title: Depletion of CD4 and CD8 T lymphocytes in mice in vivo enhances 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-stimulated osteoclast-like cell formation in vitro by a mechanism that is dependent on prostaglandin synthesis.
abstract: To investigate the role of T lymphocytes in osteoclastogenesis, we performed in vivo depletion of CD4 and/or CD8 T lymphocyte subsets and evaluated in vitro osteoclast-like cell (OCL) formation. T lymphocyte depletion (TLD) with mAbs was confirmed 24 h later by flow cytometry. OCL formation was stimulated with 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25-(OH)(2)D(3)) in bone marrow and with recombinant mouse (rm) receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANK-L) and rmM-CSF in bone marrow and spleen cell cultures. OCL formation was up to 2-fold greater in 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3)-stimulated bone marrow cultures from TLD mice than in those from intact mice. In contrast, TLD did not alter OCL formation in bone marrow or spleen cell cultures that were stimulated with rmRANK-L and rmM-CSF. The effects of TLD seemed to be mediated by enhanced PG synthesis, because the PGE(2) concentration in the medium of 1, 25-(OH)(2)D(3)-stimulated bone marrow cultures from TLD mice was 5-fold higher than that in cultures from intact mice, and indomethacin treatment abolished the stimulatory effect of TLD on OCL formation. There was a 2-fold increase in RANK-L expression and an almost complete suppression of osteoprotegerin expression in 1, 25-(OH)(2)D(3)-stimulated bone marrow cultures from TLD mice compared with those from intact mice. Although there was a small (20%) increase in IL-1alpha expression in 1, 25-(OH)(2)D(3)-stimulated bone marrow cultures from TLD mice, TLD in mice lacking type I IL-1R and wild-type mice produced similar effects on OCL formation. Our data demonstrate that TLD up-regulates OCL formation in vitro by increasing PG production, which, in turn, produces reciprocal changes in RANK-L and osteoprotegerin expression. These results suggest that T lymphocytes influence osteoclastogenesis by altering bone marrow stromal cell function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Croatian Institute for Brain Research and Basic Medical Sciences, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grcević
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marusić
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008024:Ligands; D008212:Lymphocyte Depletion / Q000379:methods; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000502:physiology; D053245:RANK Ligand; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011453:Prostaglandins; D053245:RANK Ligand; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C505687:Tnfrsf11a protein, mouse; C505689:Tnfsf11 protein, mouse; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D002117:Calcitriol