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B Ligand and Osteoprotegerin in Osteoblasts
Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Showa University (M.T., N.T., N.U., T.S.), Tokyo 142-8555, Japan; Department of Bioengineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology (K.S., J.-T. W., K.N.), Yokohama 226-8501, Japan; Department of Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science (C.M.), Tokyo 192-0392, Japan; and St. Vincents Institute of Medical Research (T.J.M.), Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Dr. Tatsuo Suda, Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Showa University, 15-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan. E-mail: suda{at}dent.showa-u.ac.jp
Receptor activator of nuclear factor-
B ligand (RANKL) and
osteoprotegerin (OPG) produced by osteoblasts/stromal cells are
involved as positive and negative regulators in osteoclast formation.
Three independent signals have been proposed to induce RANKL expression
in osteoblasts/stromal cells: vitamin D receptor-, cAMP-, and
gp130-mediated signals. We previously reported that intracellular
calcium-elevating compounds such as ionomycin, cyclopiazonic acid, and
thapsigargin induced osteoclast formation in cocultures of mouse bone
marrow cells and primary osteoblasts. Increases in calcium
concentration in culture medium also induced osteoclast formation in
cocultures. Treatment of primary osteoblasts with these compounds or
with high calcium medium stimulated the expression of both RANKL and
OPG messenger RNAs (mRNAs).
1,2-Bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic
acid)-tetra(acetoxymethyl)ester, an intracellular calcium
chelator, suppressed both ionomycin-induced osteoclast formation in
cocultures and expression of RANKL and OPG mRNAs in primary
osteoblasts. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), an activator of
protein kinase C, also stimulated osteoclast formation in these
cocultures and the expression of RANKL and OPG mRNAs in primary
osteoblasts. Protein kinase C inhibitors such as calphostin and
staurosporin suppressed ionomycin- and PMA-induced osteoclast formation
in cocultures and expression of RANKL and OPG mRNAs in primary
osteoblasts. Ionomycin stimulated RANKL mRNA expression in ST2 and
MC3T3-G2/PA6 cells, but not in MC3T3-E1 or NIH-3T3 cells. These effects
were closely correlated with osteoclast formation in response to
ionomycin in cocultures with these stromal cell lines. OPG strongly
inhibited osteoclast formation induced by calcium-elevating compounds
and PMA in cocultures, suggesting that RANKL expression in osteoblasts
is a rate-limiting step for osteoclast induction. Forskolin, an
activator of cAMP signals, also stimulated osteoclast formation in
cocultures. Forskolin enhanced RANKL mRNA expression but suppressed OPG
mRNA expression in primary osteoblasts. These results suggest that the
calcium/protein kinase C signal in osteoblasts/stromal cells is the
fourth signal for inducing RANKL mRNA expression, which, in turn,
stimulates osteoclast formation.
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