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Martins GM, Teixeira MBCG, Silva MV, Neofiti-Papi B, Miranda-Rodrigues M, Brum PC, Gouveia CHA. Global Disruption of α2A Adrenoceptor Barely Affects Bone Tissue but Minimizes the Detrimental Effects of Thyrotoxicosis on Cortical Bone. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018; 9:486. [PMID: 30233491 PMCID: PMC6127616 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Evidence shows that sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation inhibits bone formation and activates bone resorption leading to bone loss. Because thyroid hormone (TH) interacts with the SNS to control several physiological processes, we raised the hypothesis that this interaction also controls bone remodeling. We have previously shown that mice with double-gene inactivation of α2A- and -adrenoceptors (α2A/2C-AR-/-) present high bone mass (HBM) phenotype and resistance to thyrotoxicosis-induced osteopenia, which supports a TH-SNS interaction to control bone mass and suggests that it involves α2-AR signaling. Accordingly, we detected expression of α2A-AR, α2B-AR and α2C-AR in the skeleton, and that triiodothyronine (T3) modulates α2C-AR mRNA expression in the bone. Later, we found that mice with single-gene inactivation of α2C-AR (α2C-AR-/-) present low bone mass in the femur and HBM in the vertebra, but that both skeletal sites are resistant to TH-induce osteopenia, showing that the SNS actions occur in a skeletal site-dependent manner, and that thyrotoxicosis depends on α2C-AR signaling to promote bone loss. To further dissect the specific roles of α2-AR subtypes, in this study, we evaluated the skeletal phenotype of mice with single-gene inactivation of α2A-AR (α2A-AR-/-), and the effect of daily treatment with a supraphysiological dose of T3, for 4 or 12 weeks, on bone microarchitecture and bone resistance to fracture. Micro-computed tomographic (μCT) analysis revealed normal trabecular and cortical bone structure in the femur and vertebra of euthyroid α2A-AR-/- mice. Thyrotoxicosis was more detrimental to femoral trabecular bone in α2A-AR-/- than in WT mice, whereas this bone compartment had been previously shown to present resistance to thyrotoxicosis in α2C-AR-/- mice. Altogether these findings reveal that TH excess depends on α2C-AR signaling to negatively affect femoral trabecular bone. In contrast, thyrotoxicosis was more deleterious to femoral and vertebral cortical bone in WT than in α2A-AR-/- mice, suggesting that α2A-AR signaling contributes to TH actions on cortical bone. These findings further support a TH-SNS interaction to control bone physiology, and suggest that α2A-AR and α2C-AR signaling pathways have key roles in the mechanisms through which thyrotoxicosis promotes its detrimental effects on bone remodeling, structure and resistance to fracture.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gisele M. Martins
- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Morphology, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Morphology, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Cecilia H. A. Gouveia
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Xing W, Aghajanian P, Goodluck H, Kesavan C, Cheng S, Pourteymoor S, Watt H, Alarcon C, Mohan S. Thyroid hormone receptor-β1 signaling is critically involved in regulating secondary ossification via promoting transcription of the Ihh gene in the epiphysis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2016; 310:E846-54. [PMID: 27026086 PMCID: PMC4895449 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00541.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Thyroid hormone (TH) action is mediated through two nuclear TH receptors, THRα and THRβ. Although the role of THRα is well established in bone, less is known about the relevance of THRβ-mediated signaling in bone development. On ther basis of our recent finding that TH signaling is essential for initiation and formation of secondary ossification center, we evaluated the role of THRs in mediating TH effects on epiphysial bone formation. Two-day treatment of TH-deficient Tshr(-/-) mice with TH increased THRβ1 mRNA level 3.4-fold at day 7 but had no effect on THRα1 mRNA level at the proximal tibia epiphysis. Treatment of serum-free cultures of tibias from 3-day-old mice with T3 increased THRβ1 expression 2.1- and 13-fold, respectively, at 24 and 72 h. Ten-day treatment of Tshr(-/-) newborns (days 5-14) with THRβ1 agonist GC1 at 0.2 or 2.0 μg/day increased BV/TV at day 21 by 225 and 263%, respectively, compared with vehicle treatment. Two-day treatment with GC1 (0.2 μg/day) increased expression levels of Indian hedgehog (Ihh) 100-fold, osterix 15-fold, and osteocalcin 59-fold compared with vehicle at day 7 in the proximal tibia epiphysis. Gel mobility shift assay demonstrated that a putative TH response element in the distal promoter of mouse Ihh gene interacted with THRβ1. GC1 treatment (1 nM) increased Ihh distal promoter activity 20-fold after 48 h in chondroctyes. Our data suggest a novel role for THRβ1 in secondary ossification at the epiphysis that involves transcriptional upregulation of Ihh gene.
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- Weirong Xing
- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California; Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California; Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California; Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California; Department of Orthopedics, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California; and Department of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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Grymuła K, Paczkowska E, Dziedziejko V, Baśkiewicz-Masiuk M, Kawa M, Baumert B, Celewicz Z, Gawrych E, Machaliński B. The influence of 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine on human haematopoiesis. Cell Prolif 2007; 40:302-15. [PMID: 17531076 PMCID: PMC6496427 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2007.00435.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Thyroid hormones mediate many physiological and developmental functions in humans. The role of the 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) in normal human haematopoiesis at the cellular and molecular levels has not been determined. In this study, it was revealed that the human haematopoietic system might be directly depended on T3 influence. MATERIALS AND METHODS We detected the TRalpha1 and TRbeta1 gene expression at the mRNA level in human cord blood, peripheral blood and bone marrow CD34(+)-enriched progenitor cells, using the RT-PCR method. Furthermore, we performed Western blotting to prove TRalpha1 and TRbeta1 expression occurs at the protein level in human cord blood, peripheral blood and bone marrow CD34(+) cells. In addition, the examined populations of cells were exposed in serum-free conditions to increasing doses of T3 and were subsequently investigated for clonogenic growth of granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming unit and erythrocyte burst-forming unit in methylcellulose cultures, and for the level of apoptosis, by employing annexin V staining and the terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labelling method. We investigated expression levels of apoptosis-related Bax and antiapoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-x(L) genes in the examined cells. RESULTS We found that exposure to higher and lower than normal concentration of thyroid hormone significantly influenced clonogenecity and induced apoptosis in human haematopoietic progenitor cells. CONCLUSIONS This study expands the understanding of the role of thyroid disorders in normal human haematopoiesis and indicates a direct influence of T3 on this process.
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- K Grymuła
- Department of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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