Inhibition of osteoclast bone resorption activity through osteoprotegerin-induced damage of the sealing zone

  • Authors:
    • Ruilong Song
    • Jianhong Gu
    • Xuezhong Liu
    • Jiaqiao Zhu
    • Qichao Wang
    • Qian Gao
    • Jiaming Zhang
    • Laiyang Cheng
    • Xishuai Tong
    • Xinyi Qi
    • Yan Yuan
    • Zongping Liu
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  • Published online on: July 10, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1846
  • Pages: 856-862
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Abstract

Bone remodeling is dependent on the dynamic equilibrium between osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and osteoblast-mediated osteogenesis. The sealing zone is an osteoclast-specific cytoskeletal structure, the integrity of which is critical for osteoclast-mediated bone resorption. To date, studies have focused mainly on the osteoprotegerin (OPG)‑induced inhibition of osteoclast differentiation through the OPG/receptor activator of the nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL)/RANK system, which affects the bone resorption of osteoclasts. However, the effects of OPG on the sealing zone have not been reported to date. In this study, the formation of the sealing zone was observed by Hoffman modulation contrast (HMC) microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The effects of OPG on the existing sealing zone and osteoclast-mediated bone resorption activity, as well as the regulatory role of genes involved in the formation of the sealing zone were examined by immunofluorescence staining, HMC microscopy, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), western blot analysis and scanning electron microscopy. The sealing zone was formed on day 5, with belt-like protuberances at the cell edge and scattered distribution of cell nuclei, but no filopodia. The sealing zone was intact in the untreated control group. However, defects in the sealing zone were observed in the OPG-treated group (20 ng/ml) and the structure was absent in the groups treated with 40 and 80 ng/ml OPG. The podosomes showed a scattered or clustered distribution between the basal surface of the osteoclasts and the well surface. Furthermore, resorption lacunae were not detected in the 20 ng/ml OPG-treated group, indicating the loss of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption activity. Treatment with OPG resulted in a significant decrease in the expression of Arhgef8/Net1 and DOCK5 Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factors (RhoGEFs), 10 of 18 RhoGTPases (RhoA, RhoB, cdc42v1, cdc42v2, RhoU/Wrch1, RhoF/Rif, Rac2, RhoG, Rnd1 and RhoBTB1), ROCK1 and ROCK2. In conclusion, podosome distribution was affected by the OPG-induced inhibition of the expression of genes in the RhoGTPase signaling pathway. This resulted in damage to or destruction of the sealing zone, thus inhibiting osteoclast-mediated bone resorption activity.
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Song R, Gu J, Liu X, Zhu J, Wang Q, Gao Q, Zhang J, Cheng L, Tong X, Qi X, Qi X, et al: Inhibition of osteoclast bone resorption activity through osteoprotegerin-induced damage of the sealing zone. Int J Mol Med 34: 856-862, 2014
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Song, R., Gu, J., Liu, X., Zhu, J., Wang, Q., Gao, Q. ... Liu, Z. (2014). Inhibition of osteoclast bone resorption activity through osteoprotegerin-induced damage of the sealing zone. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 34, 856-862. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1846
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Song, R., Gu, J., Liu, X., Zhu, J., Wang, Q., Gao, Q., Zhang, J., Cheng, L., Tong, X., Qi, X., Yuan, Y., Liu, Z."Inhibition of osteoclast bone resorption activity through osteoprotegerin-induced damage of the sealing zone". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 34.3 (2014): 856-862.
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Song, R., Gu, J., Liu, X., Zhu, J., Wang, Q., Gao, Q., Zhang, J., Cheng, L., Tong, X., Qi, X., Yuan, Y., Liu, Z."Inhibition of osteoclast bone resorption activity through osteoprotegerin-induced damage of the sealing zone". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 34, no. 3 (2014): 856-862. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1846