期刊
IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS
卷 121, 期 2, 页码 134-139出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2008.10.002
关键词
Bone phenotype; Interleukin-7; Transgenic mice; Osteoclasts; Osteoblasts
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资金
- Wellcome Trust
- Croatian Ministry of Science [08-1080229-0140, 108-1080229-0142, 108-1080229-0341]
Mice with interleukin (IL-7) transgene under the control of E. promoter over-express IL-7 in MHC class II-positive cells and develop specific immune phenotype, marked by an increase in CD45R(+) cells in both the bone marrow and peripheral blood. We show that IL-7 transgenic mice have a bone phenotype characterized by an age-related loss of trabecular bone in both axial and long bones. Osteopenia was the result of increased number of active osteoclasts on the surface of trabecular bone. Furthermore, IL-7 transgenic mice showed increased osteoclastic but unchanged osteoblastic potential of the bone marrow in vitro. IL-7 over-expression also created osteoclastogenic microenvironment within the bone marrow which promoted the commitment of precursors towards the osteoclast lineage. These findings are important for immunological disturbances where IL-7 is involved and where alterations in the immune system are accompanied by changes in bone metabolism, such as multiple myeloma, rheumatoid arthritis and postmenopausal osteoporosis. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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