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Differential effects of glucocorticoid on recruitment and activity of osteoclasts induced by normal and osteocalcin-deficient bone implanted in rats.

Defranco, D J, Lian, J B, Glowacki, J·1992·Endocrinology

Abstract

Prolonged glucocorticoid excess is associated with bone loss. Among the contributory factors are glucocorticoids' suppression of bone formation and stimulation of bone resorption. In this study, the effects of glucocorticoids on bone resorption were evaluated in a rodent model. Subcutaneous implants of devitalized mineralized bone particles (BPs) elicit the recruitment of progenitor cells and their differentiation to osteoclasts which resorb the BPs. The effects of glucocorticoids on both the recruitment and the activity of cells induced by normal BPs were distinguished based upon when treatment was initiated. When treatment with hydrocortisone or dexamethasone was initiated at the time of BP implantation, the recruitment of bone-resorbing cells was impaired and a subsequent decrease in BP resorption was found. On the other hand, when treatment was initiated on day 7, glucocorticoids increased osteoclastic resorption and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase activity. We also tested hydrocortisone's effect to stimulate the activity of cells associated with osteocalcin-deficient BPs. As previously reported, BPs deficient in osteocalcin were poorly resorbed as a result of decreased formation and activity of osteoclasts. Hydrocortisone had an even more pronounced effect in stimulating the low level resorption of the osteocalcin-deficient BP implants than of the normal BP implants. These findings show differential effects of glucocorticoids on two aspects of bone resorption: they inhibit the recruitment and/or differentiation of bone-resorbing cells, but they stimulate the activity of existing osteoclastic cells. The ability of glucocorticoids to increase resorption of normal bone and to overcome resistance to resorption of osteocalcin-deficient bone suggests an important regulatory effect of glucocorticoids in the activation of osteoclasts to increase bone resorption.

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Authors
Defranco, D. J., Lian, J. B., & Glowacki, J.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Venue
Endocrinology
Published
1992-07
Volume
131
Issue
1
Pages
114-121
ISSN
  • 0013-7227 (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7170
OpenAlex
W2107571929
Cited by
50
References
45
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
FWCI
1.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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
glucocorticoids, osteoclasts, bone resorption, cortisol, dexamethasone, bone implants, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, osteoclast recruitment, osteoclastogenesis, glucocorticoid resistance, bone loss
MeSH terms
Acid Phosphatase, Animals, Bone and Bones, Bone Resorption, Cell Differentiation, Dexamethasone, Glucocorticoids, Hydrocortisone, Osteoclasts, Tartrates, Osteocalcin, Bone Transplantation, Rats

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