Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase in mononuclear and multinuclear cells during the bone resorption of tooth eruption.

1987 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1227-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
S C Marks ◽  
M L Grolman
Keyword(s):  
Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Bone Resorption ◽  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Alveolar Bone ◽  
Tooth Eruption ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Dental Follicle ◽  
Multinuclear Cells ◽  
Cytochemical Marker

Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) has been used as a cytochemical marker for the cell mediators of bone resorption, osteoclasts and their mononuclear precursors. We have applied a cytochemical method for TRAP to study the dependence of the osteoclast-mediated bone resorption of tooth eruption on the dental follicle, a connective tissue investment of the developing tooth, by analyzing the TRAP activity of mononuclear cells in the dental follicle before and during pre-molar eruption in dogs. The percentage of TRAP-positive monocyte cells increases until mid-eruption, slightly preceding a previously demonstrated rise in numbers of osteoclasts on adjacent bone surfaces. These data suggest an ontogenetic relationship between follicular mononuclear cells and osteoclasts on adjacent alveolar bone surfaces during tooth eruption. However, because TRAP occurs in other tissues and is not an exclusive indicator of pre-osteoclasts, proof of their relationship will have to await application of more definitive techniques.

Changes in the Tartrate-resistant Acid Phosphatase Cell Population in Dental Follicles and Bony Crypts of Rat Molars during Tooth Eruption

1989 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.E. Wise ◽  
W. Fan
Keyword(s):  
Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Osteoclast Formation ◽  
Tooth Eruption ◽  
Enamel Organ ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Dental Follicle ◽  
Cellular Events ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Rat Molars

It was the aim of this study to determine the cellular changes that occur in the enamel organ, dental follicle, and surrounding bony crypt of the rat molar prior to and during tooth eruption. By use of light microscope histochemistry to detect cells containing tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), it was seen that TRAP-positive mononuclear cells were present in the dental follicle prior to the onset of eruption (e.g., three days postnatal age) and then declined in number during eruption. Concurrently, TRAP-positive osteoclasts were initially present in large numbers on the surface of the bony crypt surrounding the molars (three days postnatal age) and then declined in number as eruption progressed. Electron microscopy confirmed that these were mononuclear cells and osteoclasts. The results suggest that the mononuclear cells are either precursors of the osteoclasts or perhaps release cytokines that affect osteoclast formation or activity. Staining for alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity indicated that at an early postnatal age (secretory stage of amelogenesis), ALP was detected only in the stratum intermedium of the enamel organ, whereas at a later age (maturation phase of amelogenesis), it was present only in the ameloblasts. These results, combined with a survey of the literature, strongly suggest that ALP moves from the base of the enamel organ to the enamel itself over a period of time ranging from pre- to post-eruption. Rat molars are teeth of limited eruption, and the cellular events that occur in eruption appear comparable with what is seen in dog and human dentition, especially in terms of the cellular events seen in the dental follicle prior to and during eruption. Thus, because rat molars are often more amenable to experimental protocol, they may be a suitable choice for answering questions pertaining to tooth eruption in the dog and in humans.

Cellular, Molecular, and Genetic Determinants of Tooth Eruption

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.E. Wise ◽  
S. Frazier-Bowers ◽  
R.N. D’Souza
Keyword(s):  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Alveolar Bone ◽  
Tooth Eruption ◽  
Follicle Cells ◽  
Dental Follicle ◽  
Genetic Determinants ◽  
Dental Follicle Cells ◽  
Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein ◽  
Molecular Events ◽  
Chemotactic Protein

Tooth eruption is a complex and tightly regulated process that involves cells of the tooth organ and the surrounding alveolus. Mononuclear cells (osteoclast precursors) must be recruited into the dental follicle prior to the onset of eruption. These cells, in turn, fuse to form osteoclasts that resorb alveolar bone, forming an eruption pathway for the tooth to exit its bony crypt. Some of the molecules possibly involved in the signaling cascades of eruption have been proposed in studies from null mice, osteopetrotic rodents, injections of putative eruption molecules, and cultured dental follicle cells. In particular, recruitment of the mononuclear cells to the follicle may require colony-stimulating factor-one (CSF-1) and/or monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1). Osteoclastogenesis is needed for the bone resorption and may involve inhibition of osteoprotegerin transcription and synthesis in the follicle, as well as enhancement of receptor activator of NFκB ligand (RANKL), in the adjacent alveolar bone and/or in the follicle. Paracrine signaling by parathyroid-hormone-related protein and interleukin -1α, produced in the stellate reticulum adjacent to the follicle, may also play a role in regulating eruption. Osteoblasts might also influence the process of eruption, the most important physiologic role likely being at the eruptive site, in the formation of osteoclasts through signaling via the RANKL/OPG pathway. Evidence thus far supports a role for an osteoblast-specific transcription factor, Cbfa1 (Runx2), in molecular events that regulate tooth eruption. Cbfa1 is also expressed at high levels by the dental follicle cells. This review concludes with a discussion of the several human conditions that result in a failure of or delay in tooth eruption.

scholarly journals Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase in bone and cartilage following decalcification and cold-embedding in plastic.

1987 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
A A Cole ◽  
L M Walters
Keyword(s):  
Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Relative Sensitivity ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Histochemical Marker ◽  
Cold Embedding ◽  
Embedding Medium ◽  
Improved Technique ◽  
Cytochemical Marker ◽  
And Cartilage

Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) has been proposed as a cytochemical marker for osteoclasts. We have developed an improved technique for the localization of TRAP in rat and mouse bone and cartilage. This procedure employs JB-4 plastic as the embedding medium, permits decalcification, and results in improved morphology compared with frozen sections. Peritoneal lavage cells were used to determine the appropriate isomer and concentration of tartrate necessary for inhibition of tartrate-sensitive acid phosphatase. After incubation in medium containing 50 mM L(+)-tartaric acid, osteoclasts and chondroclasts were heavily stained with reaction product. On the basis of their relative sensitivity to tartrate inhibition, three populations of mononuclear cells could also be distinguished. These three populations may represent: heavily stained osteoclast/chondroclast precursors; sparsely stained osteoblast-like cells lining the bone surface; and unstained cells of monocyte-macrophage lineage. Our results are consistent with the use of TRAP as a histochemical marker for study of the osteoclast.

scholarly journals 1,25-Dihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D2, a Vitamin D Analog with Reduced Bone Resorbing Activity In Vitro

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1857-1864
Author(s):  
L. SHANNON HOLLIDAY ◽  
STEPHEN L. GLUCK ◽  
EDUARDO SLATOPOLSKY ◽  
ALEX J. BROWN
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Bone Resorption ◽  
Vitamin D Receptor ◽  
Intrinsic Activity ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Mouse Bone Marrow ◽  
Bone Resorbing Activity

Abstract. 1,25-Dihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D2 (19-norD2), a new analog of 1,25(OH)2D3, suppresses parathyroid hormone in renal failure patients and in uremic rats but has less calcemic activity than 1,25(OH)2D3. Although 19-norD2 has high affinity for the vitamin D receptor and similar pharmacokinetics to those of 1,25(OH)2D3, it has much less bone resorbing activity in vivo. The intrinsic activity of 19-norD2 on osteoclastogenesis and activation of bone resorption in mouse bone marrow cultures was examined to determine the mechanism involved. 19-norD2 and 1,25(OH)2D3 (10 nM) were equivalent in stimulating the formation and maintenance of large multinucleated, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive cells. However, the amount of bone resorbed by osteoclasts stimulated by 10 nM 19-norD2, as measured by pit-forming assays, was reduced 62% compared with 10 nM 1,25(OH)2D3-stimulated osteoclasts (P < 0.05). This difference could not be attributed to enhanced catabolism or to downregulated vitamin D receptor. The rate of degradation of 19-norD2 in cultures was approximately 20% greater than 1,25(OH)2D3, not enough to account for the different effects on bone resorption. The VDR levels were identical in cultures that were treated with 19-norD2 and 1,25(OH)2D3. In summary, 19-norD2 is less effective than 1,25(OH)2D3 in stimulating mouse marrow osteoclasts to resorb bone. The reason for this difference is not clear but seems to involve the late maturation and/or activation of osteoclasts as the number of pits produced by each tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive cell is reduced under stimulation by 19-norD2 compared with 1,25(OH)2D3.

Giant Cell Tumors: Inquiry Into Immunohistochemical Expression of CD117 (c-Kit), Microphthalmia Transcription Factor, Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase, and HAM-56

2005 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-365
Author(s):  
Rolando Y. Ramos ◽  
Helen M. Haupt ◽  
Peter A. Kanetsky ◽  
Rakesh Donthineni-Rao ◽  
Carmen Arenas-Elliott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Giant Cell ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Osteoclast Differentiation ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Immunohistochemical Expression ◽  
Giant Cell Tumors ◽  
Microphthalmia Transcription Factor

Abstract Context.—Osteoclast-like giant cells (GCs) in giant cell tumors (GCTs) are thought to derive from a monocyte-macrophage lineage. Microphthalmia transcription factor (MITF) is necessary for osteoclast gene expression and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activation; c-Kit plays a role in regulation of MITF. Objective.—To gain insight into the differentiation of GCTs of bone (GCTBs) and GCTs tendon sheath (GCTTSs) by investigating immunohistochemical staining for c-Kit, MITF, TRAP, and HAM-56 in the GCs and stroma. Design.—Immunoreactivity for CD117 (c-Kit), MITF, TRAP, and HAM-56 was studied in 35 GCTBs, 15 GCTTSs, and 5 foreign-body GC controls. Results.—Across tumors, MITF and TRAP but not c-Kit were generally expressed in GCs; TRAP was variably expressed in stromal cells. The MITF was expressed more consistently in stromal cells of GCTTSs than GCTBs (P &lt; .001). The GCTBs showed more intense MITF stromal (P &lt; .001) and TRAP GC staining (P = .04) than GCTTSs. HAM-56 staining by stromal cells was associated with MITF stromal staining (r2 = 0.6, P &lt; .001). Conclusions.—Results suggest that MITF and TRAP are expressed during osteoclast differentiation and that a proportion of mononuclear cells in GCTs express the macrophage marker HAM-56. Both GCTBs and GCTTSs show similar patterns of immunohistochemical expression.

scholarly journals A Novel Sandwich ELISA for Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase 5a and 5b Protein Reveals that Both Isoforms are Secreted by Differentiating Osteoclasts and Correlate to the Type I Collagen Degradation Marker CTX-I In Vivo and In Vitro

2019 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laia Mira-Pascual ◽  
Christina Patlaka ◽  
Suchita Desai ◽  
Staffan Paulie ◽  
Tuomas Näreoja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Bone Resorption ◽  
Sandwich Elisa ◽  
Osteoclast Differentiation ◽  
Collagen Degradation ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Osteoclast Number ◽  
Serum Trap ◽  
Trap 5B

Abstract Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase type 5 (TRAP) exists as two isoforms, 5a and 5b. 5b is a marker of osteoclast number and 5a of chronic inflammation; however, its association with bone resorption is unknown. In this study, a double-TRAP 5a/5b sandwich ELISA measuring 5a and 5b protein in the same sample was developed. TRAP 5a and 5b protein levels were evaluated as osteoclast differentiation/activity markers in serum and in culture, and their correlation to the resorption marker CTX-I was examined. Serum TRAP 5a and 5b concentrations in healthy men were 4.4 ± 0.6 ng/ml and 1.3 ± 0.2 ng/ml, respectively, and they correlated moderately to each other suggesting that their secretion is coupled under healthy conditions. A correlation was also observed between serum TRAP 5a and 5b with CTX-I, suggesting that both TRAP isoforms associate with osteoclast number. During osteoclast differentiation on plastic/bone, predominantly 5b increased in media/lysate from M-CSF/RANKL-stimulated CD14+ PBMCs. However, substantial levels of 5a were detected at later stages suggesting that both isoforms are secreted from differentiating OCs. More TRAP 5b was released on bone indicating a connection to osteoclast resorptive activity, and a peak in TRAP 5b/5a-ratio coincided with rapid CTX-I release. At the end of the culture period of M-CSF + RANKL-stimulated CD14+ PBMCs, there was a correlation between the secretion of TRAP 5a and 5b proteins with CTX-I. The correlation of not only 5b but also 5a with collagen degradation, both in serum and osteoclast cultures indicates that a considerable proportion of the TRAP 5a originates from osteoclasts and may reflect a hitherto undisclosed regulatory mechanism during bone resorption and bone remodeling.

The clinical utility of serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b in the assessment of bone resorption in patients on peritoneal dialysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 844-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunsuke Yamada ◽  
Kazuhiko Tsuruya ◽  
Hisako Yoshida ◽  
Masatomo Taniguchi ◽  
Naoki Haruyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Bone Resorption ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase

scholarly journals Identification and characterization of osteoclast-like cells and their progenitors in cultures of feline marrow mononuclear cells.

1984 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
K J Ibbotson ◽  
G D Roodman ◽  
L M McManus ◽  
G R Mundy
Keyword(s):  
Bone Resorption ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Gradient Centrifugation ◽  
Cell Formation ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Nonspecific Esterase ◽  
Multinucleated Cells

The predominant cell responsible for bone resorption, the multinucleated osteoclast, has been difficult to study because of inaccessibility. When feline marrow-derived mononuclear cells are established in long-term culture, multinucleated cells form within 48 h, reaching maximum numbers at 16 d. We have observed that these cultured cells have many of the features of osteoclasts. Morphologically, they are multinucleated, contain large numbers of branched mitochondria, have a peripheral cytoplasm lacking organelles (a clear zone), and have extensive cell-surface processes. In addition to these ultrastructural features, the cells contain a tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, the activity of which is increased by parathyroid hormone (PTH) and inhibited by calcitonin. PTH, prostaglandin E2, and 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3 increased multinucleated cell formation, while calcitonin inhibited the stimulatory effects of PTH. Time-lapse cinemicrographic and autoradiographic studies indicated that the multinucleated cells formed by fusion of the mononuclear progenitors. The multinucleated cells were phagocytic and stained with nonspecific esterase, consistent with their being derived from immature monocytes. Further, cell populations enriched for multinucleated cells release 45Ca from devitalized bone. Density-gradient centrifugation on Percoll was used to enrich and characterize the mononuclear progenitors of these multinucleated cells. The progenitor cells were found predominantly in Percoll density layers of 1.065 to 1.08 g/ml and were enriched up to 30-fold as compared to unfractionated cells. The bone marrow mononuclear cells that formed the multinucleated cells were initially nonadherent to plastic, stained heavily with nonspecific esterase, and appeared to be immature monocytes histologically. These data indicate that the multinucleated osteoclast-like cells in our cultures are derived from nonadherent monocytic progenitor cells that are responsive to osteotropic hormones. The ability to grow and characterize these cells in vitro should facilitate studies to elucidate the role these cells play in normal and pathologic states of bone resorption.

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