treatment. Cells and spent media were assayed for RANKL and OPG concentrations by use of western blot and immunocytochemical analyses. Spent media were also assayed for OPG concentration by use of an ELISA. RESULTS RANKL and OPG were expressed in equine chondrocytes and synoviocytes in vitro. Cell-associated RANKL and OPG concentrations were not impacted by exogenous factors. Soluble RANKL release into media was significantly increased by hrIL-1beta in chondrocyte but not in synoviocyte cultures. Soluble OPG release into media was significantly increased by hrIL-1beta and LPS in chondrocyte but not in synoviocyte cultures. The soluble OPG:RANKL ratio was significantly increased by LPS in chondrocyte cultures. Dexamethasone decreased OPG expression in synoviocytes. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE RANKL and OPG proteins were expressed in equine articular cells. Release of these proteins may affect osteoclastogenesis within adjacent subchondral bone. Thus, RANKL and OPG may have use as biomarkers and treatment targets in horses with joint disease.
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- Christopher R Byron
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Sabbota AL, Kim HRC, Zhe X, Fridman R, Bonfil RD, Cher ML. Shedding of RANKL by tumor-associated MT1-MMP activates Src-dependent prostate cancer cell migration. Cancer Res 2010; 70:5558-66. [PMID: 20551048 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-4416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) plays an essential role in protease-mediated extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation, but it also functions as a sheddase releasing non-ECM substrates such as receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL), an osteoclastogenic factor typically confined to the surface of osteoblasts. We previously found high expression of MT1-MMP in skeletal metastasis of prostate cancer patients, in a pattern similar to RANKL expression. We also showed that overexpression of MT1-MMP in prostate cancer cells increases tumor growth and osteolysis in an intratibial mouse model of bone metastasis, and that soluble factor(s) shed by tumor-derived MT1-MMP enhance osteoclast differentiation in a RANKL-dependent manner. Recent evidence indicates that the cognate receptor for RANKL, RANK, is expressed in prostate cancer cells, suggesting the presence of an autocrine pathway. In this study, we show that MT1-MMP-expressing LNCaP prostate cancer cells display enhanced migration. Moreover, conditioned medium from LNCaP cells expressing both RANKL and MT1-MMP stimulates the migration of MT1-MMP-deficient C42b prostate cancer cells. This enhanced chemotaxis can be abrogated by osteoprotegerin (soluble decoy receptor of RANKL), MIK-G2 (a selective inhibitor for MT1-MMP), and PP2 (a Src inhibitor). These findings indicate that tumor-derived MT1-MMP enhances tumor cell migration through initiation of an autocrine loop requiring ectodomain shedding of membrane-bound RANKL in prostate cancer cells, and that Src is a key downstream mediator of RANKL-induced migration of prostate cancer cells.
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- Aaron L Sabbota
- Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Lau E, Al-Dujaili S, Guenther A, Liu D, Wang L, You L. Effect of low-magnitude, high-frequency vibration on osteocytes in the regulation of osteoclasts. Bone 2010; 46:1508-15. [PMID: 20211285 PMCID: PMC3084034 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Revised: 01/15/2010] [Accepted: 02/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Osteocytes are well evidenced to be the major mechanosensor in bone, responsible for sending signals to the effector cells (osteoblasts and osteoclasts) that carry out bone formation and resorption. Consistent with this hypothesis, it has been shown that osteocytes release various soluble factors (e.g. transforming growth factor-beta, nitric oxide, and prostaglandins) that influence osteoblastic and osteoclastic activities when subjected to a variety of mechanical stimuli, including fluid flow, hydrostatic pressure, and mechanical stretching. Recently, low-magnitude, high-frequency (LMHF) vibration (e.g., acceleration less than <1 x g, where g=9.81m/s(2), at 20-90 Hz) has gained much interest as studies have shown that such mechanical stimulation can positively influence skeletal homeostasis in animals and humans. Although the anabolic and anti-resorptive potential of LMHF vibration is becoming apparent, the signaling pathways that mediate bone adaptation to LMHF vibration are unknown. We hypothesize that osteocytes are the mechanosensor responsible for detecting the vibration stimulation and producing soluble factors that modulate the activity of effector cells. Hence, we applied low-magnitude (0.3 x g) vibrations to osteocyte-like MLO-Y4 cells at various frequencies (30, 60, 90 Hz) for 1h. We found that osteocytes were sensitive to this vibration stimulus at the transcriptional level: COX-2 maximally increased by 344% at 90Hz, while RANKL decreased most significantly (-55%, p<0.01) at 60Hz. Conditioned medium collected from the vibrated MLO-Y4 cells attenuated the formation of large osteoclasts (> or =10 nuclei) by 36% (p<0.05) and the amount of osteoclastic resorption by 20% (p=0.07). The amount of soluble RANKL (sRANKL) in the conditioned medium was found to be 53% lower in the vibrated group (p<0.01), while PGE(2) release was also significantly decreased (-61%, p<0.01). We conclude that osteocytes are able to sense LMHF vibration and respond by producing soluble factors that inhibit osteoclast formation.
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- Esther Lau
- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Developmental Sciences/Orthodontics, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Corresponding author: 5 King's College Road, Room 314D, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G8, Tel: 416-978-5736 Fax: 416-978-7753,
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Doehring LC, Heeger C, Aherrahrou Z, Kaczmarek PM, Erdmann J, Schunkert H, Ehlers EM. Myeloid CD34+CD13+ precursor cells transdifferentiate into chondrocyte-like cells in atherosclerotic intimal calcification. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2010; 177:473-80. [PMID: 20489139 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chondrogenic differentiation is pivotal in the active regulation of artery calcification. We investigated the cellular origin of chondrocyte-like cells in atherosclerotic intimal calcification of C57BL/6 LDLr(-/-) mice using bone marrow transplantation to trace ROSA26-LacZ-labeled cells. Immunohistochemical costaining of collagen type II with LacZ and leukocyte defining surface antigens was performed and analyzed by high-resolution confocal microscopy. Chondrocyte-like cells were detected in medium and advanced atherosclerotic plaques accounting for 7.1 +/- 1.6% and 14.1 +/- 1.7% of the total plaque cellularity, respectively. Chimera analysis exhibited a mean of 89.8% LacZ(+) cells in peripheral blood and collagen type II costaining with LcZ revealed an average 88.8 +/- 7.6% cytoplasmatic LacZ(+) evidence within the chondrocyte-like cells. To examine whether hematopoietic stem cells contribute to the phenotype, stem cell marker CD34 and myeloid progenitor-associated antigen CD13 were analyzed. CD34(+) was detectable in 86.9 +/- 8.1% and CD13(+) evidence in 54.2 +/- 7.6% of chondrocyte-like cells, attributable most likely because of loss of surface markers during transdifferentiation. Chondrocyte differentiation factor Sox-9 was detected in association with chondrocyte-like cells, whereas Sm22alpha, a marker for smooth muscle cells, could not be demonstrated. The results show that the majority of chondrocyte-like cells were of bone marrow origin, whereas CD34(+)/CD13(+) myeloid precursors appeared to infiltrate the plaque actively and transdifferentiated into chondrocytes-like cells in the progression of atherosclerosis.
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- Lars Christian Doehring
- Medizinische Klinik II, Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany.
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Brown SAN, Ghosh A, Winkles JA. Full-length, membrane-anchored TWEAK can function as a juxtacrine signaling molecule and activate the NF-kappaB pathway. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:17432-41. [PMID: 20385556 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.131979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family members are initially synthesized as type II transmembrane proteins, but some of these proteins are substrates for proteolytic enzymes that generate soluble cytokines with biological activity. TWEAK (TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis), a member of the TNF family, is a multifunctional cytokine that acts via binding to a cell surface receptor named Fn14 (fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14). Studies conducted to date indicate that TWEAK-producing cells can co-express both membrane-anchored and soluble TWEAK isoforms, but there is little information on TWEAK proteolytic processing. Also, it is presently unclear whether membrane-anchored TWEAK, like soluble TWEAK, is biologically active. Here we show that full-length human TWEAK is processed intracellularly by the serine protease furin and identify TWEAK amino acid residues 90-93 as the predominant furin recognition site. In addition, we report that full-length, membrane-anchored TWEAK can bind the Fn14 receptor on neighboring cells and activate the NF-kappaB signaling pathway. Thus, TWEAK can act in a juxtacrine manner to initiate cellular responses, and this property may be important for TWEAK function during physiological wound repair and disease pathogenesis.
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- Sharron A N Brown
- Department of Surgery and Physiology, Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Osteoclasts are highly specialized cells capable of degrading mineralized tissue and form at different regions of bone to meet different physiological needs, such as mobilization of calcium, modeling of bone structure, and remodeling of bone matrix. Osteoclast production is elevated in a number of pathological conditions, many of which lead to loss of bone mass. Whether normal or pathological, osteoclastogenesis strictly depends upon support from accessory cells which supply cytokines required for osteoclast differentiation. Only one of these cytokines, receptor activator of NFkappaB ligand (RANKL), is absolutely essential for osteoclast formation throughout life and is thus expressed by all cell types that support osteoclast differentiation. The central role of RANKL in bone resorption is highlighted by the fact that it is the basis for a new therapy to inhibit bone loss. This review will discuss mechanisms that control RANKL gene expression in different osteoclast-support cells and how the study of such mechanisms may lead to a better understanding of the cellular interactions that drive normal and pathological bone resorption.
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- Charles A O'Brien
- Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
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Irla M, Hollander G, Reith W. Control of central self-tolerance induction by autoreactive CD4+ thymocytes. Trends Immunol 2010; 31:71-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2009] [Revised: 11/05/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Hakozaki A, Yoda M, Tohmonda T, Furukawa M, Hikata T, Uchikawa S, Takaishi H, Matsumoto M, Chiba K, Horiuchi K, Toyama Y. Receptor activator of NF-kappaB (RANK) ligand induces ectodomain shedding of RANK in murine RAW264.7 macrophages. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:2442-8. [PMID: 20118276 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Osteoclastogenesis is a highly sophisticated process that involves a variety of membrane-bound proteins expressed in osteoblasts and osteoclast precursors. Over the past several years, proteolytic cleavage and release of the ectodomain of membrane-bound proteins, also referred to as ectodomain shedding, has emerged as an important posttranslational regulatory mechanism for modifying the function of cell surface proteins. In line with this notion, several membrane-bound molecules involved in osteoclastogenesis, including CSF-1R and receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL), are proteolytically cleaved and released from the cell surface. In this study, we investigated whether receptor activator of NF-kappaB (RANK), one of the most essential molecules in osteoclastogenesis, undergoes ectodomain shedding. The results showed that RANK is released in the form of a soluble monomeric protein and that TNF-alpha-converting enzyme is involved in this activity. We also identified potential cleavage sites in the juxtamembrane domain of RANK and found that rRANKL induces RANK shedding in a macrophage-like cell line RAW264.7 via TNFR-associated factor 6 and MAPK pathways. Furthermore, we found that RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis is accelerated in TNF-alpha-converting enzyme-deficient osteoclast precursors. These observations suggest the potential involvement of ectodomain shedding in the regulation of RANK functions and may provide novel insights into the mechanisms of osteoclastogenesis.
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- Akihiro Hakozaki
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Hikita A, Tanaka N, Yamane S, Ikeda Y, Furukawa H, Tohma S, Suzuki R, Tanaka S, Mitomi H, Fukui N. Involvement of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 10 and 17 in shedding of tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Biochem Cell Biol 2009; 87:581-93. [PMID: 19767822 DOI: 10.1139/o09-015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is initially synthesized as a membrane-bound protein and converted into a soluble form by proteolytic cleavage. Although a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17 (ADAM17) is considered to be the primary sheddase for TNF-alpha, it is not known whether ADAM17 is solely responsible for that process in any type of cells. To identify the TNF-alpha sheddase(s) in varieties of cells, we performed experiments using a unique screening system and observed that ADAM9, ADAM10, ADAM17, and ADAM19 were capable of cleaving TNF-alpha. We then performed RNA interference experiments and confirmed that ADAM10 and ADAM17 were in fact involved in TNF-alpha shedding in 293A cells. In mouse macrophages, ADAM17 was confirmed to be the primary sheddase, but the involvement of ADAM10 was also demonstrated. In NIH3T3 cells, ADAM10 could be more important in the shedding than ADAM17. In mouse vascular endothelial cell line UVfemale2, ADAM10 and ADAM17 were equally involved in TNF-alpha shedding, whereas ADAM17 was a major sheddase in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. From these observations and others, we concluded that both ADAM10 and ADAM17 can be a TNF-alpha sheddase and that their significance could be determined by their expression levels and the abundance of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases.
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- Atsuhiko Hikita
- Department of Pathomechanisms, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara Hospital, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228-8522, Japan
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Staphylococci, in particular Staphylococcus aureus, are the predominant cause of bone infections worldwide. These infections are painful, debilitating and with the rise in antibiotic-resistant forms, increasingly difficult to treat. The growth in the number of prosthetic joint replacement procedures also provides new opportunities for these infections to take hold. Comprehending the mechanisms by which staphylococci interact with and damage bone is critical to the development of new approaches to meet this challenge. This review summarises current understanding of the mechanisms by which staphylococci infect and damage bone. We address the role of the inflammatory response to staphylococcal infection in disrupting the homeostatic balance of bone matrix deposition and resorption and thereby mediating bone destruction. A number of virulence factors that have been shown to contribute to bone infection and pathology are discussed, however no single factor has been defined as being specific to bone infections. Although traditionally considered an extracellular pathogen, there is increasing evidence that staphylococci are able to invade host cells, and that an intracellular lifestyle may facilitate long-term persistence in bone tissue, enabling evasion of antimicrobials and host immune responses. ‘Small colony variant’ strains, with mutations disabling the electron transport pathway appear particularly adept at invading and persisting within host cells, and exhibit enhanced antimicrobial resistance, and may represent a further complication in the treatment and management of staphylococcal bone disease.
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- John A Wright
- Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, UK
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Li W, You L, Schaffler MB, Wang L. The dependency of solute diffusion on molecular weight and shape in intact bone. Bone 2009; 45:1017-23. [PMID: 19647808 PMCID: PMC2753708 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.07.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2009] [Revised: 07/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/23/2009] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Solute transport through the bone lacunar-canalicular system (LCS) is essential for osteocyte survival and function, but quantitative data on the diffusivity of various biological molecules in the LCS are scarce. Using our recently developed approach based on fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), diffusion coefficients of five exogenous fluorescent tracers (sodium fluorescein, dextran-3k, dextran-10k, parvalbumin, and ovalbumin) were measured in murine tibiae in situ. These tracers were chosen to test the dependency of solute diffusion on molecular weight (376-43,000 Da) and shape (linear vs. globular). Among the five tracers, no fluorescence recovery (and thus mobility) was detected for dextran-10k and the diffusion coefficients (D(LCS)) of the other four tracers were 295+/-46, 128+/-32, 157+/-88, 65+/-21 microm(2) s(-1) in the LCS, respectively. Overall, the rate of solute diffusion in the bone LCS showed strong dependency on molecular size and shape. Diffusivity decreased with increasing molecular weight for both linear and globular molecules, with the linear molecules decreasing at a faster rate. Compared with free diffusion (D(free)) in aqueous solutions, the relative diffusivities (D(LCS)/D(free)) of the four tracers were not significantly different for sodium fluorescein, dextran-3k, parvalbumin, and ovalbumin (55.0+/-8.6%, 68.1+/-17.0%, 79.7+/-44.7%, 61.0+/-19.6%, respectively). This result did not agree with the homogenous molecular sieve model proposed for the osteocytic pericellular matrix structure. Instead, a heterogeneous porous model of the pericellular matrix may account for the observed solute transport in the LCS. In summary, the present study provides quantitative data on diffusion of various nutrients and signaling molecules in the LCS that are important for bone metabolism and mechanotransduction.
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- Wen Li
- Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, ON M53 3G8, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY 10031
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
- corresponding author, Mailing address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, 126 Spencer Laboratory, Newark, DE 19716, 302-831-2659 (voice), 302-831-3619 (fax),
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Ota N, Takaishi H, Kosaki N, Takito J, Yoda M, Tohmonda T, Kimura T, Okada Y, Yasuda H, Kawaguchi H, Matsumoto M, Chiba K, Ikegami H, Toyama Y. Accelerated cartilage resorption by chondroclasts during bone fracture healing in osteoprotegerin-deficient mice. Endocrinology 2009; 150:4823-34. [PMID: 19819969 DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG), a decoy receptor of RANKL, maintain bone mass by regulating the differentiation of osteoclasts, which are bone-resorbing cells. Endochondral bone ossification and bone fracture healing involve cartilage resorption, a less well-understood process that is needed for replacement of cartilage by bone. Here we describe the role of OPG produced by chondrocytes in chondroclastogenesis. Fracture healing in OPG(-/-) mice showed faster union of the fractured bone, faster resorption of the cartilaginous callus, and an increased number of chondroclasts at the chondroosseous junctions compared with that in wild-type littermates. When a cultured pellet of OPG(-/-) chondrocytes was transplanted beneath the kidney capsule, the pellet recruited many chondroclasts. The pellet showed the ability to induce tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive multinucleated cells from RAW 264.7 cells in vitro. Finally, OPG(-/-) chondrocytes (but not wild-type chondrocytes) cultured with spleen cells induced many tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive multinucleated cells. The expression of RANKL and OPG in chondrocytes was regulated by several osteotropic factors including 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), PTHrP, IL-1alpha, and TNF-alpha. Thus, local OPG produced by chondrocytes probably controls cartilage resorption as a negative regulator for chondrocyte-dependent chondroclastogenesis.
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- Norikazu Ota
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Knoop KA, Kumar N, Butler BR, Sakthivel SK, Taylor RT, Nochi T, Akiba H, Yagita H, Kiyono H, Williams IR. RANKL is necessary and sufficient to initiate development of antigen-sampling M cells in the intestinal epithelium. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:5738-47. [PMID: 19828638 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Microfold cells (M cells) are specialized epithelial cells situated over Peyer's patches (PP) and other organized mucosal lymphoid tissues that transport commensal bacteria and other particulate Ags into intraepithelial pockets accessed by APCs. The TNF superfamily member receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) is selectively expressed by subepithelial stromal cells in PP domes. We found that RANKL null mice have <2% of wild-type levels of PP M cells and markedly diminished uptake of 200 nm diameter fluorescent beads. Ab-mediated neutralization of RANKL in adult wild-type mice also eliminated most PP M cells. The M cell deficit in RANKL null mice was corrected by systemic administration of exogenous RANKL. Treatment with RANKL also induced the differentiation of villous M cells on all small intestinal villi with the capacity for avid uptake of Salmonella and Yersinia organisms and fluorescent beads. The RANK receptor for RANKL is expressed by epithelial cells throughout the small intestine. We conclude that availability of RANKL is the critical factor controlling the differentiation of M cells from RANK-expressing intestinal epithelial precursor cells.
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- Kathryn A Knoop
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Proell V, Xu H, Schüler C, Weber K, Hofbauer LC, Erben RG. Orchiectomy upregulates free soluble RANKL in bone marrow of aged rats. Bone 2009; 45:677-81. [PMID: 19501680 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2009] [Revised: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The osteoprotegerin (OPG)/receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) axis is thought to be involved in the upregulation of bone turnover following sex steroid deficiency. Here, we investigated the effects of orchiectomy (ORX) on bone turnover and free soluble RANKL (sRANKL) in aged rats. Free, bioactive sRANKL is a critical determinant and key mediator for survival and activity of mature osteoclasts. Thirty-three 9-month-old male Fischer-344 rats were either ORX or sham-operated (SHAM). Following in vivo fluorochrome labeling, vehicle (ricinus oil/benzyl benzoate)-treated SHAM and vehicle- or testosterone undecanoate (T, 6 mg/kg s.c. once weekly)-treated ORX rats (n=8-9 each) were killed 2 months after surgery. Vehicle-treated ORX rats showed lower seminal vesicle weight, loss of proximal tibial trabecular bone mineral density, and reduced cortical thickness at the tibial shaft as measured by peripheral quantitative computed tomography relative to SHAM controls. Bone loss in vehicle-treated ORX rats was associated with enhanced bone turnover as evidenced by increases in tibial cancellous bone formation rate, osteoclast numbers, urinary excretion of calcium and deoxypyridinoline, and serum osteocalcin. T treatment of ORX rats restored seminal vesicle weight to SHAM control levels, and completely protected against post-ORX bone loss by suppressing bone turnover. Free sRANKL concentrations in bone marrow supernatants harvested from the proximal femur were about 3-fold higher in vehicle-treated ORX relative to SHAM rats, and returned to SHAM control levels in T-treated ORX rats. mRNA abundance of matrix metalloproteinase-14 (MMP-14) in bone marrow was 4-fold higher in vehicle-treated ORX rats relative to SHAM rats. T treatment of ORX rats suppressed MMP-14 mRNA expression to SHAM control levels. We conclude that orchiectomy increases the concentration of free sRANKL in bone marrow of aged rats. In addition, increased shedding of membrane-bound RANKL by MMP-14 may be a pivotal mechanism resulting in augmented free sRANKL concentrations in the bone marrow environment after androgen withdrawal.
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- Verena Proell
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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Mao M, Thedens DR, Chang B, Harris BS, Zheng QY, Johnson KR, Donahue LR, Anderson MG. The podosomal-adaptor protein SH3PXD2B is essential for normal postnatal development. Mamm Genome 2009; 20:462-75. [PMID: 19669234 PMCID: PMC2759419 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-009-9210-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2009] [Accepted: 07/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Podosome-type adhesions are actin-based membrane protrusions involved in cell-matrix adhesion and extracellular matrix degradation. Despite growing knowledge of many proteins associated with podosome-type adhesions, much remains unknown concerning the function of podosomal proteins at the level of the whole animal. In this study, the spontaneous mouse mutant nee was used to identify a component of podosome-type adhesions that is essential for normal postnatal growth and development. Mice homozygous for the nee allele exhibited runted growth, craniofacial and skeletal abnormalities, ocular anterior segment dysgenesis, and hearing impairment. Adults also exhibited infertility and a form of lipodystrophy. Using genetic mapping and DNA sequencing, the cause of nee phenotypes was identified as a 1-bp deletion within the Sh3pxd2b gene on mouse Chromosome 11. Whereas the wild-type Sh3pxd2b gene is predicted to encode a protein with one PX domain and four SH3 domains, the nee mutation is predicted to cause a frameshift and a protein truncation altering a portion of the third SH3 domain and deleting all of the fourth SH3 domain. The SH3PXD2B protein is believed to be an important component of podosomes likely to mediate protein-protein interactions with membrane-spanning metalloproteinases. Testing this directly, SH3PXD2B localized to podosomes in constitutively active Src-transfected fibroblasts and through its last SH3 domain associated with a transmembrane member of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase family of proteins, ADAM15. These results identify SH3PXD2B as a podosomal-adaptor protein required for postnatal growth and development, particularly within physiologic contexts involving extracellular matrix regulation.
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- Mao Mao
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, USA
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Aiken A, Khokha R. Unraveling metalloproteinase function in skeletal biology and disease using genetically altered mice. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2009; 1803:121-32. [PMID: 19616584 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2009.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2009] [Revised: 07/01/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The metalloproteinase family includes MMP, ADAM and ADAMTS proteases. Mice deficient in individual or pairs of metalloproteinases have been generated, and a number of these genetic models spontaneously develop skeletal abnormalities. Here we review metalloproteinase function in endochondral and intramembranous ossification, as well as in postnatal bone remodeling. We highlight how metalloproteinases enable interactions between distinct bone cell types and how this communication contributes to the skeletal phenotypes observed in knockout mice. In addition to the physiological actions of metalloproteinases in the skeletal system, the experimental manipulation of metalloproteinase-deficient mice has revealed substantial roles for these enzymes in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. MMP, ADAM and ADAMTS proteases thus emerge as key players in the development and homeostasis of the skeletal system.
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- Alison Aiken
- Ontario Cancer Institute/University Health Network, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9
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Nozaki K, Kaku M, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Miura H. Effect of cyclic mechanical loading on osteoclast recruitment in periodontal tissue. J Periodontal Res 2009; 45:8-15. [PMID: 19602121 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2008.01193.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE It is well accepted that cyclic mechanical loading induces osteoclastogenesis in periodontal tissue, but its molecular mechanisms are not well understood, in part because of a lack of appropriate models. In this study, we investigated a novel device that allows cyclic mechanical loading to be performed in a well-controlled manner. Furthermore, by employing this model, the effect of cyclic loading on osteoclast recruitment in the periodontal tissue was described. MATERIAL AND METHODS By using a newly developed device, the cyclic loading of 20 n (reference loading corresponding to the fracture hardness of dietary pellets) and two excessive loadings (i.e. 30 and 40 n) were applied to maxillary right molars in rats for up to 7 d, and osteoclast recruitment in the periodontal tissue was evaluated by analyzing relevant marker proteins using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Osteoclastogenesis was induced by day 3 within alveolar bone subjected to a compression force of 30 n. With both 30 and 40 n loadings, cells that were positive to for tartrate-resistant acid phosphate, receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand and osteoprotegerin were significantly increased in the alveolar bone/periodontal ligament in a time-dependent manner. CONCLUSION A new device was developed that allows various levels of cyclic mechanical loading to be exerted. By using this device in rats, early events of osteoclast recruitment in the periodontal tissues were observed with excessive loadings in a time-dependent manner, indicating the usefulness of this model.
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- K Nozaki
- Fixed Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Osteoimmunology: crosstalk between the immune and bone systems. J Clin Immunol 2009; 29:555-67. [PMID: 19585227 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-009-9316-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The interaction between the immune and skeletal systems has long been acknowledged, but investigation into rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as the various bone phenotypes found in immunocompromised gene-deficient mice has highlighted the importance of the dynamic interplay between the two systems. This has led to the recent emergence and subsequent rapid evolution of the field of osteoimmunology. BONE DESTRUCTION WITH ARTHRITIS AS A RANKL DISEASE: In the bone destruction associated with RA, IL-17-producing helper T cells (T(H)17) play a major role by inducing receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL). RANKL stimulates osteoclastogenesis through nuclear factor of activated T cells cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1), which is well known as a crucial regulator of immunity. NEW PLAYERS IN OSTEOIMMUNOLOGY In addition to cellular interactions via cytokines, the immune and skeletal systems share various molecules, including transcription factors, signaling molecules, and membrane receptors. CONCLUSION The scope of osteoimmunology has grown to encompass a wide range of molecular and cellular interactions, the elucidation of which will provide a scientific basis for future therapeutic approaches to diseases of both the immune and skeletal systems.
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Galli C, Fu Q, Wang W, Olsen BR, Manolagas SC, Jilka RL, O'Brien CA. Commitment to the osteoblast lineage is not required for RANKL gene expression. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:12654-62. [PMID: 19279010 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806628200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Differentiation of bone-resorbing osteoclasts from hematopoietic precursors depends upon expression of the cytokine receptor activator of NFkappaB ligand (RANKL) by fibroblastic stromal cells, which some evidence suggests are of the osteoblast lineage. We have shown previously that hormonal-responsiveness of the murine RANKL gene is mediated in part by a distal enhancer that binds Runx2, a transcription factor required for commitment to the osteoblast lineage, supporting the idea that osteoclast-supporting stromal cells may be osteoblasts or their progenitors. However, in this study we demonstrate that parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulation of RANKL in mice is not affected by a significant reduction in the number of osteoblasts. Consistent with this, neither Runx2, nor Cbfb, a binding partner essential for Runx activity, are required for basal or PTH-stimulated RANKL expression in fibroblastic stromal cell models. Nonetheless, RANKL responsiveness to PTH was elevated in cultured calvaria cells expressing high levels of osterix, another transcription factor required for osteoblast differentiation, and this was associated with elevated PTH receptor expression. The responsiveness of RANKL to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) was not elevated in the osterix-expressing cells. Together, these results suggest that commitment to the osteoblast lineage is not a requirement for RANKL gene transcription in fibroblastic stromal cells but may enhance responsiveness of this gene to specific hormones via control of their receptors.
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- Carlo Galli
- Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Leibbrandt A, Penninger JM. RANK/RANKL: regulators of immune responses and bone physiology. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009; 1143:123-50. [PMID: 19076348 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1443.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 292] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bone-related diseases, such as osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide and pose a tremendous burden to health care. By deepening our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of bone metabolism and bone turnover, it became possible over the past years to devise new and promising strategies for treating such diseases. In particular, three tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family molecules, the receptor activator of NF-kappaB (RANK), its ligand RANKL, and the decoy receptor of RANKL, osteoprotegerin (OPG), have attracted the attention of scientists and pharmaceutical companies alike. Genetic experiments revolving around these molecules established their pivotal role as central regulators of osteoclast development and osteoclast function. RANK-RANKL signaling not only activates a variety of downstream signaling pathways required for osteoclast development, but crosstalk with other signaling pathways also fine-tunes bone homeostasis both in normal physiology and disease. In addition, RANKL and RANK have essential roles in lymph node formation, establishment of the thymic microenvironment, and development of a lactating mammary gland during pregnancy. Consequently, novel drugs specifically targeting RANK, RANKL, and their signaling pathways in osteoclasts are expected to revolutionize the treatment of various ailments associated with bone loss, such as arthritis, periodontal disease, cancer metastases, and osteoporosis.
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- Andreas Leibbrandt
- IMBA, Institute for Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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