ArticleBone2014
Estrogen receptor α in osteocytes regulates trabecular bone formation in female mice.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 113 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Real-world usage of Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) biomarkers in nephrology practices.Clinical kidney journal · 2024Article
- The Utility of Preclinical Models in Understanding the Bone Health of Transgender Individuals Undergoing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy.Current osteoporosis reports · 2023Review
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Abstract
Estrogens are well known steroid hormones necessary to maintain bone health. In addition, mechanical loading, in which estrogen signaling may intersect with the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, is essential for bone maintenance. As osteocytes are known as the major mechanosensory cells embedded in mineralized bone matrix, osteocyte ERα deletion mice (ERα(ΔOcy/ΔOcy)) were generated by mating ERα floxed mice with Dmp1-Cre mice to determine the role of ERα in osteocytes. Trabecular bone mineral density of female, but not male ERα(ΔOcy/ΔOcy) mice was significantly decreased. Bone formation parameters in ERα(ΔOcy/ΔOcy) were significantly decreased while osteoclast parameters were unchanged. This suggests that ERα in osteocytes exerts osteoprotective function by positively controlling bone formation. To identify potential targets of ERα, gene array analysis of Dmp1-GFP osteocytes sorted by FACS from ERα(ΔOcy/ΔOcy) and control mice was performed. Gene expression microarray followed by gene ontology analyses revealed that osteocytes from ERα(ΔOcy/ΔOcy) highly expressed genes categorized in 'Secreted' when compared to control osteocytes. Among them, expression of Mdk and Sostdc1, both of which are Wnt inhibitors, was significantly increased without alteration of expression of the mature osteocyte markers such as Sost and β-catenin. Moreover, hindlimb suspension experiments showed that trabecular bone loss due to unloading was greater in ERα(ΔOcy/ΔOcy) mice without cortical bone loss. These data suggest that ERα in osteocytes has osteoprotective functions in trabecular bone formation through regulating expression of Wnt antagonists, but conversely plays a negative role in cortical bone loss due to unloading.
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