Cited by 35Bone Metabolism and DiseasesWnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancerBone health and osteoporosis research

The Function of Wnt Ligands on Osteocyte and Bone Remodeling

Du, J.H., Lin, S.X., Wu, X.L., Yang, S.M., Cao, L.Y., Zheng, A., Wu, J.N., Jiang, X.Q.·2019·Journal of Dental Research

Abstract

Bone homeostasis is continually maintained by the process of bone remodeling throughout life. Recent studies have demonstrated that Wnt signaling pathways play a fundamental role in the process of bone homeostasis and remodeling. Intracellular Wnt signaling cascades are initially triggered by a Wnt ligand–receptor complex formation. In previous studies, the blocking of Wnt ligands from different osteoblastic differentiation stages could cause defective bone development at an early stage. Osteocytes, the most abundant and long-lived type of bone cell, are a crucial orchestrator of bone remodeling. However, the role of Wnt ligands on osteocyte and bone remodeling remains unclear. In our present study, we found that, besides osteoblasts, osteocytes also express multiple Wnt ligands in the bone environment. Then, we used a Dmp1-Cre mouse line, in which there is expression in a subset of osteoblasts but mainly osteocytes, to study the function of Wnt ligands on osteocyte and bone remodeling in vivo. Furthermore, we explored the role of Wnt ligands on osteocytic mineralization ability, as well as the regulatory function of osteocytes on the process of osteoblastic differentiation and osteoclastic migration and maturity in vitro. We concluded that Wnt proteins play an important regulatory role in 1) the process of perilacunar/canalicular remodeling, as mediated by osteocytes, and 2) the balance of osteogenesis and bone resorption at the bone surface, as mediated by osteoblasts and osteoclasts, at least partly through the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and the OPG/RANKL signaling pathway.

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  • Osteocytes can be considered the social coordinators of bone cells because they are responsible for maintaining bone physiological responsiveness to mechanical and metabolic demands; when osteocytic coordination fails, severe osteoporosis develops.

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Authors
Du, J. H., Lin, S. X., Wu, X. L., Yang, S. M., Cao, L. Y., Zheng, A., Wu, J. N., & Jiang, X. Q.
Affiliations
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
  • Tongji University (CN)
Corresponding author
Jiang, X.Q.
Venue
Journal of Dental Research
Published
2019-07
Volume
98
Issue
8
Pages
930-938
ISSN
  • 0022-0345 (ISSN-L)
  • 1544-0591
OpenAlex
W2958619211
Cited by
35
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3
FWCI
0.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Dental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC1102900)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (81430012)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
Keywords
Wnt ligands, osteocytes, bone remodeling, bone homeostasis, Wnt/β-catenin signaling, osteogenic differentiation, bone resorption, bone formation
MeSH terms
Animals, Bone Resorption, Ligands, Osteocytes, Bone Remodeling, Mice, Wnt Signaling Pathway

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