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Olsen OE, Skjærvik A, Størdal BF, Sundan A, Holien T. TGF-β contamination of purified recombinant GDF15. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187349. [PMID: 29161287 PMCID: PMC5697882 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Purified recombinant proteins for use in biomedical research are invaluable to investigate protein function. However, purity varies in protein batches made in mammalian expression systems, such as CHO-cells or HEK293-cells. This study points to caution while investigating effects of proteins related to the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β superfamily. TGF-β itself is a very potent cytokine and has effects on cells in the femtomolar range. Thus, even very small amounts of contaminating TGF-β in purified protein batches may influence the experimental results given that receptors for TGF-β are present. When we attempted to characterize possible receptors for the TGF-β superfamily ligand GDF15, striking similarities between GDF15-induced activities and known TGF-β activities were found. However, differences between batches of GDF15 were a concern and finally led us to the conclusion that the measured effects were caused by TGF-β and not by GDF15. Our results emphasize that purified recombinant proteins must be used with caution and warrant proper controls. Notably, some conclusions made about GDF15 in already published papers may not be supported by the results shown. Awareness about this issue in the scientific community may prevent spreading of false positive results.
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- Oddrun Elise Olsen
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU–Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Clinic of Medicine, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biotechnology, NTNU–Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU–Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU–Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- CEMIR (Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research), Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU–Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU–Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Clinic of Medicine, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- E Balint
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Tran M, Rutecki GW, Sprague SM. The pathogenesis of beta(2)-microglobulin-induced bone lesions in dialysis-related amyloidosis. Semin Dial 2001; 14:131-3. [PMID: 11264782 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-139x.2001.00033.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA), also referred to as beta(2)-microglobulin amyloidosis (A beta(2)M), is an important cause of morbidity in patients with chronic renal failure and in those who are on dialysis. Although DRA deposits from affected joints have been characterized as a unique amyloid fibril protein, beta(2)M, less is known about the pathologic role of beta(2)M as a mediator of bone and joint disease. Potential mechanisms for beta(2)M pathologic interaction in bone include bone growth factors, cytokines, and advanced glycation end products (AGEs). It appears that DRA is the result of a complex interaction between bone resorption and surrounding tissue destruction culminating in beta(2)M deposition and amyloid formation. More work is required to elucidate the relationship between beta(2)M accumulation and progressive tissue destruction.
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- M Tran
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USA
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Osteoblastic culture models, experimental, and clinical models have revealed that bone growth factors influence cellular activity. Growth factors including bone morphogenetic proteins, transforming growth factor beta, platelet-derived growth factor, insulin-like growth factors I and II, and acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors, are powerful tools for fracture healing and bone grafting. Understanding the role that bone growth factors play in bone repair is necessary to apply these factors in a clinical setting.
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- S N Khan
- SpineCare Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Balint E, Marshall CF, Sprague SM. Role of interleukin-6 in beta2-microglobulin-induced bone mineral dissolution. Kidney Int 2000; 57:1599-607. [PMID: 10760095 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00004.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND beta2-microglobulin (beta2m) amyloidosis is commonly seen in patients undergoing long-term dialysis. beta2m has been shown to induce in vitro bone mineral dissolution. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of beta2m on osteoblast function and the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) on beta2m-induced bone resorption. METHODS Using neonatal mouse calvariae as well as primary osteoblasts and MC 3T3 osteoblast-like cells, IL-6 production, release, and gene expression were investigated with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) techniques, respectively. RESULTS In calvariae, beta2m induced a time- and dose-dependent calcium release, which was maximum following a 48-hour incubation at a concentration of 10-5 mol/L. beta2m (10-6 mol/L) also induced a significant release of IL-6 from calvarial and primary osteoblastic cultures. Using 10-6 mol/L beta2m, the amount of IL-6 mRNA in MC 3T3 cells increased in a time-dependent fashion, which peaked at 3 hours and declined to baseline by 12 hours. In primary osteoblast cells, beta2m maximally increased IL-6 mRNA levels at 6 hours; however, they remained elevated up to 24 hours. Compared with control, the presence of beta2m significantly increased cell proliferation of both primary osteoblasts and MC 3T3 cells. To investigate osteoblastic function further, osteocalcin mRNA was quantitated. Incubation with beta2m for 3 to 24 hours did not alter the amount of osteocalcin mRNA in the MC 3T3 osteoblast cells. CONCLUSION beta2m affects bone metabolism by mechanisms that include increasing IL-6 gene expression and release, and enhancing osteoblast proliferation without affecting osteocalcin gene expression.
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- E Balint
- Department of Medicine and Research Institute, Evanston-Northwestern Healthcare, Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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Owen WF, Hou FF, Stuart RO, Kay J, Boyce J, Chertow GM, Schmidt AM. Beta 2-microglobulin modified with advanced glycation end products modulates collagen synthesis by human fibroblasts. Kidney Int 1998; 53:1365-73. [PMID: 9573554 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00882.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Beta 2-microglobulin amyloidosis (A beta 2m) is a serious complication for patients undergoing long-term dialysis. beta 2-microglobulin modified with advanced glycation end products (beta 2m-AGE) is a major component of the amyloid in A beta 2m. It is not completely understood whether beta 2m-AGE plays an active role in the pathogenesis of A beta 2m, or if its presence is a secondary event of the disease. beta 2-microglobulin amyloid is mainly located in tendon and osteo-articular structures that are rich in collagen, and local fibroblasts constitute the principal cell population in the synthesis and metabolism of collagen. Recent identification of AGE binding proteins on human fibroblasts lead to the hypothesis that the fibroblast may be a target for the biological action of beta 2m-AGE. The present study demonstrated that two human fibroblast cell lines exhibited a decrease in procollagen type I mRNA and type I collagen synthesis after exposure to beta 2m-AGE for 72 hours. Similar results were observed using AGE-modified albumin. Antibody against the RAGE, the receptor for AGE, attenuated this decrease in synthesis, indicating that the response was partially mediated by RAGE. In addition, antibody against epidermal growth factor (EGF) attenuated the decrease in type I procollagen mRNA and type I collagen induced by beta 2m-AGE, suggesting that EGF acts as an intermediate factor. These findings support the hypothesis that beta 2m-AGE actively participates in connective tissue and bone remodeling via a pathway involving fibroblast RAGE, and at least one interposed mediator, the growth factor EGF.
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- W F Owen
- Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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- S M Sprague
- Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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beta 2-Microglobulin (beta 2-M) deposits have been found in the destructive bone lesions associated with dialysis-related amyloidosis. To examine whether beta 2-M can cause bone resorption in vivo, doses of beta 2-M alone were compared with parathyroid hormone (PTH), aluminum, and vehicle alone. Eleven injections of 10 micrograms each were made over a period of 56 hours into the subcutaneous tissue overlying the occipital region of mice. Using a computerized image analysis system we measured (1) periosteal and inner bone length, (2) bone marrow interface length, and (3) the extent of resorption along these surfaces expressed as percentage of total length. Injections of either beta 2-M or PTH were associated with 22% +/- 4% and 25% +/- 4% resorption of periosteal surface, respectively, and 15.9% +/- 2% and 19.9% +/- 5% resorption of marrow bone surfaces, respectively, compared with control. In contrast, aluminum did not increase bone resorption over controls. The simultaneous injection of calcitonin, an osteoclast inhibitor, with beta 2-M or PTH did not increase periosteal resorption over controls. The resorption of inner bone surface was similar in all groups. These studies show that beta 2-M and PTH cause bone resorption in the bone surfaces proximate to the site of injection. This suggests that beta 2-M may contribute to the development of the bone cysts in dialysis-related amyloidosis.
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- J Petersen
- Division of Nephrology, Stanford University, CA
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Reed BY, Zerwekh JE, Antich PP, Pak CY. Fluoride-stimulated [3H]thymidine uptake in a human osteoblastic osteosarcoma cell line is dependent on transforming growth factor beta. J Bone Miner Res 1993; 8:19-25. [PMID: 8427046 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650080104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Controversy exists regarding the effect of fluoride on human osteoblast proliferation. To learn more of the cellular action of fluoride, we chose the clonal osteoblast cell line HOS TE85 as a model system. In these phenotypically osteoblast-like cells, sodium fluoride stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation in a dose-dependent manner over the concentration range 1 x 10(-5)-2 x 10(-4) M. The fluoride-induced stimulation of [3H]thymidine uptake was dependent on cell density, being optimal at subconfluent cell numbers. Stimulation of [3H]thymidine uptake was inhibited by anti-transforming growth factor beta but not by antibody to insulin-like growth factor I or beta 2-microglobulin. Transforming growth factor beta was shown to be a biphasic stimulator of [3H]thymidine uptake in HOS TE85, with maximal stimulation occurring at 0.5 nM transforming growth factor beta. In the presence of fluoride the cells were more sensitive to stimulation by this growth factor, with maximum effect occurring at 0.1 nM. Fluoride did not increase mRNA for transforming growth factor beta following either 8 or 24 h of exposure. We conclude that fluoride activates osteoblast proliferation by modulating the cellular sensitivity to transforming growth factor beta, a known stimulator of bone growth.
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- B Y Reed
- Department of Radiology, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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The pathogenesis of dialysis-related amyloidosis is still poorly understood. Therefore, preventive measures can be proposed at present only on the basis of retrospective studies and hypothetical considerations. Two main solutions may be recommended, namely an effective dialytic removal of beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2-M), which is the protein precursor of dialysis amyloid, and the avoidance of bioincompatibility-associated phenomena such as those induced by dialysis membranes and endotoxins. Promising new imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT) scan, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and scintigraphy with specific tracers for amyloid may be helpful to evaluate the long-term results of different treatment schedules, including various strategies of renal replacement therapy.
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- J Zingraff
- INSERM Unité 90, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France
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Fuller K, Chambers TJ, Gallagher AC. Heparin augments osteoclast resorption-stimulating activity in serum. J Cell Physiol 1991; 147:208-14. [PMID: 2040655 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041470204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Increased numbers of mast cells are commonly seen at sites of increased bone resorption and in osteoporosis. Long-term administration of heparin, a major component of mast cell granules, causes osteoporosis. We therefore tested the effect of heparin on bone resorption by osteoclasts disaggregated from neonatal rat long bones. We found that, in the absence of serum, heparin was without effect on osteoclast function. However, in the presence of newborn calf serum, rat serum, or bovine platelet-poor plasma-derived serum, heparin, in the range 25-100 micrograms/ml, induced an increase in osteoclastic bone resorption. Heparin appeared to act through binding and enhancement of an osteoclast resorption-stimulating activity (ORSA) present in serum. A number of known factors that show an affinity for heparin, including transforming growth factor-beta, platelet-derived growth factors, insulin-like growth factors I or II, acidic or basic fibroblast growth factors, fibronectin, or laminin, could not substitute for ORSA, suggesting that the activity may represent a novel heparin-binding factor. The ability of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and related molecules to enhance resorption was dependent on the degree of sulfation and on their size: The high molecular weight GAG heparan sulfate and polysaccharides fucoidan or dextran sulfate showed a similar effect, while low molecular weight heparin, chondroitin-2-sulfate, chondroitin-4-sulfate, and chondroitin-6-sulfate were without effect. We propose that mast cells or heparin therapy increases bone resorption through augmentation of the activity of a factor involved in the local and systemic regulation of osteoclastic bone resorption.
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- K Fuller
- Department of Pathology, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, England
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Evans DB, Thavarajah M, Kanis JA. Immunoreactivity and proliferative actions of beta 2 microglobulin on human bone-derived cells in vitro. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1991; 175:795-803. [PMID: 1902670 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(91)91635-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recent studies have demonstrated homology between bone-derived growth factor and beta 2 microglobulin. We have shown that beta 2 microglobulin has proliferative actions on human bone-derived cells in vitro and that these cells also show immunogenicity for beta 2 microglobulin. beta 2 microglobulin stimulated the incorporation of 3H-thymidine into DNA of human bone cells in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast to this stimulatory action, beta 2 microglobulin had no detectable activity with the same concentration on the production of osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase activity or prostaglandin E2 synthesis. The possibility that the human bone-derived cells could also produce beta 2 microglobulin was examined. Under basal conditions these cells exhibit immunoreactivity for beta 2 microglobulin, the expression of which could be enhanced following treatment with interferon gamma in a dose-dependent manner. The co-localization of staining for beta 2 microglobulin and alkaline phosphatase, a marker of the osteoblast phenotype, indicate that human osteoblast-like cells represent a source of activity of this factor. The production of beta 2 microglobulin by human osteoblast-like cells and the subsequent action of this factor on cells within the bone microenvironment may indicate a role for beta 2 microglobulin as a local regulator of bone metabolism.
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- D B Evans
- Department of Human Metabolism and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Sheffield Medical School, UK
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β 2-microglobulin enhances insulin-like growth factor I receptor levels and synthesis in bone cell cultures. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)51456-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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