title: Bisphosphonates inhibit IL-6 production by human osteoblast-like cells.
abstract: Since bisphosphonates prevent bone loss in osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, diseases in which the osteoclastogenic and inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 plays a pathophysiologic role, we studied whether these drugs regulate the production of this cytokine by osteoblasts. Spontaneous and IL-1 + TNF-alpha stimulated IL-6 release was measured in supernatants of cultures of human osteoblastic osteosarcoma cells MG-63, pretreated for 4 hours with different doses of etidronate, clodronate or alendronate using a specific bioassay. Etidronate [from 10(-4) to 10(-8) M] or alendronate [from 10(-6) to 10(-11) M] inhibited in a dose-dependent manner the cytokine-induced IL-6 secretion [60+/-9.5% at 10(-5) M and 65+/-12% at 10(-7) M, respectively; p < 0.01]. Though significant, the inhibitory effect of clodronate was less [35+/-7% at 10(-5) M, p < 0.05]. These in vitro observations might have in vivo relevance in explaining at least in part the mechanisms by which bisphosphonates inhibit systemic and periarticular bone resorption.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale, University of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giuliani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedrazzoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Passeri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Girasole
mesh_terms: D019386:Alendronate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004002:Clodronic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012968:Etidronic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D004002:Clodronic Acid; D012968:Etidronic Acid; D019386:Alendronate