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Li Q, Wu J, Xi W, Chen X, Wang W, Zhang T, Yang A, Wang T. Ctrp4, a new adipokine, promotes the differentiation of osteoblasts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 512:224-229. [PMID: 30885436 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.03.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Recent evidence suggests that adipokines are involved in the regulation of bone metabolism. Ctrp4 is a newly discovered member of the adipokine CTRP family. Studies have shown that Ctrp4 is involved in the regulation of tumor cell inflammatory signaling pathways and acts on the hypothalamus to regulate food intake, but its role in osteoblasts is not yet clear. In this study, we found that the expression of Ctrp4 in bone tissue was significantly decreased in the tail-suspended mouse, while that in ovariectomized-simulated osteoporosis mice decreased similarly, indicating that Ctrp4 was involved in osteogenesis regulation. We further isolated Alp-positive osteoblasts from the femur of tail-suspended rats and confirmed that the expression of Ctrp4, Bglap and Alp was down-regulated in the process of bone loss caused by tail suspension. In the process of inducing osteoblastic differentiation in vitro, Ctrp4 interfering significantly inhibited the expression of Alp and Bglap. In addition, inhibition of Ctrp4 resulted in decreased alkaline phosphatase expression and less alizarin red staining, indicating that Ctrp4 promoted osteogenic differentiation and osteoblasts mineralization. In conclusion, our results suggest that Ctrp4 is involved in bone metabolism regulation and promotes osteoblast differentiation, which may become a potential target for future intervention in bone metabolic diseases.
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- Qi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing, 710032, PR China; Department of Health Technology Research and Development, SPACEnter Space Science and Technology Institute (Shenzhen), Shamiao Road 4#, Pingdi Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518117, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China.
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Developmental Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China.
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Coury F, Peyruchaud O, Machuca-Gayet I. Osteoimmunology of Bone Loss in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases. Front Immunol 2019; 10:679. [PMID: 31001277 PMCID: PMC6456657 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Over the past two decades, the field of osteoimmunology has emerged in response to a range of evidence demonstrating the reciprocal relationship between the immune system and bone. In particular, localized bone loss, in the form of joint erosions and periarticular osteopenia, as well as systemic osteoporosis, caused by inflammatory rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, the prototype of inflammatory arthritis has highlighted the importance of this interplay. Osteoclast-mediated resorption at the interface between synovium and bone is responsible for the joint erosion seen in patients suffering from inflammatory arthritis. Clinical studies have helped to validate the impact of several pathways on osteoclast formation and activity. Essentially, the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines as well as Receptor Activator of Nuclear factor κB Ligand (RANKL) is, both directly and indirectly, increased by T cells, stimulating osteoclastogenesis and resorption through a crucial regulator of immunity, the Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1). Furthermore, in rheumatoid arthritis, autoantibodies, which are accurate predictors both of the disease and associated structural damage, have been shown to stimulate the differentiation of osteoclasts, resulting in localized bone resorption. It is now also evident that osteoblast-mediated bone formation is impaired by inflammation both in joints and the skeleton in rheumatoid arthritis. This review summarizes the substantial progress that has been made in understanding the pathophysiology of bone loss in inflammatory rheumatic disease and highlights therapeutic targets potentially important for the cure or at least an alleviation of this destructive process.
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- Fabienne Coury
- INSERM, UMR1033 LYOS, Lyon, France.,University Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France.,Department of Rheumatology, Lyon Sud Hospital, Lyon, France
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- INSERM, UMR1033 LYOS, Lyon, France.,University Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France
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- INSERM, UMR1033 LYOS, Lyon, France.,University Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France
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Tamplen M, Fowler T, Markey J, Knott PD, Suva LJ, Alliston T. Treatment with anti-Sclerostin antibody to stimulate mandibular bone formation. Head Neck 2018; 40:1453-1460. [PMID: 29522281 PMCID: PMC6037571 DOI: 10.1002/hed.25128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2017] [Revised: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anti-Sclerostin antibody (Scl-Ab) is a promising new bone anabolic therapy. Although anti-Scl-Ab stimulates bone formation and repair in the appendicular and axial skeleton, its efficacy in the craniofacial skeleton is still poorly understood. METHODS Using an established model of Down syndrome-dependent bone deficiency, 10 Ts65Dn mice and 10 wild-type mice were treated weekly via i.v. tail vein injection with vehicle or anti-Sclerostin for 3 weeks and euthanized 1 week after. RESULTS Wild-type mice treated with the anti-Scl-Ab had increased mandibular bone, trabecular thickness, and alveolar height compared with controls. Anti-Scl-Ab increased Ts65Dn mandibular bone parameters such that they were statistically indistinguishable from those in vehicle-treated wild-type mandibles. CONCLUSION Treatment with anti-Scl-Ab significantly increased mandibular bone mass and alveolar height in wild type mice and normalized mandibular bone mass and alveolar height in Ts65Dn mice. The anti-Scl-Ab therapy represents a novel method for increasing mandibular bone formation.
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- Matthew Tamplen
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Wijenayaka AR, Yang D, Prideaux M, Ito N, Kogawa M, Anderson PH, Morris HA, Solomon LB, Loots GG, Findlay DM, Atkins GJ. 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 stimulates human SOST gene expression and sclerostin secretion. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015; 413:157-67. [PMID: 26112182 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Revised: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sclerostin, the SOST gene product, is a negative regulator of bone formation and a positive regulator of bone resorption. In this study, treatment of human primary osteoblasts, including cells differentiated to an osteocyte-like stage, with 1α,25-dihydroxyvitaminD3 (1,25D) resulted in the dose-dependent increased expression of SOST mRNA. A similar effect was observed in human trabecular bone samples cultured ex vivo, and in osteocyte-like cultures of differentiated SAOS2 cells. Treatment of SAOS2 cells with 1,25D resulted in the production and secretion of sclerostin protein. In silico analysis of the human SOST gene revealed a single putative DR3-type vitamin D response element (VDRE) at position -6216 bp upstream of the transcription start site (TSS). This sequence was confirmed to have strong VDRE activity by luciferase reporter assays and electrophoretic mobility shift analysis (EMSA). Sequence substitution in the VDR/RXR half-sites abolished VDRE reporter activity and binding of nuclear proteins. A 6.3 kb fragment of the human proximal SOST promoter demonstrated responsiveness to 1,25D. The addition of the evolutionary conserved region 5 (ECR5), a known bone specific enhancer region, ahead of the 6.3 kb fragment increased basal promoter activity but did not increase 1,25D responsiveness. Site-specific mutagenesis abolished the responsiveness of the 6.3 kb promoter to 1,25D. We conclude that 1,25D is a direct regulator of human SOST gene and sclerostin protein expression, extending the pathways of control of sclerostin expression. At least some of this responsiveness is mediated by the identified classical VDRE however the nature of the transcriptional regulation by 1,25D warrants further investigation.
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- Asiri R Wijenayaka
- Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA, USA; University of California at Merced, School of Natural Sciences, Merced, CA, USA
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- Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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Chen H, Senda T, Kubo KY. The osteocyte plays multiple roles in bone remodeling and mineral homeostasis. Med Mol Morphol 2015; 48:61-8. [PMID: 25791218 DOI: 10.1007/s00795-015-0099-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Osteocytes are the most abundant cells in bone and are the major orchestrators of bone remodeling and mineral homeostasis. They possess a specialized cellular morphology and a unique molecular feature. Osteocytes are a stellate shape with numerous long, slender dendritic processes. The osteocyte cell body resides in the bone matrix of the lacuna and the dendritic processes extend within the canaliculi to adjacent osteocytes and other cells on the bone surface. Osteocytes form extensive intercellular network to sense and respond to environmental mechanical stimulus by the lacunar-canalicular system and gap junction. Osteocytes are long-lived bone cells. They can undergo apoptosis, which may have specific regulatory effects on osteoclastic bone resorption. Osteocytes can secrete several molecules, including sclerostin, receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand and fibroblast growth factor 23 to regulate osteoblastic bone formation, osteoclastic bone resorption and mineral homeostasis. A deeper understanding of the complex mechanisms that mediate the control of osteoblast and osteoclast function by osteocytes may identify new osteocyte-derived molecules as potential pharmacological targets for treating osteoporosis and other skeletal diseases.
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- Huayue Chen
- Department of Anatomy, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan,
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Du YY, Zhao YX, Liu YP, Liu W, Wang MM, Yuan CM. Regulatory Tweak/Fn14 signaling pathway as a potent target for controlling bone loss. Biomed Pharmacother 2015; 70:170-3. [PMID: 25776497 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Metabolic bone diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoporosis, are characterized as imbalance between bone formation and bone resorption, leading to bone microarchitecture damage and bone mineral density loss. Bone loss is huge threat for older people's health, which imposes a heavy financial burden on patients and their families. However, the effectiveness of bone loss treatment in clinical practice is limited. With the understanding of the molecular and cellular regulators and mediators of bone remodelling, we know that some signaling pathways and inflammatory cytokines play important roles in the development of RA and osteoporosis. The increasing evidence showed that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-like weak inducer of apoptosis (Tweak)/fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14) signalling controls a variety of cellular activities in biological processes, such as proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis and has diverse biological functions in pathological mechanisms like inflammation that are associated with the process of bone metabolism. Recent studies suggest that the interactions between Tweak/Fn14 play critical roles in osteoblast and osteoclast differentiation and apoptosis, especially in those rheumatoid arthritis patients. These findings suggest that interventions targeting Tweak/Fn14 signaling pathway to regulate osteoblast-osteoclast coupling according to its biological effects, which results in promoting osteoblast formation and inhibiting osteoclast resorption, may be a promising approach for bone loss prevention and treatment in the near future.
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- Yan-Ying Du
- Department of Trauma Orthopedics, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopedics, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopedics, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong, PR China.
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- Department of Trauma Orthopedics, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopedics, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopedics, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong, PR China
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Napoli N, Strollo R, Paladini A, Briganti SI, Pozzilli P, Epstein S. The alliance of mesenchymal stem cells, bone, and diabetes. Int J Endocrinol 2014; 2014:690783. [PMID: 25140176 PMCID: PMC4124651 DOI: 10.1155/2014/690783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bone fragility has emerged as a new complication of diabetes. Several mechanisms in diabetes may influence bone homeostasis by impairing the action between osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteocytes and/or changing the structural properties of the bone tissue. Some of these mechanisms can potentially alter the fate of mesenchymal stem cells, the initial precursor of the osteoblast. In this review, we describe the main factors that impair bone health in diabetic patients and their clinical impact.
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- Nicola Napoli
- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
- Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
- *Nicola Napoli:
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
- Centre for Diabetes, The Blizard Building, Barts and The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
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- Division of Endocrinology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA
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Kogawa M, Wijenayaka AR, Ormsby RT, Thomas GP, Anderson PH, Bonewald LF, Findlay DM, Atkins GJ. Sclerostin regulates release of bone mineral by osteocytes by induction of carbonic anhydrase 2. J Bone Miner Res 2013; 28:2436-48. [PMID: 23737439 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The osteocyte product sclerostin is emerging as an important paracrine regulator of bone mass. It has recently been shown that osteocyte production of receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) is important in osteoclastic bone resorption, and we reported that exogenous treatment of osteocytes with sclerostin can increase RANKL-mediated osteoclast activity. There is good evidence that osteocytes can themselves liberate mineral from bone in a process known as osteocytic osteolysis. In the current study, we investigated sclerostin-stimulated mineral dissolution by human primary osteocyte-like cells (hOCy) and mouse MLO-Y4 cells. We found that sclerostin upregulated osteocyte expression of carbonic anhydrase 2 (CA2/Car2), cathepsin K (CTSK/Ctsk), and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (ACP5/Acp5). Because acidification of the extracellular matrix is a critical step in the release of mineral from bone, we further examined the regulation by sclerostin of CA2. Sclerostin stimulated CA2 mRNA and protein expression in hOCy and in MLO-Y4 cells. Sclerostin induced a decrease in intracellular pH (pHi) in both cell types as well as a decrease in extracellular pH (pHo) and the release of calcium ions from mineralized substrate. These effects were reversed in the co-presence of the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, acetozolamide. Car2-siRNA knockdown in MLO-Y4 cells significantly inhibited the ability of sclerostin to both reduce the pHo and release calcium from a mineralized substrate. Knockdown in MLO-Y4 cells of each of the putative sclerostin receptors, Lrp4, Lrp5 and Lrp6, using siRNA, inhibited the sclerostin induction of Car2, Catk and Acp5 mRNA, as well as pHo and calcium release. Consistent with this activity of sclerostin resulting in osteocytic osteolysis, human trabecular bone samples treated ex vivo with recombinant human sclerostin for 7 days exhibited an increased osteocyte lacunar area, an effect that was reversed by the co-addition of acetozolamide. These findings suggest a new role for sclerostin in the regulation of perilacunar mineral by osteocytes.
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- Masakazu Kogawa
- Bone Cell Biology Group, Centre for Orthopaedic & Trauma Research, Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Gilbert LC, Chen H, Lu X, Nanes MS. Chronic low dose tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF) suppresses early bone accrual in young mice by inhibiting osteoblasts without affecting osteoclasts. Bone 2013; 56:174-83. [PMID: 23756233 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is known to cause bone resorption and inhibit bone formation in arthritis and aging but less is known about TNF effects in the young growing skeleton. While investigating the mechanism of bone loss in TNF transgenic mice, we identified an early TNF-sensitive period marked by suppression of osteoblasts and bone accrual as the sole mechanism of TNF action, without an effect on osteoclasts or bone resorption. TgTNF mice express low concentrations of hTNFα (≤5 pg/ml). Osteoblasts cultured from TgTNF mice express reduced levels of RUNX2, Osx, alkaline phosphatase, bone sialoprotein, and osteocalcin and have delayed formation of mineralized nodules. Early accrual of bone in TgTNF mice is suppressed until 6 weeks of age, after which the rate of bone accrual normalizes without catch up. Histomorphometry revealed that TgTNF mice fail to generate a transient surge in osteoblast number that is seen in wild type (WT) mice at 4 weeks. Osteoclasts, TRAP staining, erosive surfaces, serum CTx, and OPG/RANKL expression did not differ between young TgTNF and WT mice. Canonical Wnts and signaling through β-catenin were reduced in TgTNF mice at 4 weeks and partially recovered by 12 weeks, associated with reduced cytoplasm to nuclear transfer of β-catenin and Wnt regulated genes. TgTNF mice were crossed with BatGal Wnt reporter mice. Active Wnt signaling in tibial trabecular lining cells was reduced in TgTNF mice at 4 weeks compared to control littermates. Our results demonstrate that a low dose inflammatory stimulus is sufficient to inhibit the early surge in osteoblasts and optimal bone formation of young mice independent of changes in osteoclasts. TNF inhibition of the Wnt pathway contributes to the suppression of osteoblasts.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are effective for achieving disease control in several inflammatory diseases. Although anti-TNF agents can inhibit bone loss in vitro, their role in the prevention of clinically relevant outcomes such as osteoporosis and fractures has not been clearly established. RECENT FINDINGS There are many studies of the effects of TNF inhibitors on markers of bone turnover; however, few have measured bone mineral density (BMD) or fractures. Most of these studies have small sample sizes and a minority had a placebo control group. Overall these studies suggest that the antiresorptive effects of anti-TNF therapy are related to control of disease activity. SUMMARY The antiresorptive effects of TNF inhibitors are likely related to their anti-inflammatory properties. Studies to date have not demonstrated any advantages of TNF inhibitors over traditional nonbiologic therapies in the prevention of bone loss and fractures.
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Ke HZ, Richards WG, Li X, Ominsky MS. Sclerostin and Dickkopf-1 as therapeutic targets in bone diseases. Endocr Rev 2012; 33:747-83. [PMID: 22723594 DOI: 10.1210/er.2011-1060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The processes of bone growth, modeling, and remodeling determine the structure, mass, and biomechanical properties of the skeleton. Dysregulated bone resorption or bone formation may lead to metabolic bone diseases. The Wnt pathway plays an important role in bone formation and regeneration, and expression of two Wnt pathway inhibitors, sclerostin and Dickkopf-1 (DKK1), appears to be associated with changes in bone mass. Inactivation of sclerostin leads to substantially increased bone mass in humans and in genetically manipulated animals. Studies in various animal models of bone disease have shown that inhibition of sclerostin using a monoclonal antibody (Scl-Ab) increases bone formation, density, and strength. Additional studies show that Scl-Ab improves bone healing in models of bone repair. Inhibition of DKK1 by monoclonal antibody (DKK1-Ab) stimulates bone formation in younger animals and to a lesser extent in adult animals and enhances fracture healing. Thus, sclerostin and DKK1 are emerging as the leading new targets for anabolic therapies to treat bone diseases such as osteoporosis and for bone repair. Clinical trials are ongoing to evaluate the effects of Scl-Ab and DKK1-Ab in humans for the treatment of bone loss and for bone repair.
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- Hua Zhu Ke
- Metabolic Disorders Research, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, MS 29-M-B, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, USA.
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Wijenayaka AR, Kogawa M, Lim HP, Bonewald LF, Findlay DM, Atkins GJ. Sclerostin stimulates osteocyte support of osteoclast activity by a RANKL-dependent pathway. PLoS One 2011; 6:e25900. [PMID: 21991382 PMCID: PMC3186800 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 345] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Sclerostin is a product of mature osteocytes embedded in mineralised bone and is a negative regulator of bone mass and osteoblast differentiation. While evidence suggests that sclerostin has an anti-anabolic role, the possibility also exists that sclerostin has catabolic activity. To test this we treated human primary pre-osteocyte cultures, cells we have found are exquisitely sensitive to sclerostin, or mouse osteocyte-like MLO-Y4 cells, with recombinant human sclerostin (rhSCL) and measured effects on pro-catabolic gene expression. Sclerostin dose-dependently up-regulated the expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B (RANKL) mRNA and down-regulated that of osteoprotegerin (OPG) mRNA, causing an increase in the RANKL∶OPG mRNA ratio. To examine the effects of rhSCL on resulting osteoclastic activity, MLO-Y4 cells plated onto a bone-like substrate were primed with rhSCL for 3 days and then either mouse splenocytes or human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were added. This resulted in cultures with elevated osteoclastic resorption (approximately 7-fold) compared to untreated co-cultures. The increased resorption was abolished by co-addition of recombinant OPG. In co-cultures of MLO-Y4 cells with PBMC, SCL also increased the number and size of the TRAP-positive multinucleated cells formed. Importantly, rhSCL had no effect on TRAP-positive cell formation from monocultures of either splenocytes or PBMC. Further, rhSCL did not induce apoptosis of MLO-Y4 cells, as determined by caspase activity assays, demonstrating that the osteoclastic response was not driven by dying osteocytes. Together, these results suggest that sclerostin may have a catabolic action through promotion of osteoclast formation and activity by osteocytes, in a RANKL-dependent manner.
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- Asiri R. Wijenayaka
- Bone Cell Biology Group, Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, and the Hanson Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Bone Cell Biology Group, Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, and the Hanson Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Bone Cell Biology Group, Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, and the Hanson Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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- Bone Cell Biology Group, Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, and the Hanson Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Bone Cell Biology Group, Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, and the Hanson Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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