期刊
INFLAMMATION RESEARCH
卷 68, 期 2, 页码 157-166出版社
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00011-018-1209-9
关键词
Hypoxia; Osteoclast; Osteoclastogenesis; JNK-mitogen-activated protein kinases; NFATC transcription factors
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81471599]
- National Young Scholars Foundation of China [81501387]
- Prairie Fire Program [LYJH-92]
BackgroundOsteoclasts are responsible for the bone loss in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hypoxia has been suggested to play key roles in pathological bone loss. However, the current understanding of the effects of hypoxia on osteoclastogenesis is controversial. Effects of hypoxia on both the formation and function of osteoclasts requires examination. In the current study, we aimed to explore the effect of hypoxia on osteoclast differentiation and the underlying mechanisms.MethodsRAW264.7 cells and murine bone-marrow-derived monocytes were used to induce osteoclastogenesis in the presence of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL). Hypoxic conditions were maintained in a hypoxic chamber at 5% CO2 and 1% O-2, balanced with N-2. Osteoclasts were detected by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining. A bone resorption assay was carried out in vitro using bone slices. RT-PCR was conducted to detect osteoclast markers and transcription factors. The phosphorylation of nuclear factor-B (IB), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK), and p38 was detected by western blotting. Mann-Whitney U test or Student's t test was used to compare differences between the two groups.ResultsTRAP staining and the bone resorption assay revealed that hypoxia-restrained osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption. Expression of osteoclast markers including cathepsin K, RANK, and TRAP decreased during osteoclast differentiation under hypoxic conditions (all P<0.05). Hypoxia at 1% O-2 did not affect cell viability, whereas it dramatically abated RANKL-dependent phosphorylation of the JNK-mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and IB pathways. Moreover, the expression of nuclear factor of activated T-cell cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1) was inhibited under hypoxic conditions (all P<0.05).ConclusionsThese results suggest that constant hypoxia at 1% O-2 significantly restrains osteoclast formation and resorbing function without affecting cell viability. Constant hypoxia might inhibit RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis by regulating NFATc1 expression via interfering the phosphorylation of JNK and I kappa B alpha.
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