title: Surface-specific effects of a PPARgamma agonist, darglitazone, on bone in mice.
abstract: It has been hypothesized that activation of peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) by thiazolidinedione drugs can increase adipogenesis at the expense of osteogenesis, leading to bone loss. However, the reported skeletal effects of these compounds are varied and their effects on cortical bone are unknown. In this study, we examined the changes in both cancellous and cortical bone of 6-month-old male mice treated with darglitazone, a potent and selective PPARgamma agonist, at 10 mg/kg/day by dosing the compound in a food mixture for 2 or 8 weeks. At 2 weeks, we observed significantly increased marrow adipose tissue area, decreased trabecular bone density of distal femur, and decreased surface referent bone formation rate of lumbar vertebrae in the mice treated with darglitazone compared with controls. At 8 weeks, lower cancellous bone mass was seen at both distal femurs and lumbar vertebrae of the mice treated with darglitazone. In addition, mineralizing surface was significantly lower, whereas osteoclast surface and number were significantly higher in the lumbar vertebrae of darglitazone-treated mice. At the femoral diaphysis, darglitazone treatment caused bone loss on the endocortical surface. Interestingly, periosteal mineral apposition rate and surface referent bone formation rate were significantly increased in darglitazone-treated mice. In bone marrow cell cultures, darglitazone suppressed alkaline phosphatase activity, osteoblastic gene expression, and mineralized nodule formation while increasing adipogenic gene expression and lipid accumulation. In summary, darglitazone enhanced adipogenesis and caused cancellous bone loss by increasing bone resorption and decreasing bone formation in mice. In addition, darglitazone induced cortical bone loss on the endocortical surface but increased bone formation on the periosteal surface. These data suggest that PPARgamma plays a role in regulating bone resorption and formation and reveal surface-specific effects of a PPARgamma agonist on bone.
authors.affiliation: Osteoporosis Research, Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Groton, MS8118W-208, Groton, CT 06340, USA. mei.li@pfizer.com <mei.li@pfizer.com>
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: H Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D050156:Adipogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000517:prevention & control; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005269:Femur / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D047495:PPAR gamma / Q000819:agonists*; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D047495:PPAR gamma; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; C089946:2,4-thiazolidinedione; C089948:darglitazone; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase