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Dynamic visualization of RANKL and Th17-mediated osteoclast function.

ABSTRACT: Osteoclasts are bone resorbing, multinucleate cells that differentiate from mononuclear macrophage/monocyte-lineage hematopoietic precursor cells. Although previous studies have revealed important molecular signals, how the bone resorptive functions of such cells are controlled in vivo remains less well characterized. Here, we visualized fluorescently labeled mature osteoclasts in intact mouse bone tissues using intravital multiphoton microscopy. Within this mature population, we observed cells with distinct motility behaviors and function, with the relative proportion of static - bone resorptive (R) to moving - nonresorptive (N) varying in accordance with the pathophysiological conditions of the bone. We also found that rapid application of the osteoclast-activation factor RANKL converted many N osteoclasts to R, suggesting a novel point of action in RANKL-mediated control of mature osteoclast function. Furthermore, we showed that Th17 cells, a subset of RANKL-expressing CD4+ T cells, could induce rapid N-to-R conversion of mature osteoclasts via cell-cell contact. These findings provide new insights into the activities of mature osteoclasts in situ and identify actions of RANKL-expressing Th17 cells in inflammatory bone destruction.

SUBMITTER: Kikuta J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3561830 | biostudies-other | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Dynamic visualization of RANKL and Th17-mediated osteoclast function.

Kikuta Junichi J Wada Yoh Y Kowada Toshiyuki T Wang Ze Z Sun-Wada Ge-Hong GH Nishiyama Issei I Mizukami Shin S Maiya Nobuhiko N Yasuda Hisataka H Kumanogoh Atsushi A Kikuchi Kazuya K Germain Ronald N RN Ishii Masaru M

The Journal of clinical investigation 20130116 2

Osteoclasts are bone resorbing, multinucleate cells that differentiate from mononuclear macrophage/monocyte-lineage hematopoietic precursor cells. Although previous studies have revealed important molecular signals, how the bone resorptive functions of such cells are controlled in vivo remains less well characterized. Here, we visualized fluorescently labeled mature osteoclasts in intact mouse bone tissues using intravital multiphoton microscopy. Within this mature population, we observed cells ...[more]

PMID: 23321670

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Dynamic visualization of RANKL and Th17-mediated osteoclast function.

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Dynamic visualization of RANKL and Th17-mediated osteoclast function.

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