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Zoledronate induces cell cycle arrest and differentiation by upregulating p21 in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts

Kuo-Chin Huang1,2,✉, Tsan-Wen Huang1, Po-Yao Chuang1, Tien-Yu Yang1, Shun-Fu Chang3 ✉

1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County 61363, Taiwan
2. Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
3. Department of Medical Research and Development, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County 61363, Taiwan

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Huang KC, Huang TW, Chuang PY, Yang TY, Chang SF. Zoledronate induces cell cycle arrest and differentiation by upregulating p21 in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. Int J Med Sci 2019; 16(5):751-756. doi:10.7150/ijms.32612. https://www.medsci.org/v16p0751.htm
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Abstract

Background: Increasing research has recently been focused on the supplementary use of drugs such as bisphosphonates that are known to influence bone turnover to prevent and treat periprosthetic bone loss and subsequent implant loosening following total joint replacements. However, there are still concerns about the conflicting effects of bisphosphonate treatment on osteoblastic bone formation in the literature.

Methods: In this study, we investigate the role of zoledronate (ZOL) in regulating cell cycle distribution and differentiation in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts and also explore the mechanism underlying this effect of ZOL. We examined the expression levels of osteocalcin (OCN) by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), the total amount of CDK6, p21 and p27 proteins by Western blot analysis, and the cell cycle distribution by flow cytometric analysis in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts to evaluate the effect of ZOL. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) were used to assess the individual contributions of genes to specific osteoblast phenotypes.

Results: In addition to increased OCN expression, we found that ZOL treatment induces the G0/G1 arrest and results in the increase of p21 and p27 expressions and decrease of CDK6 expression in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. Both p21 and p27 mediates ZOL-induced cell cycle exit; however, p21, but not p27, is responsible for the increase of ZOL-induced OCN expression in these cells.

Conclusions: These results endorse that ZOL might have an anabolic effect on osteoblasts. The CDK inhibitor p21 plays a key role in regulating osteoblast differentiation by controlling proliferation-related events in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts.

Keywords: zoledronate, cell cycle arrest, osteogenic differentiation, p21, osteocalcin


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Huang, K.C., Huang, T.W., Chuang, P.Y., Yang, T.Y., Chang, S.F. (2019). Zoledronate induces cell cycle arrest and differentiation by upregulating p21 in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 16(5), 751-756. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.32612.

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Huang, K.C.; Huang, T.W.; Chuang, P.Y.; Yang, T.Y.; Chang, S.F. Zoledronate induces cell cycle arrest and differentiation by upregulating p21 in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2019, 16 (5), 751-756. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.32612.

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Huang KC, Huang TW, Chuang PY, Yang TY, Chang SF. Zoledronate induces cell cycle arrest and differentiation by upregulating p21 in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. Int J Med Sci 2019; 16(5):751-756. doi:10.7150/ijms.32612. https://www.medsci.org/v16p0751.htm

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Huang KC, Huang TW, Chuang PY, Yang TY, Chang SF. 2019. Zoledronate induces cell cycle arrest and differentiation by upregulating p21 in mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. Int J Med Sci. 16(5):751-756.

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