A novel anti-osteoporotic agent that protects against postmenopausal bone loss by regulating bone formation and bone resorption

Life Sciences ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
pp. 409-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-te Yang ◽  
Jia-hong Meng ◽  
Bin Hu ◽  
Chi-yuan Ma ◽  
Chen-chen Zhao ◽  
...  
2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1065-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre J. Marie ◽  
Monique Hott ◽  
Dominique Modrowski ◽  
Cinderella de Pollak ◽  
Joel Guillemain ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayoshi Yamaguchi

<p>Bone homeostasis is maintained through a delicate balance between osteoblastic bone formation and osteoclastic bone resorption. Bone loss is caused by decreasing in osteoblastic bone formation and increase in osteoclastic bone resorption, thereby leading to osteoporosis. Functional food factors may play a role in<br />the prevention of osteoporosis. Functional food factors including genistein, menaquinone-7 (vitamin K2) and β-cryptoxanthine have been shown to possess a potential osteogenic effect. These factors have been shown to reveal stimulatory effects on osteoblastic bone formation and suppressive effects on osteoclastic<br />bone resorption. Dietary intake of these factors has been shown to reveal preventive effects on bone loss in animal models of osteoporosis and human subjects. This review will introduce our findings concerning roles of functional food factors in regulation of bone homeostasis and prevention of osteoporosis.</p>


Endocrinology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 157 (7) ◽  
pp. 2621-2635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong Hee Ahn ◽  
Sook-Young Park ◽  
Ji-Eun Baek ◽  
Su-Youn Lee ◽  
Wook-Young Baek ◽  
...  

Free fatty acid receptor 4 (FFA4) has been reported to be a receptor for n-3 fatty acids (FAs). Although n-3 FAs are beneficial for bone health, a role of FFA4 in bone metabolism has been rarely investigated. We noted that FFA4 was more abundantly expressed in both mature osteoclasts and osteoblasts than their respective precursors and that it was activated by docosahexaenoic acid. FFA4 knockout (Ffar4−/−) and wild-type mice exhibited similar bone masses when fed a normal diet. Because fat-1 transgenic (fat-1Tg+) mice endogenously converting n-6 to n-3 FAs contain high n-3 FA levels, we crossed Ffar4−/− and fat-1Tg+ mice over two generations to generate four genotypes of mice littermates: Ffar4+/+;fat-1Tg−, Ffar4+/+;fat-1Tg+, Ffar4−/−;fat-1Tg−, and Ffar4−/−;fat-1Tg+. Female and male littermates were included in ovariectomy- and high-fat diet-induced bone loss models, respectively. Female fat-1Tg+ mice decreased bone loss after ovariectomy both by promoting osteoblastic bone formation and inhibiting osteoclastic bone resorption than their wild-type littermates, only when they had the Ffar4+/+ background, but not the Ffar4−/− background. In a high-fat diet-fed model, male fat-1Tg+ mice had higher bone mass resulting from stimulated bone formation and reduced bone resorption than their wild-type littermates, only when they had the Ffar4+/+ background, but not the Ffar4−/− background. In vitro studies supported the role of FFA4 as n-3 FA receptor in bone metabolism. In conclusion, FFA4 is a dual-acting factor that increases osteoblastic bone formation and decreases osteoclastic bone resorption, suggesting that it may be an ideal target for modulating metabolic bone diseases.


2018 ◽  
Vol 238 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Funck-Brentano ◽  
Karin H Nilsson ◽  
Robert Brommage ◽  
Petra Henning ◽  
Ulf H Lerner ◽  
...  

WNT signaling is involved in the tumorigenesis of various cancers and regulates bone homeostasis. Palmitoleoylation of WNTs by Porcupine is required for WNT activity. Porcupine inhibitors are under development for cancer therapy. As the possible side effects of Porcupine inhibitors on bone health are unknown, we determined their effects on bone mass and strength. Twelve-week-old C57BL/6N female mice were treated by the Porcupine inhibitors LGK974 (low dose = 3 mg/kg/day; high dose = 6 mg/kg/day) or Wnt-C59 (10 mg/kg/day) or vehicle for 3 weeks. Bone parameters were assessed by serum biomarkers, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, µCT and histomorphometry. Bone strength was measured by the 3-point bending test. The Porcupine inhibitors were well tolerated demonstrated by normal body weight. Both doses of LGK974 and Wnt-C59 reduced total body bone mineral density compared with vehicle treatment (P < 0.001). Cortical thickness of the femur shaft (P < 0.001) and trabecular bone volume fraction in the vertebral body (P < 0.001) were reduced by treatment with LGK974 or Wnt-C59. Porcupine inhibition reduced bone strength in the tibia (P < 0.05). The cortical bone loss was the result of impaired periosteal bone formation and increased endocortical bone resorption and the trabecular bone loss was caused by reduced trabecular bone formation and increased bone resorption. Porcupine inhibitors exert deleterious effects on bone mass and strength caused by a combination of reduced bone formation and increased bone resorption. We suggest that cancer targeted therapies using Porcupine inhibitors may increase the risk of fractures.


2001 ◽  
Vol 193 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muneaki Ishijima ◽  
Susan R. Rittling ◽  
Teruhito Yamashita ◽  
Kunikazu Tsuji ◽  
Hisashi Kurosawa ◽  
...  

Reduced mechanical stress to bone in bedridden patients and astronauts leads to bone loss and increase in fracture risk which is one of the major medical and health issues in modern aging society and space medicine. However, no molecule involved in the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon has been identified to date. Osteopontin (OPN) is one of the major noncollagenous proteins in bone matrix, but its function in mediating physical-force effects on bone in vivo has not been known. To investigate the possible requirement for OPN in the transduction of mechanical signaling in bone metabolism in vivo, we examined the effect of unloading on the bones of OPN−/− mice using a tail suspension model. In contrast to the tail suspension–induced bone loss in wild-type mice, OPN−/− mice did not lose bone. Elevation of urinary deoxypyridinoline levels due to unloading was observed in wild-type but not in OPN−/− mice. Analysis of the mechanisms of OPN deficiency–dependent reduction in bone on the cellular basis resulted in two unexpected findings. First, osteoclasts, which were increased by unloading in wild-type mice, were not increased by tail suspension in OPN−/− mice. Second, measures of osteoblastic bone formation, which were decreased in wild-type mice by unloading, were not altered in OPN−/− mice. These observations indicate that the presence of OPN is a prerequisite for the activation of osteoclastic bone resorption and for the reduction in osteoblastic bone formation in unloaded mice. Thus, OPN is a molecule required for the bone loss induced by mechanical stress that regulates the functions of osteoblasts and osteoclasts.


Theranostics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 2183-2195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohong Duan ◽  
Jin Liu ◽  
Xueni Zheng ◽  
Zhe Wang ◽  
Yanli Zhang ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A205-A205
Author(s):  
Lena Fan ◽  
Luke J Benvenuto ◽  
Margaret Nolan ◽  
Angela DiMango ◽  
Elizabeth Shane ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and transplantation (TP) are independently associated with fractures. Yet reports regarding the skeletal effects of organ TP in OI are limited. We report the early skeletal outcomes in an OI patient with osteoporosis who underwent lung TP. Clinical Case: A 35-year-old man with moderate/severe OI and severe bronchiectasis was admitted for progressive respiratory failure and expedited lung TP evaluation. OI was diagnosed at age 10 after sustaining a hairline coccyx fracture when falling off a stool; scoliosis was diagnosed at age 14; additional fractures included ankle (18 y), toes (28 y) and rib (34 y). He had dentogenesis imperfecta, but no hearing loss, easy bruising or OI family history. Bronchiectasis also began at age 10 and progressed, with multiple drug resistant infections and glucocorticoid (GC) treatments. At admission, he was on 6L oxygen and bed-bound from dyspnea. Notably, he had been rejected twice for TP because of his bone disease. Admission medications included calcium, D3, famotidine, inhaled fluticasone, tobramycin, and tiotropium bromide. His exam was notable for height 5’5”, BMI 16.5 kg/m2, kyphoscoliosis, blue sclera and joint laxity. Labs were notable for (mg/dl): serum calcium 9.4, magnesium 2.4, phosphate 4.4; albumin 4.2 g/dl, alkaline phosphatase 75 U/L, 25(OH)D 34 ng/ml, sCTX 535 pg/ml, urinary calcium 370 mg/24 hr. DXA showed T-scores of -4.7 (lumbar spine), -3.3 (femoral neck), -3.2 (total hip), -2.6 (1/3 radius). Endocrinology was consulted about the skeletal risk of lung transplantation. Discussion and Follow-up:The patient’s manifestations of OI increased the risk of adverse skeletal outcomes. His high CTX suggested increased bone resorption, often seen with OI; bone formation was not directly measured but in OI is frequently reduced. Notably, his bronchiectasis was likely related to the OI: in addition to restrictive lung disease in OI, the abnormal type 1 collagen likely alters alveolar structure and elasticity. His risk for post-TP fractures was high given that the expected post-TP bone loss would likely be exacerbated by high dose GCs further increasing bone resorption and reducing presumed low bone formation. Nevertheless, because he had never sustained a major fracture even without OI treatment, the decision was made to proceed. He received zoledronate (ZOL) 5 mg IV and underwent an uncomplicated double lung transplant; initial high dose GCs were tapered to prednisone 10 mg/d. Three months later, he has steadily rising lung function, excellent functional status, and is working full time. A current sCTX of 73 pg/ml suggests that bone loss is not increased. Admittedly, the patient remains within the early high-risk fracture window. Yet this case is the first report to our knowledge which suggests that lung TP in an OI patient treated with ZOL did not lead to fracture in the early post-TP period.


PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Germán Montoya-Sanhueza ◽  
Anusuya Chinsamy

The patterns of bone modeling and mineral mobilization (skeletal homeostasis) among mammals other than humans and laboratory rodents are still poorly known. In this study we assessed the pattern of bone formation and bone resorption in the femur of a wild population of Cape dune molerats,Bathyergus suillus(n= 41) (Bathyergidae), a solitary subterranean mammal with a marked extended longevity among rodents, and which also lives in a naturally deficient state of vitamin D. In order to determine ontogenetic and sex effects on histomorphometric parameters of transversal undecalcified bone sections, two-way ANOVA, linear mixed-effects model and regression statistical analyses were performed. During ontogeny,B. suillusincreased their cross sectional area, cortical area and cortical thickness, and most importantly, they showed scarce endosteal bone resorption which resulted in a retained medullary cavity size during ontogeny. This resulted in a positively imbalanced bone modeling, where bone formation considerably surpasses bone loss by almost 100-fold in adulthood. This differs markedly from other terrestrial mammals with relatively thin cortical walls. Regarding bone loss and remodeling, three main processes involving intracortical resorption were observed: modeling-related bone loss in early postnatal growth; secondary osteon formation occurring in both sexes; and subendosteal secondary reconstruction observed only in females. The latter is accompanied by females having six-fold more relative bone loss than males, which is evidenced by the development of enlarged resorption cavities (RCs) distributed circumferentially around the medullary cavity. Males have smaller, more circular and randomly distributed RCs. In general, our data indicate no age-related decline in mineral content inB. suillus, and provides strong support for a pattern of sexual dimorphism in skeletal homeostasis, similar to that occurring in humans and other mammals, with females losing more bone throughout aging as compared to males due to reproductive factors. Interestingly as well, despite the high mechanical loads experienced during burrow construction, bone remodeling inB. suillusis kept at very low levels throughout their lifespan, and dense Haversian tissue never forms. This study represents the first comprehensive assessment of skeletal homeostasis in a subterranean mammal, and it enables a better understanding of the complex processes governing the acquisition and maintenance of bone properties in this species with extraordinary fossorial adaptations.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Neale Weitzmann ◽  
Susanne Roser-Page ◽  
Tatyana Vikulina ◽  
Daiana Weiss ◽  
Li Hao ◽  
...  

Abstract Hemophilia A (HA), a rare X-linked recessive genetic disorder caused by insufficient blood clotting factor VIII, leaves affected individuals susceptible to spontaneous and traumatic hemorrhage. Although males generally exhibit severe symptoms, due to variable X inactivation, females can also be severely impacted. Osteoporosis is a disease of the skeleton predisposing patients to fragility fracture, a cause of significant morbidity and mortality and a common comorbidity in HA. Because the causes of osteoporosis in HA are unclear and in humans confounded by other traditional risk factors for bone loss, in this study, we phenotyped the skeletons of F8 total knockout (F8TKO) mice, an animal model of severe HA. We found that trabecular bone accretion in the axial and appendicular skeletons of male F8TKO mice lagged significantly between 2 and 6 months of age, with more modest cortical bone decline. By contrast, in female mice, diminished bone accretion was mostly limited to the cortical compartment. Interestingly, bone loss was associated with a decline in bone formation in male mice but increased bone resorption in female mice, a possible result of sex steroid insufficiency. In conclusion, our studies reveal a sexual dimorphism in the mechanism driving bone loss in male and female F8TKO mice, preventing attainment of peak bone mass and strength. If validated in humans, therapies aimed at promoting bone formation in males but suppressing bone resorption in females may be indicated to facilitate attainment of peak mass in children with HA to reduce the risk for fracture later in life.


1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (6) ◽  
pp. E853-E859 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Tobias ◽  
A. Gallagher ◽  
T. J. Chambers

Although androgens are thought to be important for skeletal maintenance in females and males, little is known about the mechanisms involved. To investigate this question further, we examined the effects of administering 0.01, 0.1, or 1.0 mg/kg 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) for 60 days on the skeleton of ovariectomized rats. Treatment was delayed until 90 days after ovariectomy to enable bone loss to stabilize. We found that ovariectomy markedly reduced cancellous bone volume of the proximal tibial metaphysis due to a combination of loss and thinning of trabeculae. Cancellous bone volume was partially restored by all doses of DHT, with trabecular thickness, but not number, returning to that of sham-operated animals. DHT also stimulated longitudinal bone growth and endosteal and periosteal bone formation and suppressed histomorphometric indexes of cancellous bone resorption. This suggests that DHT influences skeletal metabolism in osteopenic ovariectomized rats both by stimulating bone formation and suppressing resorption, although it is unclear which, if any, of these actions predominate at cancellous sites.


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