TY - JOUR
T1 - CSF-1, RANKL and OPG regulate osteoclastogenesis during murine tooth eruption
AU - Heinrich, J.
AU - Bsoul, S.
AU - Barnes, J.
AU - Woodruff, K.
AU - Abboud, S.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Drs. M. MacDougall and H. Stan McGuff for their help with analyzing histologic preparations and for valuable discussions. This work was supported by funding from the NIH (AR-42306, to S.A.), Veteran's Administration Merit Award (to S.A.) and George O’Brien Kidney Center Grant (P50DK061597, to J.B.).
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - During tooth eruption, osteoclast-mediated bone resorption predominates in alveolar bone along the occlusal surface rather than in bone basal to the tooth. CSF-1, RANKL and OPG, regulatory molecules essential for osteoclastogenesis, are expressed during eruption. However, it is unclear if these cytokines exhibit an expression pattern that correlates with sites of osteoclastogenesis in vivo. To address this issue, mouse mandibles, isolated from 1 to 14 days postnatal, were analysed for osteoclast activity using tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining as well as colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1), receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) mRNA expression using in situ hybridisation. Results showed that CSF-1, RANKL and OPG are expressed in a distinct temporal and spatial manner. In the occlusal region, osteoclast activity was maximal at day 5 and correlated with a relative high expression of CSF-1 and RANKL compared to OPG. In basal bone at this time point, osteoclast activity decreased despite persistent CSF-1 expression and was associated with increased expression of OPG compared to RANKL. By day 8, osteoclastogenesis declined and correlated with upregulation of OPG at the occlusal and basal regions, with this effect continuing throughout eruption. These findings suggest that the spatiotemporal pattern and relative abundance of CSF-1, RANKL and OPG during eruption are key determinants of site-specific osteoclast activity in bone surrounding the tooth. Targeting these cytokines to specific regions in alveolar bone may provide a mechanism for regulating osteoclastogenesis in dental disorders associated with altered tooth eruption.
AB - During tooth eruption, osteoclast-mediated bone resorption predominates in alveolar bone along the occlusal surface rather than in bone basal to the tooth. CSF-1, RANKL and OPG, regulatory molecules essential for osteoclastogenesis, are expressed during eruption. However, it is unclear if these cytokines exhibit an expression pattern that correlates with sites of osteoclastogenesis in vivo. To address this issue, mouse mandibles, isolated from 1 to 14 days postnatal, were analysed for osteoclast activity using tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining as well as colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1), receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) mRNA expression using in situ hybridisation. Results showed that CSF-1, RANKL and OPG are expressed in a distinct temporal and spatial manner. In the occlusal region, osteoclast activity was maximal at day 5 and correlated with a relative high expression of CSF-1 and RANKL compared to OPG. In basal bone at this time point, osteoclast activity decreased despite persistent CSF-1 expression and was associated with increased expression of OPG compared to RANKL. By day 8, osteoclastogenesis declined and correlated with upregulation of OPG at the occlusal and basal regions, with this effect continuing throughout eruption. These findings suggest that the spatiotemporal pattern and relative abundance of CSF-1, RANKL and OPG during eruption are key determinants of site-specific osteoclast activity in bone surrounding the tooth. Targeting these cytokines to specific regions in alveolar bone may provide a mechanism for regulating osteoclastogenesis in dental disorders associated with altered tooth eruption.
KW - CSF-1
KW - Gene expression
KW - In situ hybridisation
KW - OPG
KW - Osteoclasts
KW - RANKL
KW - Tooth eruption
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U2 - 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2005.02.007
DO - 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2005.02.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 16137499
AN - SCOPUS:24044521913
VL - 50
SP - 897
EP - 908
JO - Archives of Oral Biology
JF - Archives of Oral Biology
SN - 0003-9969
IS - 10
ER -