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Query: EC:3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase)
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We showed that plasmin specifically hydrolyzes proteins participating in cell adhesion (fibronectin, vitronectin, and laminin) and does not affect nonadhesive proteins, such as albumin, ovalbumin, and alkaline phosphatase. These and some earlier results allow us to speak of the specific antiadhesive activity of plasmin, which significantly extends the concepts regarding the functional importance of this protein and indicates that it directly participates in the regulation of cell adhesion, the remodeling of the extracellular matrix, and, therefore, in cell migration.
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PMID:[Proteolytic specificity of plasmin with respect to adhesive proteins]. 1090 May 5

A characteristic feature of Paget's disease is an increase in the number of osteoclasts in bone. Osteoclasts are formed from mononuclear phagocyte precursors that circulate in the monocyte fraction of peripheral blood. These cells require the presence of RANK ligand (RANKL)-expressing osteoblastic cells and human macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) to form osteoclasts in vitro. To determine the role of osteoclast differentiation from circulating precursors in Paget's disease, we cultured monocytes from Paget's patients and gender- and age-matched normal controls with no evidence of bone disease for up to 21 days in the presence of UMR 106 cells and various concentrations of M-CSF (1-25 ng/mL) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] (10(-10) to 10(-7) mol/L). Relative to controls, there was a significant increase in the extent of osteoclast differentiation from pagetic monocytes as assessed by expression of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), vitronectin receptor (VNR), and lacunar bone resorption. Serial dilution experiments (2 x 10(5) to 2 x 10(2) cells/well) showed no difference in the concentration of osteoclast precursors in the peripheral blood. In Paget's patients with high serum alkaline phosphatase (sAP) levels, increased sensitivity to the osteoclastogenic effect of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) was noted. Osteoclast differentiation did not occur when M-CSF was substituted by interleukin-6 (IL-6) and soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R), and these factors did not stimulate osteoclast differentiation in the presence of M-CSF. In this in vitro coculture system, osteoclast formation was inhibited by osteoprotegerin in a dose-dependent manner. In the presence of RANKL (5-30 ng/mL) and M-CSF (25 ng/mL), osteoclast formation and bone resorption were significantly increased in cultures of monocytes from patients with high and low sAP levels as compared with normal controls. Our findings suggest that the increase in osteoclast numbers seen in Paget's disease results not from an increase in the number of circulating precursors in peripheral blood but rather from an increased sensitivity of osteoclast precursors to the humoral factors, 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and RANKL, which regulate osteoclast formation.
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PMID:Osteoclast differentiation from circulating mononuclear precursors in Paget's disease is hypersensitive to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) and RANKL. 1155 75

STATEMENT OF FINDINGS: Mesenchymal precursor cells found in the blood (BMPCs) of normal persons adhere to plastic and glass and proliferate logarithmically in DMEM-20% fetal calf serum (FCS) without growth factors. They form cells with fibroblast-like and stromal morphology, which is not affected by eliminating CD34, CD3, or CD14 cells. Osteogenic supplements (dexamethasone, ascorbic acid, and beta-glycerophosphate) added to the culture inhibited fibroblast formation, and BMPCs assumed the cuboidal shape of osteoblasts. After 5 days in supplemented medium, the elutriated cells displayed alkaline phosphatase (AP), and the addition of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)2 (1 ng) doubled AP production (P < 0.04). Two weeks later, 30% of the cells were very large and reacted with anti-osteocalcin antibody. The same cultures also contained sudanophlic adipocytes and multinucleated giant cells that stained for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) and vitronectin receptors. Cultured BMPCs immunostain with antibodies to vimentin, type I collagen, and BMP receptors, heterodimeric structures expressed on mesenchymal lineage cells. In addition, BMPCs stain with anti-CD105 (endoglin), a putative marker for bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs).
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PMID:Mesenchymal precursor cells in the blood of normal individuals. 1105 78

To explore how the loss of Phex function contributes to the pathogenesis of osteomalacia, we examined the abnormalities of mineralization, Phex, and bone matrix protein expression occurring in Hyp mice in vivo and in ex vivo bone marrow cell cultures. The results in vivo show that mineralization was decreased significantly in Hyp mouse bone. Phex protein was identifiable in osteoblasts and osteocytes in wild-type mice, but not in Hyp mice. In Hyp mice, osteocalcin, bone sialoprotein, and vitronectin expression were down-regulated, whereas biglycan and fibrillin-1 expression were up-regulated in osteocytes and bone matrix relative to those in their wild-type counterparts. Parallel studies ex vivo demonstrated that cells derived from 18-day Hyp mouse bone marrow cell cultures had a 3'-Phex deletion, no Phex protein expression, decreased alkaline phosphatase activity, collagen deposition, and calcium accumulation, and reduced osteocalcin, bone sialoprotein, and vitronectin at both the protein and messenger RNA levels. Furthermore conditioned medium from Hyp mouse bone marrow cultures could induce analogous defects in bone marrow cell cultures of wild-type cells. These novel findings indicate that there is an intrinsic osteogenic cell differentiation defect in addition to the known hypomineralization of bone in Hyp mice, which may be inducible by an autocrine/paracrine secreted factor. These results suggest that alterations in the Phex gene may control bone matrix mineralization indirectly by regulating the synthesis and deposition of bone matrix proteins.
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PMID:Osteomalacia in hyp mice is associated with abnormal phex expression and with altered bone matrix protein expression and deposition. 1115 66

Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (Erks), members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase superfamily, play an important role in cell proliferation and differentiation. In this study we employed a dominant negative approach to determine the role of Erks in the regulation of human osteoblastic cell function. Human osteoblastic cells were transduced with a pseudotyped retrovirus encoding either a mutated Erk1 protein with a dominant negative action against both Erk1 and Erk2 (Erk1DN cells) or the LacZ protein (LacZ cells) as a control. Both basal and growth factor-stimulated MAPK activity and cell proliferation were inhibited in Erk1DN cells. Expression of Erk1DN protein suppressed both osteoblast differentiation and matrix mineralization by decreasing alkaline phosphatase activity and the deposition of bone matrix proteins. Cell adhesion to collagen, osteopontin, and vitronectin was decreased in Erk1DN cells as compared with LacZ cells. Cell spreading and migration on these matrices were also inhibited. In Erk1DN cells, expression of alphabeta(1), alpha(v)beta(3), and alpha(v)beta(5) integrins on the surface was decreased. Metabolic labeling indicated that the synthesis of these integrins was inhibited in Erk1DN cells. These data suggest that Erks are not only essential for the growth and differentiation of osteoblasts but also are important for osteoblast adhesion, spreading, migration, and integrin expression.
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PMID:Erk is essential for growth, differentiation, integrin expression, and cell function in human osteoblastic cells. 1127

Strontium ranelate is composed of an organic moiety (ranelic acid) and of two atoms of stable non-radioactive strontium. In vitro, strontium ranelate increases collagen and non-collagenic proteins synthesis by mature osteoblast enriched cells. The effects of strontium ranelate on bone formation were confirmed as strontium ranelate enhanced pre-osteoblastic cells replication. The stimulation by strontium ranelate of the replication of osteoprogenitor cells and collagen as well as non-collagenic protein synthesis in osteoblasts provides substantial evidence to categorise SR ranelate as a bone forming agent. In the mouse calvaria culture system, SR ranelate induces a dose-dependent inhibition of labelled calcium release. The inhibitory effects of SR ranelate on bone resorption were close to those of salmon calcitonin. In the isolated rat osteoclast assay, a pre-incubation of bone slices with SR ranelate induced a dose-dependent inhibition of the bone resorbing activity of a treated rat osteoclast. SR ranelate also dose-dependently inhibited, in a chicken bone marrow culture, the expression of both CA II and the alpha-subunit of the vitronectin receptor. These effects showing that SR ranelate significantly affects bone resorption due to direct and/or matrix-mediated inhibition of osteoclast activity and also inhibits osteoclasts differentiation are compatible with the profile of an anti-resorptive drug. In normal rats, administration of SR ranelate induces an improvement in the mechanical properties of the humerus and/or the lumbar vertebra associated with a commensurate increase in bone dimension, shaft and volume. This was not related to any change in the stiffness, suggesting the absence of a mineralisation defect. After oral administration of SR ranelate in humans, the absolute bio-availability of SR ranelate is 27 % after a dose of 2g is given as sachets. The simultaneous intake of SR ranelate and calcium remarkably reduces the bio-availability of SR. SR ranelate was administered in 160 early postmenopausal women, in a 24-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled, prospective randomized study. Daily oral dose of 125 mg, 500 mg, 1 g of SR ranelate were compared to a placebo. At the conclusion of the study, the percent variation of lumbar adjusted BMD from baseline was significantly different in the group receiving 1 g/day of SR as compared to placebo (+ 1.41 % versus 0.98 % respectively). Increase in total hip and neck BMD averages respectively 3.2 % and 2.5 %. SR ranelate does not induce any significant adverse reaction compared to those observed in women receiving a placebo for the same duration. In a phase II study, the effect of SR ranelate in postmenopausal women with vertebral osteoporotic fractures were assessed during a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SR ranelate (500 mg, 1 g, 2 g per day) or placebo were given to 353 Caucasian women with prevalent osteoporosis. At the conclusion of this two-year study, the annual increase in lumbar adjusted BMD of the group receiving 2 g of SR ranelate was + 2.97 %. This result was significantly different as compared to placebo. A significant decrease in pyridinium crosslinks (NTX) and an increase in bone specific alkaline phosphatase were evident after 3 and 6 months of treatment. During the second year of treatment, the dose of 2 g was associated with a 4 % reduction in the number of patient experiencing a new vertebral deformity. Bone histomorphometry showed no mineralisation defects. The same percentage of withdrawal following an adverse effect was observed for patients receiving placebo and for those receiving 2 g of strontium ranelate. Currently, strontium ranelate is further investigated in a large Phase III program that includes two extensive trials for the treatment of severe osteoporosis, one assessing SR ranelate effects on the risk of vertebral fractures (SOTI) and one evaluating the effects of SR ranelate on peripheral (non spinal) fractures (TROPOS). The primary analysis of the SOTI study, evaluating the effect of 2 g of strontium ranelate on vertebral fracture rates are expected to be released during the summer 2002.
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PMID:Strontium ranelate in osteoporosis. 1217 30

Four cases of giant cell reparative granuloma (GCRG) of small bones were analysed in order to determine the pathogenesis of the lesion and the nature of the component mononuclear and multinucleated cells. In cell cultures, giant cells formed a non-proliferating homogeneous population which expressed features characteristic of the osteoclast phenotype, including leucocyte common antigen, CD68, vitronectin receptor, and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase. The giant cells were capable of lacunar resorption and their activity was inhibited by calcitonin. In addition to numerous macrophage-like cells, some of which expressed osteoclast phenotypic characteristics, there were also mononuclear stromal cells which proliferated in culture and were alkaline phosphatase-positive; these cells expressed receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and were capable of supporting human osteoclast formation from circulating precursors in vitro. These findings suggest that the osteoclast-like giant cells in GCRG of small bones are formed from monocyte/macrophage-like osteoclast precursors which differentiate into osteoclasts under the influence of mononuclear osteoblast-like stromal cells.
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PMID:Phenotypic characterization of mononuclear and multinucleated cells of giant cell reparative granuloma of small bones. 1221 60

Whether non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced suppression of bone ingrowth is due to cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inhibition, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition, or through a yet unidentified pathway is unknown. In this study, the effects of a non-specific COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitor, versus a specific COX-2 inhibitor on bone ingrowth and tissue differentiation are examined in vivo. Harvest chambers were implanted unilaterally in the tibiae of eight mature, New Zealand white rabbits. After a 6-week period for osseointegration of the chamber, the following oral treatments were given for 4 weeks each, followed by a harvest in each case: drinking water with no NSAID (control 1), Naproxen sodium--a COX-1 and COX-2 non-specific inhibitor at a dose of 110 mg/kg/day in the drinking water, drinking water with no NSAID (control 2), and Rofecoxib-a COX-2 inhibitor at a dose of 12.5 mg/day inserted directly into the rabbit's mouth. Harvested specimens were snap frozen, cut into serial 6 microm sections and stained with hematoxylin and eosin for general morphological characterization, and alkaline phosphatase (osteoblast marker). Sections were also processed for immunoperoxidase staining using monoclonal antibodies to identify cells expressing the vitronectin receptor (osteoclast-like cells). With drinking water alone, the percentage of bone ingrowth averaged 24.8 +/- 2.9% and 29.9 +/- 4.5% respectively. Naproxen sodium in the drinking water and oral Rofecoxib decreased bone ingrowth significantly (15.9 +/- 3.3%. p = 0.031 and 18.5 +/- 2+/-4%, p = 0.035 compared to drinking water respectively). Both Naproxen sodium (p = 0.026) and Rofecoxib (p = 0.02) decreased the number of CD51 positive osteoclast-like cells per section compared with drinking water alone. Rofecoxib decreased the area of osteoblasts per section area (p = 0.014) compared to controls, although the value for Naproxen sodium did not reach statistical significance. The results of the present study suggest that bone formation is suppressed by oral administration of an NSAID which contains a COX-2 inhibitor. COX-2 inhibitors currently taken for arthritis and other conditions may potentially delay fracture healing and bone ingrowth.
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PMID:COX-2 selective NSAID decreases bone ingrowth in vivo. 1247 24

Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a cytokine that plays a major role in suppressing the inflammatory response, particularly cell-mediated immunity that is characteristic of the TH1 response. The purpose of this study was to determine whether local infusion of IL-10 could mitigate the suppression of bone ingrowth associated with polyethylene wear particles. Drug test chambers were implanted in the proximal tibia of 20 mature New Zealand White rabbits. The DTC provided a continuous 1 x 1 x 5-mm canal for tissue ingrowth. After a 6-week period for osseointegration, the DTC was then connected to an osmotic diffusion pump. IL-10 at doses of 0.1-100 ng/mL (0.25 microL/h) was infused with or without ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene particles (0.5 +/- 0.2 microm diameter, 10(12) particles/mL) present in the chamber for a 3- or 6-week period. The tissue in the chamber was harvested after each treatment; sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for morphometric analysis. Osteoclast-like cells were identified by immunohistochemical staining using a monoclonal antibody directed against the alpha chain of the vitronectin receptor, CD51. Osteoblasts were identified using alkaline phosphatase staining. In dose-response studies, infusion of 1 ng/mL IL-10 yielded the greatest bone ingrowth in the presence of particles. The addition of polyethylene particles evoked a marked foreign body reaction and fibrosis; bone ingrowth was significantly suppressed (p = 0.0003). Bone ingrowth was increased by over 48% with infusion of IL-10 for the final 3 weeks of a 6-week ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene particle exposure compared with particles alone (p = 0.027). IL-10 is a cytokine that plays a major role in suppressing the inflammatory response, especially cell-mediated immunity that is characteristic of the TH1 response. Local infusion of immune-modulating cytokines such as IL-10 may prove to be useful in abating particle-induced periprosthetic osteolysis.
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PMID:Modulation of bone ingrowth and tissue differentiation by local infusion of interleukin-10 in the presence of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) wear particles. 1263 53

Not one of the currently available medications has, so far, unequivocally demonstrated its ability to fully prevent the occurrence of new vertebral or peripheral osteoporotic fractures once osteoporosis is established. Therefore, several new therapies are currently under development to optimize the risk/benefit ratio of osteoporosis treatment. Strontium ranelate is composed of an organic moiety (ranelic acid) and of two atoms of stable nonradioactive strontium. In vitro, strontium ranelate increases collagen and noncollagenic proteins synthesis by mature osteoblast enriched cells. The effects of strontium ranelate on bone formation were confirmed as strontium ranelate enhanced pre-osteoblastic cell replication. The stimulation by strontium ranelate of the replication of osteoprogenitor cell and collagen, as well as noncollagenic protein synthesis in osteoblasts, provides substantial evidence to categorize strontium ranelate as a bone-forming agent. In the isolated rat osteoclast assay, a pre-incubation of bone slices with strontium ranelate induced a dose- dependent inhibition of the bone resorbing activity of treated rat osteoclast. Strontium ranelate also dose-dependently inhibited, in a chicken bone marrow culture, the expression of both carbonic anhydrase II and the alpha-subunit of the vitronectin receptor. These effects showing that strontium ranelate significantly affects bone resorption due to a direct and/or matrix-mediated inhibition of osteoclast activity and also inhibits osteoclasts differentiation, are compatible with the profile of an anti-resorptive drug. In normal rats, administration of strontium ranelate induces an improvement in the mechanical properties of the humerus and/or the lumbar vertebra associated with a commensurate increase in bone dimension, shaft and volume. Strontium ranelate was administered in 160 early postmenopausal women, in a 24-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled, prospective randomized study. Daily oral dose of 125 mg, 500 mg and 1 g of strontium ranelate were compared with a placebo. At the conclusion of the study, the percent variation of lumbar-adjusted bone mineral density from baseline was significantly different in the group receiving 1 g/day of strontium ranelate compared with placebo (+1.41% vs. -0.98%, respectively). Increase in total hip and neck bone mineral density averages, respectively, 3.2% and 2.5%. Strontium ranelate does not induce any significant adverse reaction compared with those observed in women receiving a placebo for the same duration. In a phase II study, the effect of strontium ranelate in postmenopausal women with vertebral osteoporotic fractures was assessed during a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Doses of 500 mg, 1 g and 2 g daily of strontium ranelate or placebo were given to 353 Caucasian women with prevalent osteoporosis. At the conclusion of this 2-year study, the annual increase in lumbar-adjusted bone mineral density of the group receiving 2 g of strontium ranelate was + 2.97%. This result was significantly different compared with placebo. A significant increase in bone alkaline phosphatase and, over a 6-month period, a significant decrease in urinary-pyridium crosslinks (NTX) were evidenced. During the second year of treatment, the dose of 2 g was associated with a 44% reduction in the number of patients experiencing a new vertebral deformity. Bone histomorphometry showed no mineralization defects. The same percentage of withdrawals following an adverse effect was observed for patients receiving placebo and for those receiving 2 g of strontium ranelate. The compound was further investigated in a large phase III program that included two extensive trials for the treatment of severe osteoporosis, one assessing the effects of strontium ranelate on the risk of vertebral fractures (SOTI) and one evaluating its effects on peripheral (nonspinal) fractures (TROPOS). The primary analysis of the SOTI study, evaluating the effect of 2 g of strontium ranelate on vertebral fracture rates, revealed a 41% reduction in the relative risk of expein the relative risk of experiencing a first new vertebral fracture with strontium ranelate, throughout the 3-year study, compared with placebo. The TROPOS study, showed a significant (p = 0.05) reduction in the relative risk of experiencing a first non-vertebral fracture in the group treated with strontium ranelate throughout the 3-year study compared with placebo in the intention-to-treat population. A 41% reduction in the relative risk of experiencing a hip fracture was demonstrated in the per protocol population. All these results imply that strontium ranelate is a new, effective and safe treatment for vertebral and nonvertebral osteoporosis, with a unique mode of action.
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PMID:Strontium ranelate: a new paradigm in the treatment of osteoporosis. 1269 4


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