title: R848, a toll-like receptor 7 agonist, inhibits osteoclast differentiation but not survival or bone-resorbing function of mature osteoclasts.
abstract: R848, also known as resiquimod, acts as a ligand for toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and activates immune cells. In this study, we examined the effects of R848 on differentiation, survival, and bone-resorbing function of osteoclasts. R848 inhibited osteoclast differentiation of mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs) and human peripheral blood-derived monocytes induced by receptor activator of NF-κB ligand in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, it inhibited mouse osteoclast differentiation induced in cocultures of bone marrow cells and osteoblasts in the presence of dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)]. However, R848 did not affect the survival or bone-resorbing activity of mouse mature osteoclasts. R848 also upregulated the mRNA expression levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-12, interferon (IFN)-γ, and inducible nitric oxide synthase in mouse BMMs expressing TLR7. IFN-β was consistently expressed in the BMMs and addition of neutralizing antibodies against IFN-β to the cultures partially recovered osteoclast differentiation inhibited by R848. These results suggest that R848 targets osteoclast precursors and inhibits their differentiation into osteoclasts via TLR7.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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