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Parathyroid hormone-dependent bone formation requires butyrate production by intestinal microbiota

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Li, Jau-Yi, Yu, Mingcan, Pal, Subhashis, Tyagi, Abdul Malik, Dar, Hamid, Adams, Jonathan, Weitzmann, M. Neale, Jones, Rheinallt M. +1 more·2020·Journal of Clinical Investigation

Abstract

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a critical regulator of skeletal development that promotes both bone formation and bone resorption. Using microbiota depletion by wide-spectrum antibiotics and germ-free (GF) female mice, we showed that the microbiota was required for PTH to stimulate bone formation and increase bone mass. Microbiota depletion lowered butyrate levels, a metabolite responsible for gut-bone communication, while reestablishment of physiologic levels of butyrate restored PTH-induced anabolism. The permissive activity of butyrate was mediated by GPR43 signaling in dendritic cells and by GPR43-independent signaling in T cells. Butyrate was required for PTH to increase the number of bone marrow (BM) regulatory T cells (Tregs). Tregs stimulated production of the osteogenic Wnt ligand Wnt10b by BM CD8+ T cells, which activated Wnt-dependent bone formation. Together, these data highlight the role that butyrate produced by gut luminal microbiota plays in triggering regulatory pathways, which are critical for the anabolic action of PTH in bone.

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  • The bone-forming effect of intermittent PTH signaling closely depends on short-chain fatty acids-specifically butyrate.

    “Finally, it is understood that the bone-forming effect of intermittent PTH signaling closely depends on SCFAs—specifically, butyrate, a product of the GM.”

    From Osteoporosis: Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics (2023) · cites this paper as [33]

    The Discussion reports that gut-microbiota-derived butyrate was required for intermittent PTH to induce bone anabolism in young female mice. The citing sentence states the dependence without that population limit; the paper says whether the mechanism is sex dependent remains unknown. (LLM, conf=0.80)

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  • Differentiated Treg cells stimulate the Wnt pathway, which is pivotal for bone formation and osteoblast differentiation.

    “Differentiated Treg cells then stimulate the Wnt pathway, which is pivotal for bone formation and osteoblast differentiation, as discussed above [15,33].”

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Authors
Li, J.-Y., Yu, M., Pal, S., Tyagi, A. M., Dar, H., Adams, J., Weitzmann, M. N., Jones, R. M., & Pacifici, R.
Affiliations
Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Pacifici, Roberto
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
2020-03-03
Volume
130
Issue
4
Pages
1767-1781
ISSN
  • 0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-8238
OpenAlex
W2999491357
Cited by
198
References
65
Citations by year
2026: 45 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 13
FWCI
7.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
NIH (DK112946, DK108842)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
Keywords
parathyroid hormone, bone formation, butyrate, gut microbiota, gut-bone axis, GPR43, dendritic cells, regulatory T cells, Wnt10b, Wnt signaling, bone marrow, bone mass, germ-free mice, antibiotic depletion
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Animals, Butyrates, Osteogenesis, Parathyroid Hormone, Mice, Knockout, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, Wnt Proteins, Mice

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