Increased osteoclast activity in the presence of increased homocysteine concentrations
Increased osteoclast activity in the presence of increased homocysteine concentrations
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DOI:
10.1373/clinchem.2005.053363
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发表时间:
2005-12-01
影响因子:
9.3
通讯作者:
Herrmann, W
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作者:
Herrmann, M;Widmann, T;Herrmann, W
Background: Increased plasma homocysteine (HCY) may be an independent risk factor for osteoporotic fractures and therefore may also adversely affect bone metabolism. We analyzed the effect of HCY on human osteoclast (00 activity.Methods: We cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 17 healthy male donors [median (SID) age, 30 (5) years] for 20 days with 25 mu g/L macrophagecolony stimulating factor (days 0-11), 20 mu g/L receptoractivator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (days 6-20), and 4 different concentrations of HCY (0, 10, 50, and 100 mu mol/L; days 0-20). For control purposes, cysteine and glutathione were tested in equimolar concentrations. OCs were identified as large, multinucleated cells with tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity and surface vitronectin receptors. We quantified OC activity by measuring TRAP activity. We analyzed cathepsin K (CP-K) activity in 9 donor samples and estimated the dentine-resorbing activity on standard dentine slices in 3 samples.Results: After 20 days of culture, most cells were fully differentiated OCs. TRAP activity increased with increasing HCY concentrations (P