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Inhibition of osteoblastogenesis and promotion of apoptosis of osteoblasts and osteocytes by glucocorticoids. Potential mechanisms of their deleterious effects on bone.

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Weinstein, R S, Jilka, R L, Parfitt, A M, Manolagas, S C·1998·Journal of Clinical Investigation

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Glucocorticoid-induced bone disease is characterized by decreased bone formation and in situ death of isolated segments of bone (osteonecrosis) suggesting that glucocorticoid excess, the third most common cause of osteoporosis, may affect the birth or death rate of bone cells, thus reducing their numbers. To test this hypothesis, we administered prednisolone to 7-mo-old mice for 27 d and found decreased bone density, serum osteocalcin, and cancellous bone area along with trabecular narrowing. These changes were accompanied by diminished bone formation and turnover, as determined by histomorphometric analysis of tetracycline-labeled vertebrae, and impaired osteoblastogenesis and osteoclastogenesis, as determined by ex vivo bone marrow cell cultures. In addition, the mice exhibited a threefold increase in osteoblast apoptosis in vertebrae and showed apoptosis in 28% of the osteocytes in metaphyseal cortical bone. As in mice, an increase in osteoblast and osteocyte apoptosis was documented in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Decreased production of osteoclasts explains the reduction in bone turnover, whereas decreased production and apoptosis of osteoblasts would account for the decline in bone formation and trabecular width. Furthermore, accumulation of apoptotic osteocytes may contribute to osteonecrosis. These findings provide evidence that glucocorticoid-induced bone disease arises from changes in the numbers of bone cells.

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Authors
Weinstein, R. S., Jilka, R. L., Parfitt, A. M., & Manolagas, S. C.
Affiliations
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
1998-07-15
Volume
102
Issue
2
Pages
274-282
ISSN
0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2002315967
Cited by
1,753
References
56
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FWCI
15.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ar043003-05)
  • National Institute on Aging (P01 AG-13918, P01AG013918)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01 AR43003)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
Keywords
glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, osteoblastogenesis, osteoblast apoptosis, osteocyte apoptosis, prednisolone, avascular necrosis, bone formation, bone turnover, osteoclastogenesis, trabecular bone, bone mineral density, osteocalcin
MeSH terms
Adult, Animals, Bone and Bones, Bone Marrow Cells, Bone Resorption, Cells, Cultured, Female, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Male, Osteoblasts, Osteocytes, Osteoporosis, Prednisolone, Spine, Bone Density, Apoptosis, Mice

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