High glucose downregulates the effects of autophagy on osteoclastogenesis via the AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 pathway

Diabetes is a chronic disease that disrupts the balance between bone formation and bone desorption, which can lead to osteoporosis, increasing the risk of fracture. However, compared with osteoblasts, the biological effects of hyperglycemia on osteoclastogenesis remain to be elucidated. Therefore, w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2018-09, Vol.503 (2), p.428-435
Hauptverfasser: Cai, Zhen-yu, Yang, Bo, Shi, Ying-xu, Zhang, Wei-lin, Liu, Fei, Zhao, Wei, Yang, Mao-Wei
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Zusammenfassung:Diabetes is a chronic disease that disrupts the balance between bone formation and bone desorption, which can lead to osteoporosis, increasing the risk of fracture. However, compared with osteoblasts, the biological effects of hyperglycemia on osteoclastogenesis remain to be elucidated. Therefore, we investigated the impact of glucose at different concentrations (5.5, 10.5, 15.5, 20.5, 25.5, and 30.5 mM) on osteoclastogenesis using RAW264.7 cells. Cell proliferation was measured with the cell counting kit-8 assay, and osteoclastogenesis was detected with tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase staining and bone resorption assays, as well as protein cathepsin K expression. Compound C, the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway inhibitor, was used to examine the relationship between the AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 signaling pathway and autophagy in osteoclasts. Autophagy was evaluated with transmission electron microscopy and immunofluorescence microscopy and associated proteins were detected with western blotting. The pharmacological autophagic reagents bafilomycin A1, 3-methyladenine, and rapamycin were used to determine the effect of autophagy on osteoclastogenesis. Our results showed that glucose negatively affected osteoclast formation and function but did not affect the proliferation of RAW264.7 cells. Suppression of the AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 signaling axis decreased autophagy in glucose-mediated osteoclast. Furthermore, High levels of glucose decreased autophagy level in osteoclasts. Additionally, interfering with autophagy affected osteoclast formation and function. These findings clarify the mechanisms underlying the effects of glucose-mediated osteoclastogenesis and will help identify novel therapeutic strategies for the protection of skeletal health in diabetic osteoporosis. •High glucose downregulates AMPK/mTOR/ULK pathway in osteoclasts.•Inhibition of AMPK/mTOR/ULK pathway suppresses autophagy in glucose-mediated osteoclastogenesis.•Autophagy has a positive correlation with glucose-mediated osteoclastogenesis.
ISSN:0006-291X
1090-2104
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.052