Sickle cell disease promotes sex-dependent pathological bone loss through enhanced cathepsin proteolytic activity in mice

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hereditary blood disorder in the United States. SCD is frequently associated with osteonecrosis, osteoporosis, osteopenia, and other bone-related complications such as vaso-occlusive pain, ischemic damage, osteomyelitis, and bone marrow hyperplasia known as sickle bone disease (SBD). Previous SBD models have failed to distinguish the age- and sex-specific characteristics of bone morphometry. In this study, we use the Townes mouse model of SCD to assess the pathophysiological complications of SBD in both SCD and sickle cell trait. Changes in bone microarchitecture and bone development were assessed by using high-resolution quantitative micro-computed tomography and the three-dimensional reconstruction of femurs from male and female mice. Our results indicate that SCD causes bone loss and sex-dependent anatomical changes in bone. SCD female mice in particular are prone to trabecular bone loss, whereas cortical bone degradation occurs in both sexes. We also describe the impact of genetic knockdown of cathepsin K- and E-64-mediated cathepsin inhibition on SBD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Blood advances - 6(2022), 5 vom: 08. März, Seite 1381-1393

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Selma, Jada [VerfasserIn]
Song, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
Rivera, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Douglas, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Akella, Abhiramgopal [VerfasserIn]
Bollavaram, Keval [VerfasserIn]
Thompson, Nishone [VerfasserIn]
Platt, Manu O [VerfasserIn]
Botchwey, Edward A [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 26.04.2022

Date Revised 26.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004615

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330895826