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Afsar B, Afsar RE, Caliskan Y, Lentine KL. The Relationship between Sclerostin and Kidney Transplantation Mineral Bone Disorders: A Molecule of Controversies. Calcif Tissue Int 2024:10.1007/s00223-024-01261-w. [PMID: 39078512 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-024-01261-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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Kidney transplantation is the most effective treatment option for most patients with end-stage kidney disease due to reduced mortality, decreased cardiovascular events and increased quality of life compared to patients treated with dialysis. However, kidney transplantation is not devoid of both acute and chronic complications including mineral bone disorders (MBD) which are already present in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) before kidney transplantation. The natural history of MBD after kidney transplantation is variable and new markers are needed to define MBD after kidney transplantation. One of these promising molecules is sclerostin. The main action of sclerostin is to inhibit bone formation and mineralization by blocking osteoblast differentiation and function. In kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), various studies have shown that sclerostin is associated with graft function, bone parameters, vascular calcification, and arterial stiffness although non-uniformly. Furthermore, data for inhibition of sclerostin with monoclonal antibody romosozumab for treatment of osteoporosis is available for general population but not in KTRs which osteoporosis is highly prevalent. In this narrative review, we have summarized the studies investigating the change of sclerostin before and after kidney transplantation, the relationship between sclerostin and laboratory parameters, bone metabolism and vascular calcification in the context of kidney transplantation. We also pointed out the uncertainties, explained the causes of divergent findings and suggest further potential study topics regarding sclerostin in kidney transplantation.
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- Baris Afsar
- Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
- Department of Nephrology, Saint Loui University, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
- Department of Nephrology, Saint Loui University, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Saint Loui University, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Saint Loui University, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Yee CS, Meliadis C, Kaya S, Chang W, Alliston T. The osteocytic actions of glucocorticoids on bone mass, mechanical properties, or perilacunar remodeling outcomes are not rescued by PTH(1-34). Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1342938. [PMID: 39092287 PMCID: PMC11291448 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1342938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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Glucocorticoids (GC) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) are widely used therapeutic endocrine hormones where their effects on bone and joint arise from actions on multiple skeletal cell types. In osteocytes, GC and PTH exert opposing effects on perilacunar canalicular remodeling (PLR). Suppressed PLR can impair bone quality and joint homeostasis, including in GC-induced osteonecrosis. However, combined effects of GC and PTH on PLR are unknown. Given the untapped potential to target osteocytes to improve skeletal health, this study sought to test the feasibility of therapeutically mitigating PLR suppression. Focusing on subchondral bone and joint homeostasis, we hypothesize that PTH(1-34), a PLR agonist, could rescue GC-suppressed PLR. The skeletal effects of GC and PTH(1-34), alone or combined, were examined in male and female mice by micro-computed tomography, mechanical testing, histology, and gene expression analysis. For each outcome, females were more responsive to GC and PTH(1-34) than males. GC and PTH(1-34) exerted regional differences, with GC increasing trabecular bone volume but reducing cortical bone thickness, stiffness, and ultimate force. Despite PTH(1-34)'s anabolic effects on trabecular bone, it did not rescue GC's catabolic effects on cortical bone. Likewise, cartilage integrity and subchondral bone apoptosis, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity, and osteocyte lacunocanalicular networks showed no evidence that PTH(1-34) could offset GC-dependent effects. Rather, GC and PTH(1-34) each increased cortical bone gene expression implicated in bone resorption by osteoclasts and osteocytes, including Acp5, Mmp13, Atp6v0d2, Ctsk, differences maintained when GC and PTH(1-34) were combined. Since PTH(1-34) is insufficient to rescue GC's effects on young female mouse bone, future studies are needed to determine if osteocyte PLR suppression, due to GC, aging, or other factors, can be offset by a PLR agonist.
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- Cristal S. Yee
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Endocrine Research Unit, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Marino S, Bellido T. PTH receptor signalling, osteocytes and bone disease induced by diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2024:10.1038/s41574-024-01014-7. [PMID: 39020007 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-024-01014-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Basic, translational and clinical research over the past few decades has provided new understanding on the mechanisms by which activation of the receptor of parathyroid hormone (parathyroid hormone 1 receptor (PTH1R)) regulates bone physiology and pathophysiology. A fundamental change in the field emerged upon the recognition that osteocytes, which are permanent residents of bone and the most abundant cells in bone, are targets of the actions of natural and synthetic ligands of PTH1R (parathyroid hormone and abaloparatide, respectively), and that these cells drive essential actions related to bone remodelling. Among the numerous genes regulated by PTH1R in osteocytes, SOST (which encodes sclerostin, the WNT signalling antagonist and inhibitor of bone formation) has a critical role in bone homeostasis and changes in its expression are associated with several bone pathologies. The bone fragility syndrome induced by diabetes mellitus is accompanied by increased osteocyte apoptosis and changes in the expression of osteocytic genes, including SOST. This Review will discuss advances in our knowledge of the role of osteocytes in PTH1R signalling and the new opportunities to restore bone health in diabetes mellitus by targeting the osteocytic PTH1R-sclerostin axis.
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- Silvia Marino
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA.
- Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
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Pal China S, Kalyanaraman H, Zhuang S, Cabriales JA, Sah RL, Pilz RB. Protein kinase G2 activation restores Wnt signaling and bone mass in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in mice. JCI Insight 2024; 9:e175089. [PMID: 38885330 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.175089] [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: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Osteoporotic fractures are a major complication of long-term glucocorticoid therapy. Glucocorticoids transiently increase bone resorption, but they predominantly inhibit bone formation and induce osteocyte apoptosis, leading to bone loss. Current treatments of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis aim mainly at reducing bone resorption and are, therefore, inadequate. We previously showed that signaling via the NO/cGMP/protein kinase G pathway plays a key role in skeletal homeostasis. Here, we show that pharmacological PKG activation with the guanylyl cyclase-1 activator cinaciguat or expression of a constitutively active, mutant PKG2R242Q restored proliferation, differentiation, and survival of primary mouse osteoblasts exposed to dexamethasone. Cinaciguat treatment of WT mice or osteoblast-specific expression of PKG2R242Q in transgenic mice prevented dexamethasone-induced loss of cortical bone mass and strength. These effects of cinaciguat and PKG2R242Q expression were due to preserved bone formation parameters and osteocyte survival. The basis for PKG2's effects appeared to be through recovery of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, which was suppressed by glucocorticoids but critical for proliferation, differentiation, and survival of osteoblast-lineage cells. Cinaciguat reduced dexamethasone activation of osteoclasts, but this did not occur in the PKG2R242Q transgenic mice, suggesting a minor role in osteoprotection. We propose that existing PKG-targeting drugs could represent a novel therapeutic approach to prevent glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
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- Department of Bioengineering, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA
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Ding P, Gao C, Zhou J, Mei J, Li G, Liu D, Li H, Liao P, Yao M, Wang B, Lu Y, Peng X, Jiang C, Yin J, Huang Y, Zheng M, Gao Y, Zhang C, Gao J. Mitochondria from osteolineage cells regulate myeloid cell-mediated bone resorption. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5094. [PMID: 38877020 PMCID: PMC11178781 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49159-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
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Interactions between osteolineage cells and myeloid cells play important roles in maintaining skeletal homeostasis. Herein, we find that osteolineage cells transfer mitochondria to myeloid cells. Impairment of the transfer of mitochondria by deleting MIRO1 in osteolineage cells leads to increased myeloid cell commitment toward osteoclastic lineage cells and promotes bone resorption. In detail, impaired mitochondrial transfer from osteolineage cells alters glutathione metabolism and protects osteoclastic lineage cells from ferroptosis, thus promoting osteoclast activities. Furthermore, mitochondrial transfer from osteolineage cells to myeloid cells is involved in the regulation of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, and glutathione depletion alleviates the progression of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. These findings reveal an unappreciated mechanism underlying the interaction between osteolineage cells and myeloid cells to regulate skeletal metabolic homeostasis and provide insights into glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis progression.
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- Peng Ding
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Orthopaedic Translational Research, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China.
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China.
- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200233, Shanghai, China.
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Li W, Wang W, Zhang M, Chen Q, Li F, Li S. Association of serum sclerostin levels with marrow adiposity in postmenopausal women with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. BMC Endocr Disord 2024; 24:55. [PMID: 38679740 PMCID: PMC11056049 DOI: 10.1186/s12902-024-01591-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Glucocorticoids and sclerostin act as inhibitors of the Wnt signaling pathway, thereby hindering bone formation. Given the pathway's intricate association with mesenchymal stem cells, the hypothesis suggests that heightened sclerostin levels may be intricately linked to an augmentation in marrow adiposity induced by glucocorticoids. This study endeavored to delve into the nuanced relationship between circulating sclerostin and bone marrow adipose tissue in postmenopausal women grappling with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO). METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 103 patients with autoimmune-associated diseases underwent glucocorticoid treatment, boasting an average age of 61.3 years (standard deviation 7.1 years). The investigation encompassed a thorough assessment, incorporating medical history, anthropometric data, biochemical analysis, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of lumbar and femoral bone mineral density (BMD). Osteoporosis criteria were established at a T-score of -2.5 or lower. Additionally, MR spectroscopy quantified the vertebral marrow fat fraction. RESULTS BMD at the femoral neck, total hip, and lumbar spine showcased an inverse correlation with marrow fat fraction (r = -0.511 to - 0.647, P < 0.001). Serum sclerostin levels exhibited a positive correlation with BMD at various skeletal sites (r = 0.476 to 0.589, P < 0.001). A noteworthy correlation emerged between circulating sclerostin and marrow fat fraction at the lumbar spine (r = -0.731, 95% CI, -0.810 to -0.627, P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis brought to light that vertebral marrow fat fraction significantly contributed to sclerostin serum concentrations (standardized regression coefficient ß = 0.462, P < 0.001). Even after adjusting for age, body mass index, physical activity, renal function, BMD, and the duration and doses of glucocorticoid treatment, serum sclerostin levels maintained a significant correlation with marrow fat fraction. CONCLUSIONS Circulating sclerostin levels exhibited a noteworthy association with marrow adiposity in postmenopausal women grappling with GIO.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Radiology, Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, No. 1500 Zhouyuan Road, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Department of Radiology, Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, No. 1500 Zhouyuan Road, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Department of Radiology, Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, No. 1500 Zhouyuan Road, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Department of Radiology, Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, No. 1500 Zhouyuan Road, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Department of Radiology, Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, No. 1500 Zhouyuan Road, Shanghai, 201318, China.
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Marino S, Ozgurel SU, McAndrews K, Cregor M, Villaseñor A, Mamani-Huanca M, Barbas C, Gortazar A, Sato AY, Bellido T. Abaloparatide is more potent than teriparatide in restoring bone mass and strength in type 1 diabetic male mice. Bone 2024; 181:117042. [PMID: 38360197 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2024.117042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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This study investigated the efficacy of the two FDA-approved bone anabolic ligands of the parathyroid hormone receptor 1 (PTH1R), teriparatide or human parathyroid hormone 1-34 (PTH) and abaloparatide (ABL), to restoring skeletal health using a preclinical murine model of streptozotocin-induced T1-DM. Intermittent daily subcutaneous injections of equal molar doses (12 pmoles/g/day) of PTH (50 ng/g/day), ABL (47.5 ng/g/day), or vehicle, were administered for 28 days to 5-month-old C57Bl/6 J male mice with established T1-DM or control (C) mice. ABL was superior to PTH in increasing or restoring bone mass in control or T1-MD mice, respectively, which was associated with superior stimulation of trabecular and periosteal bone formation, upregulation of osteoclastic/osteoblastic gene expression, and increased circulating bone remodeling markers. Only ABL corrected the reduction in ultimate load, which is a measure of bone strength, induced by T1-DM, and it also increased energy to ultimate load. In addition, bones from T1-DM mice treated with PTH or ABL exhibited increased ultimate stress, a material index, compared to T1-DM mice administered with vehicle. And both PTH and ABL prevented the increased expression of the Wnt antagonist Sost/sclerostin displayed by T1-DM mice. Further, PTH and ABL increased to a similar extent the circulating bone resorption marker CTX and the bone formation marker P1NP in T1-DM after 2 weeks of treatment; however, only ABL sustained these increases after 4 weeks of treatment. We conclude that at equal molar doses, ABL is more effective than PTH in increasing bone mass and restoring the cortical and trabecular bone lost with T1-DM, due to higher and longer-lasting increases in bone remodeling.
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- Silvia Marino
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, AR, USA.
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, AR, USA; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Campus Monteprincipe, 28925 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Campus Monteprincipe, 28925 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Campus Monteprincipe, 28925 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Bone Physiopathology laboratory, Applied Molecular Medicine Institute (IMMA), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Campus Monteprincipe, 28925 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, AR, USA; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, AR, USA; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Zhong M, Wu Z, Chen Z, Ren Q, Zhou J. Advances in the interaction between endoplasmic reticulum stress and osteoporosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 165:115134. [PMID: 37437374 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023] Open
Abstract
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the main site for protein synthesis, folding, and secretion, and accumulation of the unfolded/misfolded proteins in the ER may induce ER stress. ER stress is an important participant in various intracellular signaling pathways. Prolonged- or high-intensity ER stress may induce cell apoptosis. Osteoporosis, characterized by imbalanced bone remodeling, is a global disease caused by many factors, such as ER stress. ER stress stimulates osteoblast apoptosis, increases bone loss, and promotes osteoporosis development. Many factors, such as the drug's adverse effects, metabolic disorders, calcium ion imbalance, bad habits, and aging, have been reported to activate ER stress, resulting in the pathological development of osteoporosis. Increasing evidence shows that ER stress regulates osteogenic differentiation, osteoblast activity, and osteoclast formation and function. Various therapeutic agents have been developed to counteract ER stress and thereby suppress osteoporosis development. Thus, inhibition of ER stress has become a potential target for the therapeutic management of osteoporosis. However, the in-depth understanding of ER stress in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis still needs more effort.
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- Mingliang Zhong
- College of Rehabilitation, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou 341000, China.
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Yan Z, Ruan B, Wang S, Du T, Shao X, Chen G, Wang L, Zhai D, Zhu S, Lu Z, Cao X. RNA-binding Protein QKI Inhibits Osteogenic Differentiation Via Suppressing Wnt Pathway. Arch Med Res 2023; 54:102853. [PMID: 37460362 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2023.102853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dysregulation of MSCs differentiation is associated with many pathophysiological processes. Genetically modified MSCs transplantation helps restore bone loss efficiently. METHODS BMSCs-specific QKI overexpressing and knockdown mice were built to explore QKI's role in bone formation and fat accumulation. Primary BMSCs with QKI overexpression and knockout were subjected to osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation. ALP staining and oil red O staining were performed to evaluate the differences between the groups. RNA immunoprecipitation was performed to identify the QKI-related pathway. QKI deficient BMSCs were transplanted into mice with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis to evaluate its therapeutic potential. RESULTS Mice harboring BMSC-specific transgenic QKI exhibited reduced bone mass, while BMSC-specific QKI-deficient mice showed an increase in bone mass. Osteogenic differentiation of QKI deficient BMSCs was promoted and adipogenic differentiation was inhibited, while QKI overexpression in BMSCs displayed the opposite effects. To define the underlying mechanisms, RIP sequencing was performed. Wnt pathway-related genes were the putative direct target mRNAs of QKI, Canonical Wnt pathway activation was involved in QKI's effects on osteogenic differentiation. RNA immunoprecipitation quantitative real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization experiments further validated that QKI repressed the expressions of Wnt5b, Fzd7, Dvl3 and β-catenin via direct binding to their putative mRNA specific sites. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporotic mice transplanted with QKI deficient BMSCs exhibited less bone loss compared with mice transplanted with control BMSCs. CONCLUSIONS QKI suppressed BMSCs osteogenic differentiation by downregulating the expressions of Wnt5b, Fzd7, Dvl3 and β-catenin. Loss of QKI in BMSCs transplantation may provide a new strategy for the treatment of orthopedic diseases such as osteoporosis.
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- Zhao Yan
- PLA Institute of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- PLA Institute of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- PLA Institute of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- PLA Institute of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China; Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- PLA Institute of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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Marino S, Akel N, Li S, Cregor M, Jones M, Perez B, Troncoso G, Meeks J, Stewart S, Sato AY, Nookaew I, Bellido T. Reversal of the diabetic bone signature with anabolic therapies in mice. Bone Res 2023; 11:19. [PMID: 37076478 PMCID: PMC10115794 DOI: 10.1038/s41413-023-00261-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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The mechanisms underlying the bone disease induced by diabetes are complex and not fully understood; and antiresorptive agents, the current standard of care, do not restore the weakened bone architecture. Herein, we reveal the diabetic bone signature in mice at the tissue, cell, and transcriptome levels and demonstrate that three FDA-approved bone-anabolic agents correct it. Diabetes decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and bone formation, damaged microarchitecture, increased porosity of cortical bone, and compromised bone strength. Teriparatide (PTH), abaloparatide (ABL), and romosozumab/anti-sclerostin antibody (Scl-Ab) all restored BMD and corrected the deteriorated bone architecture. Mechanistically, PTH and more potently ABL induced similar responses at the tissue and gene signature levels, increasing both formation and resorption with positive balance towards bone gain. In contrast, Scl-Ab increased formation but decreased resorption. All agents restored bone architecture, corrected cortical porosity, and improved mechanical properties of diabetic bone; and ABL and Scl-Ab increased toughness, a fracture resistance index. Remarkably, all agents increased bone strength over the healthy controls even in the presence of severe hyperglycemia. These findings demonstrate the therapeutic value of bone anabolic agents to treat diabetes-induced bone disease and suggest the need for revisiting the approaches for the treatment of bone fragility in diabetes.
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- Silvia Marino
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, John L. McClellan Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA.
- Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
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Movérare-Skrtic S, Voelkl J, Nilsson KH, Nethander M, Luong TTD, Alesutan I, Li L, Wu J, Horkeby K, Lagerquist MK, Koskela A, Tuukkanen J, Tobias JH, Lerner UH, Henning P, Ohlsson C. B4GALNT3 regulates glycosylation of sclerostin and bone mass. EBioMedicine 2023; 91:104546. [PMID: 37023531 PMCID: PMC10102813 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104546] [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: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Global sclerostin inhibition reduces fracture risk efficiently but has been associated with cardiovascular side effects. The strongest genetic signal for circulating sclerostin is in the B4GALNT3 gene region, but the causal gene is unknown. B4GALNT3 expresses the enzyme beta-1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3 that transfers N-acetylgalactosamine onto N-acetylglucosaminebeta-benzyl on protein epitopes (LDN-glycosylation). METHODS To determine if B4GALNT3 is the causal gene, B4galnt3-/- mice were developed and serum levels of total sclerostin and LDN-glycosylated sclerostin were analysed and mechanistic studies were performed in osteoblast-like cells. Mendelian randomization was used to determine causal associations. FINDINGS B4galnt3-/- mice had higher circulating sclerostin levels, establishing B4GALNT3 as a causal gene for circulating sclerostin levels, and lower bone mass. However, serum levels of LDN-glycosylated sclerostin were lower in B4galnt3-/- mice. B4galnt3 and Sost were co-expressed in osteoblast-lineage cells. Overexpression of B4GALNT3 increased while silencing of B4GALNT3 decreased the levels of LDN-glycosylated sclerostin in osteoblast-like cells. Mendelian randomization demonstrated that higher circulating sclerostin levels, genetically predicted by variants in the B4GALNT3 gene, were causally associated with lower BMD and higher risk of fractures but not with higher risk of myocardial infarction or stroke. Glucocorticoid treatment reduced B4galnt3 expression in bone and increased circulating sclerostin levels and this may contribute to the observed glucocorticoid-induced bone loss. INTERPRETATION B4GALNT3 is a key factor for bone physiology via regulation of LDN-glycosylation of sclerostin. We propose that B4GALNT3-mediated LDN-glycosylation of sclerostin may be a bone-specific osteoporosis target, separating the anti-fracture effect of global sclerostin inhibition, from indicated cardiovascular side effects. FUNDING Found in acknowledgements.
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- Sofia Movérare-Skrtic
- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria; Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Bioinformatics Core Facility, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Cancer Research and Translational Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Cancer Research and Translational Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, and Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Department of Drug Treatment, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Wang LT, Chen LR, Chen KH. Hormone-Related and Drug-Induced Osteoporosis: A Cellular and Molecular Overview. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065814. [PMID: 36982891 PMCID: PMC10054048 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Osteoporosis resulting from an imbalance of bone turnover between resorption and formation is a critical health issue worldwide. Estrogen deficiency following a nature aging process is the leading cause of hormone-related osteoporosis for postmenopausal women, while glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis remains the most common in drug-induced osteoporosis. Other medications and medical conditions related to secondary osteoporosis include proton pump inhibitors, hypogonadism, selective serotonin receptor inhibitors, chemotherapies, and medroxyprogesterone acetate. This review is a summary of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of bone turnover, the pathophysiology of osteoporosis, and their treatment. Nuclear factor-κβ ligand (RANKL) appears to be the critical uncoupling factor that enhances osteoclastogenesis. In contrast, osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a RANKL antagonist secreted by osteoblast lineage cells. Estrogen promotes apoptosis of osteoclasts and inhibits osteoclastogenesis by stimulating the production of OPG and reducing osteoclast differentiation after suppression of IL-1 and TNF, and subsequent M-CSF, RANKL, and IL-6 release. It can also activate the Wnt signaling pathway to increase osteogenesis, and upregulate BMP signaling to promote mesenchymal stem cell differentiation from pre-osteoblasts to osteoblasts rather than adipocytes. Estrogen deficiency leads to the uncoupling of bone resorption and formation; therefore, resulting in greater bone loss. Excessive glucocorticoids increase PPAR-2 production, upregulate the expression of Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) in osteoblasts, and inhibit the Wnt signaling pathway, thus decreasing osteoblast differentiation. They promote osteoclast survival by enhancing RANKL expression and inhibiting OPG expression. Appropriate estrogen supplement and avoiding excessive glucocorticoid use are deemed the primary treatment for hormone-related and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Additionally, current pharmacological treatment includes bisphosphonates, teriparatide (PTH), and RANKL inhibitors (such as denosumab). However, many detailed cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying osteoporosis seem complicated and unexplored and warrant further investigation.
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- Li-Ting Wang
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Tzu-Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei 231, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan
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Brent MB. Pharmaceutical treatment of bone loss: From animal models and drug development to future treatment strategies. Pharmacol Ther 2023; 244:108383. [PMID: 36933702 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2023.108383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Animal models are fundamental to advance our knowledge of the underlying pathophysiology of bone loss and to study pharmaceutical countermeasures against it. The animal model of post-menopausal osteoporosis from ovariectomy is the most widely used preclinical approach to study skeletal deterioration. However, several other animal models exist, each with unique characteristics such as bone loss from disuse, lactation, glucocorticoid excess, or exposure to hypobaric hypoxia. The present review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of these animal models to emphasize the importance and significance of investigating bone loss and pharmaceutical countermeasures from perspectives other than post-menopausal osteoporosis only. Hence, the pathophysiology and underlying cellular mechanisms involved in the various types of bone loss are different, and this might influence which prevention and treatment strategies are the most effective. In addition, the review sought to map the current landscape of pharmaceutical countermeasures against osteoporosis with an emphasis on how drug development has changed from being driven by clinical observations and enhancement or repurposing of existing drugs to today's use of targeted anti-bodies that are the result of advanced insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms of bone formation and resorption. Moreover, new treatment combinations or repurposing opportunities of already approved drugs with a focus on dabigatran, parathyroid hormone and abaloparatide, growth hormone, inhibitors of the activin signaling pathway, acetazolamide, zoledronate, and romosozumab are discussed. Despite the considerable progress in drug development, there is still a clear need to improve treatment strategies and develop new pharmaceuticals against various types of osteoporosis. The review also highlights that new treatment indications should be explored using multiple animal models of bone loss in order to ensure a broad representation of different types of skeletal deterioration instead of mainly focusing on primary osteoporosis from post-menopausal estrogen deficiency.
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- Mikkel Bo Brent
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Rong X, Kou Y, Zhang Y, Yang P, Tang R, Liu H, Li M. ED-71 Prevents Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis by Regulating Osteoblast Differentiation via Notch and Wnt/β-Catenin Pathways. Drug Des Devel Ther 2022; 16:3929-3946. [PMID: 36411860 PMCID: PMC9675334 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s377001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Long-term glucocorticoid- usage can lead to glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP). The study focused on the preventative effects of a novel active vitamin D3 analog, eldecalcitol (ED-71), against GIOP and explored the underlying molecular mechanisms. METHODS Intraperitoneal injection of methylprednisolone (MPED) or dexamethasone (DEX) induced the GIOP model within C57BL/6 mice in vivo. Simultaneously, ED-71 was orally supplemented. Bone histological alterations, microstructure parameters, novel bone formation rates, and osteogenic factor changes were evaluated by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, micro-computed tomography, calcein/tetracycline labeling, and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. The osteogenic differentiation level and mineralization in pre-osteoblast MC3T3-E1 cells were evaluated in vitro using alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, alizarin red (AR) staining, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), Western blotting, and immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS ED-71 partially prevented bone mass reduction and microstructure parameter alterations among GIOP-induced mice. Moreover, ED-71 also promoted new bone formation and osteoblast activity while inhibiting osteoclasts. In vitro, ED-71 promoted osteogenic differentiation and mineralization in DEX-treated MC3T3-E1 cells and boosted the levels of osteogenic-related factors. Additionally, GSK3-β and β-catenin expression levels were elevated after ED-71 was added to cells and were accompanied by reduced Notch expression. The Wnt signaling inhibitor XAV939 and Notch overexpression reversed the ED-71 promotional effects toward osteogenic differentiation and mineralization. CONCLUSION ED-71 prevented GIOP by enhancing osteogenic differentiation through Notch and Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling. The results provide a novel translational direction for the clinical application of ED-71 against GIOP.
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- Xing Rong
- Department of Bone Metabolism, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Research, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Bone Metabolism, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Research, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Bone Metabolism, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Research, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Bone Metabolism, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Research, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Bone Metabolism, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Research, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Bone Metabolism, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Research, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Bone Metabolism, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Research, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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Rai D, Tripathi AK, Sardar A, Pandey AR, Sinha S, Chutani K, Dhaniya G, Kothari P, Sashidhara KV, Trivedi R. A novel BMP2 secretagogue ameliorates glucocorticoid induced oxidative stress in osteoblasts by activating NRF2 dependent survival while promoting Wnt/β-catenin mediated osteogenesis. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 190:124-147. [PMID: 35963563 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In our previous study, a novel BMP2 secretagogue was synthesized belonging to a class of galloyl conjugates of flavanones, with remarkable osteogenic potential that promoted bone regeneration. We aimed to establish the protective effect of our compound against bone loss that co-exists with excess Glucocorticoid (GC) therapy. GC therapy induces osteoblast damage leading to apoptosis by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS). Our results delineate that compound 5e (a BMP2 secretagogue) activates NRF2 signalling to counter the disturbed cellular redox homeostasis and escalate osteoblast survival as assessed by Western blot and immunocytochemistry. Depletion of NRF2 by siRNA blocked activation of the NRF2/HO-1 pathway, magnified oxidative stress, increased apoptosis and abrogated the protective effects of compound 5e. 5e, on the other hand, increased ALP, mineralization activity, and promoted osteoblast differentiation by activating WNT/β-catenin signalling in BMP2 dependent manner, validated by Western blot of WNT3A, SOST, GSK3-β and β-catenin nuclear translocation. Treatment of 5e in presence of BMP inhibitor noggin attenuated the osteogenic efficacy and minimized Wnt//β-catenin signalling in presence of dexamethasone. Our compound prevents GC challenged trabecular and cortical bone loss assessed by micro-CT and promotes bone formation and osteocyte survival determined by calcein labelling and TUNEL assay in GC treated animals. The osteogenic potential of the compound was authenticated by bone turnover markers. On a concluding note, compounds with BMP upregulation can be potential therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
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- Divya Rai
- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad- 201002, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad- 201002, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad- 201002, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad- 201002, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad- 201002, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad- 201002, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad- 201002, India.
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Herath M, Langdahl B, Ebeling PR, Milat F. Challenges in the diagnosis and management of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in younger and older adults. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2022; 96:460-474. [PMID: 34811782 DOI: 10.1111/cen.14637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Glucocorticoids constitute a considerable risk for developing osteoporosis in both younger and older adults. However, currently available bone imaging modalities and fracture-risk assessment tools do not adequately capture the dramatic changes in bone microarchitecture, heterogeneity of glucocorticoid exposure, the impact of chronic disease and other osteoporosis risk factors on the assessment of osteoporosis in these individuals. DESIGN A narrative review is presented, following a systematic search of the literature from 2000 to 2021. RESULTS Our current appreciation of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO) is focused on older populations, with limited evidence to guide the investigation, risk assessment and treatment in premenopausal women and men less than 50 years. The impact of the underlying chronic disease on secondary osteoporosis in these younger adults is also poorly understood. CONCLUSION Through this narrative review, we provide a comprehensive overview of and recommendations for optimising the management of this common cause of secondary osteoporosis younger and older adults.
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- Madhuni Herath
- Department of Endocrinology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Tripathi AK, Rai D, Kothari P, Kushwaha P, Sashidhara KV, Trivedi R. Benzofuran pyran hybrid prevents glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis in mice via modulation of canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Apoptosis 2022; 27:90-111. [PMID: 35107658 PMCID: PMC8808472 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-021-01702-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is the second most leading cause of osteoporosis. We have identified a compound, a benzofuran pyran hybrid compound 4e that has osteogenic potential and we wanted to assess its efficacy in GIOP in male mice. We assessed the effect of dexamethasone and compound 4e on primary osteoblasts using various cell based and immunofluorescence assays. For in vivo studies we administered methylprednisolone and compound 4e as a prophylactic measure in male Balb/c mice for 28 days and then evaluated the effect on bone microarchitecture by microCT, bone formation by histology along with clinically relevant bone markers. Compound 4e preserved osteoblast differentiation as evident by higher ALP positive cells and mineralization in compound treated groups. Compound 4e also increased the expression of osteogenic genes. This compound guarded β-catenin expression both in vitro and in vivo as confirmed by western blot and immunofluorescence assays. This led to the preservation of bone microarchitecture and cortical thickness at 2.5 mg kg−1 and 5 mg kg−1 doses. Further compound 4e enhanced bone formation rate and regulated osteocyte death. The osteogenic potential of compound 4e was reflected by an increased level of serum marker osteocalcin and decreased levels of SOST and CTX-I. Overall, Compound 4e is able to overcome the catabolic effect of dexamethasone on bone by targeting the canonical WNT/β-catenin signaling as evidenced by both in vitro and in vivo studies.
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- Ashish Kumar Tripathi
- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226031, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226031, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India
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- Endocrinology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226031, India.
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Vasiliadis ES, Evangelopoulos DS, Kaspiris A, Benetos IS, Vlachos C, Pneumaticos SG. The Role of Sclerostin in Bone Diseases. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11030806. [PMID: 35160258 PMCID: PMC8836457 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Sclerostin has been identified as an important regulator of bone homeostasis through inhibition of the canonical Wnt-signaling pathway, and it is involved in the pathogenesis of many different skeletal diseases. Many studies have been published in the last few years regarding sclerostin’s origin, regulation, and mechanism of action. The ongoing research emphasizes the potential therapeutic implications of sclerostin in many pathological conditions with or without skeletal involvement. Antisclerostin antibodies have recently been approved for the treatment of osteoporosis, and several animal studies and clinical trials are currently under way to evaluate the effectiveness of antisclerostin antibodies in the treatment of other than osteoporosis skeletal disorders and cancer with promising results. Understanding the exact role of sclerostin may lead to new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of skeletal disorders.
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- Elias S. Vasiliadis
- 3rd Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT Hospital, 16541 Athens, Greece; (D.-S.E.); (I.S.B.); (C.V.); (S.G.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-21-3208-6000
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- 3rd Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT Hospital, 16541 Athens, Greece; (D.-S.E.); (I.S.B.); (C.V.); (S.G.P.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division for Orthopaedic Research, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, 26504 Rion, Greece;
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- 3rd Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT Hospital, 16541 Athens, Greece; (D.-S.E.); (I.S.B.); (C.V.); (S.G.P.)
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- 3rd Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT Hospital, 16541 Athens, Greece; (D.-S.E.); (I.S.B.); (C.V.); (S.G.P.)
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- 3rd Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT Hospital, 16541 Athens, Greece; (D.-S.E.); (I.S.B.); (C.V.); (S.G.P.)
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Magalhães J, Quelhas-Santos J, Pereira L, Neto R, Castro-Ferreira I, Martins S, Frazão JM, Carvalho C. Could Bone Biomarkers Predict Bone Turnover after Kidney Transplantation?—A Proof-of-Concept Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11020457. [PMID: 35054152 PMCID: PMC8780588 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11020457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Aim: Bone disease after kidney transplant (KT) results from multiple factors, including previous bone and mineral metabolism disturbances and effects of transplant-related medications. New biomolecules have been recently associated with the development and progression of the chronic kidney disease–associated bone and mineral disorder (CKD-MBD). These include sclerostin and the soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand (sRANKL). Methods: To better understand the role of biomarkers in post-transplant bone disease, this study was designed to prospectively evaluate and correlate results from the histomorphometric analysis of bone biopsies after KT with emerging serum biomarkers of the CKD-MBD: sclerostin, Dickkopf-related protein 1 (Dkk-1), sRANKL and osteo-protegerin (OPG). Results: Our data shows a significant increase in plasma levels of bioactive sclerostin after KT accompanied by a significant reduction in plasma levels of Dkk-1, suggesting a promotion of the inhibition of bone formation by osteoblasts through the activation of these inhibitors of the Wnt signaling pathway. In addition, we found a significant increase in plasma levels of free sRANKL after KT accompanied by a significant reduction in plasma levels of its decoy receptor OPG, suggesting an enhanced bone resorption by osteoclasts mediated by this mechanism. Conclusions: Taken together, these results suggest that the loss of bone volume observed after KT could be explain mainly by the inhibition of bone formation mediated by sclerostin accompanied by an enhanced bone resorption mediated by sRANKL.
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- Juliana Magalhães
- Nephrology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Innovation and Health Research (I3S), Institute of Biomedical Engineering (INEB), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.M.); (L.P.); (R.N.); (I.C.-F.); (J.M.F.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-250 Porto, Portugal;
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- Nephrology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Innovation and Health Research (I3S), Institute of Biomedical Engineering (INEB), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.M.); (L.P.); (R.N.); (I.C.-F.); (J.M.F.)
- Nephrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-250 Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Innovation and Health Research (I3S), Institute of Biomedical Engineering (INEB), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.M.); (L.P.); (R.N.); (I.C.-F.); (J.M.F.)
- Nephrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-250 Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Innovation and Health Research (I3S), Institute of Biomedical Engineering (INEB), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.M.); (L.P.); (R.N.); (I.C.-F.); (J.M.F.)
- Nephrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-250 Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de São João and EPI Unit, Clinical Pathology Department, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal;
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- Nephrology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Innovation and Health Research (I3S), Institute of Biomedical Engineering (INEB), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.M.); (L.P.); (R.N.); (I.C.-F.); (J.M.F.)
- Nephrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-250 Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Innovation and Health Research (I3S), Institute of Biomedical Engineering (INEB), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.M.); (L.P.); (R.N.); (I.C.-F.); (J.M.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-226-074900; Fax: +351-226-094567
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Peng Y, Zhao W, Hu Y, Guo XE, Wang J, Hao K, He Z, Toro C, Bauman WA, Qin W. Administration of High-Dose Methylprednisolone Worsens Bone Loss after Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. Neurotrauma Rep 2022; 2:592-602. [PMID: 35018361 PMCID: PMC8742306 DOI: 10.1089/neur.2021.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The administration of high-dose methylprednisolone (MP) for 24–48 h after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has been shown to improve functional recovery. The known adverse effects of MP on skeletal muscle and the immune system, though, have raised clinically relevant safety concerns. However, the effect of MP administration on SCI-induced bone loss has not been evaluated to date. This study examined the adverse effects of high-dose MP administration on skeletal bone after acute SCI in rodents. Male rats underwent spinal cord transection at T3–T4, which was followed by an intravenous injection of MP and subsequent infusion of MP for 24 h. At 2 days, animals were euthanized and hindlimb bone samples were collected. MP significantly reduced bone mineral density (−6.7%) and induced deterioration of bone microstructure (trabecular bone volume/tissue volume, −18.4%; trabecular number, −19.4%) in the distal femur of SCI rats. MP significantly increased expression in the hindlimb bones of osteoclastic genes receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL; +402%), triiodothyronine receptor auxiliary protein (+32%), calcitonin receptor (+41%), and reduced osteoprotegerin/RANKL ratio (−72%) compared to those of SCI-vehicle animals. Collectively, 1 day of high-dose MP at a dose comparable to the dosing regimen prescribed to patients who qualify to receive this treatment approach with acute SCI increased loss of bone mass and integrity below the level of lesion than that of animals that had SCI alone, and was associated with further elevation in the expression of genes involved in pathways associated with osteoclastic bone resorption than that observed in SCI animals.
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- Yuanzhen Peng
- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- College of Dentistry, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
- Departments of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
- Departments of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- *Address correspondence to: Weiping Qin, MD, PhD, James J. Peters Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, USA;
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Martínez-Gil N, Ugartondo N, Grinberg D, Balcells S. Wnt Pathway Extracellular Components and Their Essential Roles in Bone Homeostasis. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13010138. [PMID: 35052478 PMCID: PMC8775112 DOI: 10.3390/genes13010138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Wnt pathway is involved in several processes essential for bone development and homeostasis. For proper functioning, the Wnt pathway is tightly regulated by numerous extracellular elements that act by both activating and inhibiting the pathway at different moments. This review aims to describe, summarize and update the findings regarding the extracellular modulators of the Wnt pathway, including co-receptors, ligands and inhibitors, in relation to bone homeostasis, with an emphasis on the animal models generated, the diseases associated with each gene and the bone processes in which each member is involved. The precise knowledge of all these elements will help us to identify possible targets that can be used as a therapeutic target for the treatment of bone diseases such as osteoporosis.
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Trivedi T, Guise TA. Systemic effects of abnormal bone resorption on muscle, metabolism, and cognition. Bone 2022; 154:116245. [PMID: 34718221 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Skeletal tissue is dynamic, undergoing constant remodeling to maintain musculoskeletal integrity and balance in the human body. Recent evidence shows that apart from maintaining homeostasis in the local microenvironment, the skeleton systemically affects other tissues. Several cancer-associated and noncancer-associated bone disorders can disrupt the physiological homeostasis locally in the bone microenvironment and indirectly contribute to dysregulation of systemic body function. The systemic effects of bone on the regulation of distant organ function have not been widely explored. Recent evidence suggests that bone can interact with skeletal muscle, pancreas, and brain by releasing factors from mineralized bone matrix. Currently available bone-targeting therapies such as bisphosphonates and denosumab inhibit bone resorption, decrease morbidity associated with bone destruction, and improve survival. Bisphosphonates have been a standard treatment for bone metastases, osteoporosis, and cancer treatment-induced bone diseases. The extraskeletal effects of bisphosphonates on inhibition of tumor growth are known. However, our knowledge of the effects of bisphosphonates on muscle weakness, hyperglycemia, and cognitive defects is currently evolving. To be able to identify the molecular link between bone and distant organs during abnormal bone resorption and then treat these abnormalities and prevent their systemic effects could improve survival benefits. The current review highlights the link between bone resorption and its systemic effects on muscle, pancreas, and brain.
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- Trupti Trivedi
- Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States of America.
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Gado M, Baschant U, Hofbauer LC, Henneicke H. Bad to the Bone: The Effects of Therapeutic Glucocorticoids on Osteoblasts and Osteocytes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:835720. [PMID: 35432217 PMCID: PMC9008133 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.835720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Despite the continued development of specialized immunosuppressive therapies in the form of monoclonal antibodies, glucocorticoids remain a mainstay in the treatment of rheumatological and auto-inflammatory disorders. Therapeutic glucocorticoids are unmatched in the breadth of their immunosuppressive properties and deliver their anti-inflammatory effects at unparalleled speed. However, long-term exposure to therapeutic doses of glucocorticoids decreases bone mass and increases the risk of fractures - particularly in the spine - thus limiting their clinical use. Due to the abundant expression of glucocorticoid receptors across all skeletal cell populations and their respective progenitors, therapeutic glucocorticoids affect skeletal quality through a plethora of cellular targets and molecular mechanisms. However, recent evidence from rodent studies, supported by clinical data, highlights the considerable role of cells of the osteoblast lineage in the pathogenesis of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: it is now appreciated that cells of the osteoblast lineage are key targets of therapeutic glucocorticoids and have an outsized role in mediating their undesirable skeletal effects. As part of this article, we review the molecular mechanisms underpinning the detrimental effects of supraphysiological levels of glucocorticoids on cells of the osteoblast lineage including osteocytes and highlight the clinical implications of recent discoveries in the field.
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- Manuel Gado
- Center for Regenerative Therapies TU Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Center for Healthy Aging, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Regenerative Therapies TU Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Center for Healthy Aging, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Regenerative Therapies TU Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Center for Healthy Aging, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- *Correspondence: Holger Henneicke,
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Zdrojowy-Wełna A, Halupczok-Żyła J, Słoka N, Syrycka J, Gojny Ł, Bolanowski M. Trabecular bone score and sclerostin concentrations in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:996157. [PMID: 36407318 PMCID: PMC9666397 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.996157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with primary adrenal insufficiency need lifelong replacement therapy with glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, which may influence their bone quality. AIM The aim of the study was to evaluate densitometry parameters, trabecular bone score and sclerostin concentrations in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency in comparison to control group. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included 29 patients (62% females) with diagnose of autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency (mean age 49.7 ± 11.7 years, mean duration of the disease 13.2± 13.6 years) and 33 healthy subjects (adjusted with age, sex and body mass index). Bone mineral density at the femoral neck, lumbar spine, total body and trabecular bone score were evaluated. Serum sclerostin concentrations were measured. RESULTS There were no significant differences in densitometry parameters (T-score, Z-score, bone mineral density in all locations) as well as in trabecular bone score in patients with adrenal insufficiency in comparison to control group. Mean serum sclerostin concentration was significantly higher in patients with adrenal insufficiency than in control group (44.7 ± 23.5 vs 30.7 ± 10.4 pmol/l, p=0.006). There was a negative correlation between trabecular bone score and the duration of adrenal insufficiency and age, also a negative correlation between femoral neck and total densitometry parameters and 24-hour urine cortisol as a marker of hydrocortisone daily dose in patients with adrenal insufficiency. CONCLUSIONS The bone status in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency was not impaired in comparison to control group, while sclerostin concentration was higher. The duration of the disease and higher hydrocortisone doses may affect negatively bone status.
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- Aleksandra Zdrojowy-Wełna
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- *Correspondence: Aleksandra Zdrojowy-Wełna,
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Hamilou Z, Saad F. Bone Health Management. Urol Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89891-5_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Osteocytes, former osteoblasts encapsulated by mineralized bone matrix, are far from being passive and metabolically inactive bone cells. Instead, osteocytes are multifunctional and dynamic cells capable of integrating hormonal and mechanical signals and transmitting them to effector cells in bone and in distant tissues. Osteocytes are a major source of molecules that regulate bone homeostasis by integrating both mechanical cues and hormonal signals that coordinate the differentiation and function of osteoclasts and osteoblasts. Osteocyte function is altered in both rare and common bone diseases, suggesting that osteocyte dysfunction is directly involved in the pathophysiology of several disorders affecting the skeleton. Advances in osteocyte biology initiated the development of novel therapeutics interfering with osteocyte-secreted molecules. Moreover, osteocytes are targets and key distributors of biological signals mediating the beneficial effects of several bone therapeutics used in the clinic. Here we review the most recent discoveries in osteocyte biology demonstrating that osteocytes regulate bone homeostasis and bone marrow fat via paracrine signaling, influence body composition and energy metabolism via endocrine signaling, and contribute to the damaging effects of diabetes mellitus and hematologic and metastatic cancers in the skeleton.
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- Jesus Delgado-Calle
- 1Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas,2Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- 1Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas,2Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas,3Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Liu Y, Fu B, Li X, Chen C, Li X, Xu L, Wang B. Bushen huoxue decoction inhibits RANKL-stimulated osteoclastogenesis and glucocorticoid-induced bone loss by modulating the NF-κB, ERK, and JNK signaling pathways. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1007839. [PMID: 36467086 PMCID: PMC9716084 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1007839] [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: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is the most common form of secondary osteoporosis, which is caused by a disorder in bone metabolism due to excessive activation of osteoclasts. Bushen Huoxue decoction (BHD) is an herbal formula with multiple pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant activity and stem cell migration promotion. However, the effect of BHD on osteoclastogenesis has not been reported. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the effect of BHD on RANKL-stimulated osteoclastogenesis and explored its underlying mechanisms of action in vitro. Our results show that BHD had no effect on BMMs and RAW264.7 cells viability, but inhibited RANKL-induced osteoclast formation in vitro. Furthermore, BHD attenuated RANKL-induced NF-κB, ERK, and JNK signaling. The attenuation of NF-κB, ERK, and JNK activation were enough to impede downstream expression of c-fos and NFATc1 and related specific genes. Meanwhile, we investigated the therapeutic effect of BHD on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) mice. The result indicated that BHD prevents glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis and preserves bone volume by repressing osteoclast activity. Collectively, BHD shows significant osteoclast inhibition and holds great promise in the treatment of osteoporosis.
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- Yamei Liu
- School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Laboratory of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Laboratory of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Traumatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Xavier A, Toumi H, Lespessailles E. Animal Model for Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review from 2011 to 2021. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:377. [PMID: 35008803 PMCID: PMC8745049 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Clinical and experimental data have shown that prolonged exposure to GCs leads to bone loss and increases fracture risk. Special attention has been given to existing emerging drugs that can prevent and treat glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis GIOP. However, there is no consensus about the most relevant animal model treatments on GIOP. In this systematic review, we aimed to examine animal models of GIOP centering on study design, drug dose, timing and size of the experimental groups, allocation concealment, and outcome measures. The present review was written according to the PRISMA 2020 statement. Literature searches were performed in the PubMed electronic database via Mesh with the publication date set between April, 2011, and February 2021. A total of 284 full-text articles were screened and 53 were analyzed. The most common animal species used to model GIOP were rats (66%) and mice (32%). In mice studies, males (58%) were preferred and genetically modified animals accounted for 28%. Our work calls for a standardization of the establishment of the GIOP animal model with better precision for model selection. A described reporting design, conduction, and selection of outcome measures are recommended.
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- Andy Xavier
- EA 4708 I3MTO Laboratory, Orleans University, 45067 Orleans, France; (A.X.); (H.T.)
- Translational Medicine Research Platform, PRIMMO, Regional Hospital of Orleans, 45007 Orleans, France
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- EA 4708 I3MTO Laboratory, Orleans University, 45067 Orleans, France; (A.X.); (H.T.)
- Translational Medicine Research Platform, PRIMMO, Regional Hospital of Orleans, 45007 Orleans, France
- Department Rheumatology, Regional Hospital of Orleans, 14 Avenue de L’Hopital, 45007 Orleans, France
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- EA 4708 I3MTO Laboratory, Orleans University, 45067 Orleans, France; (A.X.); (H.T.)
- Translational Medicine Research Platform, PRIMMO, Regional Hospital of Orleans, 45007 Orleans, France
- Department Rheumatology, Regional Hospital of Orleans, 14 Avenue de L’Hopital, 45007 Orleans, France
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Zaheer S, Meyer K, Easly R, Bayomy O, Leung J, Koefoed AW, Heydarpour M, Freeman R, Adler GK. Effect of adrenocorticotropic hormone infusion on circulating sclerostin levels. Endocr Connect 2021; 10:1607-1614. [PMID: 34788228 PMCID: PMC8679878 DOI: 10.1530/ec-21-0263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Glucocorticoid use is the most common cause of secondary osteoporosis. Poor skeletal health related to glucocorticoid use is thought to involve inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, a key pathway in osteoblastogenesis. Sclerostin, a peptide produced primarily by osteocytes, is an antagonist of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, raising the possibility that sclerostin is involved in glucocorticoids' adverse effects on bone. The aim of this study was to determine whether an acute infusion of cosyntropin (i.e. ACTH(1-24)), which increases endogenous cortisol, increases serum sclerostin levels as compared to a placebo infusion. This study was performed using blood samples obtained from a previously published, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, cross-over study among healthy men and women who received infusions of placebo or cosyntropin after being supine and fasted overnight (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02339506). A total of 17 participants were analyzed. There was a strong correlation (R2 = 0.65, P < 0.0001) between the two baseline sclerostin measurements measured at the start of each visit, and men had a significantly higher average baseline sclerostin compared to women. As anticipated, cosyntropin significantly increased serum cortisol levels, whereas cortisol levels fell during placebo infusion, consistent with the diurnal variation in cortisol. There was no significant effect of cosyntropin as compared to placebo infusions on serum sclerostin over 6-24 h (P = 0.10). In conclusion, this randomized, placebo-controlled study was unable to detect a significant effect of a cosyntropin infusion on serum sclerostin levels in healthy men and women.
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- Sarah Zaheer
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Section of Endocrinology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Correspondence should be addressed to G K Adler:
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Brent MB, Brüel A, Thomsen JS. Sparse dose-dependent difference in skeletal effects of short-term glucocorticoid excess in outbred Swiss mice. ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.endmts.2021.100114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Wnt-Signaling Regulated by Glucocorticoid-Induced miRNAs. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111778. [PMID: 34769207 PMCID: PMC8584097 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoids (GCs) are pleiotropic hormones which regulate innumerable physiological processes. Their comprehensive effects are due to the diversity of signaling mechanism networks. MiRNAs, small, non-coding RNAs contribute to the fine tuning of signaling pathways and reciprocal regulation between GCs and miRNAs has been suggested. Our aim was to investigate the expressional change and potential function of GC mediated miRNAs. The miRNA expression profile was measured in three models: human adrenocortical adenoma vs. normal tissue, steroid-producing H295R cells and in hormonally inactive HeLa cells before and after dexamethasone treatment. The gene expression profile in 82 control and 57 GC-affected samples was evaluated in GC producing and six different GC target tissue types. Tissue-specific target prediction (TSTP) was applied to identify the most relevant miRNA-mRNA interactions. Glucocorticoid treatment resulted in cell type-dependent miRNA expression changes. However, 19.5% of the influenced signaling pathways were common in all three experiments, of which the Wnt-signaling pathway seemed to be the most affected. Transcriptome data and TSTP showed similar results, as the Wnt pathway was significantly altered in both the GC-producing adrenal gland and all investigated GC target tissue types. In different cell types, different miRNAs led to the regulation of similar pathways. Wnt signaling may be one of the most important signaling pathways affected by hypercortisolism. It is, at least in part, regulated by miRNAs that mediate the glucocorticoid effect. Our findings on GC producing and GC target tissues suggest that the alteration of Wnt signaling (together with other pathways) may be responsible for the leading symptoms observed in Cushing's syndrome.
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Prednisolone induces osteocytes apoptosis by promoting Notum expression and inhibiting PI3K/AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin pathway. J Mol Histol 2021; 52:1081-1095. [PMID: 34297260 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-021-10006-0] [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: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The apoptosis of mature osteocytes is the main factor causing damage to the microstructure of cortical bone in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP). Our previous research found damaged areas and empty osteocytes lacunae in the tibial cortical bone of GIOP mice. However, the specific mechanism has not been clarified. Recently, a study showed that the quality of the cortical bone significantly increased by knocking out Notum, a gene encoding α/β hydrolase. However, it is not clear whether Notum affects cortical bone remodeling by participating in glucocorticoids (GCs)-induced apoptosis of osteocytes. The present study aimed to explore the correlation between Notum, osteocytes apoptosis, and cortical bone quality in GIOP. Prednisolone acetate was intragastrically administered to mice for two weeks. Histochemical staining was applied to evaluate changes in GIOP and Notum expression. Osteocytes were stimulated with prednisolone, and cell viability was assessed via CCK8. Hoechst 33342/PI staining, flow cytometry, RT-PCR, and western blot were used to detect osteocytes apoptosis, siRNA transfection efficiency, and expressions of pathway related factors. The results showed that the number of empty osteocytes lacunae increased in GIOP mice. TUNEL-stained apoptotic osteocytes and Notum immuno-positive osteocytes were also observed. Furthermore, prednisolone was found to promote Notum expression and osteocytes apoptosis in vitro. Knocking down Notum via siRNA partially restored osteocytes apoptosis and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β)/β-catenin pathway. These findings showed GCs-induced osteocytes apoptosis by promoting Notum expression and inhibiting PI3K/AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin pathway. Thus, Notum might be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of GIOP.
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Short-term glucocorticoid excess blunts abaloparatide-induced increase in femoral bone mass and strength in mice. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12258. [PMID: 34112892 PMCID: PMC8192916 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91729-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoids (GCs), such as prednisolone, are widely used to treat inflammatory diseases. Continuously long-term or high dose treatment with GCs is one of the most common causes of secondary osteoporosis and is associated with sarcopenia and increased risk of debilitating osteoporotic fragility fractures. Abaloparatide (ABL) is a potent parathyroid hormone-related peptide analog, which can increase bone mineral density (aBMD), improve trabecular microarchitecture, and increase bone strength. The present study aimed to investigate whether GC excess blunts the osteoanabolic effect of ABL. Sixty 12–13-week-old female RjOrl:SWISS mice were allocated to the following groups: Baseline, Control, ABL, GC, and GC + ABL. ABL was administered as subcutaneous injections (100 μg/kg), while GC was delivered by subcutaneous implantation of a 60-days slow-release prednisolone-pellet (10 mg). The study lasted four weeks. GC induced a substantial reduction in muscle mass, trabecular mineral apposition rate (MAR) and bone formation rate (BFR/BS), and endocortical MAR compared with Control, but did not alter the trabecular microarchitecture or bone strength. In mice not receiving GC, ABL increased aBMD, bone mineral content (BMC), cortical and trabecular microarchitecture, mineralizing surface (MS/BS), MAR, BFR/BS, and bone strength compared with Control. However, when administered concomitantly with GC, the osteoanabolic effect of ABL on BMC, cortical morphology, and cortical bone strength was blunted. In conclusion, at cortical bone sites, the osteoanabolic effect of ABL is generally blunted by short-term GC excess.
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Sato AY, Pellegrini GG, Cregor M, McAndrews K, Choi RB, Maiz M, Johnson O, McCabe LD, McCabe GP, Ferruzzi MG, Lila MA, Peacock M, Burr DB, Nakatsu CH, Weaver CM, Bellido T. Skeletal Protection and Promotion of Microbiome Diversity by Dietary Boosting of the Endogenous Antioxidant Response. J Bone Miner Res 2021; 36:768-778. [PMID: 33316081 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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There is an unmet need for interventions with better compliance that prevent the adverse effects of sex steroid deficiency on the musculoskeletal system. We identified a blueberry cultivar (Montgomerym [Mont]) that added to the diet protects female mice from musculoskeletal loss and body weight changes induced by ovariectomy. Mont, but not other blueberries, increased the endogenous antioxidant response by bypassing the traditional antioxidant transcription factor Nrf2 and without activating estrogen receptor canonical signaling. Remarkably, Mont did not protect the male skeleton from androgen-induced bone loss. Moreover, Mont increased the variety of bacterial communities in the gut microbiome (α-diversity) more in female than in male mice; shifted the phylogenetic relatedness of bacterial communities (β-diversity) further in females than males; and increased the prevalence of the taxon Ruminococcus1 in females but not males. Therefore, this nonpharmacologic intervention (i) protects from estrogen but not androgen deficiency; (ii) preserves bone, skeletal muscle, and body composition; (iii) elicits antioxidant defense responses independently of classical antioxidant/estrogenic signaling; and (iv) increases gut microbiome diversity toward a healthier signature. These findings highlight the impact of nutrition on musculoskeletal and gut microbiome homeostasis and support the precision medicine principle of tailoring dietary interventions to patient individualities, like sex. © 2020 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Amy Y Sato
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.,Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.,Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Food Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Department of Food Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.,Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR, USA.,Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Liu X, Chai Y, Liu G, Su W, Guo Q, Lv X, Gao P, Yu B, Ferbeyre G, Cao X, Wan M. Osteoclasts protect bone blood vessels against senescence through the angiogenin/plexin-B2 axis. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1832. [PMID: 33758201 PMCID: PMC7987975 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22131-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Synthetic glucocorticoids (GCs), one of the most effective treatments for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions in children, have adverse effects on the growing skeleton. GCs inhibit angiogenesis in growing bone, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we show that GC treatment in young mice induces vascular endothelial cell senescence in metaphysis of long bone, and that inhibition of endothelial cell senescence improves GC-impaired bone angiogenesis with coupled osteogenesis. We identify angiogenin (ANG), a ribonuclease with pro-angiogenic activity, secreted by osteoclasts as a key factor for protecting the neighboring vascular cells against senescence. ANG maintains the proliferative activity of endothelial cells through plexin-B2 (PLXNB2)-mediated transcription of ribosomal RNA (rRNA). GC treatment inhibits ANG production by suppressing osteoclast formation in metaphysis, resulting in impaired endothelial cell rRNA transcription and subsequent cellular senescence. These findings reveal the role of metaphyseal blood vessel senescence in mediating the action of GCs on growing skeleton and establish the ANG/PLXNB2 axis as a molecular basis for the osteoclast-vascular interplay in skeletal angiogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Bone Development/drug effects
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cellular Senescence/drug effects
- Cellular Senescence/genetics
- Endothelial Cells/drug effects
- Endothelial Cells/metabolism
- Glucocorticoids/pharmacology
- Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Methylprednisolone/pharmacology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Neovascularization, Pathologic
- Neovascularization, Physiologic/drug effects
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
- Osteoclasts/drug effects
- Osteoclasts/enzymology
- Osteoclasts/metabolism
- Osteogenesis/drug effects
- RNA, Ribosomal/biosynthesis
- RNA, Small Interfering
- Recombinant Proteins
- Ribonuclease, Pancreatic/genetics
- Ribonuclease, Pancreatic/metabolism
- Ribonuclease, Pancreatic/pharmacology
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
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- Xiaonan Liu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Liao H, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Lin W, Huang J, Huang Y. RETRACTED: Inhibited microRNA-218-5p attenuates synovial inflammation and cartilage injury in rats with knee osteoarthritis by promoting sclerostin. Life Sci 2021; 267:118893. [PMID: 33316267 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Concern was raised about the reliability of the Western blot results in Figs. 1C and 7B, which appear to have the same eyebrow shaped phenotype as many other publications tabulated here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149EjFXVxpwkBXYJOnOHb6RhAqT4a2llhj9LM60MBffM/edit#gid=0). The journal requested the corresponding author comment on these concerns and provide the raw data. However the authors were not able to satisfactorily fulfil this request and therefore the Editor-in-Chief decided to retract the article.
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- Hongxing Liao
- Department of Orthopedics Center, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province 514031, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopedics Center, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province 514031, PR China
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- Department of Orthopedics Center, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province 514031, PR China
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- Department of Orthopedics Center, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province 514031, PR China
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- Department of Orthopedics Center, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province 514031, PR China
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- Department of Orthopedics Center, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province 514031, PR China
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Glucocorticoids are widely prescribed to treat various allergic and autoimmune diseases; however, long-term use results in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, characterized by consistent changes in bone remodeling with decreased bone formation as well as increased bone resorption. Not only bone mass but also bone quality decrease, resulting in an increased incidence of fractures. The primary role of autophagy is to clear up damaged cellular components such as long-lived proteins and organelles, thus participating in the conservation of different cells. Apoptosis is the physiological death of cells, and plays a crucial role in the stability of the environment inside a tissue. Available basic and clinical studies indicate that autophagy and apoptosis induced by glucocorticoids can regulate bone metabolism through complex mechanisms. In this review, we summarize the relationship between apoptosis, autophagy and bone metabolism related to glucocorticoids, providing a theoretical basis for therapeutic targets to rescue bone mass and bone quality in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
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Daphnetin ameliorates glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis via activation of Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2020; 409:115333. [PMID: 33171191 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2020.115333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glucocorticoids have been widely used in multiple inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. However, long-term glucocorticoid therapy may result in osteoporosis. The present study aimed to evaluate the potential therapeutic effects and investigate the underlying mechanisms of Daphnetin (Daph) on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP). In vivo, male Sprague Dawley rats were intramuscularly injected with dexamethasone (DEX) to induce GIOP and Daph was given intraperitoneally. Bone histological changes, mineral content, microstructure parameters and bone turnover markers were detected. Gut microbiota composition and intestinal barrier function were further assessed. In vitro, MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts were treated with DEX and the abilities of Daph on osteoblast proliferation, differentiation and mineralization were assessed. A Wnt signaling inhibitor, XAV939, was added additionally to evaluate the effect of Daph on Wnt signaling. The results showed that in vivo, Daph increased the DEX-induced reduction in body weight gain, bone mineral content and microstructure parameters and restored the levels of bone turnover markers in GIOP rats. In vitro, Daph promoted osteoblast proliferation, differentiation and mineralization in DEX-treated MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts. Moreover, Daph activated the Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway. XAV939 successfully abolished the beneficial effects of Daph on GIOP in vitro. Besides, Daph showed improvement on gut microbiota disorder and intestinal barrier dysfunction post GIOP. Collectively, these data demonstrated that Daph effectively ameliorates GIOP and the possible mechanism may be that Daph activated Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling.
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Chen J, Yuan X, Pilawski I, Liu X, Delgado-Calle J, Bellido T, Turkkahraman H, Helms JA. Molecular Basis for Craniofacial Phenotypes Caused by Sclerostin Deletion. J Dent Res 2020; 100:310-317. [PMID: 33078679 DOI: 10.1177/0022034520963584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Some genetic disorders are associated with distinctive facial features, which can aid in diagnosis. While considerable advances have been made in identifying causal genes, relatively little progress has been made toward understanding how a particular genotype results in a characteristic craniofacial phenotype. An example is sclerosteosis/van Buchem disease, which is caused by mutations in the Wnt inhibitor sclerostin (SOST). Affected patients have a high bone mass coupled with a distinctive appearance where the mandible is enlarged and the maxilla is foreshortened. Here, mice carrying a null mutation in Sost were analyzed using quantitative micro-computed tomographic (µCT) imaging and histomorphometric analyses to determine the extent to which the size and shape of craniofacial skeleton were altered. Sost-/- mice exhibited a significant increase in appositional bone growth, which increased the height and width of the mandible and reduced the diameters of foramina. In vivo fluorochrome labeling, histology, and immunohistochemical analyses indicated that excessive bone deposition in the premaxillary suture mesenchyme curtailed overall growth, leading to midfacial hypoplasia. The amount of bone extracellular matrix produced by Sost-/- cells was significantly increased; as a consequence, osteoid seams were evident throughout the facial skeleton. Collectively, these analyses revealed a remarkable fidelity between human characteristics of sclerosteosis/van Buchem disease and the Sost-/- phenotype and provide clues into the conserved role for sclerostin signaling in modulating craniofacial morphology.
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- J Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, and Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Indiana University School of Medicine, and Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics & Oral Facial Genetics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Lespessailles E, Chapurlat R. High fracture risk patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis should get an anabolic treatment first. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:1829-1834. [PMID: 32780152 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05568-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Long-term glucocorticoid (GC) therapy induces glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) and its associated fractures. Most specialty organizations recommend bisphosphonates as first-line therapies based only on bone mineral density efficacy data. Effective treatment of GIOP based on head-to-head trials with fracture endpoint has not yet been established. The pathophysiologic mechanisms of GIOP that lead to the detrimental effects on bone are not yet fully elucidated. Although GCs in an early and transitory period promote osteoclastic activity, in the current paper, we outline why GIOP is in fact a disease of the bone formation and then provide the rationale for the use of bone-forming agents as first-line therapy for patients with high fracture risk in GIOP.
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- E Lespessailles
- EA 4708 - I3MTO Laboratory, University of Orleans, 45067, Orleans, France.
- Department of Rheumatology, Translational Medicine Research Platform, Regional Hospital of Orleans, 14 avenue de l'hopital, 45067, Orleans Cedex 2, France.
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- INSERM UMR 1033, University of Lyon, Hôpital E Herriot, Lyon, France
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Jacobsson M, van Raalte DH, Heijboer AC, den Heijer M, de Jongh RT. Short-Term Glucocorticoid Treatment Reduces Circulating Sclerostin Concentrations in Healthy Young Men: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study. JBMR Plus 2020; 4:e10341. [PMID: 32803106 PMCID: PMC7422706 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoid use is the most common cause of osteoporosis in young individuals. In the current study, we investigated the effects of glucocorticoid treatment on circulating sclerostin concentrations and serum bone turnover markers in healthy young men. We performed additional measurements in two combined randomized, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind, dose–response intervention studies: 64 healthy men (age: 22 ± 2 years; BMI: 22.1 ± 1.7 kg/m2) were allocated to receive placebo (n = 16), prednisolone 7.5 mg once daily (n = 24), or prednisolone 30 mg once daily (n = 24) for 2 weeks using block randomization. Primary outcome variables were serum sclerostin and serum bone turnover markers (CTx and P1NP), before and after the intervention. Baseline characteristics and variables did not differ between intervention groups. Compared with placebo, prednisolone high‐dose decreased serum sclerostin concentrations (−8.5 [−28.0 to 7.3] versus 1.5 [−6.5 to 20.0] pg/mL, p = 0.048), decreased P1NP concentrations (−28.0 [−39.3 to −18.3] versus –1.5 [−15.3 to 11.3] μg/L, p < 0.001) and increased CTx concentrations (108.0 [55.0 to 177.0] versus 64.0 [−24.3 to 120.0] ng/L, p = 0.038). Compared with placebo, prednisolone low‐dose did not alter sclerostin concentrations (p = 0.5) or CTx concentrations (p = 0.7), but tended to decrease P1NP concentrations (−9.0 [−24.0 to −1.3] versus –1.5 [−15.3 to 11.3] μg/L, p = 0.095). At baseline concentrations of sclerostin were positively correlated with concentrations of CTx (Spearman's rank correlation coefficient ρ = +0.409, p = 0.001), but not with P1NP. No significant correlations were observed between changes in outcome variables during the interventions. Short‐term high‐dose, but not low‐dose, prednisolone treatment reduces serum sclerostin concentrations in healthy young men. Whether this reflects a counter regulatory mechanism to compensate glucocorticoid‐induced negative effects through other mechanisms remains to be elucidated. © 2020 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Merel Jacobsson
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Endocrine Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Plasma sclerostin levels are associated with nutritional status and insulin resistance but not hormonal disturbances in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2020; 302:1025-1031. [PMID: 32592042 PMCID: PMC7471162 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-020-05656-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the circulating sclerostin levels with nutritional status, insulin resistance and hormonal disturbances in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Patients and methods The cross-sectional study involved 98 PCOS inpatients (20 normal weight, 17 overweight and 61 obese) with stable body mass. Body composition was assessed by bioimpedance method in addition to anthropometric measurements (body mass and height). Serum/plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin (with the calculation of homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance—HOMA-IR), estradiol, total testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and sclerostin were measured. Free androgen index (FAI) and estradiol/testosterone index were calculated. Results Plasma sclerostin levels were significantly higher in obese [0.61 (interquartile range 0.53–0.77) ng/mL] than in overweight [0.53 (0.49–0.57) ng/mL] and normal weight [0.49 (0.42–0.54) ng/mL] groups. Plasma sclerostin levels were significantly higher in the subgroup with insulin resistance [0.65 (interquartile range 0.53–0.77) vs. 0.52 (0.46–0.58) ng/mL; p < 0.001], while similar concentrations were observed in subgroups with FAI below and above median. Plasma sclerostin levels variability were explained by BMI (r = 0.40), the percentage of body fat (r = 0.40) and HOMA-IR values (r = 0.34) in multivariable models. Conclusions Circulating sclerostin levels in women with PCOS are related to nutritional status and insulin resistance, but not to sex hormone disturbances.
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Fassio A, Adami G, Giollo A, Viapiana O, Malavolta N, Saviola G, Bortolotti R, Idolazzi L, Bertoldo F, Rossini M, Gatti D. Acute Effects of Glucocorticoid Treatment, TNFα or IL-6R Blockade on Bone Turnover Markers and Wnt Inhibitors in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study. Calcif Tissue Int 2020; 106:371-377. [PMID: 31897527 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-019-00649-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α and Interleukin (IL)-6 play a fundamental role in bone loss in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), partly due to the inhibition of the Wnt canonical pathway. The aim of our study was to investigate the short-term effects of three different treatments on Wnt inhibitors (Dkk-1 and sclerostin) and on bone turnover markers (BTMs): N-propeptide of type I collagen (PINP) and C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (β-CTX-I). We performed a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. We enrolled women affected by early RA (< 12 months) with active disease (DAS28 ≥ 2.6) despite a 6-month treatment with methotrexate (10-15 mg/week), who then started certolizumab pegol, tocilizumab, or methyl-prednisolone (8 mg/daily). Patients were divided into three groups according to the treatment. Blood samples were collected at baseline, week 1, and week 4. We selected 14 patients treated with certolizumab pegol, 14 patients with tocilizumab, and 20 patients with methyl-prednisolone. No difference between any of the tested parameters was found at baseline. β-CTX-I, Dkk-1, and sclerostin decreased after 1 week of treatment with certolizumab pegol (- 27% ± 21.5, - 50% ± 13.2, and - 30% ± 30.4, respectively, p < 0.05). Methyl-prednisolone induced similar changes, albeit less marked, on β-CTX-I and Wnt inhibitors, with a decrease in PINP (- 16.1% ± 16.5, p < 0.05). Tocilizumab did not significantly affect BTMs or Wnt inhibitors. No significant changes were found for PTH and 25OHD. In the first four weeks of treatment, TNFα inhibition showed strong effects on BTMs and Wnt inhibitors, differently from IL-6 blockade. Glucocorticoids induced similar changes; nonetheless, they showed undesired effects on bone formation.
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- Angelo Fassio
- Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Rheumatology Unit, AOU of Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, Department Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Unit, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS, Castel Goffredo, Mantua, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Cai J, Shao X, Yang Q, Yang Y, Yan Z, Luo E, Feng X, Jing D. Pulsed electromagnetic fields modify the adverse effects of glucocorticoids on bone architecture, bone strength and porous implant osseointegration by rescuing bone-anabolic actions. Bone 2020; 133:115266. [PMID: 32044333 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Long-term glucocorticoid therapy is known to induce increased bone fragility and impaired skeletal regeneration potential. Growing evidence suggests that pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) can accelerate fracture healing and increase bone mass both experimentally and clinically. However, how glucocorticoid-treated bone and bone cells respond to PEMF stimulation remains poorly understood. Here we tested the effects of PEMF on bone quantity/quality, bone metabolism, and porous implant osseointegration in rabbits treated with dexamethasone (0.5 mg/kg/day, 6 weeks). The micro-CT, histologic and nanoindentation results showed that PEMF ameliorated the glucocorticoid-mediated deterioration of cancellous and cortical bone architecture and intrinsic material properties. Utilizing the new porous titanium implant (Ti2448) with low toxicity and low elastic modulus, we found that PEMF stimulated bone ingrowth into the pores of implants and enhanced peri-implant bone material quality during osseous defect repair in glucocorticoid-treated rabbits. Dynamic histomorphometric results revealed that PEMF reversed the adverse effects of glucocorticoids on bone formation, which was confirmed by increased circulating osteocalcin and P1NP. PEMF also significantly attenuated osteocyte apoptosis, promoted osteoblast-related osteocalcin, Runx2 and Osx expression, and inhibited osteocyte-specific DKK1 and Sost expression (negative regulators of osteoblasts) in glucocorticoid-treated skeletons, revealing improved functional activities of osteoblasts and osteocytes. Nevertheless, PEMF exerted no effect on circulating bone-resorbing cytokines (serum TRAcP5b and CTX-1) or skeletal gene expression of osteoclast-specific markers (TRAP and cathepsin K). PEMF also significantly upregulated skeletal gene expression of canonical Wnt ligands (Wnt1, Wnt3a and Wnt10b), whereas PEMF did not alter non-canonical Wnt5a expression. This study demonstrates that PEMF treatment improves bone mass, strength and porous implant osseointegration in glucocorticoid-treated rabbits by promoting potent bone-anabolic action, which is associated with canonical Wnt-mediated improvement in osteoblast and osteocyte functions. This study provides a new treatment alternative for glucocorticoid-related bone disorders in a convenient and non-invasive manner.
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- Jing Cai
- College of Basic Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Clinical College, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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Schepper JD, Collins F, Rios-Arce ND, Kang HJ, Schaefer L, Gardinier JD, Raghuvanshi R, Quinn RA, Britton R, Parameswaran N, McCabe LR. Involvement of the Gut Microbiota and Barrier Function in Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis. J Bone Miner Res 2020; 35:801-820. [PMID: 31886921 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Glucocorticoids (GCs) are potent immune-modulating drugs with significant side effects, including glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO). GCs directly induce osteoblast and osteocyte apoptosis but also alter intestinal microbiota composition. Although the gut microbiota is known to contribute to the regulation of bone density, its role in GIO has never been examined. To test this, male C57/Bl6J mice were treated for 8 weeks with GC (prednisolone, GC-Tx) in the presence or absence of broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment (ABX) to deplete the microbiota. Long-term ABX prevented GC-Tx-induced trabecular bone loss, showing the requirement of gut microbiota for GIO. Treatment of GC-Tx mice with a probiotic (Lactobacillus reuteri [LR]) prevented trabecular bone loss. Microbiota analyses indicated that GC-Tx changed the abundance of Verrucomicobiales and Bacteriodales phyla and random forest analyses indicated significant differences in abundance of Porphyromonadaceae and Clostridiales operational taxonomic units (OTUs) between groups. Furthermore, transplantation of GC-Tx mouse fecal material into recipient naïve, untreated WT mice caused bone loss, supporting a functional role for microbiota in GIO. We also report that GC caused intestinal barrier breaks, as evidenced by increased serum endotoxin level (2.4-fold), that were prevented by LR and ABX treatments. Enhancement of barrier function with a mucus supplement prevented both GC-Tx-induced barrier leakage and trabecular GIO. In bone, treatment with ABX, LR or a mucus supplement reduced GC-Tx-induced osteoblast and osteocyte apoptosis. GC-Tx suppression of Wnt10b in bone was restored by the LR and high-molecular-weight polymer (MDY) treatments as well as microbiota depletion. Finally, we identified that bone-specific Wnt10b overexpression prevented GIO. Taken together, our data highlight the previously unappreciated involvement of the gut microbiota and intestinal barrier function in trabecular GIO pathogenesis (including Wnt10b suppression and osteoblast and osteocyte apoptosis) and identify the gut as a novel therapeutic target for preventing GIO. © 2019 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.,Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Meszaros K, Patocs A. Glucocorticoids Influencing Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway; Multiple Sites, Heterogeneous Effects. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071489. [PMID: 32218328 PMCID: PMC7181001 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Glucocorticoid hormones are vital; their accurate operation is a necessity at all ages and in all life situations. Glucocorticoids regulate diverse physiological processes and they use many signaling pathways to fulfill their effect. As the operation of these hormones affects many organs, the excess of glucocorticoids is actually detrimental to the whole human body. The endogenous glucocorticoid excess is a relatively rare condition, but a significant proportion of adult people uses glucocorticoid medication for the treatment of chronic illnesses, therefore they are exposed to the side effects of long-term glucocorticoid treatment. Our review summarizes the adverse effects of glucocorticoid excess affecting bones, adipose tissue, brain and skin, focusing on those effects which involve the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.
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- Hereditary Tumours Research Group, 1089 Budapest, Hungary;
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1089 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Oncology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +36-1-266-0926; Fax: +36-1-266-0816
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Dai W, Sun Y, Zhong G. A Network Pharmacology Approach to Estimate the Active Ingredients and Potential Targets of Cuscutae semen in the Treatment of Osteoporosis. Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e920485. [PMID: 32081843 PMCID: PMC7047917 DOI: 10.12659/msm.920485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Osteoporosis is a metabolic osteopathy characterized by abnormal bone mass and microstructure that has become a public health problem worldwide. Cuscutae semen (CS) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has a positive effect on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. However, the mechanism of CS is unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to reveal the possible molecular mechanism involved in the effects of CS on osteoporosis based on a network pharmacology approach. Material/Methods The inactive and active ingredients of CS were identified by searching the pharmacology analysis platform of the Chinese medicine system (TCMSP), and the targets of osteoporosis were screened in the relevant databases, such as GeneCards, PubMed, and the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). The network of “medicine-ingredients-disease-targets (M-I-D-T)” was established by means of network pharmacology, and the key targets and core pathways were determined by R analysis. Molecular docking methods were used to evaluate the binding activity between the target and the active ingredients of CS. Results Eleven active ingredients were identified in CS, and 175 potential targets of the active ingredients were also identified from the TCMSP. Moreover, we revealed 22 539 targets related to osteoporosis in the 3 well-established databases, and we determined the intersection of the disease targets and the potential targets of the active ingredients; 107 common targets were identified and used in further analysis. Additionally, biological processes and signaling pathways involved in target action, such as fluid shear stress, atherosclerosis, cancer pathways, and the TNF signaling pathway, were determined. Finally, we chose the top 5 common targets, CCND1, EGFR, IL6, MAPK8, and VEGFA, for molecular docking with the 11 active ingredients of CS. Conclusions This study suggested that CS has multiple ingredients and multiple targets relevant to the treatment of osteoporosis. We determined that the active ingredient, sesamin, may be the most crucial ingredient of CS for the treatment of osteoporosis. Additionally, the network pharmacology method provided a novel research approach to analyze the function of complex ingredients.
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- Weiran Dai
- Department of Cardiology Ward 1, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Cardiology Ward 1, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland)
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Bellido T, Delgado-Calle J. Ex Vivo Organ Cultures as Models to Study Bone Biology. JBMR Plus 2020; 4:JBM410345. [PMID: 32161838 PMCID: PMC7059827 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The integrity of the skeleton is maintained by the coordinated and balanced activities of the bone cells. Osteoclasts resorb bone, osteoblasts form bone, and osteocytes orchestrate the activities of osteoclasts and osteoblasts. A variety of in vitro approaches has been used in an attempt to reproduce the complex in vivo interactions among bone cells under physiological as well as pathological conditions and to test new therapies. Most cell culture systems lack the proper extracellular matrix, cellular diversity, and native spatial distribution of the components of the bone microenvironment. In contrast, ex vivo cultures of fragments of intact bone preserve key cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions and allow the study of bone cells in their natural 3D environment. Further, bone organ cultures predict the in vivo responses to genetic and pharmacologic interventions saving precious time and resources. Moreover, organ cultures using human bone reproduce human conditions and are a useful tool to test patient responses to therapeutic agents. Thus, these ex vivo approaches provide a platform to perform research in bone physiology and pathophysiology. In this review, we describe protocols optimized in our laboratories to establish ex vivo bone organ cultures and provide technical hints and suggestions. In addition, we present examples on how this technical approach can be employed to study osteocyte biology, drug responses in bone, cancer-induced bone disease, and cross-talk between bone and other organs © 2020 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Teresita Bellido
- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA.,Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA.,Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center Indianapolis IN USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA.,Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA.,Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center Indianapolis IN USA.,Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
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Zhao Y, Wang HL, Li TT, Yang F, Tzeng CM. Baicalin Ameliorates Dexamethasone-Induced Osteoporosis by Regulation of the RANK/RANKL/OPG Signaling Pathway. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2020; 14:195-206. [PMID: 32021104 PMCID: PMC6970258 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s225516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Osteoporosis is a chronic bone metabolism disorder affecting millions of the world population. The RANKL/RANK/OPG signaling pathway has been confirmed to be the main regulator of osteoporosis. It is of great interest to identify appropriate therapeutic agents that can regulate the RANKL/RANK/OPG pathway. Baicalin (BA) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine formula against various inflammatory diseases with a proven role of the RANKL/RANK/OPG pathway regulation. However, the potential effect of BA on osteoporosis and the mechanisms underlying this remain unclear. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of BA in the prevention of dexamethasone (DEX)-induced osteoporosis in zebrafish. Methods In this study, growth and development changes of zebrafish and calcein staining were assessed with a micrograph. The expression levels of RANKL and OPG and transcription factors in response to DEX induction and BA administration were evaluated by Western blotting and qRT-PCR. In addition, the intermolecular interactions of BA and RANKL were investigated by molecular docking. Results Results show that BA enhances the growth and development of dexamethasone (DEX)-induced osteoporosis in zebrafish larvae. Calcein staining and calcium and phosphorus determination revealed that BA ameliorates mineralization of DEX-induced osteoporosis zebrafish larvae. BA also regulates the expression of RANKL and OPG and hampers the changes in gene expression related to bone formation and resorption under the induction of DEX in zebrafish. It can be inferred by molecular docking that BA may interact directly with the extracellular domain of RANKL. Conclusion The findings, herein, reveal that BA ameliorates DEX-induced osteoporosis by regulation of the RANK/RANKL/OPG signaling pathway.
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- Ye Zhao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Bio-Manufacture, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, People's Republic of China
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Yang J, Li J, Cui X, Li W, Xue Y, Shang P, Zhang H. Blocking glucocorticoid signaling in osteoblasts and osteocytes prevents mechanical unloading-induced cortical bone loss. Bone 2020; 130:115108. [PMID: 31704341 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.115108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bone loss has been supposed to be the greatest damage to the health of astronauts. It is generally believed that the mechanical unloading induced by microgravity is the main cause of bone loss. However, besides mechanical unloading, many evidences from animal models and spaceflight missions indicate that microgravity conditions can cause some stress reactions and elevated endogenous glucocorticoid (GC) levels. High levels of GCs can lead to bone loss. This study aimed to investigate whether elevated GC levels are involved in hindlimb unloading (HLU)-induced bone loss in mice. Col2.3-11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (Col2.3-11β-HSD2) transgenic mice which are characterized by specific blocking GC signaling in mature osteoblasts and osteocytes were used. Male 14-week-old Col2.3-11β-HSD2 transgenic mice and wild type littermates were tail-suspended or kept under ambulatory conditions. At the endpoint, the tibias were examined by micro-computed tomography and histomorphometry, and bone turnover was analyzed by serum biochemistry, histochemistry staining, immunohistochemistry, and real-time PCR. Mice exposed to unloading occurred a significant increase in serum GC concentrations. Compared with non-unloaded controls, HLU led to a severe damage in cortical bone microstructure and bone strength of the tibia in wild type mice but not transgenic littermates. Osteoblast activity and bone formation were inhibited, whereas osteoclast activity and bone resorption were promoted in the tibial cortical bone of wild type mice following HLU, features absented in transgenic mice. Furthermore, HLU resulted in a significant increase in the number of sclerostin-producing and receptor activator of nuclear factor-κ B ligand (RANKL)-positive osteocytes, and apoptotic osteoblasts and osteocytes in wild type mice of unloading but not in unloaded transgenic mice. In conclusion, cortical bone loss during HLU is mediated through enhancing GC signaling in osteoblasts and osteocytes and subsequently restraining bone formation and activating bone resorption. It suggests that elevated GC levels play an important role in cortical bone loss in response to mechanical unloading.
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- Jiancheng Yang
- Department of Spinal Surgery, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China; School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China; Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China; Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China; Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China; Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China; Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China; Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China; Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
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