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ReviewCurrent osteoporosis reports2025

Oxygen Sensing in Osteocytes: From Physiology to Age-related Osteoporosis.

Kathryn Janeczko, Rafiou Agoro

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Review in Current osteoporosis reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors.

Kathryn JaneczkoThe Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street - 2130, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, USA.
Rafiou AgoroThe Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street - 2130, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, USA. rafiou.agoro@jax.org.

Funding

The MDIBL Center for Comparative Biology of Tissue Repair, Regeneration and AgingP30GM154610 · NIGMS · MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LAB · PI Frederic Xavier Bonnet · 2024 to 2026
$5.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM154610NIH/NIGMS P30GM154610
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of the reviewThe purpose of this review article is to discuss how oxygen sensing mechanisms regulate the expression of key osteocyte markers such as podoplanin (E11), sclerostin (SOST), receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23); summarize the relevance of targeting oxygen sensing pathways in osteocytes to improve bone health; and highlight the importance of osteocyte oxygen sensing mechanisms in maintaining good bone health during aging. RECENT

findingsOxygen sensing in osteocytes regulates osteocyte dendrites formation, bone mass and mineral metabolism through the regulation of E11, SOST, RANKL, and FGF23. Hypoxia Induced Factor (HIF) stabilization in osteocytes increases the activity of the histone deacetylase SIRT1 which represses SOST expression and increases the expression of FGF23. These recent findings suggest that targeting oxygen-associated pathways can be leveraged to control osteo-anabolic response and mineral metabolism. Aging is associated with the increase of circulating SOST; therefore, the mechanisms associated with SOST overproduction in bone may be linked to age-related changes in oxygen sensing in osteocytes. Understanding the changes of oxygen sensing mechanisms in osteocytes during aging may offer a therapeutic avenue to control SOST overproduction, a negative regulator of bone formation and therefore prevent age-related bone loss. We discuss how oxygen-sensing controls osteocyte physiology and how aging-mediated dysregulation of oxygen bioavailability promotes osteoporosis. We also explore how oxygen-modulating therapies can be used to improve bone healthspan.

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AgingOsteocytesOsteoporosisOxygenAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBone and BonesBone Morphogenetic ProteinsFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsGenetic MarkersHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsRANK LigandAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBone Morphogenetic ProteinsFGF23 protein, humanFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsGenetic MarkersMembrane GlycoproteinsOxygenRANK LigandSOST protein, humanAgingOsteocyteOsteoporosisOxygen Sensing

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PMID40542900
PMCPMC13123257

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