[HTML][HTML] Dysregulated Gene Expression in the Primary Osteoblasts and Osteocytes Isolated from Hypophosphatemic Hyp Mice

K Miyagawa, M Yamazaki, M Kawai, J Nishino… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
K Miyagawa, M Yamazaki, M Kawai, J Nishino, T Koshimizu, Y Ohata, K Tachikawa…
PloS one, 2014journals.plos.org
Osteocytes express multiple genes involved in mineral metabolism including PHEX, FGF23,
DMP1 and FAM20C. In Hyp mice, a murine model for X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH),
Phex deficiency results in the overproduction of FGF23 in osteocytes, which leads to
hypophosphatemia and impaired vitamin D metabolism. In this study, to further clarify the
abnormality in osteocytes of Hyp mice, we obtained detailed gene expression profiles in
osteoblasts and osteocytes isolated from the long bones of 20-week-old Hyp mice and wild …
Osteocytes express multiple genes involved in mineral metabolism including PHEX, FGF23, DMP1 and FAM20C. In Hyp mice, a murine model for X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), Phex deficiency results in the overproduction of FGF23 in osteocytes, which leads to hypophosphatemia and impaired vitamin D metabolism. In this study, to further clarify the abnormality in osteocytes of Hyp mice, we obtained detailed gene expression profiles in osteoblasts and osteocytes isolated from the long bones of 20-week-old Hyp mice and wild-type (WT) control mice. The expression of Fgf23, Dmp1, and Fam20c was higher in osteocytic cells than in osteoblastic cells in both genotypes, and was up-regulated in Hyp cells. Interestingly, the up-regulation of these genes in Hyp bones began before birth. On the other hand, the expression of Slc20a1 encoding the sodium/phosphate (Na+/Pi) co-transporter Pit1 was increased in osteoblasts and osteocytes from adult Hyp mice, but not in Hyp fetal bones. The direct effects of extracellular Pi and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] on isolated osteoblastic and osteocytic cells were also investigated. Twenty-four-hour treatment with 10−8 M 1,25(OH)2D3 increased the expression of Fgf23 in WT osteoblastic cells but not in osteocytic cells. Dmp1 expression in osteocytic cells was increased due to the 24-hour treatment with 10 mM Pi and was suppressed by 10−8 M 1,25(OH)2D3 in WT osteocytic cells. We also found the up-regulation of the genes for FGF1, FGF2, their receptors, and Egr-1 which is a target of FGF signaling, in Hyp osteocytic cells, suggesting the activation of FGF/FGFR signaling. These results implicate the complex gene dysregulation in osteoblasts and osteocytes of Hyp mice, which might contribute to the pathogenesis.
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