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Rauner M, Foessl I, Formosa MM, Kague E, Prijatelj V, Lopez NA, Banerjee B, Bergen D, Busse B, Calado Â, Douni E, Gabet Y, Giralt NG, Grinberg D, Lovsin NM, Solan XN, Ostanek B, Pavlos NJ, Rivadeneira F, Soldatovic I, van de Peppel J, van der Eerden B, van Hul W, Balcells S, Marc J, Reppe S, Søe K, Karasik D. Perspective of the GEMSTONE Consortium on Current and Future Approaches to Functional Validation for Skeletal Genetic Disease Using Cellular, Molecular and Animal-Modeling Techniques. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:731217. [PMID: 34938269 PMCID: PMC8686830 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.731217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The availability of large human datasets for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and the advancement of sequencing technologies have boosted the identification of genetic variants in complex and rare diseases in the skeletal field. Yet, interpreting results from human association studies remains a challenge. To bridge the gap between genetic association and causality, a systematic functional investigation is necessary. Multiple unknowns exist for putative causal genes, including cellular localization of the molecular function. Intermediate traits ("endophenotypes"), e.g. molecular quantitative trait loci (molQTLs), are needed to identify mechanisms of underlying associations. Furthermore, index variants often reside in non-coding regions of the genome, therefore challenging for interpretation. Knowledge of non-coding variance (e.g. ncRNAs), repetitive sequences, and regulatory interactions between enhancers and their target genes is central for understanding causal genes in skeletal conditions. Animal models with deep skeletal phenotyping and cell culture models have already facilitated fine mapping of some association signals, elucidated gene mechanisms, and revealed disease-relevant biology. However, to accelerate research towards bridging the current gap between association and causality in skeletal diseases, alternative in vivo platforms need to be used and developed in parallel with the current -omics and traditional in vivo resources. Therefore, we argue that as a field we need to establish resource-sharing standards to collectively address complex research questions. These standards will promote data integration from various -omics technologies and functional dissection of human complex traits. In this mission statement, we review the current available resources and as a group propose a consensus to facilitate resource sharing using existing and future resources. Such coordination efforts will maximize the acquisition of knowledge from different approaches and thus reduce redundancy and duplication of resources. These measures will help to understand the pathogenesis of osteoporosis and other skeletal diseases towards defining new and more efficient therapeutic targets.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martina Rauner
- Department of Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Endocrine Lab Platform, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Applied Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- The Generation R Study, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Rheumatology and Bone Disease Unit, CGEM, Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC), Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Musculoskeletal Genetics Laboratory, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Institute for Bioinnovation, B.S.R.C. “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy & Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Musculoskeletal Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Faculty of Biology, Universitat de Barcelona, CIBERER, IBUB, IRSJD, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Musculoskeletal Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Bone Biology & Disease Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Faculty of Biology, Universitat de Barcelona, CIBERER, IBUB, IRSJD, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Unger-Vetlesen Institute, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Clinical Cell Biology, Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Marcus Research Institute, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
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Pepe J, Bonnet N, Cipriani C, Ferrara C, Rossi M, De Martino V, Colangelo L, Sonato C, Cecchetti V, Ferrari S, Minisola S. Higher serum levels of a cathepsin K-generated periostin fragment are associated with fractures in postmenopausal women with primary hyperparathyroidism: a pilot study. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:2365-2369. [PMID: 34061236 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-06018-x] [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: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED The only difference between fractured and non-fractured postmenopausal women with PHPT of same sex, age, and BMI was a significantly mean higher serum k-periostin level. K-periostin value was associated with fracture at any site (odds ratio 1.044, 95% CI 1.005-1.091, p = 0.03). INTRODUCTION To assess serum k-periostin fragment levels in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), fractured and non-fractured matched for sex, age, and body mass index. METHODS Twenty-five Caucasian fractured postmenopausal women with PHPT (group Fx) and 25 PHPT non-fractured (group NFx) were enrolled. Each patient underwent DXA scan at lumbar, hip, and forearm, spine X-ray, and biochemical evaluation of calcium metabolism. For k-periostin analyses, we utilized a specific ELISA test that detects CatK-generated fragment levels in the bloodstream. RESULTS We found no difference in mean BMD and bone turnover marker values between Fx and NFx groups. Prevalence of osteoporosis was not significantly different in Fx vs NFx (72% vs 60%, p = 0.55). Among Fx, 16% reported multiple fractures, 28% morphometric vertebral fractures, 4% femoral fractures, 28% non-vertebral non-femoral fractures, and 8% wrist fractures. The only detectable difference between Fx and NFx group was a significantly mean higher k-periostin serum level (46.2 ± 21.4 vs 34.7 ± 13.5 ng/ml, p = 0.02). K-periostin was associated with fracture at any site (odds ratio 1.044, 95% CI 1.005-1.091, p = 0.03). No difference in mean k-periostin values was found between patients with vertebral fracture vs those with non-vertebral fracture, and between those with multiple fractures vs those with single fracture. CONCLUSION Serum k-periostin is significantly associated with fracture in PHPT. If confirmed by further studies, k-periostin could be considered a new marker of bone fragility in PHPT, independently of BMD.
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- J Pepe
- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences (SCIAC), "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
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- Nestle Research, Innovation EPFL Park, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences (SCIAC), "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences (SCIAC), "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences (SCIAC), "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences (SCIAC), "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences (SCIAC), "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences (SCIAC), "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Bone Diseases, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences (SCIAC), "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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Gossiel F, Scott JR, Paggiosi MA, Naylor KE, McCloskey EV, Peel NFA, Walsh JS, Eastell R. Effect of Teriparatide Treatment on Circulating Periostin and Its Relationship to Regulators of Bone Formation and BMD in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018; 103:1302-1309. [PMID: 29365099 PMCID: PMC6457025 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-00283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
CONTEXT Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with teriparatide parathyroid hormone amino terminal 1-34 increases bone formation and improves bone microarchitecture. A possible modulator of action is periostin. In vitro experiments have shown that periostin might regulate osteoblast differentiation and bone formation through Wnt signaling. The effect of teriparatide on periostin is not currently known. OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of teriparatide treatment on circulating levels of periostin and other regulators of bone formation and investigate how changes in periostin relate to changes in bone turnover markers, regulators of bone formation, and bone mineral density (BMD). PARTICIPANTS AND DESIGN Twenty women with osteoporosis; a 2-year open-label single-arm study. INTERVENTION Teriparatide 20 µg was administered by subcutaneous injection daily for 104 weeks. Periostin, sclerostin, and Dickkopf-related protein 1, procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (PINP), and C-telopeptide of type I collagen were measured in fasting serum collected at baseline (two visits) and then at weeks 1, 2, 4, 12, 26, 52, 78, and 104. BMD was measured at the lumbar spine, total hip, and femoral neck using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS Periostin levels increased by 6.6% [95% confidence interval (CI), -0.4 to 13.5] after 26 weeks of teriparatide treatment and significantly by 12.5% (95% CI, 3.3 to 21.0; P < 0.01) after 52 weeks. The change in periostin correlated positively with the change in the lumbar spine BMD at week 52 (r = 0.567; 95% CI, 0.137 to 0.817; P < 0.05) and femoral neck BMD at week 104 (r = 0.682; 95% CI, 0.261 to 0.885; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Teriparatide therapy increases periostin secretion; it is unclear whether this increase mediates the effect of the drug on bone.
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- Fatma Gossiel
- The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Fatma Gossiel, BSc, The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield S10 2RX, United Kingdom. E-mail:
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- The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Metabolic Bone Centre, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Bonnet N, Garnero P, Ferrari S. Periostin action in bone. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 432:75-82. [PMID: 26721738 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Periostin is a highly conserved matricellular protein that shares close homology with the insect cell adhesion molecule fasciclin 1. Periostin is expressed in a broad range of tissues including the skeleton, where it serves both as a structural molecule of the bone matrix and a signaling molecule through integrin receptors and Wnt-beta-catenin pathways whereby it stimulates osteoblast functions and bone formation. The development of periostin null mice has allowed to elucidate the crucial role of periostin on dentinogenesis and osteogenesis, as well as on the skeletal response to mechanical loading and parathyroid hormone. The use of circulating periostin as a potential clinical biomarker has been explored in different non skeletal conditions. These include cancers and more specifically in the metastasis process, respiratory diseases such as asthma, kidney failure, renal injury and cardiac infarction. In postmenopausal osteoporosis, serum levels have been shown to predict the risk of fracture-more specifically non-vertebral- independently of bone mineral density. Because of its preferential localization in cortical bone and periosteal tissue, it can be speculated that serum periostin may be a marker of cortical bone metabolism, although additional studies are clearly needed.
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- Nicolas Bonnet
- Division of Bone Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, Geneva University Hospitals & Faculty of Medicine, Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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- Division of Bone Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, Geneva University Hospitals & Faculty of Medicine, Geneva 14, Switzerland
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- Division of Bone Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, Geneva University Hospitals & Faculty of Medicine, Geneva 14, Switzerland
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Reppe S, Sachse D, Olstad OK, Gautvik VT, Sanderson P, Datta HK, Berg JP, Gautvik KM. Identification of transcriptional macromolecular associations in human bone using browser based in silico analysis in a giant correlation matrix. Bone 2013. [PMID: 23195995 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Intracellular signaling is critically dependent on gene regulatory networks comprising physical molecular interactions. Presently, there is a lack of comprehensive databases for most human tissue types to verify such macromolecular interactions. We present a user friendly browser which helps to identify functional macromolecular interactions in human bone as significant correlations at the transcriptional level. The molecular skeletal phenotype has been characterized by transcriptome analysis of iliac crest bone biopsies from 84 postmenopausal women through quantifications of ~23,000 mRNA species. When the signal levels were inter-correlated, an array containing >260 million correlations was generated, thus recognizing the human bone interactome at the RNA level. The matrix correlation and p values were made easily accessible by a freely available online browser. We show that significant correlations within the giant matrix are reproduced in a replica set of 13 male vertebral biopsies. The identified correlations differ somewhat from transcriptional interactions identified in cell culture experiments and transgenic mice, thus demonstrating that care should be taken in extrapolating such results to the in vivo situation in human bone. The current giant matrix and web browser are a valuable tool for easy access to the human bone transcriptome and molecular interactions represented as significant correlations at the RNA-level. The browser and matrix should be a valuable hypothesis generating tool for identification of regulatory mechanisms and serve as a library of transcript relationships in human bone, a relatively inaccessible tissue.
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- Sjur Reppe
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway.
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Adamts1 is highly induced in rachitic bones of FGF23 transgenic mice and participates in degradation of non-mineralized bone matrix collagen. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 430:901-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.12.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Regulation of beta catenin signaling and parathyroid hormone anabolic effects in bone by the matricellular protein periostin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:15048-53. [PMID: 22927401 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1203085109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Periostin (Postn) is a matricellular protein preferentially expressed by osteocytes and periosteal osteoblasts in response to mechanical stimulation and parathyroid hormone (PTH). Whether and how periostin expression influences bone anabolism, however, remains unknown. We investigated the skeletal response of adult Postn(-/-) and Postn(+/+) mice to intermittent PTH. Compared with Postn(+/+), Postn(-/-) mice had a lower bone mass, cortical bone volume, and strength response to PTH. PTH-stimulated bone-forming indices were all significantly lower in Postn(-/-) mice, particularly at the periosteum. Furthermore, in vivo stimulation of Wnt-β-catenin signaling by PTH, as evaluated in TOPGAL reporter mice, was inhibited in the absence of periostin (TOPGAL;Postn(-/-) mice). PTH stimulated periostin and inhibited MEF2C and sclerostin (Sost) expression in bone and osteoblasts in vitro. Recombinant periostin also suppressed Sost expression, which was mediated through the integrin αVβ3 receptor, whereas periostin-blocking antibody prevented inhibition of MEF2C and Sost by PTH. In turn, administration of a Sost-blocking antiboby partially restored the PTH-mediated increase in bone mass in Postn(-/-) mice. In addition, primary osteoblasts from Postn(-/-) mice showed a lower proliferation, mineralization, and migration, both spontaneously and in response to PTH. Osteoblastic gene expression levels confirmed a defect of Postn(-/-) osteoblast differentiation with and without PTH, as well as an increased osteoblast apoptosis in the absence of periostin. These data elucidate the complex role of periostin on bone anabolism, through the regulation of Sost, Wnt-β-catenin signaling, and osteoblast differentiation.
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Bonnet N, Conway SJ, Ferrari SL. Regulation of beta catenin signaling and parathyroid hormone anabolic effects in bone by the matricellular protein periostin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012. [DOI: 10.107310.1073/pnas.1203085109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Periostin (Postn) is a matricellular protein preferentially expressed by osteocytes and periosteal osteoblasts in response to mechanical stimulation and parathyroid hormone (PTH). Whether and how periostin expression influences bone anabolism, however, remains unknown. We investigated the skeletal response of adult
Postn
−/−
and
Postn
+/+
mice to intermittent PTH. Compared with
Postn
+/+
,
Postn
−/−
mice had a lower bone mass, cortical bone volume, and strength response to PTH. PTH-stimulated bone-forming indices were all significantly lower in
Postn
−/−
mice, particularly at the periosteum. Furthermore, in vivo stimulation of Wnt-β-catenin signaling by PTH, as evaluated in TOPGAL reporter mice, was inhibited in the absence of periostin (
TOPGAL;Postn
−/−
mice). PTH stimulated periostin and inhibited
MEF2C
and sclerostin (Sost) expression in bone and osteoblasts in vitro. Recombinant periostin also suppressed Sost expression, which was mediated through the integrin αVβ3 receptor, whereas periostin-blocking antibody prevented inhibition of
MEF2C
and
Sost
by PTH. In turn, administration of a Sost-blocking antiboby partially restored the PTH-mediated increase in bone mass in
Postn
−/−
mice. In addition, primary osteoblasts from
Postn
−/−
mice showed a lower proliferation, mineralization, and migration, both spontaneously and in response to PTH. Osteoblastic gene expression levels confirmed a defect of
Postn
−/−
osteoblast differentiation with and without PTH, as well as an increased osteoblast apoptosis in the absence of periostin. These data elucidate the complex role of periostin on bone anabolism, through the regulation of Sost, Wnt-β-catenin signaling, and osteoblast differentiation.
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- Nicolas Bonnet
- Division of Bone Diseases, Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Osteoporosis Prevention, Geneva University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva 14, Switzerland; and
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- Program in Developmental Biology and Neonatal Medicine, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Division of Bone Diseases, Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Osteoporosis Prevention, Geneva University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva 14, Switzerland; and
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Drake MT, Srinivasan B, Mödder UI, Ng AC, Undale AH, Roforth MM, Peterson JM, McCready LK, Riggs BL, Khosla S. Effects of intermittent parathyroid hormone treatment on osteoprogenitor cells in postmenopausal women. Bone 2011; 49:349-55. [PMID: 21600325 PMCID: PMC3143310 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2011.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2010] [Revised: 05/01/2011] [Accepted: 05/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Intermittent parathyroid hormone (PTH) 1-34 treatment stimulates bone formation, but the molecular mechanisms mediating this effect have not been previously studied in humans. Thus, we used magnetic activated cell sorting to isolate hematopoietic lineage negative (lin-)/alkaline phosphatase positive (AP+) osteoprogenitor cells from bone marrow of 20 postmenopausal women treated with PTH (1-34) for 14 days and 19 control subjects. Serum PINP and CTX increased in PTH-treated subjects (by 97% and 30%, respectively, P<0.001). Bone marrow lin-/AP+ cells from PTH-treated subjects showed an increase in the RANKL/OPG mRNA ratio (by 7.5-fold, P=0.011) and in the mRNAs for c-fos (a known PTH-responsive gene, by 42%, P=0.035) and VEGF-C (by 57%, P=0.046). Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA, testing for changes in pre-specified pathways) demonstrated that PTH had no effect on osteoblast proliferation, apoptosis, or differentiation markers. However, PTH treatment resulted in a significant decrease (GSEA P-value, 0.005) in a panel of BMP target genes in the lin-/AP+ cells. Our findings thus identify several future directions for studying mechanisms of PTH action in humans. First, given the increasing evidence that PTH induces angiogenesis, the role of increased VEGF-C production by bone marrow osteoprogenitor cells in mediating this effect and the anabolic response to PTH warrants further study. Second, while the observed inhibition of BMP target gene expression by PTH is not consistent with the anabolic effects of PTH on bone and requires further validation, these data do generate the hypothesis that an inhibition of BMP signaling by PTH may, over time, limit the availability of mature osteoblasts on bone surfaces and thereby contribute to the observed waning of the anabolic response to PTH.
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- Matthew T Drake
- Endocrine Research Unit, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Fortunati D, Reppe S, Fjeldheim AK, Nielsen M, Gautvik VT, Gautvik KM. Periostin is a collagen associated bone matrix protein regulated by parathyroid hormone. Matrix Biol 2010; 29:594-601. [PMID: 20654714 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2010.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2009] [Revised: 05/27/2010] [Accepted: 07/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Periostin is a 90 kDa secreted protein, originally identified in murine osteoblast-like cells, with a distribution restricted to collagen-rich tissues and certain tumors. In this paper, we first analyzed the expression of periostin mRNA and protein in human fetal osteoblasts (hFOB) and human osteosarcoma (hOS) cell lines by RT real-time PCR and Western blot, respectively. The hFOB 1.19 and three hOS (MHM, KPDXM and Eggen) showed highly variable periostin mRNA levels and protein. Second, we showed that the expression of periostin mRNA was inversely related to the cells' abilities to differentiate and mineralize. Then, we investigated the regulation of periostin mRNA in hFOB after siRNA treatment and in mouse primary osteoblasts (mOB) treated with PTH. Knock-down of periostin mRNA, down-regulated PTHrP, but did not affect the expression of other important markers of differentiation such as RUNX2. In addition, periostin mRNA was transiently up-regulated in osteoblasts by PTH. Finally, the localization of periostin and its partially co-localization with collagen 1a1 mRNA and protein was studied in mouse embryos and postnatal pups using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, respectively. In conclusion, the present study provides novel observations related to the expression, distribution and regulation of periostin in bone cells and extracellular matrix.
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- Dario Fortunati
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, PO Box 1112 Blindern, University of Oslo, N-0317 Oslo, Norway
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Melhus G, Brorson SH, Baekkevold ES, Andersson G, Jemtland R, Olstad OK, Reinholt FP. Gene expression and distribution of key bone turnover markers in the callus of estrogen-deficient, vitamin D-depleted rats. Calcif Tissue Int 2010; 87:77-89. [PMID: 20495792 PMCID: PMC2887935 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-010-9371-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2009] [Accepted: 04/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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An experimental rat model was used to test the hypothesis that in osteoporosis (OP) the molecular composition of the extracellular matrix in the fracture callus is disturbed. OP was induced at 10 weeks of age by ovariectomy and a vitamin D(3)-deficient diet, and sham-operated animals fed normal diet served as controls. Three months later a closed tibial fracture was made and stabilized with an intramedullary nail. After 3 and 6 weeks of healing, the animals were killed and the fracture calluses examined with global gene expression, in situ mRNA expression, and ultrastructural protein distribution of four bone turnover markers: osteopontin, bone sialoprotein, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, and cathepsin K. Global gene expression showed a relatively small number of differently regulated genes, mostly upregulated and at 3 weeks. The four chosen markers were not differently regulated, and only minor differences in the in situ mRNA expression and ultrastructural protein distribution were detected. Gene expression and composition of fracture calluses are not generally disturbed in experimental OP.
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- Gunhild Melhus
- Institute of Pathology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Varanasi SS, Olstad OK, Swan DC, Sanderson P, Gautvik VT, Reppe S, Francis RM, Gautvik KM, Datta HK. Skeletal site-related variation in human trabecular bone transcriptome and signaling. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10692. [PMID: 20502692 PMCID: PMC2872667 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 04/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The skeletal site-specific influence of multiple genes on bone morphology is recognised, but the question as to how these influences may be exerted at the molecular and cellular level has not been explored. Methodology To address this question, we have compared global gene expression profiles of human trabecular bone from two different skeletal sites that experience vastly different degrees of mechanical loading, namely biopsies from iliac crest and lumbar spinal lamina. Principal Findings In the lumbar spine, compared to the iliac crest, the majority of the differentially expressed genes showed significantly increased levels of expression; 3406 transcripts were up- whilst 838 were down-regulated. Interestingly, all gene transcripts that have been recently demonstrated to be markers of osteocyte, as well as osteoblast and osteoclast-related genes, were markedly up-regulated in the spine. The transcriptome data is consistent with osteocyte numbers being almost identical at the two anatomical sites, but suggesting a relatively low osteocyte functional activity in the iliac crest. Similarly, osteoblast and osteoclast expression data suggested similar numbers of the cells, but presented with higher activity in the spine than iliac crest. This analysis has also led to the identification of expression of a number of transcripts, previously known and novel, which to our knowledge have never earlier been associated with bone growth and remodelling. Conclusions and Significance This study provides molecular evidence explaining anatomical and micro-architectural site-related changes in bone cell function, which is predominantly attributable to alteration in cell transcriptional activity. A number of novel signaling molecules in critical pathways, which have been hitherto not known to be expressed in bone cells of mature vertebrates, were identified.
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- Satya S Varanasi
- Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Novack DV. The FOX(O1) blasts off. Cell Metab 2010; 11:175-6. [PMID: 20197048 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.02.009] [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] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Systemic glucose homeostasis is primarily regulated by insulin, which targets liver, fat, and skeletal muscle cells, setting up important feedback loops. New studies now show that the osteoblast also has a significant role in modulating systemic insulin responses, via the insulin-regulated transcription factor FOXO1 and the hormone osteocalcin.
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- Deborah Veis Novack
- Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Box 8301, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Reppe S, Refvem H, Gautvik VT, Olstad OK, Høvring PI, Reinholt FP, Holden M, Frigessi A, Jemtland R, Gautvik KM. Eight genes are highly associated with BMD variation in postmenopausal Caucasian women. Bone 2010; 46:604-12. [PMID: 19922823 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2009] [Revised: 10/22/2009] [Accepted: 11/09/2009] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Low bone mineral density (BMD) is an important risk factor for skeletal fractures which occur in about 40% of women >/=50 years in the western world. We describe the transcriptional changes in 84 trans-iliacal bone biopsies associated with BMD variations in postmenopausal females (50 to 86 years), aiming to identify genetic determinants of bone structure. The women were healthy or having a primary osteopenic or osteoporotic status with or without low energy fractures. The total cohort of 91 unrelated women representing a wide range of BMDs, were consecutively registered and submitted to global gene Affymetrix microarray expression analysis or histomorphometry. Among almost 23,000 expressed transcripts, a set represented by ACSL3 (acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 3), NIPSNAP3B (nipsnap homolog 3B), DLEU2 (Deleted in lymphocytic leukemia, 2), C1ORF61 (Chromosome 1 open reading frame 61), DKK1 (Dickkopf homolog 1), SOST (Sclerostin), ABCA8, (ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A, member 8), and uncharacterized (AFFX-M27830-M-at), was significantly correlated to total hip BMD (5% false discovery rate) explaining 62% of the BMD variation expressed as T-score, 53% when adjusting for the influence of age (Z-score) and 44% when further adjusting for body mass index (BMI). Only SOST was previously associated to BMD, and the majority of the genes have previously not been associated with a bone phenotype. In molecular network analyses, SOST shows a strong, positive correlation with DKK1, both being members of the Wnt signaling pathway. The results provide novel insight in the underlying biology of bone metabolism and osteoporosis which is the ultimate consequence of low BMD.
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- Sjur Reppe
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway.
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The striking clinical benefit of PTH in osteoporosis began a new era of skeletal anabolic agents. Several studies have been performed, new studies are emerging out and yet controversies remain on PTH anabolic action in bone. This review focuses on the molecular aspects of PTH and PTHrP signaling in light of old players and recent advances in understanding the control of osteoblast proliferation, differentiation and function.
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- Nabanita S Datta
- Division Endocrinology, Department Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 421 East Canfield Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
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Kulkarni NH, Wei T, Kumar A, Dow ER, Stewart TR, Shou J, N'cho M, Sterchi DL, Gitter BD, Higgs RE, Halladay DL, Engler TA, Martin TJ, Bryant HU, Ma YL, Onyia JE. Changes in osteoblast, chondrocyte, and adipocyte lineages mediate the bone anabolic actions of PTH and small molecule GSK-3 inhibitor. J Cell Biochem 2008; 102:1504-18. [PMID: 17520664 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) inhibitor 603281-31-8, administered once daily increased bone formation in vivo. We investigated the molecular mechanisms of the anabolic responses of PTH and 603281-31-8 in rat osteopenia model. Female 6-month-old rats were ovariectomized (Ovx) and permitted to lose bone for 1 month, followed by treatment with PTH (1-38) at 10 microg/kg/day s.c. or 603281-31-8 at 3 mg/kg/day p.o. for 60 days. Twenty-four hours after the last treatment, RNA from distal femur metaphysis was subjected to gene expression analysis. Differentially expressed genes (P<0.05) were subjected to pathway analysis to delineate relevant bio-processes involved in skeletal biology. Genes involved in morphogenesis, cell growth/differentiation, and apoptosis were significantly altered by Ovx and the treatments. Analysis of morphogenesis genes showed an overrepresentation of genes involved in osteogenesis, chondrogenesis, and adipogenesis. A striking finding was that Ovx decreased several markers of osteogenesis/chondrogenesis and increased markers of adipogenesis/lipid metabolism. Treatment with either PTH or the GSK-3 inhibitor reversed these effects, albeit at different levels. Histological analysis confirmed that osteopenia in Ovx animals was associated with three-fold increase in marrow adiposity. PTH and GSK-3 inhibitor restored bone volume, and reversed or normalized marrow adiposity. Ex vivo studies showed that PTH and GSK-3 inhibitor increased the ratio of colony forming marrow stromal progenitors (CFU-fs) that were alkaline phosphatase positive (putative osteoblasts). Our results suggest that the bone anabolic actions of PTH and GSK-3 inhibitor in vivo involve concerted effects on mesenchymal lineages; osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes.
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- Nalini H Kulkarni
- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly & Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, USA
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Guo Y, Yang TL, Pan F, Xu XH, Dong SS, Deng HW. Molecular genetic studies of gene identification for osteoporosis. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2008; 3:223-267. [PMID: 30764094 DOI: 10.1586/17446651.3.2.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This review comprehensively summarizes the most important and representative molecular genetics studies of gene identification for osteoporosis published up to the end of September 2007. It is intended to constitute a sequential update of our previously published reviews covering the available data up to the end of 2004. Evidence from candidate gene-association studies, genome-wide linkage and association studies, as well as functional genomic studies (including gene-expression microarray and proteomics) on osteogenesis and osteoporosis, are reviewed separately. Studies of transgenic and knockout mice models relevant to osteoporosis are summarized. The major results of all studies are tabulated for comparison and ease of reference. Comments are made on the most notable findings and representative studies for their potential influence and implications on our present understanding of genetics of osteoporosis. The format adopted by this review should be ideal for accommodating future new advances and studies.
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- Yan Guo
- a The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education and Institute of Molecular Genetics, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- a The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education and Institute of Molecular Genetics, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- a The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education and Institute of Molecular Genetics, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- a The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education and Institute of Molecular Genetics, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- a The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education and Institute of Molecular Genetics, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- b The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education and Institute of Molecular Genetics, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China and Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Basic Medical Sciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
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MC3T3-E1 mouse osteoblast-like cells were seeded at high cell density to form confluent
monolayer on rough surfaced culture substrates. Osteoblastic gene and protein expressions and
matrix mineralization were investigated to clarify the effect of surface roughness on differentiation
of MC3T3-E1 cells.
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Nissen-Meyer LSH, Jemtland R, Gautvik VT, Pedersen ME, Paro R, Fortunati D, Pierroz DD, Stadelmann VA, Reppe S, Reinholt FP, Del Fattore A, Rucci N, Teti A, Ferrari S, Gautvik KM. Osteopenia, decreased bone formation and impaired osteoblast development in Sox4 heterozygous mice. J Cell Sci 2007; 120:2785-95. [PMID: 17652162 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.003855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The transcription factor Sox4 is vital for fetal development, as Sox4–/– homozygotes die in utero. Sox4 mRNA is expressed in the early embryonic growth plate and is regulated by parathyroid hormone, but its function in bone modeling/remodeling is unknown. We report that Sox4+/– mice exhibit significantly lower bone mass (by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) from an early age, and fail to obtain the peak bone mass of wild-type (WT) animals. Microcomputed tomography (μCT), histomorphometry and biomechanical testing of Sox4+/– bones show reduced trabecular and cortical thickness, growth plate width, ultimate force and stiffness compared with WT. Bone formation rate (BFR) in 3-month-old Sox4+/– mice is 64% lower than in WT. Primary calvarial osteoblasts from Sox4+/– mice demonstrate markedly inhibited proliferation, differentiation and mineralization. In these cultures, osterix (Osx) and osteocalcin (OCN) mRNA expression was reduced, whereas Runx2 mRNA was unaffected. No functional defects were found in osteoclasts. Silencing of Sox4 by siRNA in WT osteoblasts replicated the defects observed in Sox4+/– cells. We demonstrate inhibited formation and altered microarchitecture of bone in Sox4+/– mice versus WT, without apparent defects in bone resorption. Our results implicate the transcription factor Sox4 in regulation of bone formation, by acting upstream of Osx and independent of Runx2.
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Borovecki F, Pecina-Slaus N, Vukicevic S. Biological mechanisms of bone and cartilage remodelling--genomic perspective. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2007; 31:799-805. [PMID: 17609952 PMCID: PMC2266663 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0408-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2007] [Revised: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 05/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rapid advancements in the field of genomics, enabled by the achievements of the Human Genome Project and the complete decoding of the human genome, have opened an unimaginable set of opportunities for scientists to further unveil delicate mechanisms underlying the functional homeostasis of biological systems. The trend of applying whole-genome analysis techniques has also contributed to a better understanding of physiological and pathological processes involved in homeostasis of bone and cartilage tissues. Gene expression profiling studies have yielded novel insights into the complex interplay of osteoblast and osteoclast regulation, as well as paracrine and endocrine control of bone and cartilage remodelling. Mechanisms of new bone formation responsible for fracture healing and distraction osteogenesis, as well as healing of joint cartilage defects, have also been extensively studied. Microarray experiments have been especially useful in studying pathological processes involved in diseases such as osteoporosis or bone tumours. Existing results show that microarrays hold great promise in areas such as identification of targets for novel therapies or development of new biomarkers and classifiers in skeletal diseases.
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- F Borovecki
- Center for Functional Genomics, School of Medicine, University Hospital Center, University of Zagreb, Salata 2, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia,
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The past decades have seen an increase in the survival rates of patients with standard-risk medulloblastoma. Efforts have, therefore, been focused on obtaining better results in the treatment of patients with high-risk tumors. In addition to consolidated therapies, novel approaches such as small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, and antiangiogenic therapies that aim to improve outcomes and quality of life are now available through new breakthroughs in the molecular biology of medulloblastoma. The advent of innovative anticancer drugs tested in brain tumors has important consequences for personalized therapy. Gene expression profiling of medulloblastoma can be used to identify the genes and signaling transduction pathways that are crucial for the tumorigenesis process, thereby revealing both new targets for therapy and sensitive/resistance phenotypes. The interpretation of microarray data for new treatments of patients with high-risk medulloblastoma, as well as other poor prognosis tumors, should be developed through a consensus multidisciplinary approach involving oncologists, neurosurgeons, radiotherapists, biotechnologists, bioinformaticists, and other professionals.
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- Iacopo Sardi
- Department of Pediatrics, Onco-hematology and Neuro-surgery Units, University of Florence Medical School, A. Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Schreiweis MA, Butler JP, Kulkarni NH, Knierman MD, Higgs RE, Halladay DL, Onyia JE, Hale JE. A proteomic analysis of adult rat bone reveals the presence of cartilage/chondrocyte markers. J Cell Biochem 2007; 101:466-76. [PMID: 17205546 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The non-mineral component of bone matrix consists of 90% collagenous, 10% non-collagenous proteins. These proteins regulate mineralization, growth, cell signaling and differentiation, and provide bone with its tensile strength. Expression of bone matrix proteins have historically been studied individually or in small numbers owing to limitations in analytical technologies. Current mass-spectrometric and separations technologies allow a global view of protein expression patterns in complex samples. To our knowledge, no proteome profile of bone matrix has yet been reported. Therefore, we have used mass spectrometry as a tool to generate a profile of proteins present in the extracellular matrix of adult rat bone. Overall, 108 and 25 proteins were identified with high confidence in the metaphysis and diaphysis, respectively, using a bottom up proteomic technique. Twenty-one of these proteins were present in both the metaphysis and diaphysis including the bone specific proteins, osteocalcin, type I collagen, osteopontin, osteoregulin, and bone sialoprotein. Interestingly, type II collagen, a protein thought to be exclusively expressed in cartilage, was identified in both the metaphysis and diaphysis. This observation was validated by Western blot. Additionally, the presence of aggrecan, another protein expressed in cartilage was identified in the bone matrix extracts by Western blot. The proteome profile generated using this technology represents an initial survey of the acid soluble proteins of bone matrix which provides a reference for the analysis of deviations from the normal composition due to perturbations or disease states.
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Reppe S, Stilgren L, Abrahamsen B, Olstad OK, Cero F, Brixen K, Nissen-Meyer LS, Gautvik KM. Abnormal muscle and hematopoietic gene expression may be important for clinical morbidity in primary hyperparathyroidism. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2007; 292:E1465-73. [PMID: 17227961 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00487.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), excess PTH secretion by adenomatous or hyperplastic parathyroid glands leads to elevated serum [Ca(2+)]. Patients present complex symptoms of muscular fatigue, various neuropsychiatric, neuromuscular, and cardiovascular manifestations, and, in advanced disease, kidney stones and metabolic bone disease. Our objective was to characterize changes in muscle and hematopoietic gene expression in patients with reversible mild PHPT after parathyroidectomy and possibly link molecular pathology to symptoms. Global mRNA profiling using Affymetrix gene chips was carried out in biopsies obtained before and 1 yr after parathyroidectomy in seven patients discovered by routine blood [Ca(2+)] screening. The tissue distribution of PTH receptor (PTHR1 and PTHR2) mRNAs were quantitated using real-time RT-PCR in unrelated persons to define PTH target tissues. Of about 10,000 expressed genes, 175 muscle, 169 hematological, and 99 bone-associated mRNAs were affected. Notably, the major part of muscle-related mRNAs was increased whereas hematological mRNAs were predominantly decreased during disease. Functional and molecular network analysis demonstrated major alterations of several tissue characteristic groups of mRNAs as well as those belonging to common cell signaling and major metabolic pathways. PTHR1 and PTHR2 mRNAs were more abundantly expressed in muscle and brain than in hematopoietic cells. We suggest that sustained stimulation of PTH receptors present in brain, muscle, and hematopoietic cells have to be considered as one independent, important cause of molecular disease in PHPT leading to profound alterations in gene expression that may help explain symptoms like muscle fatigue, cardiovascular pathology, and precipitation of psychiatric illness.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Biopsy
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Hematopoietic System/metabolism
- Hematopoietic System/physiology
- Humans
- Hyperparathyroidism, Primary/genetics
- Hyperparathyroidism, Primary/metabolism
- Middle Aged
- Muscles/metabolism
- Muscles/physiology
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Parathyroid Hormone/biosynthesis
- Parathyroid Hormone/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Receptor, Parathyroid Hormone, Type 1/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Parathyroid Hormone, Type 1/genetics
- Receptor, Parathyroid Hormone, Type 2/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Parathyroid Hormone, Type 2/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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- Sjur Reppe
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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