title: Involvement of SOCS3 in regulation of CD11c+ dendritic cell-derived osteoclastogenesis and severe alveolar bone loss.
abstract: To investigate the role of suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) molecules in periodontal immunity and RANKL-mediated dendritic cell (DC)-associated osteoclastogenesis, we analyzed SOCS expression profiles in CD4(+) T cells and the effect of SOCS3 expression in CD11c(+) DCs during periodontal inflammation-induced osteoclastogenesis and bone loss in nonobese diabetic (NOD) versus humanized NOD/SCID mice. Our results of ex vivo and in vitro analyses showed that (i) there is significantly higher SOCS3 expression associated with RANKL(+) T-cell-mediated bone loss in correlation with increased CD11c(+) DC-mediated osteoclastogenesis; (ii) the transfection of CD11c(+) DC using an adenoviral vector carrying a dominant negative SOCS3 gene significantly abrogates TRAP and bone-resorptive activity; and (iii) inflammation-induced TRAP expression, bone resorption, and SOCS3 activity are not associated with any detectable change in the expression levels of TRAF6 and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling adaptors (i.e., Erk, Jnk, p38, and Akt) in RANKL(+) T cells. We conclude that SOCS3 plays a critical role in modulating cytokine signaling involved in RANKL-mediated DC-derived osteoclastogenesis during immune interactions with T cells and diabetes-associated severe inflammation-induced alveolar bone loss. Therefore, the development of SOCS3 inhibitors may have therapeutic potential as the target to halt inflammation-induced bone loss under pathological conditions in vivo.
authors.affiliation: The Eastman Dental Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Box 683, 625 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14620, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaoxia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mawadda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alnaeeli
authors.forename: Bhagirath
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Yen-Tung A
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Teng
mesh_terms: D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000276:immunology*; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000276:immunology*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D016513:Mice, SCID; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C106644:SOCS3 protein, human; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins