PRG4 deficiency in mice alters skeletal structure, mechanics, and calvarial osteoclastogenesis, and rhPRG4 inhibits in vitro osteoclastogenesis

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Osteoporosis is a chronic disease characterized by reduced bone mass and increased fracture risk, estimated to affect over 10 million people in the United States alone. Drugs used to treat bone loss often come with significant limitations and/or long-term safety concerns. Proteoglycan-4 (PRG4, also known as lubricin) is a mucin-like glycoprotein best known for its boundary lubricating function of articular cartilage. In more recent years, it has been shown that PRG4 has anti-inflammatory properties, contributes to the maintenance of subchondral bone integrity, and patients with PRG4 mutations are osteopenic. However, it remains unknown how PRG4 impacts mechanical and material properties of bone. Therefore, our objective was to perform a phenotyping study of bone in a Prg4 gene trap (GT) mouse (PRG4 deficient). We found that femurs of Prg4 GT mice have altered mechanical, structural, and material properties relative to wildtype littermates. Additionally, Prg4 GT mice have a greater number of calvarial osteoclasts than wildtype mice, but do not have a notable inflammatory serum profile. Finally, Prg4 GT mice do not have an altered rate of bone formation, and exogenous recombinant human PRG4 (rhPRG4) administration inhibited osteoclastogenesis in vitro, suggesting that the skeletal phenotype may be due to changes in bone resorption. Overall, this work demonstrates that PRG4 deficiency affects several integral properties of bone structure, mechanics, and skeletal cell activity, and provides the foundation and insight toward future work evaluating PRG4 as a potential therapeutic target in treating bone loss.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

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Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 42(2024), 6 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1231-1243

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tanguay, Adam P [VerfasserIn]
Menon, Nikhil G [VerfasserIn]
Boudreau, Margaret H [VerfasserIn]
Jastrzebski, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Woods, Paige S [VerfasserIn]
Doyle, Erica A [VerfasserIn]
Edwards, W Brent [VerfasserIn]
Jay, Gregory D [VerfasserIn]
Deymier, Alix C [VerfasserIn]
Lorenzo, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sun-Kyeong [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Tannin A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bone
Journal Article
Lubricin
Osteoclast
Osteoporosis
PRG4
PRG4 protein, human
Prg4 protein, mouse
Proteoglycans
Recombinant Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 27.04.2024

Date Revised 27.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jor.25772

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366018817