Intermittent injections of parathyroid hormone(iPTH) are applied clinically to stimulate bone formation by osteoblasts, although continuous elevation of parathyroid hormone(PTH) primarily results in increased bone res...Intermittent injections of parathyroid hormone(iPTH) are applied clinically to stimulate bone formation by osteoblasts, although continuous elevation of parathyroid hormone(PTH) primarily results in increased bone resorption. Here, we identified Calca,encoding the sepsis biomarker procalcitonin(ProCT), as a novel target gene of PTH in murine osteoblasts that inhibits osteoclast formation. During iPTH treatment, mice lacking ProCT develop increased bone resorption with excessive osteoclast formation in both the long bones and axial skeleton. Mechanistically, ProCT inhibits the expression of key mediators involved in the recruitment of macrophages, representing osteoclast precursors. Accordingly, ProCT arrests macrophage migration and causes inhibition of early but not late osteoclastogenesis. In conclusion, our results reveal a potential role of osteoblast-derived ProCT in the bone microenvironment that is required to limit bone resorption during iPTH.展开更多
基金funded by grants from the Else-Kr?ner-Fresenius-Stiftung (EKFS 2017_A22)the German Research Foundation (DFG KE 2179/4-1)+3 种基金the Berlin Institute of Health to JKfrom the Hertie-Stiftung (Hertie Academy of Clinical Neuroscience)the German Research Foundation (DFGgrant numbers: DFG FOR 2879 [project LU 1924/1-]) to PL.
文摘Intermittent injections of parathyroid hormone(iPTH) are applied clinically to stimulate bone formation by osteoblasts, although continuous elevation of parathyroid hormone(PTH) primarily results in increased bone resorption. Here, we identified Calca,encoding the sepsis biomarker procalcitonin(ProCT), as a novel target gene of PTH in murine osteoblasts that inhibits osteoclast formation. During iPTH treatment, mice lacking ProCT develop increased bone resorption with excessive osteoclast formation in both the long bones and axial skeleton. Mechanistically, ProCT inhibits the expression of key mediators involved in the recruitment of macrophages, representing osteoclast precursors. Accordingly, ProCT arrests macrophage migration and causes inhibition of early but not late osteoclastogenesis. In conclusion, our results reveal a potential role of osteoblast-derived ProCT in the bone microenvironment that is required to limit bone resorption during iPTH.
