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Tumor necrosis factor prevents alendronate-induced osteoclast apoptosis in vivo by stimulating Bcl-xL expression through Ets-2.
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Arthritis & Rheumatism . Sep2005, Vol. 52 Issue 9, p2708-2718. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To investigate why bisphosphonates are less effective at preventing focal bone loss in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients than in those with generalized osteoporosis, and the mechanisms involved. METHODS: The response of osteoclasts to alendronate (ALN) in tumor necrosis factor-transgenic (TNF-Tg) mice that develop erosive arthritis and in wild-type littermates was studied. TNF-Tg and wild-type mice were given ALN, and the osteoclast numbers in the inflamed joints and in the long bones were compared. The expression levels of Bcl-xL in the osteoclasts of TNF-Tg and wild-type mice were examined by immunostaining. The effect of overexpression of Bcl-xL and Ets-2 proteins on ALN-induced osteoclast apoptosis was determined using an in vitro osteoclast survival assay and retrovirus transfer approach. RESULTS: ALN reduced osteoclast numbers in the metaphyses by 97%, but by only 46% in the adjacent inflamed joints. Bcl-xL expression was markedly higher in osteoclasts in the joints than in those in the metaphyses of TNF-Tg mice. Bcl-xL or Ets-2 overexpression protected osteoclasts from ALN-induced apoptosis, and TNF stimulated Bcl-xL and Ets-2 expression in osteoclasts. Overexpression of Ets-2 increased Bcl-xL messenger RNA in osteoclasts, while a dominant-negative form of the Ets-2 blocked the protective effect of Bcl-xL or TNF on ALN-induced apoptosis. CONCLUSION: The reduced efficacy of bisphosphonates to stop bone erosion in the inflamed joints of RA patients may result from local high levels of TNF up-regulating Ets-2 expression in osteoclasts, which in turn stimulates Bcl-xL expression in them and reduces their susceptibility to bisphosphonate-induced apoptosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00043591
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 106333969
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/art.21236