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Irisin directly stimulates osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in vitro and in vivo

  1. Eben G Estell  Is a corresponding author
  2. Phuong T Le
  3. Yosta Vegting
  4. Hyeonwoo Kim
  5. Christiane Wrann
  6. Mary L Bouxsein
  7. Kenichi Nagano
  8. Roland Baron
  9. Bruce M Spiegelman
  10. Clifford J Rosen  Is a corresponding author
  1. Maine Medical Center Research Institute, United States
  2. Dana Farber Cancer Institute, United States
  3. MGH/Harvard Medical School, United States
  4. Harvard Medical School, United States
  5. Harvard University, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58172
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  1. Eben G Estell
  2. Phuong T Le
  3. Yosta Vegting
  4. Hyeonwoo Kim
  5. Christiane Wrann
  6. Mary L Bouxsein
  7. Kenichi Nagano
  8. Roland Baron
  9. Bruce M Spiegelman
  10. Clifford J Rosen
(2020)
Irisin directly stimulates osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in vitro and in vivo
eLife 9:e58172.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58172
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Abstract

The myokine irisin facilitates muscle-bone crosstalk and skeletal remodeling in part by its action on osteoblasts and osteocytes. In the current study we investigated whether irisin also directly regulates osteoclasts. In vitro, irisin (2-10 ng/mL) increased osteoclast differentiation in C57BL/6J mouse bone marrow progenitors; this increase was blocked by a neutralizing antibody to integrin αVβ5. Irisin also increased bone resorption on several substrates in situ. RNAseq revealed differential gene expression induced by irisin including upregulation of markers for osteoclast differentiation and resorption, as well as osteoblast-stimulating 'clastokines'. Forced expression of the irisin precursor Fndc5 in transgenic C57BL/6J mice resulted in low bone mass at three ages, and greater in vitro osteoclastogenesis from Fndc5-transgenic bone marrow progenitors. This work demonstrates that irisin acts directly on osteoclast progenitors to increase differentiation and promote bone resorption, supporting the tenet that irisin not only stimulates bone remodeling but may also be an important counter-regulatory hormone.

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  1. Eben G Estell

    Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, United States
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  2. Phuong T Le

    Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, United States
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  3. Yosta Vegting

    Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, United States
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  4. Hyeonwoo Kim

    Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, United States
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    No competing interests declared.

  5. Christiane Wrann

    MGH/Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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    No competing interests declared.

  6. Mary L Bouxsein

    Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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    No competing interests declared.

  7. Kenichi Nagano

    School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, United States
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    No competing interests declared.

  8. Roland Baron

    Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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  9. Bruce M Spiegelman

    Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, United States
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    No competing interests declared.

  10. Clifford J Rosen

    Center for Clinical & Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, United States
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    rosenc@mmc.org
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    Clifford J Rosen, Senior editor, eLife.

Funding

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (F32AR077382)

  • Eben G Estell
  • Roland Baron
  • Bruce M Spiegelman
  • Clifford J Rosen

National Institute on Aging (U19AG060917)

  • Eben G Estell
  • Clifford J Rosen

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (U54GM115516-01A1)

  • Clifford J Rosen

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK112374)

  • Clifford J Rosen

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (1P20GM121301)

  • Clifford J Rosen

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: All wild type primary cell progenitors for osteoclast cultures with exogenous irisin were obtained from tissue harvested from male and female C57BL6/J mice housed and treated under a protocol approved by the Maine Medical Center Research Institute IACUC (1914)

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© 2020, Estell et al.

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  1. Eben G Estell
  2. Phuong T Le
  3. Yosta Vegting
  4. Hyeonwoo Kim
  5. Christiane Wrann
  6. Mary L Bouxsein
  7. Kenichi Nagano
  8. Roland Baron
  9. Bruce M Spiegelman
  10. Clifford J Rosen
(2020)
Irisin directly stimulates osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in vitro and in vivo
eLife 9:e58172.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58172

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