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ArticleBone research2021

Osteoclast-derived apoptotic bodies couple bone resorption and formation in bone remodeling.

Qinyu Ma, Mengmeng Liang, Yutong Wu, Fei Luo, Zaisong Ma, Shiwu Dong, Jianzhong Xu, Ce Dou

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Article in Bone research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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65citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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65 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Qinyu MaDepartment of Orthopedics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Mengmeng LiangDepartment of Biomedical Materials Science, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Yutong WuDepartment of Orthopedics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Fei LuoDepartment of Orthopedics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Zaisong MaDepartment of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Xinjiang Military Command, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830000, China.
Shiwu DongDepartment of Biomedical Materials Science, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China. dongshiwu@tmmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5032-4893
Jianzhong XuDepartment of Orthopedics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China. xujianzhong1962@163.com.
Ce DouDepartment of Orthopedics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China. lance.douce@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6983-6354
Army Medical University · CNJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81802166National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81930067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone remodeling is precisely coordinated by bone resorption and formation. Apoptotic osteoclasts generate large amounts of apoptotic bodies (ABs) marking the end of the bone resorption phase, whereas the functions of osteoclast-derived ABs remain largely unknown. Here, we identified the molecular profile of ABs derived from osteoclasts at distinct differentiation stages and investigated their corresponding functions. ABs were isolated from apoptotic bone marrow macrophages, preosteoclasts, and mature osteoclasts induced by staurosporine. Proteomic signature analysis with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry suggested marked protein cargo differences among the different ABs. Further bioinformatic analysis showed that the proteomic signatures of the ABs were highly similar to those of their parental cells. Functionally, pOC-ABs induced endothelial progenitor cell differentiation and increased CD31

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PMID33431863
PMCPMC7801485
OpenAlexW3120592478

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