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Librizzi M, Naselli F, Abruscato G, Luparello C, Caradonna F. Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein (PTHrP)-Associated Molecular Signatures in Tissue Differentiation and Non-Tumoral Diseases. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:950. [PMID: 37508381 PMCID: PMC10376784 DOI: 10.3390/biology12070950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
Abstract
Parathyroid-hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is encoded by the PTHLH gene which, via alternative promoter usage and splicing mechanisms, can give rise to at least three isoforms of 139, 141, and 173 amino acids with distinct C-terminals. PTHrP is subjected to different post-translational processing that generates smaller bioactive forms, comprising amino terminus, mid-region (containing a nuclear/nucleolar targeting signal), and carboxy terminus peptides. Both the full-length protein and the discrete peptides are key controllers of viability, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in diverse normal and pathological biological systems via the reprogramming of gene expression and remodulation of PKA or PKC-mediated signalization mechanisms. The aim of this review is to pick up selected studies on PTHrP-associated signatures as revealed by molecular profiling assays, focusing on the available data about exemplary differentiating, differentiated, or nontumoral cell and tissue models. In particular, the data presented relate to adipose, bone, dental, cartilaginous, and skin tissues, as well as intestinal, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and pancreatic epithelia, with a focus on hepatic fibrosis-, pancreatitis-, and diabetes-related changes as diseased states. When reported, the biochemical and/or physiological aspects associated with the specific molecular modulation of gene expression and signal transduction pathways in the target model systems under examination are also briefly described.
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- Mariangela Librizzi
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Shaikh A, Wesner AA, Abuhattab M, Kutty RG, Premnath P. Cell cycle regulators and bone: development and regeneration. Cell Biosci 2023; 13:35. [PMID: 36810262 PMCID: PMC9942316 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-00988-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Cell cycle regulators act as inhibitors or activators to prevent cancerogenesis. It has also been established that they can play an active role in differentiation, apoptosis, senescence, and other cell processes. Emerging evidence has demonstrated a role for cell cycle regulators in bone healing/development cascade. We demonstrated that deletion of p21, a cell cycle regulator acting at the G1/S transition enhanced bone repair capacity after a burr-hole injury in the proximal tibia of mice. Similarly, another study has shown that inhibition of p27 can increase bone mineral density and bone formation. Here, we provide a concise review of cell cycle regulators that influence cells like osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and chondrocytes, during development and/or healing of bone. It is imperative to understand the regulatory processes that govern cell cycle during bone healing and development as this will pave the way to develop novel therapies to improve bone healing after injury in instances of aged or osteoporotic fractures.
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- Alisha Shaikh
- grid.267468.90000 0001 0695 7223Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 3200 N Cramer St, Milwaukee, WI 53211 USA
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- grid.267468.90000 0001 0695 7223Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 3200 N Cramer St, Milwaukee, WI 53211 USA
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- grid.267468.90000 0001 0695 7223Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 3200 N Cramer St, Milwaukee, WI 53211 USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, White River Health System, Batesville, AR USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 3200 N Cramer St, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA.
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Uda Y, Saini V, Petty CA, Alshehri M, Shi C, Spatz JM, Santos R, Newell CM, Huang TY, Kochen A, Kim JW, Constantinou CK, Saito H, Held KD, Hesse E, Pajevic PD. Parathyroid hormone signaling in mature osteoblasts/osteocytes protects mice from age-related bone loss. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:25607-25642. [PMID: 34968192 PMCID: PMC8751595 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Aging is accompanied by osteopenia, characterized by reduced bone formation and increased bone resorption. Osteocytes, the terminally differentiated osteoblasts, are regulators of bone homeostasis, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor (PPR) signaling in mature osteoblasts/osteocytes is essential for PTH-driven anabolic and catabolic skeletal responses. However, the role of PPR signaling in those cells during aging has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of PTH signaling in mature osteoblasts/osteocytes during aging. Mice lacking PPR in osteocyte (Dmp1-PPRKO) display an age-dependent osteopenia characterized by a significant decrease in osteoblast activity and increase in osteoclast number and activity. At the molecular level, the absence of PPR signaling in mature osteoblasts/osteocytes is associated with an increase in serum sclerostin and a significant increase in osteocytes expressing 4-hydroxy-2-nonenals, a marker of oxidative stress. In Dmp1-PPRKO mice there was an age-dependent increase in p16Ink4a/Cdkn2a expression, whereas it was unchanged in controls. In vitro studies demonstrated that PTH protects osteocytes from oxidative stress-induced cell death. In summary, we reported that PPR signaling in osteocytes is important for protecting the skeleton from age-induced bone loss by restraining osteoclast's activity and protecting osteocytes from oxidative stresses.
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- Yuhei Uda
- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Heisenberg-Group for Molecular Skeletal Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg 20251, Germany
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- Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Heisenberg-Group for Molecular Skeletal Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg 20251, Germany
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Role of EBAF/Nodal/p27 signaling pathway in development of placenta in normal and diabetic rats. Dev Biol 2021; 481:172-178. [PMID: 34737126 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Placentas control the maternal-fetal transport of nutrients and gases. Placental reactions to adverse intrauterine conditions affect fetal development. Such adverse conditions occur in pregnancies complicated by diabetes, leading to alterations in placental anatomy and physiology. In this study, streptozocin (STZ) injection produced sustained hyperglycemia during pregnancy in rats. Hyperglycemic pregnant rats had gained significantly less weight than normal pregnant rats on embryonic day 15.5. We investigated the influence of diabetes on placental anatomy and physiology. Compared with controls, the diabetic group had a markedly thicker junctional zone at embryonic day 15.5. To explore a mechanism for this abnormality, we examined Nodal expression in the junctional zone of control and diabetic groups. We found lower expression of Nodal in the diabetic group. We then investigated the expression of its target gene p27Kip1 (p27), which is related to cell proliferation. In vitro, Nodal overexpression up-regulated p27 protein levels while interfered EBAF up-regulated p27. In vivo, the expression of p27 was lower in diabetic compared with normal rats, and localization was similar between the two groups. In contrast, a higher expression of PCNA was found in diabetic versus normal placenta. Endometrial bleeding associated factor (EBAF), an up-stream molecular regulator of Nodal, was expressed at higher levels in placenta from diabetic versus normal rats. Based on these results, we speculate that the EBAF/Nodal/p27 signaling pathway plays a role in morphological change of diabetic placenta.
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Marini F, Giusti F, Iantomasi T, Brandi ML. Genetic Determinants of Inherited Endocrine Tumors: Do They Have a Direct Role in Bone Metabolism Regulation and Osteoporosis? Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12081286. [PMID: 34440460 PMCID: PMC8393565 DOI: 10.3390/genes12081286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Endocrine tumors are neoplasms originating from specialized hormone-secreting cells. They can develop as sporadic tumors, caused by somatic mutations, or in the context of familial Mendelian inherited diseases. Congenital forms, manifesting as syndromic or non-syndromic diseases, are caused by germinal heterozygote autosomal dominant mutations in oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. The genetic defect leads to a loss of cell growth control in target endocrine tissues and to tumor development. In addition to the classical cancer manifestations, some affected patients can manifest alterations of bone and mineral metabolism, presenting both as pathognomonic and/or non-specific skeletal clinical features, which can be either secondary complications of endocrine functioning primary tumors and/or a direct consequence of the gene mutation. Here, we specifically review the current knowledge on possible direct roles of the genes that cause inherited endocrine tumors in the regulation of bone modeling and remodeling by exploring functional in vitro and in vivo studies highlighting how some of these genes participate in the regulation of molecular pathways involved in bone and mineral metabolism homeostasis, and by describing the potential direct effects of gene mutations on the development of skeletal and mineral metabolism clinical features in patients.
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- Francesca Marini
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy; (F.M.); (F.G.); (T.I.)
- Fondazione Italiana Ricerca sulle Malattie dell’Osso, Italian Foundation for the Research on Bone Diseases, 50141 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy; (F.M.); (F.G.); (T.I.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy; (F.M.); (F.G.); (T.I.)
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- Fondazione Italiana Ricerca sulle Malattie dell’Osso, Italian Foundation for the Research on Bone Diseases, 50141 Florence, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-055-2336663
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Zhao L, Wang X, Pomlok K, Liao H, Yang G, Yang X, Chen YG. DDB1 promotes the proliferation and hypertrophy of chondrocytes during mouse skeleton development. Dev Biol 2020; 465:100-107. [PMID: 32479761 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
The proliferation and hypertrophy of chondrocytes play important roles in endochondral ossification, which is tightly regulated during skeleton development. However, the regulation mechanism remains largely unknown. Here we show that DDB1 (Damaged DNA Binding Protein 1) has a critical function in the development of growth plates. Using chondrocyte-specific DDB1 knockout mice, we found that DDB1 deletion in chondrocytes results in dwarfism due to the aberrant skeleton development. The structure of growth plate in tibia becomes disordered at P21, not in femur. But at P70, the changes are severer in femur than tibia. Chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation are attenuated and asynchronous in both tibia and femur at P7 and P21. Furthermore, DDB1 deficiency induces p27 upregulation and subsequent cell cycle arrest in primary chondrocytes. Therefore, our data reveal that DDB1 is essential for the skeleton development by controlling chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation.
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- Lianzheng Zhao
- The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Khosla S, Farr JN, Tchkonia T, Kirkland JL. The role of cellular senescence in ageing and endocrine disease. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2020; 16:263-275. [PMID: 32161396 PMCID: PMC7227781 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-020-0335-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
With the ageing of the global population, interest is growing in the 'geroscience hypothesis', which posits that manipulation of fundamental ageing mechanisms will delay (in parallel) the appearance or severity of multiple chronic, non-communicable diseases, as these diseases share the same underlying risk factor - namely, ageing. In this context, cellular senescence has received considerable attention as a potential target in preventing or treating multiple age-related diseases and increasing healthspan. Here we review mechanisms of cellular senescence and approaches to target this pathway therapeutically using 'senolytic' drugs that kill senescent cells or inhibitors of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Furthermore, we highlight the evidence that cellular senescence has a causative role in multiple diseases associated with ageing. Finally, we focus on the role of cellular senescence in a number of endocrine diseases, including osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as other endocrine conditions. Although much remains to be done, considerable preclinical evidence is now leading to the initiation of proof-of-concept clinical trials using senolytics for several endocrine and non-endocrine diseases.
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- Sundeep Khosla
- Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
- Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
- Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Bone tissue and mineral metabolism in hereditary endocrine tumors: clinical manifestations and genetic bases. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2020; 15:102. [PMID: 32326947 PMCID: PMC7181496 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-020-01380-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Inherited endocrine tumors are neoplasms of endocrine cells, transmitted via autosomal dominant germinal mutations. They present in two different forms: non-syndromic (patient has a single affected endocrine organ during his/her lifetime) or syndromic forms (multiple tumors in endocrine and non-endocrine organs during his/her lifetime).In addition to their common tumoral manifestations, many of these diseases present clinical affection of bone tissues and/or mineral metabolism, both as secondary complications of primary tumors and as primary defects due to genetic mutation. To date, few studies have documented these bone complications, and there are no systematic reviews in this area.We present a revision of medical literature about skeletal and mineral metabolism affections in inherited endocrine tumor syndromes, and studies, in cells and animal models, investigating the direct role of some genes, whose mutations are responsible for the development of endocrine tumors, in the regulation of bone and mineral metabolism.
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Chen G, Zhang Y, Yu S, Sun W, Miao D. Bmi1 Overexpression in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exerts Antiaging and Antiosteoporosis Effects by Inactivating p16/p19 Signaling and Inhibiting Oxidative Stress. Stem Cells 2019; 37:1200-1211. [PMID: 30895687 PMCID: PMC6851636 DOI: 10.1002/stem.3007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We previously demonstrated that Bmi1 deficiency leads to osteoporosis phenotype by inhibiting the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), but it is unclear whether overexpression of Bmi1 in MSCs stimulates skeletal development and rescues Bmi1 deficiency-induced osteoporosis. To answer this question, we constructed transgenic mice (Bmi1Tg ) that overexpressed Bmi1 driven by the Prx1 gene and analyzed their skeletal phenotype differences with that of wild-type littermates. We then hybridized Bmi1Tg to Bmi1-/- mice to generate Bmi1-/- mice overexpressing Bmi1 in MSCs and compared their skeletal phenotypes with those of Bmi1-/- and wild-type mice using imaging, histopathological, immunohistochemical, histomorphometric, cellular, and molecular methods. Bmi1Tg mice exhibited enhanced bone growth and osteoblast formation, including the augmentation of bone size, cortical and trabecular volume, number of osteoblasts, alkaline phosphatase (ALP)-positive and type I collagen-positive areas, number of total colony forming unit fibroblasts (CFU-f) and ALP+ CFU-f, and osteogenic gene expression levels. Consistently, MSC overexpressing Bmi1 in the Bmi1-/- background not only largely reversed Bmi1 systemic deficiency-induced skeletal growth retardation and osteoporosis, but also partially reversed Bmi1 deficiency-induced systemic growth retardation and premature aging. To further explore the mechanism of action of MSCs overexpressing Bmi1 in antiosteoporosis and antiaging, we examined changes in oxidative stress and expression levels of p16 and p19. Our results showed that overexpression of Bmi1 in MSCs inhibited oxidative stress and downregulated p16 and p19. Taken together, the results of this study indicate that overexpression of Bmi1 in MSCs exerts antiaging and antiosteoporosis effects by inactivating p16/p19 signaling and inhibiting oxidative stress. Stem Cells 2019;37:1200-1211.
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- Guangpei Chen
- Department of Human Anatomy, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Suzhou Health and Technology College, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,The Research Center for Aging, Affiliated Friendship Plastic Surgery Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Huang KC, Huang TW, Chuang PY, Yang TY, Chang SF. Zoledronate induces cell cycle arrest and differentiation by upregulating p21 in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. Int J Med Sci 2019; 16:751-756. [PMID: 31217743 PMCID: PMC6566742 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.32612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: Increasing research has recently been focused on the supplementary use of drugs such as bisphosphonates that are known to influence bone turnover to prevent and treat periprosthetic bone loss and subsequent implant loosening following total joint replacements. However, there are still concerns about the conflicting effects of bisphosphonate treatment on osteoblastic bone formation in the literature. Methods: In this study, we investigate the role of zoledronate (ZOL) in regulating cell cycle distribution and differentiation in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts and also explore the mechanism underlying this effect of ZOL. We examined the expression levels of osteocalcin (OCN) by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), the total amount of CDK6, p21 and p27 proteins by Western blot analysis, and the cell cycle distribution by flow cytometric analysis in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts to evaluate the effect of ZOL. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) were used to assess the individual contributions of genes to specific osteoblast phenotypes. Results: In addition to increased OCN expression, we found that ZOL treatment induces the G0/G1 arrest and results in the increase of p21 and p27 expressions and decrease of CDK6 expression in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. Both p21 and p27 mediates ZOL-induced cell cycle exit; however, p21, but not p27, is responsible for the increase of ZOL-induced OCN expression in these cells. Conclusions: These results endorse that ZOL might have an anabolic effect on osteoblasts. The CDK inhibitor p21 plays a key role in regulating osteoblast differentiation by controlling proliferation-related events in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts.
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- Kuo-Chin Huang
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County 61363, Taiwan.,Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County 61363, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County 61363, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County 61363, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Development, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County 61363, Taiwan
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Zhang Y, Chen G, Gu Z, Sun H, Karaplis A, Goltzman D, Miao D. DNA damage checkpoint pathway modulates the regulation of skeletal growth and osteoblastic bone formation by parathyroid hormone-related peptide. Int J Biol Sci 2018; 14:508-517. [PMID: 29805302 PMCID: PMC5968843 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.23318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
We previously demonstrated that parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) 1-84 knockin (Pthrp KI) mice, which lacked a PTHrP nuclear localization sequence (NLS) and C-terminus, displayed early senescence, defective osteoblastic bone formation, and skeletal growth retardation. However, the mechanism of action of the PTHrP NLS and C-terminus in regulating development of skeleton is still unclear. In this study, we examined alterations of oxidative stress and DNA damage response-related molecules in Pthrp KI skeletal tissue. We found that ROS levels, protein expression levels of γ-H2AX, a DNA damage marker, and the DNA damage response markers p-Chk2 and p53 were up-regulated, whereas gene expression levels of anti-oxidative enzymes were down-regulated significantly. We therefore further disrupted the DNA damage response pathway by deleting the Chk2 in Pthrp KI (Chk2-/-KI) mice and did comparison with WT, Chk2-/- and Pthrp KI littermates. The Pthrp KI mice with Chk2 deletion exhibited a longer lifespan, improvement in osteoblastic bone formation and skeletal growth including width of growth plates and length of long bones, trabecular and epiphyseal bone volume, BMD, osteoblast numbers, type I collagen and ALP positive bone areas, the numbers of total colony-forming unit fibroblasts (CFU-f), ALP+ CFU-f and the expression levels of osteogenic genes. In addition, the genes associated with anti-oxidative enzymes were up-regulated significantly, whereas the tumor suppressor genes related to senescence were down-regulated in Chk2-/- KI mice compared to Pthrp KI mice. Our results suggest that Chk2 deletion in Pthrp KI mice can somewhat rescue defects in osteoblastic bone formation and skeletal growth by enhancing endochondral bone formation and osteogenesis. These studies therefore indicate that the DNA damage checkpoint pathway may be a target for the nuclear action of PTHrP to regulate skeletal development and growth.
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- Ying Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,The Research Center for Aging Research, Friendship Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Plastic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Absence of PTHrP nuclear localization and C-terminus sequences leads to abnormal development of T cells. Biochimie 2017; 138:13-19. [PMID: 28408247 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), a ubiquitously expressed protein, is composed of four functional domains including N-terminus, mid region, nuclear localization signal (NLS) and C-terminus. Under the direction of NLS, PTHrP can enter cell nucleus from cytoplasm and stimulate mitogenesis. Although PTHrP is considered to have important developmental roles, the role of PTHrP NLS and C-terminus in developmental process remains unknown, especially in T-cell development. Here, we used a knock-in mouse model, which expresses a truncated form of PTHrP missing the NLS (87-107) and C-terminus (108-139) of the protein, to examine the role of PTHrP NLS and C-terminus in T-cell development. Our results showed that the truncated PTHrP (1-84) led to abnormal subpopulations, impaired proliferation and increased apoptosis in the thymus, indicating that PTHrP is involved in the development of T cells, and the NLS and C-terminus part is necessary for the normal role of PTHrP in T-cell development.
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Hildreth BE, Hernon KM, Dirksen WP, Leong J, Supsavhad W, Boyaka PN, Rosol TJ, Toribio RE. Deletion of the nuclear localization sequence and C-terminus of parathyroid hormone-related protein decreases osteogenesis and chondrogenesis but increases adipogenesis and myogenesis in murine bone marrow stromal cells. J Tissue Eng 2015; 6:2041731415609298. [PMID: 35003616 PMCID: PMC8738845 DOI: 10.1177/2041731415609298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The N-terminus of parathyroid hormone-related protein regulates bone marrow stromal cell differentiation. We hypothesized that the nuclear localization sequence and C-terminus are involved. MicroRNA and gene expression analyses were performed on bone marrow stromal cells from mice lacking the nuclear localization sequence and C-terminus (PthrpΔ/Δ ) and age-matched controls. Differentiation assays with microRNA, cytochemical/histologic/morphologic, protein, and gene expression analyses were performed. PthrpΔ/Δ bone marrow stromal cells are anti-osteochondrogenic, pro-adipogenic, and pro-myogenic, expressing more Klf4, Gsk-3β, Lif, Ct-1, and microRNA-434 but less β-catenin, Igf-1, Taz, Osm, and microRNA-22 (p ⩽ 0.024). PthrpΔ/Δ osteoblasts had less mineralization, osteocalcin, Runx2, Osx, Igf-1, and leptin (p ⩽ 0.029). PthrpΔ/Δ produced more adipocytes, Pparγ, and aP2, but less Lpl (p ⩽ 0.042). PthrpΔ/Δ cartilage pellets were smaller with less Sox9 and Pth1r, but greater Col2a1 (p ⩽ 0.024). PthrpΔ/Δ produced more myocytes, Des, and Myog (p ⩽ 0.021). MicroRNA changes supported these findings. In conclusion, the nuclear localization sequence and C-terminus are pro-osteochondrogenic, anti-adipogenic, and anti-myogenic.
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Affiliation(s)
- Blake E Hildreth
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical
Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH,
USA
| | - Wessel P Dirksen
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - John Leong
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - Wachiraphan Supsavhad
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - Prosper N Boyaka
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - Thomas J Rosol
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - Ramiro E Toribio
- Department of Veterinary Clinical
Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH,
USA
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