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Haptoglobin (Hp), a type of acute-phase protein, is known to have a systemic anti-inflammatory function and to modulate inflammation by directly affecting immune cells, such as T cells, dendritic cells, and macrophages. However, the effects of Hp on osteoclast differentiation are not well studied, even though osteoclast precursor cells belong to a macrophage-monocyte lineage. In this study, we found that the bone volume was reduced, and the number of osteoclasts was increased in Hp-deficient mice compared with wild-type mice. Moreover, our in vitro studies showed that Hp inhibits osteoclastogenesis by reducing the protein level of c-Fos at the early phase of osteoclast differentiation. We revealed that Hp-induced suppression of c-Fos was mediated by increased IFN-β levels. Furthermore, Hp stimulated IFN-β via a TLR4-dependent mechanism. These results demonstrate that Hp plays a protective role against excessive osteoclastogenesis via the Hp-TLR4-IFN-β axis.

Haptoglobin Acts as a TLR4 Ligand to Suppress Osteoclastogenesis via the TLR4–IFN-β Axis