Increased B-lymphopoiesis by interleukin 7 induces bone loss in mice with intact ovarian function: Similarity to estrogen deficiency
Increased B-lymphopoiesis by interleukin 7 induces bone loss in mice with intact ovarian function: Similarity to estrogen deficiency
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.94.17.9360
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发表时间:
1997-08-19
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Suda, T
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作者:
Miyaura, C;Onoe, Y;Suda, T
Estrogen deficiency caused by ovariectomy (OVX) results in a marked bone loss due to stimulated bone resorption by osteoclasts. During our investigations of the pathogenesis of bone loss in estrogens deficiency, we found that OVX selectively stimulates B-lymphopoiesis which results in marked accumulation of B220-positire pre-B cells in mouse bone marrow. To examine the possible correlation between stimulated R-lymphopoiesis and bone loss, 8-week-old female mice were treated with interleukin (IL) 7, which stimulates B-lymphopoiesis in bone marrow. We also examined bone mass in IL-7 receptor-knockout mice that exhibit marked suppression of B-lymphopoiesis in the bone marrow, The increased B-lymphopoiesis induced by IL-7 administration resulted in marked bone loss by stimulation of osteoclastic bone resorption in mice with intact ovarian function. The changes in both B-lymphopoiesis and hone mass in IL-7-treated female mice were similar to those in age-matched OVX mice, In contrast, the trabecular bone volume of the femur was greatly increased in both female and male IL-7 receptor-knockout mice when compared with the respective wild-type and heterozygous littermates. These results show that the perturbation of B-lymphopoiesis in the bone marrow is closely linked to the change in bone mass, We propose here that the Increased B-lymphopoiesis due to estrogen deficiency is in volved in the mechanism of stimulated bone resorption.