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Changes in Osteoblast, Chondrocyte, and Adipocyte Lineages Mediate the Bone Anabolic Actions of PTH and Small Molecule GSK‐3 Inhibitor
Author(s) -
Kulkarni Nalini H.,
Wei Tao,
Kumar Amar,
Dow Ernst R.,
Stewart Trent R.,
Shou Jianyong,
N'cho Mathias,
Sterchi Diane L.,
Gitter Bruce D.,
Higgs Richard E.,
Halladay David L.,
Engler Thomas A.,
Martin T. John,
Bryant Henry U.,
Ma Yanfei L.,
Onyia Jude E.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of cellular biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1097-4644
pISSN - 0730-2312
DOI - 10.1002/jcb.21374
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , osteoblast , anabolism , ovariectomized rat , chondrocyte , parathyroid hormone , bone remodeling , chemistry , alkaline phosphatase , biology , cartilage , hormone , calcium , enzyme , biochemistry , anatomy , in vitro
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and glycogen synthase kinase‐3 (GSK‐3) inhibitor 603281‐31‐8, administered once daily increased bone formation in vivo. We investigated the molecular mechanisms of the anabolic responses of PTH and 603281‐31‐8 in rat osteopenia model. Female 6‐month‐old rats were ovariectomized (Ovx) and permitted to lose bone for 1 month, followed by treatment with PTH (1–38) at 10 µg/kg/day s.c. or 603281‐31‐8 at 3 mg/kg/day p.o. for 60 days. Twenty‐four hours after the last treatment, RNA from distal femur metaphysis was subjected to gene expression analysis. Differentially expressed genes ( P < 0.05) were subjected to pathway analysis to delineate relevant bio‐processes involved in skeletal biology. Genes involved in morphogenesis, cell growth/differentiation, and apoptosis were significantly altered by Ovx and the treatments. Analysis of morphogenesis genes showed an overrepresentation of genes involved in osteogenesis, chondrogenesis, and adipogenesis. A striking finding was that Ovx decreased several markers of osteogenesis/chondrogenesis and increased markers of adipogenesis/lipid metabolism. Treatment with either PTH or the GSK‐3 inhibitor reversed these effects, albeit at different levels. Histological analysis confirmed that osteopenia in Ovx animals was associated with three‐fold increase in marrow adiposity. PTH and GSK‐3 inhibitor restored bone volume, and reversed or normalized marrow adiposity. Ex vivo studies showed that PTH and GSK‐3 inhibitor increased the ratio of colony forming marrow stromal progenitors (CFU‐fs) that were alkaline phosphatase positive (putative osteoblasts). Our results suggest that the bone anabolic actions of PTH and GSK‐3 inhibitor in vivo involve concerted effects on mesenchymal lineages; osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes. J. Cell. Biochem. 102: 1504–1518, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.