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Sclerostin Mediates Bone Response to Mechanical Unloading Through Antagonizing Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling

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Lin, Chuwen, Jiang, Xuan, Dai, Zhongquan, Guo, Xizhi, Weng, Tujun, Wang, Jun, Li, Yinghui, Feng, Guoyin, Gao, Xiang, He, Lin·2009·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Abstract

Reduced mechanical stress leads to bone loss, as evidenced by disuse osteoporosis in bedridden patients and astronauts. Osteocytes have been identified as major cells responsible for mechanotransduction; however, the mechanism underlying the response of bone to mechanical unloading remains poorly understood. In this study, we found that mechanical unloading of wildtype mice caused decrease of Wnt/β-catenin signaling activity accompanied by upregulation of Sost. To further analyze the causal relationship among these events, Sost gene targeting mice were generated. We showed that sclerostin selectively inhibited Wnt/β-catenin in vivo, and sclerostin suppressed the activity of osteoblast and viability of osteoblasts and osteocytes. Interestingly, Sost−/− mice were resistant to mechanical unloading-induced bone loss. Reduction in bone formation in response to unloading was also abrogated in the mutant mice. Moreover, in contrast to wildtype mice, Wnt/β-catenin signaling was not altered by unloading in Sost−/− mice. Those data implied that sclerostin played an essential role in mediating bone response to mechanical unloading, likely through Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Our findings also indicated sclerostin is a promising target for preventing disuse osteoporosis.

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Authors
Lin, C., Jiang, X., Dai, Z., Guo, X., Weng, T., Wang, J., Li, Y., Feng, G., Gao, X., & He, L.
Venue
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Published
2009-10-01
Volume
24
Issue
10
Pages
1651-1661
ISSN
  • 0884-0431 (ISSN-L)
  • 1523-4681
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628
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42.57
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journal article
Language
en
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Lin, C., Jiang, X., Dai, Z., Guo, X., Weng, T., Wang, J., Li, Y., Feng, G., Gao, X., & He, L. (2009). Sclerostin Mediates Bone Response to Mechanical Unloading Through Antagonizing Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.090411

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