Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (38): 6123-6128.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.38.010

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Tumor necrosis factor alpha enhances the bone-resorptive capabilities of osteoclasts by improving the expression and activity of vocuolar-type ATPase

Zhu Wei-ping1, Lin Lin1, Liu Geng-rong1, Li Zhong-he1, Liu Shuang-xin2, Shi Wei2   

  1. 1Department of Nephrology, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong Province, China; 2Department of Nephrology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou 518900, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2014-08-20 Online:2014-09-10 Published:2014-09-10
  • Contact: Shi Wei, Doctoral supervisor, Chief physician, Professor, Department of Nephrology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou 518900, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Zhu Wei-ping, M.D., Attending physician, Department of Nephrology, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Medical Research Fund of Guangdong Province in 2014, No. A2014259

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Vocuolar-type ATPase (V-ATPase) is highly expressed in osteoclasts and especially plays an important role in osteoclastic bone resorption. Tumor necrosis factor-α is a potent stimulator of bone resorption. However, the effect of tumor necrosis factor-α on expression and activity of V-ATPase is still not clear.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mechanism of tumor necrosis factor-α to promote osteoclastic bone resorption by observing expression and activity of V-ATPase.
METHODS: Osteoclasts cultured in vitro were intervened by different concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α (5, 10, 30 μg/L) in order to observe the changes in expression and enzyme activity of V-ATPase and its effects on bone resorption of osteoclasts. Under an inverted microscope, we observed the formation of resorption lacunas, and bone resorption area was analyzed using Image J software.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The expression and activity of V-ATPase increased significantly after 48 hours of tumor necrosis factor-α intervention and the increase of tumor necrosis factor-α concentration might enhance this effect. In addition, osteoclastic bone resorption was promoted after intervention with tumor necrosis factor-α. The bone-resorbing capabilities of osteoclasts increased in parallel with the concentration of tumor necrosis 
factor-α.The results suggested that tumor necrosis factor-α, as a significant inflammatory mediator involved in the pathological process of bone resorption, not only promotes formation of osteoclasts but also enhances bone-resorbing capabilities of osteoclasts by increasing V-ATPase expression and activity.



中国组织工程研究
杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程


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Key words: tumor necrosis factor-alpha, osteoclasts, adenosine triphosphatases

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