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Ghosh R, Mondal S, Mukherjee D, Adhikari A, Bhattacharyya M, Pal SK. Inorganic-Organic Synergy in Nano-hybrids makes a New Class of Drug with Targeted Delivery: Glutamate Functionalization of Iron Nanoparticles for Potential Bone Marrow Delivery and X-ray Dynamic Therapy. Curr Drug Deliv 2022; 19:991-1000. [DOI: 10.2174/1567201819666220328142620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The direct delivery of therapeutic molecules is generally inefficient and has several problems. Hence, nano medicines with targeted and controlled delivery applications have been an exciting field of research for the past decade. In this regard, the adjustable properties of inorganic nanoparticles like particle size distribution, ability to change the targeting ligand to have a higher affinity towards the pathologic cell, and controlled delivery properties have made it indispensable for targeted drug delivery applications. Changing the ligand on the surface of the inorganic nanoparticle can direct different therapeutic molecules to different organs like the liver, spleen, kidney, bone, and even brain. However, while the other targeted nano medicines are well-reported targeting of therapeutics to bone marrow cells is sparse in the literature. Hence, the administration of therapeutics for bone-related disorders like bone metastases leads to several problems like severe systemic toxicity and suboptimal efficacy. In this direction, we have shown our successful effort to functionalise a model inorganic nanoparticle (Fe2O3) by glutamate ligand which is reported to have a high affinity towards the NMDA receptors of the bone cells. We have performed spectroscopic studies to characterize the nano-hybrid. We have shown that the cargo or the Fe2O3 nanoparticle possesses the ability to generate photo-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby leading to a therapeutic opportunity for bone metastases. In addition, the nanoparticle also possesses the ability to generate enhanced ROS on X-ray irradiation, which may provide a new strategy for bone metastases and cancer therapy. Also, this paper reviews the advancement in the drug delivery applications of inorganic nanoparticles and highlights the crosstalk between the inorganic nanoparticles with the conjugated targeting ligand for efficient delivery applications.
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- Ria Ghosh
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Samueli School of Engineering and Advanced Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India
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García-Gaytán AC, Hernández-Abrego A, Díaz-Muñoz M, Méndez I. Glutamatergic system components as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in cancer in non-neural organs. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1029210. [PMID: 36457557 PMCID: PMC9705578 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1029210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Glutamate is one of the most abundant amino acids in the blood. Besides its role as a neurotransmitter in the brain, it is a key substrate in several metabolic pathways and a primary messenger that acts through its receptors outside the central nervous system (CNS). The two main types of glutamate receptors, ionotropic and metabotropic, are well characterized in CNS and have been recently analyzed for their roles in non-neural organs. Glutamate receptor expression may be particularly important for tumor growth in organs with high concentrations of glutamate and might also influence the propensity of such tumors to set metastases in glutamate-rich organs, such as the liver. The study of glutamate transporters has also acquired relevance in the physiology and pathologies outside the CNS, especially in the field of cancer research. In this review, we address the recent findings about the expression of glutamatergic system components, such as receptors and transporters, their role in the physiology and pathology of cancer in non-neural organs, and their possible use as biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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Rivera-Villaseñor A, Higinio-Rodríguez F, Nava-Gómez L, Vázquez-Prieto B, Calero-Vargas I, Olivares-Moreno R, López-Hidalgo M. NMDA Receptor Hypofunction in the Aging-Associated Malfunction of Peripheral Tissue. Front Physiol 2021; 12:687121. [PMID: 34248675 PMCID: PMC8264581 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.687121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Glutamatergic transmission through NMDA receptors (NMDARs) is important for the function of peripheral tissues. In the bone, NMDARs and its co-agonist, D-serine participate in all the phases of the remodeling. In the vasculature, NMDARs exerts a tonic vasodilation decreasing blood perfusion in the corpus cavernosum and the filtration rate in the renal glomerulus. NMDARs are relevant for the skin turnover regulating the proliferation and differentiation of keratinocytes and the formation of the cornified envelope (CE). The interference with NMDAR function in the skin leads to a slow turnover and repair. As occurs with the brain and cognitive functions, the manifestations of a hypofunction of NMDARs resembles those observed during aging. This raises the question if the deterioration of the glomerular vasculature, the bone remodeling and the skin turnover associated with age could be related with a hypofunction of NMDARs. Furthermore, the interference of D-serine and the effects of its supplementation on these tissues, suggest that a decrease of D-serine could account for this hypofunction pointing out D-serine as a potential therapeutic target to reduce or even prevent the detriment of the peripheral tissue associated with aging.
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- Angélica Rivera-Villaseñor
- Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Bone is an active organ that is continuously remodeled throughout life via formation and resorption; therefore, a fine-tuned bone (re)modeling is crucial for bone homeostasis and is closely connected with energy metabolism. Amino acids are essential for various cellular functions as well as an energy source, and their synthesis and catabolism (e.g., metabolism of carbohydrates and fatty acids) are regulated through numerous enzymatic cascades. In addition, the intracellular levels of amino acids are maintained by autophagy, a cellular recycling system for proteins and organelles; under nutrient deprivation conditions, autophagy is strongly induced to compensate for cellular demands and to restore the amino acid pool. Metabolites derived from amino acids are known to be precursors of bioactive molecules such as second messengers and neurotransmitters, which control various cellular processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, and homeostasis. Thus, amino acid metabolism and autophagy are tightly and reciprocally regulated in our bodies. This review discusses the current knowledge and potential links between bone diseases and deficiencies in amino acid metabolism and autophagy.
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- Akiko Suzuki
- Department of Diagnostic & Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, USA; Center for Craniofacial Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic & Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, USA; Center for Craniofacial Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, USA; MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Kiyohara S, Sakai N, Handa K, Yamakawa T, Ishikawa K, Chatani M, Karakawa A, Azetsu Y, Munakata M, Ozeki M, Negishi-Koga T, Takami M. Effects of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist MK-801 (dizocilpine) on bone homeostasis in mice. J Oral Biosci 2020; 62:131-138. [PMID: 32289529 DOI: 10.1016/j.job.2020.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To gain insight into the role of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor in bone metabolism by examining the effects of its noncompetitive antagonist, MK-801 (dizocilpine), on bone homeostasis and bone healing in mice. METHODS MK-801 (2.5 mg/kg) or saline (in control groups) was intravenously administered to healthy mice and mice with bone-defects daily for seven to 14 days. Bone defects were artificially created in femurs using a drill and reamer. Following euthanasia, bones were extracted and processed for microcomputed tomography (μCT) and histological analyses. The effects of MK-801 on osteoclast differentiation by bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) were examined in vitro. mRNA expressionlevels of Grin3b levels were also examined using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS Bone volume was significantly decreased in mice administered MK-801 for 14 days. Additionally, the number of osteoclasts was reduced, while number of osteoblasts and rate of bone formation were increased in these mice. MK-801 inhibited osteoclast differentiation dose-dependently in vitro. RT-PCR findings suggested expression of Grin3b, a subunit of the NMDA receptor, in BMMs. During the healing process of artificially created defects in femurs, no significant differences were found between the control and MK-801-treated groups, indicating no stimulatory or inhibitory effects by MK-801 administration. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that blockade of the NMDA receptor by MK-801 administration affects bone metabolism but not the healing process of artificial bone defects.
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- Shuichi Kiyohara
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan; Department of Implant Dentistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, 2-1-1 Kitasenzoku, Ota, Tokyo, 145-8515, Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Implant Dentistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, 2-1-1 Kitasenzoku, Ota, Tokyo, 145-8515, Japan.
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- Department of Implant Dentistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, 2-1-1 Kitasenzoku, Ota, Tokyo, 145-8515, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan; Division of Mucosal Barriology, International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan; Pharmacological Research Center, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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Matta C, Juhász T, Fodor J, Hajdú T, Katona É, Szűcs-Somogyi C, Takács R, Vágó J, Oláh T, Bartók Á, Varga Z, Panyi G, Csernoch L, Zákány R. N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor expression and function is required for early chondrogenesis. Cell Commun Signal 2019; 17:166. [PMID: 31842918 PMCID: PMC6915923 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-019-0487-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background In vitro chondrogenesis depends on the concerted action of numerous signalling pathways, many of which are sensitive to the changes of intracellular Ca2+ concentration. N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor is a cation channel with high permeability for Ca2+. Whilst there is now accumulating evidence for the expression and function of NMDA receptors in non-neural tissues including mature cartilage and bone, the contribution of glutamate signalling to the regulation of chondrogenesis is yet to be elucidated. Methods We studied the role of glutamatergic signalling during the course of in vitro chondrogenesis in high density chondrifying cell cultures using single cell fluorescent calcium imaging, patch clamp, transient gene silencing, and western blotting. Results Here we show that key components of the glutamatergic signalling pathways are functional during in vitro chondrogenesis in a primary chicken chondrogenic model system. We also present the full glutamate receptor subunit mRNA and protein expression profile of these cultures. This is the first study to report that NMDA-mediated signalling may act as a key factor in embryonic limb bud-derived chondrogenic cultures as it evokes intracellular Ca2+ transients, which are abolished by the GluN2B subunit-specific inhibitor ifenprodil. The function of NMDARs is essential for chondrogenesis as their functional knock-down using either ifenprodil or GRIN1 siRNA temporarily blocks the differentiation of chondroprogenitor cells. Cartilage formation was fully restored with the re-expression of the GluN1 protein. Conclusions We propose a key role for NMDARs during the transition of chondroprogenitor cells to cartilage matrix-producing chondroblasts.
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- Csaba Matta
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.,Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.,Department of Medical Biochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Sui H, Zhan L, Niu X, Liang L, Li X. The SNK and SPAR signaling pathway changes in hippocampal neurons treated with amyloid-beta peptide in vitro. Neuropeptides 2017; 63:43-48. [PMID: 28400058 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 02/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is believed to be a primary cause of Alzheimer's disease. Many studies have demonstrated that Aβ causes morphological and functional alterations of dendritic spines, leading to synaptic dysfunction, but the effect of Aβ on damage to synaptic functions is not fully understood. Spine-associated Rap guanosine triphosphatase-activating protein (SPAR) is an important regulator of activity-dependent remodeling of synapses and is critically involved in both mature dendritic spine formation and the maintenance of spine maturity. Serum-inducible kinase (SNK) is an activity-inducible member of the polo-like family of serine/threonine kinases. Coordinated regulation of Ras and Rap by SNK is critical for homeostatic plasticity and memory. A previous study in which rats were injected with Aβ1-40 into the hippocampus showed that the SNK and SPAR signaling pathway may play a crucial role in Aβ-induced excitotoxic damage in the central nervous system by regulating synaptic stability. The present study was designed to investigate whether the SNK and SPAR signaling pathway was involved in Aβ-induced neurotoxicity in rat primary neurons. We measured mRNA and protein expression levels of SNK and SPAR in primary hippocampal neurons following Aβ treatment and used RNA interference to knockdown SNK to investigate the underlying mechanism. Expression of SNK and SPAR was altered by Aβ treatment, indicating that the SNK and SPAR signaling pathways may be involved in the damage to dendritic spines in hippocampal neurons induced by Aβ.
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- Hua Sui
- Institute of Basic Research of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China; College of Basic Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Dalian Second People's Hospital, Dalian 116011, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Basic Research of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Basic Research of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning, China
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Behera J, Bala J, Nuru M, Tyagi SC, Tyagi N. Homocysteine as a Pathological Biomarker for Bone Disease. J Cell Physiol 2017; 232:2704-2709. [PMID: 27859269 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In the last few decades, perturbation in methyl-group and homocysteine (Hcy) balance have emerged as independent risk factors in a number of pathological conditions including neurodegenerative disease, cardiovascular dysfunction, cancer development, autoimmune disease, and kidney disease. Recent studies report Hcy to be a newly recognized risk factor for osteoporosis. Elevated Hcy levels are known to modulate osteoclastgenesis by causing detrimental effects on bone via oxidative stress induced metalloproteinase-mediated extracellular matrix degradation and decrease in bone blood flow. Evidence from previous studies also suggests that the decreased chondrocytes mediated bone mineralization in chick limb-bud mesenchymal cells and during the gestational period of ossification in rat model. However, Hcy imbalance and its role in bone loss, regression in vascular invasion, and osteoporosis, are not clearly understood. More investigations are required to explore the complex interplay between Hcy imbalance and onset of bone disease progression. This article reviews the current body of knowledge on regulation of Hcy mediated oxidative stress and its role in bone remodeling, vascular blood flow and progression of bone disease. J. Cell. Physiol. 232: 2704-2709, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Jyotirmaya Behera
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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Musante I, Mattinzoli D, Otescu LA, Bossi S, Ikehata M, Gentili C, Cangemi G, Gatti C, Emionite L, Messa P, Ravazzolo R, Rastaldi MP, Riccardi D, Puliti A. Phenotypic characterization of Grm1 crv4 mice reveals a functional role for the type 1 metabotropic glutamate receptor in bone mineralization. Bone 2017; 94:114-123. [PMID: 27989650 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Recent increasing evidence supports a role for neuronal type signaling in bone. Specifically glutamate receptors have been found in cells responsible for bone remodeling, namely the osteoblasts and the osteoclasts. While most studies have focused on ionotropic glutamate receptors, the relevance of the metabotropic glutamate signaling in bone is poorly understood. Specifically type 1 metabotropic glutamate (mGlu1) receptors are expressed in bone, but the effect of its ablation on skeletal development has never been investigated. Here we report that Grm1crv4/crv4 mice, homozygous for an inactivating mutation of the mGlu1 receptor, and mainly characterized by ataxia and renal dysfunction, exhibit decreased body weight, bone length and bone mineral density compared to wild type (WT) animals. Blood analyses of the affected mice demonstrate the absence of changes in circulating factors, such as vitamin D and PTH, suggesting renal damage is not the main culprit of the skeletal phenotype. Cultures of osteoblasts lacking functional mGlu1 receptors exhibit less homogeneous collagen deposition than WT cells, and present increased expression of osteocalcin, a marker of osteoblast maturation. These data suggest that the skeletal damage is directly linked to the absence of the receptor, which in turn leads to osteoblasts dysfunction and earlier maturation. Accordingly, skeletal histomorphology suggests that Grm1crv4/crv4 mice exhibit enhanced bone maturation, resulting in premature fusion of the growth plate and shortened long bones, and further slowdown of bone apposition rate compared to the WT animals. In summary, this work reveals novel functions of mGlu1 receptors in the bone and indicates that in osteoblasts mGlu1 receptors are necessary for production of normal bone matrix, longitudinal bone growth, and normal skeletal development.
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- Ilaria Musante
- DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, via Gaslini 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy; Fondazione D'Amico per la Ricerca sulle Malattie Renali, via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, via Gaslini 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy; Fondazione D'Amico per la Ricerca sulle Malattie Renali, via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, DIMES, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
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- Clinical Pathology Laboratory Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, via Gaslini 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
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- Clinical Pathology Laboratory Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, via Gaslini 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
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- Animal Facility, IRCCS A.U.O. San Martino-IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, Genoa, Italy.
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy; Fondazione D'Amico per la Ricerca sulle Malattie Renali, via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, via Gaslini 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy; Medical Genetics Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, via Gaslini 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy; Fondazione D'Amico per la Ricerca sulle Malattie Renali, via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
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- DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, via Gaslini 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy; Medical Genetics Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, via Gaslini 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
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Du E, McAllister P, Venna VR, Xiao L. Clinically Relevant Concentrations of Ketamine Inhibit Osteoclast Formation In Vitro in Mouse Bone Marrow Cultures. J Cell Biochem 2016; 118:914-923. [PMID: 27775174 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ketamine has been used safely in clinics for decades for analgesia and anesthesia. It is increasingly popular in clinical practice due to its new uses and importance for emergency procedures. It is known that ketamine is sequestered in the bone marrow and the major receptors for ketamine, noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs), are expressed in osteoclasts (OCs) and osteoblasts. However, the impact of ketamine on OCs or osteoblasts is unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of ketamine on osteoclastogenesis and regulation of NMDARs expression in vitro. Bone marrows (BMs) or bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) were cultured in the presence of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) with or without ketamine for up to 6 days. OC formation peaked at day 5. On day 5 of culture, ketamine inhibited OC formation from both BM and BMM cultures at clinically relevant concentrations (3-200 µM). Ketamine inhibited RANKL-induced expression of nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic, calcineurin-dependent 1 (NFATc1) in BMM cultures. Inhibition of ketamine on RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis is associated with down-regulation of NMDARs. In addition, ketamine significantly inhibited the M-CSF induced migration of BMMs, inhibited cell fusion and significantly increased mature OC apoptosis. We conclude that clinically relevant concentrations of ketamine inhibit OC formation in both BM and BMM cultures in vitro through inhibiting migration and fusion process and enhancing mature OC apoptosis. It is likely that ketamine regulates osteoclastogenesis, at least in part, via its effects on NMDAR expression. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 914-923, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Erxia Du
- Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
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- Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut.,Department of Biology, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
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- Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut.,Department of Psychiatry, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
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- Larry J Suva
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, 4466 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA.
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, 4466 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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Zheng XF, Zhao ED, He JY, Zhang YH, Jiang SD, Jiang LS. Inhibition of substance P signaling aggravates the bone loss in ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis. Prog Biophys Mol Biol 2016; 122:112-21. [PMID: 27237582 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2016.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Substance P signaling regulates the functions of both osteoblast and osteoclast. Available reports on the effects of substance P on bone mass are contradictory. The objective of this study was to determine the change of substance P expression in the osteoporotic bone of OVX mice. The effects of substance P signaling blockade by using its specific receptor antagonist L-703606 on bone remodeling in sham-operated mice and OVX mice were also investigated. METHODS Forty-eight nine-week-old female C57BL/6J mice were evenly distributed into three groups with sham surgery, OVX or OVX with estrogen replacement. Substance P expression in the bones of each group of mice was evaluated by immunohistochemistry and enzyme immunoassay. Another thirty-two nine-week-old female C57BL/6J mice were divided into a SHAM group (sham surgery followed by vehicle treatment with DMSO), a SHAM + L group (sham surgery followed by 15 mg/kg/d L-703606 repeated intraperitoneal injections), an OVX group (ovariectomy with the same vehicle treatment) and an OVX + L group (ovariectomy with the same L-703606 injections), with 8 mice in each group. Treatment started 3 weeks after surgery and last for 3 weeks. A 2 × 2 factorial experimental design was used to detect the effects of substance P signaling blockade on bone remodeling in sham-operated mice and OVX mice. Techniques including micro-computed tomography, biomechanical testing, histomorphometric analysis, enzyme immunoassay, and real-time PCR were employed. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry and enzyme immunoassay revealed that substance P expression significantly decreased in the bones of OVX mice both at 3 weeks and 6 weeks after surgery. Micro-CT tomography demonstrated that application of L-703606 led to bone loss in sham-operated mice, and aggravated the micro-structural deterioration of bones in OVX mice. This was shown by reduced BV/TV (Mean bone volume fraction), Tb.N (Mean trabecular number) and Tb.Th (Mean trabecular thickness), and increased Tb.Sp (Mean trabecular separation). Biomechanical analysis demonstrated that blockade of substance P signaling reduced the maximum stress and maximum load of L3 vertebrae and tibiae. Inhibited recruitment of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) to bone remodeling sites, which was evidenced by increased number of osteoclasts, decreased number of osteoblasts and increased osteoid volume in the secondary spongiosa, was observed in the mice treated with L-703606. A significant decrease of OPG/RANKL ratio was also found in the bones of mice treated with L-703606. Body weight, uterine weight and serum estradiol level were not significantly different between the mice treated with L-703606 and those treated with vehicle. CONCLUSION The results demonstrated that blocking substance P signaling led to bone loss in sham-operated mice, and exacerbated the bone loss in OVX mice. Substance P signaling had an important role in the maintenance of bone mass.
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INTRODUCTION NMDA receptor (NMDAR) is an ionotropic glutamate receptor with a high permeability to calcium and a unique feature of controlling numerous calcium-dependent processes. Apart from being widely distributed in the CNS, the presence of NMDAR and its potential significance in a variety of non-neuronal cells and tissues has become an interesting research topic. AREAS COVERED The current review summarizes prevailing knowledge on the role of NMDARs in the kidney, bone and parathyroid gland, three main organs responsible for calcium homeostasis, as well as in the heart, an organ whose function is highly dependable on balanced intracellular calcium concentrations. The review also examines studies that have advanced our understanding of the therapeutic potential of NMDAR agonists and antagonists in renal, cardiovascular and bone pathologies. EXPERT OPINION NMDARs have a preeminent role in many physiological and pathological processes outside the CNS. In certain organs and/or disease conditions, activating the NMDAR leads to beneficial effects for the target organ, whereas in other diseases cell signaling downstream of NMDAR activation can exacerbate their pathology. Therefore, targeting NMDARs therapeutically is rather intricate work, and surely requires more extensive investigation in order to properly tune up the diverse NMDAR's actions translating them into beneficial cellular responses.
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- Milica Bozic
- Institute for Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Nephrology Research Department , Edificio Biomedicina 1. Lab B1-10, Lleida , Spain +34 973 003 650 ; +34 973 702 213 ;
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Zhan LB, Niu XP, Sui H, Gong XY. Protective effect of spleen-yin-nourishing recipe on amyloid beta-peptide-induced damage of primarily cultured rat hippocampal neurons and its mechanism. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 7:242-8. [PMID: 19284954 DOI: 10.3736/jcim20090309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the relationship among amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta)-induced neurotoxicity, serum-inducible kinase (SNK)-spine-associated Rap guanosine triphosphatase activating protein (SPAR) pathway and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), and to explore the mechanism of the protective effect of spleen-yin nourishing recipe (Zibu Piyin Recipe, ZBPYR) in hippocampal neurons against Abeta-induced neurotoxicity. METHODS The Abeta(1-40) powder was dissolved in 1 x PBS and incubated at 37 degrees centigrade, and then aggregated fibrillar Abeta(1-40) was obtained 72 h later. We used rat primary hippocampal neurons as cell model. ZBPYR-containing serum was gained by the method of serum pharmacology. ZBPYR-containing serum was added to the culture 1 h before Abeta(1-40) (5 micromol/L) exposure. Cells were harvested 2 h after Abeta(1-40) exposure for total RNA extracting. Then the mRNA expression levels of SNK, SPAR and NMDAR subunits NR1, NR2A and NR2B were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS After 2-hour Abeta(1-40) exposure, we found that the expression level of SNK mRNA was up-regulated and the expression levels of SPAR, NR1, NR2A and NR2B mRNAs were down-regulated in hippocampal neurons as compared with control group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). While with ZBPYR-containing serum pretreatment, the expression level of SNK mRNA was down-regulated and the levels of SPAR, NR1, NR2A and NR2B were up-regulated as compared with Abeta(1-40) exposure, and 2% ZBPYR-containing serum showed the best effect (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Abeta-induced neurotoxicity was related to SNK-SPAR pathway and NMDAR; ZBPYR-containing serum can protect neurons from Abeta-induced neurotoxicity, and this protective effect may be performed by regulating the expression of NMDAR and blocking of the SNK-SPAR pathway.
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- Li-bin Zhan
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, Liaoning Province, China.
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Vacek TP, Kalani A, Voor MJ, Tyagi SC, Tyagi N. The role of homocysteine in bone remodeling. Clin Chem Lab Med 2013; 51:579-90. [PMID: 23449525 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bone remodeling is a very complex process. Homocysteine (Hcy) is known to modulate this process via several known mechanisms such as increase in osteoclast activity, decrease in osteoblast activity and direct action of Hcy on bone matrix. Evidence from previous studies further support a detrimental effect on bone via decrease in bone blood flow and an increase in matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that degrade extracellular bone matrix. Hcy binds directly to extracellular matrix and reduces bone strength. There are several bone markers that can be used as parameters to determine how high levels of plasma Hcy (hyperhomocysteinemia, HHcy) affect bone such as: hydroxyproline, N-terminal collagen 1 telopeptides. Mitochondrion serves an important role in generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mitochondrial abnormalities have been identified during HHcy. The mechanism of Hcy-induced bone remodeling via the mitochondrial pathway is largely unknown. Therefore, we propose a mitochondrial mechanism by which Hcy can contribute to alter bone properties. This may occur both through generations of ROS that activate MMPs and could be extruded into matrix to degrade bone matrix. However, there are contrasting reports on whether Hcy affects bone density, with some reports in favour and others not. Earlier studies also found an alteration in bone biomechanical properties with deficiencies of vitamin B12, folate and HHcy conditions. Moreover, existing data opens speculation that folate and vitamin therapy act not only via Hcy-dependent pathways but also via Hcy-independent pathways. However, more studies are needed to clarify the mechanistic role of Hcy during bone diseases.
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- Thomas P Vacek
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Hinoi E, Yoneda Y. [Glutamate signaling in non-neuronal tissues]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2012; 139:165-9. [PMID: 22498681 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.139.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bone relies on multiple extracellular signaling systems to maintain homeostasis of its normal structure and functions. The amino acid glutamate is a fundamental extracellular messenger molecule in many tissues, and is used in bone for both neural and non-neural signaling. This review focuses on the non-neural interactions, and examines the evolutionarily ancient glutamate signaling system in the context of its application to normal bone functioning and discusses recent findings on the role of glutamate signaling as they pertain to maintaining healthy bone structure. The underlying mechanisms of glutamate signaling and the many roles glutamate plays in modulating bone physiology are featured, including those involved in osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation and mature cell functions. Moreover, the relevance of glutamate signaling systems in diseases that affect bone, such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, is discussed, and will highlight how the glutamate system may be exploited as a viable therapeutic target. We will identify novel areas of research where knowledge of glutamate communication mechanisms may aid in our understanding of the complex nature of bone homeostasis. By uncovering the contributions of glutamate in maintaining healthy bone, the reader will discover how this complex molecular signaling system may advance our capacity to treat bone pathologies.
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- Robert W. Cowan
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster UniversityHamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster UniversityHamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster UniversityHamilton, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Gurmit Singh, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Room 4-225, 699 Concession Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8V 5C2. e-mail:
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Mechanical loading plays a key role in the physiology of bone, allowing bone to functionally adapt to its environment, however characterization of the signaling events linking load to bone formation is incomplete. A screen for genes associated with mechanical load-induced bone formation identified the glutamate transporter GLAST, implicating the excitatory amino acid, glutamate, in the mechanoresponse. When an osteogenic load (10 N, 10 Hz) was externally applied to the rat ulna, GLAST (EAAT1) mRNA, was significantly down-regulated in osteocytes in the loaded limb. Functional components from each stage of the glutamate signaling pathway have since been identified within bone, including proteins necessary for calcium-mediated glutamate exocytosis, receptors, transporters, and signal propagation. Activation of ionotropic glutamate receptors has been shown to regulate the phenotype of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in vitro and bone mass in vivo. Furthermore, glutamatergic nerves have been identified in the vicinity of bone cells expressing glutamate receptors in vivo. However, it is not yet known how a glutamate signaling event is initiated in bone or its physiological significance. This review will examine the role of the glutamate signaling pathway in bone, with emphasis on the functions of glutamate transporters in osteoblasts.
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- Karen S. Brakspear
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Bristol University,Bristol, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University,Cardiff, UK
- *Correspondence: Deborah J. Mason, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Biomedical Sciences Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK. e-mail:
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He JY, Jiang LS, Dai LY. The roles of the sympathetic nervous system in osteoporotic diseases: A review of experimental and clinical studies. Ageing Res Rev 2011; 10:253-63. [PMID: 21262391 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2011.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2010] [Revised: 01/10/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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With the rapid aging of the world population, the issue of skeletal health is becoming more prominent and urgent. The bone remodeling mechanism has sparked great interest among bone research societies. At the same time, increasing clinical and experimental evidence has driven attention towards the pivotal role of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in bone remodeling. Bone remodeling is thought to be partially controlled by the hypothalamus, a process which is mediated by the adrenergic nerves and neurotransmitters. Currently, new knowledge about the role of the SNS in the development and pathophysiology of osteoporosis is being generated. The aim of this review is to summarize the evidence that proves the involvement of the SNS in bone metabolism and to outline some common osteoporotic diseases that occur under different circumstances. The adrenergic signaling pathway and its neurotransmitters are involved to various degrees of importance in the development of osteoporosis in postmenopause, as well as in spinal cord injury, depression, unloading and the complex regional pain syndrome. In addition, clinical and pharmacological studies have helped to increase the comprehension of the adrenergic signaling pathway. We try to individually examine the contributions of the SNS in osteoporotic diseases from a different perspective. It is our hope that a further understanding of the adrenergic signaling by the SNS will pave the way for conceptualizing optimal treatment regimens for osteoporosis in the near future.
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- Ji-Ye He
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China
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Gavazzo P, Tedesco M, Chiappalone M, Zanardi I, Marchetti C. Nickel modulates the electrical activity of cultured cortical neurons through a specific effect on N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor channels. Neuroscience 2011; 177:43-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 11/10/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sui H, Lu X, Zhan L, Jiang W, Qi X, Gong X, Niu X. Decreased expression of spine-associated Rap guanosine triphosphatase-activating protein (SPAR) in glutamate-treated primary hippocampal neurons. J Clin Neurosci 2010; 17:1042-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2009] [Revised: 12/09/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Yu JH, Lee SP, Kim TI, Jang JH. Identification of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Subunit in Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts: Potential Role in Regulating Differentiation. J Periodontol 2009; 80:338-46. [DOI: 10.1902/jop.2009.080407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ramage L, Martel MA, Hardingham GE, Salter DM. NMDA receptor expression and activity in osteoarthritic human articular chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2008; 16:1576-84. [PMID: 18554934 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2007] [Accepted: 04/27/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Classical neuronal signalling molecules such as substance P and glutamate have been identified in cartilage and have roles in regulation of chondrocyte function. This study looks at expression and activity of the ionotropic glutamate NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) receptor (NMDAR) in human osteoarthritic (OA) chondrocytes. METHOD Chondrocytes were obtained from human knee joint arthroplasty specimens. NMDAR subunits and PSD-95 (postsynaptic density protein 95) expression were analysed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. Activity of NMDAR was assayed by radioactive calcium(45) uptake and changes in membrane potential in the presence and absence of NMDA and NMDAR antagonists and blockade of cell membrane ion channels. RESULTS NMDAR 1, 2A, 2B and PSD-95 were detected in human OA chondrocytes whereas NR2B was absent from normal chondrocytes. NMDA induced calcium flux into OA chondrocytes and cell membrane depolarisation. These responses were blocked by NMDAR antagonists, removal of extracellular calcium, inhibition of nNOS (neuronal nitric oxide synthase) activity and uncoupling of NMDAR from PSD-95. Blockade of sodium channels by tetrodotoxin resulted in NMDA-induced membrane hyperpolarisation which was, in turn inhibited by apamin, a blocker of SK channels. NMDA-induced changes in cell membrane potential were not affected by l-type and stretch activated calcium channel inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS Human OA and normal articular chondrocytes differ in the expression of NMDAR subunits. In OA chondrocytes NMDAR signalling requires extracellular calcium, association with PSD-95, and nNOS activity. Downstream signalling results in activation of tetrodotoxin sensitive sodium channels and SK channels, a response that differs from that of normal chondrocytes suggesting altered activity of NMDAR in OA.
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queens Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Zhan L, Sui H, Lu X, Sun C, Zhang J, Ma H. Effects of Zibu Piyin Recipe (滋补脾阴方药) on SNK-SPAR pathway in neuron injury induced by glutamate. Chin J Integr Med 2008; 14:117-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s11655-008-0117-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The view that L-glutamate (Glu) is an excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system is prevailing on the basis of successful cloning of a number of genes encoding different signaling molecules, such as Glu receptors for the signal input, Glu transporters for the signal termination and vesicular Glu transporters for the signal output through exocytotic release. Little attention has been paid to an extracellular transmitter role of Glu in peripheral neuronal and non-neuronal tissues, by contrast, whereas recent molecular biological and pharmacological analyses including ours give rise to a novel function for Glu as an autocrine and/or paracrine signal mediator in bone comprised of osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocytes, in addition to other peripheral tissues including pancreas, adrenal and pituitary glands. Emerging evidence suggests that Glu could play a dual role in mechanisms underlying the maintenance of cellular homeostasis as an excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and as an extracellular signal mediator in peripheral autocrine and/or paracrine tissues. In this review, therefore, we would outline the possible signaling system for Glu to play a role as an extracellular signal mediator in mechanisms underlying maintenance of the cellular homeostasis in bone.
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- Takeshi Takarada
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Liu D, Li H, Zhao CQ, Jiang LS, Dai LY. Changes of substance P-immunoreactive nerve fiber innervation density in the sublesional bones in young growing rats at an early stage after spinal cord injury. Osteoporos Int 2008; 19:559-69. [PMID: 17924052 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0481-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2007] [Accepted: 08/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes osteoporosis (OP), and the neuropeptide substance P (SP) may play important roles in the pathogenesis of OP after SCI. Our study confirmed SCI-induced sublesional bone loss in young rats at an early stage is associated with a significant increase of SP-immunoreactive nerve fiber innervation density. INTRODUCTION Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes osteoporosis (OP), and neuropeptides may play important roles in the pathogenesis of OP after SCI. However, few data exist concerning the relationship between neural factors and OP following SCI. METHODS One hundred and eight SCI and hindlimb cast immobilization (HCI) rats were studied for skeletal innervation of substance P (SP) and neurofilament 200 (NF200) with immunocytochemistry. Bone and serum SP levels were also assessed using enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS Developing bone loss was successfully induced by SCI at 3 wks and by HCI at 6 wks. We observed a significant increase of SP-immunoreactive (IR) nerve fibers and decrease of NF200-IR nerve fibers in the tibiae of SCI rats compared with HCI and control (CON) rats at all time points. SP in the proximal tibiae in SCI rats was significantly higher than that in HCI and CON rats at all time points, but no difference was found in the serum. CONCLUSION SCI-induced sublesional bone loss in young rats at an early stage is associated with a significant increase of nerve fiber innervation density of SP-IR and decrease of NF200-IR. We speculated that neural factors may play an important role in pathogenesis of OP after SCI.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Hinoi E, Takarada T, Uno K, Inoue M, Murafuji Y, Yoneda Y. Glutamate suppresses osteoclastogenesis through the cystine/glutamate antiporter. Am J Pathol 2007; 170:1277-90. [PMID: 17392167 PMCID: PMC1829461 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.061039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Previous studies have demonstrated functional expression of different glutamate receptor subtypes (GluRs) in both osteoblasts and osteoclasts. In the present study, we investigated the possible functional expression by osteoclasts of different glutamatergic signaling machineries including GluRs. In disagreement with the aforementioned prevailing view, no mRNA expression was found for all GluRs examined in primary cultured mouse osteoclasts differentiated from bone marrow precursors. Constitutive expression of mRNA was seen with glutamate transporters, such as excitatory amino acid transporters and cystine/glutamate antiporter, in primary osteoclasts. Glutamate significantly inhibited osteoclastogenesis at a concentration over 500 mumol/L in both primary osteoclasts and preosteoclastic RAW264.7 cells without affecting the cell viability in a manner sensitive to the antiporter inhibitor. In RAW264.7 cells stably overexpressing the cystine/glutamate antiporter, the inhibition by glutamate was more conspicuous than in cells transfected with empty vector alone. The systemic administration of glutamate significantly prevented the decreased bone mineral density in both femur and tibia in addition to increased osteoclastic indices in ovariectomized mice in vivo. These results suggest that glutamate may play a pivotal role in mechanisms associated with osteoclastogenesis through the cystine/glutamate antiporter functionally expressed by osteoclasts devoid of any GluRs cloned to date.
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- Eiichi Hinoi
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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Forrest CM, Mackay GM, Oxford L, Stoy N, Stone TW, Darlington LG. Kynurenine pathway metabolism in patients with osteoporosis after 2 years of drug treatment. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2007; 33:1078-87. [PMID: 17042918 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2006.04490.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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1. Metabolism of tryptophan along the oxidative pathway via kynurenine results in the production of quinolinic acid and kynurenic acid, which can act on glutamate receptors in peripheral tissues. We have now measured the concentrations of kynurenine pathway metabolites in the plasma of patients with osteoporosis before treatment with drugs, throughout and after 2 years of treatment with the drugs raloxifene or etidronate. Oxidative stress was assessed by measuring levels of the lipid peroxidation products malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxynonenal. Kynurenines were analysed by HPLC. Bone density was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans. 2. Patients with osteoporosis showed significantly lower baseline levels of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid compared with healthy controls, but significantly higher levels of anthranilic acid and lipid peroxidation products. After 2 years treatment with etidronate and calcium, we observed significant therapeutic responses quantified by bone densitometric scanning. Significant improvements were not seen in patients treated with raloxifene. 3. In parallel, the levels of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid, anthranilic acid and lipid peroxidation products were restored to control values by both drug treatments studied and tryptophan levels were increased significantly compared with baseline values. 4. The results suggest that tryptophan metabolism is altered in osteoporosis in a manner that could contribute to the oxidative stress and, thus, to progress of the disease. The oxidative metabolism of tryptophan (the kynurenine pathway) could represent a novel target for the development of new drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis. In addition, we noted that etidronate is a more effective drug than raloxifene, but that the simultaneous use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce the efficacy of etidronate.
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- Caroline M Forrest
- Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Spencer GJ, McGrath CJ, Genever PG. Current perspectives on NMDA-type glutamate signalling in bone. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 39:1089-104. [PMID: 17188550 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2006] [Revised: 10/29/2006] [Accepted: 11/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bone is a complex, evolving tissue, architecturally defined by the activities of osteoclasts and osteoblasts that continually resorb and replace the mineralised matrix. Numerous regulatory mechanisms exist to control bone remodelling and the maintenance of bone mass. The consequences of inappropriate or uncoupled bone resorption and formation are significant and invariably lead to different disease states, the most prevalent being osteoporosis. In recent years, much attention has focused on unravelling the systemic and local signalling interactions that influence the differentiation and function of bone cells with a view to developing our understanding of bone biology and identifying potential new targets for therapeutic intervention. Several lines of evidence indicate that neurotransmitters and neuromodulators have influential roles to play in the regulation of bone remodelling and much of this research has involved analysis of the excitatory amino acid glutamate. This review will summarise current understanding of glutamate signalling in bone cells, addressing specifically the function of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-type glutamate receptor signalling mechanisms, and will address the functional significance and future prospects for this area of research.
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- Gary J Spencer
- Biomedical Tissue Research, Department of Biology (Area 9), University of York, York Y010 5YW, UK.
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Jiang SD, Jiang LS, Dai LY. Spinal cord injury causes more damage to bone mass, bone structure, biomechanical properties and bone metabolism than sciatic neurectomy in young rats. Osteoporos Int 2006; 17:1552-61. [PMID: 16874443 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0165-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2006] [Accepted: 05/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although both spinal cord injury (SCI) and sciatic neurectomy (NX) can cause osteopaenia in young rats, the effects of these two injuries on cortical and cancellous bone may differ. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of SCI and NX on bone weight, bone material property, bone mass, bone geometry, trabecular microarchitecture, mechanical strength and bone turnover in young rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomised into three groups (10 per group): SCI, bilateral sciatic NX and untreated control (CON). All rats were killed on day 21. Bone mineral density (BMD) was studied using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). At death, the right proximal tibial metaphysis and the fourth lumbar vertebra were examined for bone structural geometric analysis by micro-computed tomography (CT) and then processed for histomorphometry to assess bone cell activity. Serum N-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (NTX) and osteocalcin (OC) levels were analysed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Biomechanical strength properties of the femur and humerus were measured by three-point bending, and the third lumbar vertebra and the proximal end of tibia were tested by compression. RESULTS BMD in the sublesional areas of SCI rats was significantly lower than that of NX rats (proximal tibia, 0.176+/-0.018 g/cm(2) vs. 0.224+/-0.015 g/cm(2), P<0.001). Bone volume (BV/TV), trabecular number (Tb.N) and thickness (Tb.Th) in the tibial second spongiosa of SCI rats were significantly less than those in NX rats (BV/TV: 7.15+/-1.18% vs. 12.32+/-1.83%, P<0.001; Tb.N: 1.23+/-0.22 vs. 2.38+/-0.45, P<0.001; Tb.Th: 33.73+/-5.15 microm vs. 42.80+/-7.44 microm, P<0.01) and trabecular separation (Tb.Sp: 1,053.37+/-164.24 microm vs. 748.32+/-129.36 microm, P<0.01) was significantly greater than in NX rats. Furthermore, poorer trabecular connectivity was found in SCI rats than in NX rats (number of nodes, N.Nd/TV: 1.04+/-0.09 vs. 3.29+/-0.53; number of terminus, N.Tm/TV: 28.53+/-3.17 vs. 21.64+/-2.31, P<0.01). The bone formation rate of the tibial second spongiosa in SCI rats was significantly higher than in NX rats (2.06+/-0.13 vs. 1.53+/-0.09, P<0.001) and, also, the eroded surface in SCI rats was significantly higher than in NX rats (13.42+/-1.24 vs. 10.36+/-1.07, P<0.001). In addition, biomechanical tests showed that SCI rats had poorer biomechanical properties of the femur, proximal tibia and fourth lumbar vertebra than in NX rats. There were significantly higher levels of OC in SCI rats compared with NX rats (30.19+/-1.17 vs. 21.15+/-1.76, P<0.001). Also, serum NTX levels were significantly higher than in NX rats (51.60+/-2.61 vs. 33.85+/-1.93, P<0.001). CONCLUSION SCI caused more damage to bone mass, bone structure, biomechanical properties and bone metabolism than NX in young rats. This suggests that different mechanisms may underlie osteopaenia following SCI and NX.
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- S-D Jiang
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Molloy TJ, Wang Y, Horner A, Skerry TM, Murrell GAC. Microarray analysis of healing rat Achilles tendon: evidence for glutamate signaling mechanisms and embryonic gene expression in healing tendon tissue. J Orthop Res 2006; 24:842-55. [PMID: 16514666 DOI: 10.1002/jor.20093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Tendon healing is a complex process consisting of a large number of intricate pathways roughly divided into the phases of inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. Although these processes have been extensively studied at a variety of levels in recent years, there is still much that remains unknown. This study used microarray analyses to investigate the process at a genetic level in healing rat Achilles tendon at 1, 7, and 21 days postinjury, roughly representing the inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling phases. An interesting temporal expression profile was demonstrated, identifying both known and novel genes and pathways involved in the progression of tendon healing. Both inflammatory response and pro-proliferative genes were shown to be significantly upregulated from 24 h postinjury through to 21 days. Day 7 showed the largest increase in genetic activity, particularly with the expression of collagens and other extracellular matrix genes. Interestingly, there was also evidence of central nervous system-like glutamate-based signaling machinery present in tendon cells, as has recently been shown in bone. This type of signaling mechanism has not previously been shown to exist in tendon. Another novel finding from these analyses is that there appears to be several genes upregulated during healing which have exclusively or primarily been characterized as key modulators of proliferation and patterning during embryonic development. This may suggest that similar pathways are employed in wound healing as in the tightly regulated progression of growth and development in the embryo. These results could be of use in designing novel gene-based therapies to increase the efficacy and efficiency of tendon healing.
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- T J Molloy
- Orthopaedic Research Institute, St. George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Glutamate is a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the CNS. The signalling machinery consists of: glutamate receptors, which are responsible for signal input; plasma glutamate transporters, which are responsible for signal termination; and vesicular glutamate transporters for signal output through exocytic release. Recently, data have suggested that the glutamatergic system plays an important role in non-neuronal tissues. In addition, the expression of glutamatergic system has been implicated in tumour biology. This review outlines the evidence, which suggests that the glutamatergic system may have an important role in cancer biology.
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- Niki Kalariti
- Department of Experimental Physiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 75 Micras Asias, Goudi-Athens, Greece
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AbstractOsteoporosis is a widespread problem, which frequently has devastating health consequences through its association with fragility fractures. The total number of fractures, and hence the cost to society, will increase dramatically over the next 50years as a result of demographic changes in the number of elderly people. Thus, prevention of osteoporosis by identifying risk factors or risk indicators, as well as the development of new treatment strategies, are major issues. Recent data suggest that homocysteine (Hcy), folate, vitamin B
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- Markus Herrmann
- Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin/Zentrallabor, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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Burt-Pichat B, Lafage-Proust MH, Duboeuf F, Laroche N, Itzstein C, Vico L, Delmas PD, Chenu C. Dramatic decrease of innervation density in bone after ovariectomy. Endocrinology 2005; 146:503-10. [PMID: 15498888 DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-0884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Recent studies have demonstrated that bone is highly innervated and contains neuromediators that have functional receptors on bone cells. However, no data exist concerning the quantitative changes of innervation during bone loss associated with estrogen withdrawal. To study the involvement of nerve fibers in the regulation of bone remodeling, we have evaluated the modifications of innervation in a classical in vivo model of osteopenia in rats, ovariectomy (OVX). Skeletal innervation was studied by immunocytochemistry using antibodies directed against specific neuronal markers, neurofilament 200 and synaptophysin, and the neuromediator glutamate. Sciatic neurectomy, another model of bone loss due to limb denervation and paralysis, was used to validate our quantitative image analysis technique of immunostaining for nerve markers. Female Wistar rats at 12 wk of age were sham-operated (SHAM) or ovariectomized (OVX). Bone mineral density measurement and bone histomorphometry analysis of tibiae 14 d after surgery demonstrated a significant bone loss in OVX compared with SHAM. We observed an important reduction of nerve profile density in tibiae of OVX animals compared with SHAM animals, whereas innervation density in skin and muscles was similar for OVX and control rats. Quantitative image analysis of immunostainings demonstrated a significant decrease of the percentage of immunolabeling per total bone volume of neurofilament 200, synaptophysin, and glutamate in both the primary and secondary spongiosa of OVX rats compared with SHAM. These data indicate for the first time that OVX-induced bone loss in rat tibiae is associated with a reduction in nerve profile density, suggesting a functional link between the nervous system and the bone loss after ovariectomy.
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- B Burt-Pichat
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale Unit 403, Hôpital E. HERRIOT, Lyon, France
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The N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) type of glutamate receptor requires two distinct agonists to operate. Glycine is assumed to be the endogenous ligand for the NMDA receptor glycine site, but this notion has been challenged by the discovery of high levels of endogenous d-serine in the mammalian forebrain. I have outlined an evolutionary framework for the appearance of a glycine site in animals and the metabolic events leading to high levels of D-serine in brain. Sequence alignments of the glycine-binding regions, along with the scant experimental data available, suggest that the properties of invertebrate NMDA receptor glycine sites are probably different from those in vertebrates. The synthesis of D-serine in brain is due to a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (B(6))-requiring serine racemase in glia. Although it remains unknown when serine racemase first evolved, data concerning the evolution of B(6) enzymes, along with the known occurrences of serine racemases in animals, point to D-serine synthesis arising around the divergence time of arthropods. D-Serine catabolism occurs via the ancient peroxisomal enzyme d-amino acid oxidase (DAO), whose ontogenetic expression in the hindbrain of mammals is delayed until the postnatal period and absent from the forebrain. The phylogeny of D-serine metabolism has relevance to our understanding of brain ontogeny, schizophrenia and neurotransmitter dynamics.
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- Michael J Schell
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1PD, UK.
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Boggio V, Ladizesky MG, Cutrera RA, Cardinali DP. Autonomic neural signals in bone: Physiological implications for mandible and dental growth. Life Sci 2004; 75:383-95. [PMID: 15147826 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2003] [Accepted: 11/17/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Signals derived from the autonomic nervous system exert potent effects on osteoclast and osteoblast function. A ubiquitous sympathetic and sensory innervation of all periosteal surfaces exists and its disruption affects bone remodeling. Several neuropeptides, neurohormones and neurotransmitters and their receptors are detectable in bone. Bone mineral content decreased in sympathetically denervated mandibular bone. When a mechanical stress was superimposed on mandibular bone by cutting out the lower incisors, an increase in bone density ensued providing the sympathetic innervation was intact. A lower eruption rate of sympathetically denervated incisors at the impeded eruption side, and a higher eruption rate of denervated incisors at the unimpeded side were also observed. A normal sympathetic neural activity appears to be a pre-requisite for maintaining a minimal normal unimpeded incisor eruption and for keeping the unimpeded eruption to attain abnormally high velocities under conditions of stimulated incisor growth. These and other results suggest that the sympathetic nervous system plays an important role in mandibular bone metabolism.
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- Verónica Boggio
- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Paraguay 2155 1121 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Merle B, Itzstein C, Delmas PD, Chenu C. NMDA glutamate receptors are expressed by osteoclast precursors and involved in the regulation of osteoclastogenesis. J Cell Biochem 2004; 90:424-36. [PMID: 14505357 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We previously identified functional N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors in mature osteoclasts and demonstrated that they are involved in bone resorption in vitro. In the present work, we studied the expression of NMDA receptors (NMDAR) by osteoclast precursors and their role in osteoclastogenesis using two in vitro models, the murine myelomonocytic RAW 264.7 cell line and mouse bone marrow cells, both of which differentiate into osteoclasts in the presence of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and Rank ligand (RankL). Using RT-PCR analysis with specific probes, we showed that RAW 264.7 cells and mouse bone marrow cells express mRNA of NMDAR subunits NMDA receptor 1 (NR1) and NMDA receptor 2 (NR2) A, B, and D. These subunits are expressed all along the differentiation sequence from undifferentiated precursors to mature resorbing osteoclasts. Semi-quantitative PCR analysis showed no regulation of the expression of these subunits during the differentiation process. Two specific non competitive antagonists of NMDAR, MK801 and DEP, dose-dependently inhibited osteoclast formation in both models, indicating that osteoclastogenesis requires the activation of NMDAR expressed by osteoclast precursors. MK801 had no effect when added only during the first 2 days of culture, suggesting that NMDAR are rather involved in the late stages of osteoclast formation. Finally, we demonstrated using Western-blotting and immunofluorescence that activation of NMDAR in RAW 264.7 cells by specific agonists induces nuclear translocation of NF-kappa B, a factor required for osteoclast formation. Altogether, our results indicate that osteoclast precursors express NMDAR that are involved in the osteoclast differentiation process through activation of the NF-kappa B pathway.
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- Blandine Merle
- INSERM Unit 403, Hôpital E. Herriot, Pavillon F, 69437 LYON Cedex 03, France.
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Spencer GJ, Hitchcock IS, Genever PG. Emerging neuroskeletal signalling pathways: a review. FEBS Lett 2004; 559:6-12. [PMID: 14960299 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(04)00053-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2003] [Revised: 01/06/2004] [Accepted: 01/07/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Recent work has demonstrated that neurotransmitters, signalling molecules primarily associated with the nervous system, can have profound effects on the skeleton. Bone cells express a broad range of neurotransmitter receptors and transporters, and respond to receptor activation by initiating diverse intracellular signalling pathways, which modulate cellular function. Evidence of neuronal innervation in skeletal tissues, neurotransmitter release directly from bone cells and functional effects of pharmacological manipulation support the existence of a complex and functionally significant neurotransmitter-mediated signalling network in bone. This review aims to concisely summarise our current understanding of how neurotransmitters affect the skeletal system, focusing on their origin, cellular targets and functional effects in bone.
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- Gary J Spencer
- Biomedical Tissue Research, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK.
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N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors for the central neurotransmitter l-glutamate (Glu) have been shown to be present in both osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Sustained exposure to the NMDA channel antagonist dizocilpine (MK-801) significantly prevented increases in both alkaline phosphatase activity and Ca2+ accumulation in a concentration-dependent manner in osteoblasts cultured for 7-28 days in vitro (DIV), without significantly affecting cell survivability. Osteocalcin expression was markedly reduced in the presence of MK-801 in osteoblasts cultured for 28 DIV. Both an NMDA domain antagonist and a glycine domain antagonist similarly prevented Ca2+ accumulation in osteoblasts exposed for 28 consecutive DIV. MK-801 was effective in significantly inhibiting Ca2+ accumulation determined at 28 DIV in osteoblasts exposed before 7 DIV but was ineffective in cells exposed after 11-21 DIV. Sustained exposure to MK-801 significantly inhibited DNA binding activity and expression of core binding factor alpha-1 (CBFA1) in osteoblasts exposed after 7 DIV up to 28 DIV, but not in those exposed before 7 DIV. These results suggest that heteromeric NMDA receptor channels may be functionally expressed to regulate mechanisms underlying cellular differentiation rather than proliferation and/or maturation through modulation of expression of CBFA1 in cultured rat calvarial osteoblasts.
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- Eiichi Hinoi
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0934, Japan
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Mentaverri R, Kamel S, Wattel A, Prouillet C, Sevenet N, Petit JP, Tordjmann T, Brazier M. Regulation of bone resorption and osteoclast survival by nitric oxide: possible involvement of NMDA-receptor. J Cell Biochem 2003; 88:1145-56. [PMID: 12647297 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nitric oxide has been shown to play an important role in regulation of bone resorption. However, the role of endogenous nitric oxide on osteoclast activity remains still controversial. In this work, using RT-PCR amplification, we demonstrated that rabbit mature osteoclasts express mRNA encoding for neuronal nitric oxide synthase suggesting that this enzyme could be involved in basal nitric oxide production in these cells. Then we assessed the effect of carboxy-PTIO, a nitric oxide scavenger, on in vitro bone resorption and osteoclast survival. Carboxy-PTIO (10-100 microM) inhibited osteoclastic bone resorption in a dose dependent manner and induced osteoclast apoptosis by a mechanism involving caspase 3 activation. These results suggest that basal concentration of endogenous nitric oxide may be essential for normal bone resorption by supporting osteoclast survival. Because osteoclasts express N-methyl-d-aspartate-receptor (NMDA-R), we hypothesized that in osteoclasts NMDA-R may be involved in nitric oxide production as in neuronal cells. We confirmed that blockade of NMDA-R with specific non-competitive antagonists, MK801 and DEP, strongly inhibited bone resorption. As for carboxy-PTIO, we showed that blockade of NMDA-R by both antagonists induced osteoclast apoptosis in a dose dependent manner by a mechanism dependent on caspase 3 activation. Intracellular calcium concentration in osteoclasts decreased within minutes in the presence of both antagonists. Finally, MK801-induced osteoclast apoptosis was partially reversed in the presence of small amount of SNAP (100 nM), a nitric oxide donor, suggesting that the effect of NMDA-R on osteoclast apoptotic cell death could be due to a decrease in nitric oxide production. Taken together, our results are consistent with the hypothesis that NMDA-R on osteoclasts could have a similar function as those in neuronal cells, i.e., to allow a calcium influx, which in turn activates a constitutive neuronal nitric oxide synthase. Nitric oxide generated by this pathway may be essential for osteoclast survival and hence for normal bone resorption.
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- R Mentaverri
- Groupe d'Etude des Mécanismes de la Résorption Osseuse, Université de Picardie-Jules Verne, Laboratoire de pharmacie clinique, 1, rue des Louvels, 80037 Amiens, France.
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The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is an example of a heteromeric ligand-gated ion channel that interacts with multiple intracellular proteins by way of different subunits. NMDA receptors are composed of seven known subunits (NR1, NR2A-D, NR3A-B). The present review focuses on the NR2B subunit of the receptor. Over the last several years, an increasing number of reports have demonstrated the importance of the NR2B subunit in a variety of synaptic signaling events and protein-protein interactions. The NR2B subunit has been implicated in modulating functions such as learning, memory processing, pain perception, and feeding behaviors, as well as being involved in a number of human disorders. The following review provides a summary of recent findings regarding the structural features, localization, functional properties, and regulation of the NR2B subunit. The review concludes with a section discussing the role of NR2B in human diseases.
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- Jennifer M Loftis
- Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mental Health (P3MHDC), 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
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Bone is highly innervated, and evidence for a regulation of bone metabolism by nerve fibers has been suggested by many clinical and experimental studies. However, the nature of the neuromediators involved in these processes has not been well documented. Glutamate (Glu), a major neuromediator of the central nervous system (CNS), was recently identified in nerve fibers running in bone marrow in close contact with bone cells, suggesting that Glu may also act as a neuromediator in this tissue. During the last few years, all the machinery required for glutamate signalling in the CNS was demonstrated in bone. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts express ionotropic Glu receptors (iGluR) (NMDA, AMPA, and Kainate) and metabotropic Glu receptors (mGluR) as well as Glu transporters. Electrophysiological studies have demonstrated that NMDA receptors (NMDAR) and mGluR are functional on bone cells. NMDAR are involved in osteoclast formation and bone resorption and preliminary studies suggest that they may also participate in mechanisms underlying osteoblast proliferation or differentiation, providing evidence for a direct action of Glu on bone cells. The bone loss induced in a model of sciatic neurectomy in growing rats is associated with a decrease of glutamatergic innervation, suggesting that Glu released by nerve fibers may contribute to the regulation of bone remodeling. The manipulation of Glu action in bone may, therefore, represent a new therapeutic target for pathologies associated with modifications of bone remodeling.
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- Chantal Chenu
- INSERM Unit 403, Hôpital E. Herriot, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France.
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Chenu C, Itzstein C, Espinosa L. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Redundancy blocks determination of cause and effect. J Bone Miner Res 2001; 16:1728-9; author reply 1731-2. [PMID: 11547845 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2001.16.9.1728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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