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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40094-3
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This study identified a subset of osteoclastogenic fibroblasts expressing INHBA/activin A in human cholesteatoma and found that activin A promotes osteoclast differentiation. Deletion of inhibin βA/activin A in these fibroblasts decreased osteoclast differentiation in a mouse model of cholesteatoma. Follistatin, an antagonist of activin A, reduced osteoclastogenesis and bone erosion in cholesteatoma.
This study identified a subset of osteoclastogenic fibroblasts expressing INHBA/activin A in human cholesteatoma. It further elucidated the mechanism behind the induction of inflammatory bone destruction, suggesting a potential therapeutic target. Cholesteatoma, which potentially results from tympanic membrane retraction, is characterized by intractable local bone erosion and subsequent hearing loss and brain abscess formation. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying bone destruction remain elusive. Here, we performed a single-cell RNA sequencing analysis on human cholesteatoma samples and identify a pathogenic fibroblast subset characterized by abundant expression of inhibin & beta;A. We demonstrate that activin A, a homodimer of inhibin & beta;A, promotes osteoclast differentiation. Furthermore, the deletion of inhibin & beta;A /activin A in these fibroblasts results in decreased osteoclast differentiation in a murine model of cholesteatoma. Moreover, follistatin, an antagonist of activin A, reduces osteoclastogenesis and resultant bone erosion in cholesteatoma. Collectively, these findings indicate that unique activin A-producing fibroblasts present in human cholesteatoma tissues are accountable for bone destruction via the induction of local osteoclastogenesis, suggesting a potential therapeutic target.
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