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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2026

Panx1 and P2X7R are associated with impaired skeletal health and delayed bone development in early onset of type 1 diabetes.

Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, Marcia Urban-Maldonado, Aylin Uyar, Zar C Thent, Angela Tun, Bridget P Saw, Mitchell B Schaffler, Sylvia O Suadicani, Mia M Thi

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Zeynep Seref-FerlengezDepartments of Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.
Marcia Urban-MaldonadoDepartments of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.
Aylin UyarDepartments of Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.
Zar C ThentDepartments of Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.
Angela TunDepartments of Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.
Bridget P SawDepartments of Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.
Mitchell B SchafflerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York, New York, NY, United States.
Sylvia O SuadicaniDepartments of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.
Mia M ThiDepartments of Orthopedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.

Funding

Structural, Molecular and Functional Specialization in Osteocyte MechanosensingR01AR070547 · NIAMS · CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK · PI SCHAFFLER, MITCHELL B, SPRAY, DAVID C · 2018 to 2022
$3.2M
Bone neuro-mechanosignaling and inflammation: New players in diabetic osteopeniaR01AR073475 · NIAMS · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI THI, MIA M · 2018 to 2022
$2.1M
Effects of High Glucose on Bone Cell Mechanosensing, Transduction, and SignalingR01DK091466 · NIDDK · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI THI, MIA M · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
LUMINESCENCE IMAGING: MOLECULES, CELLS AND TISSUESS10RR020949 · NCRR · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SPRAY, DAVID · 2006 to 2006
$209k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR020949NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR070547NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR073475NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK091466
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Abstract

Objectives: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune endocrine disorder that disrupts multiple physiological systems beyond glucose homeostasis. An underrecognized complication is impaired skeletal development during childhood and adolescence, a critical period for bone accrual. This study aimed to define the early-life effects of T1D on load-induced bone adaptation and to investigate the role of the osteocyte Panx1-P2X7R mechanosignaling complex in diabetes-associated skeletal deficits. Materials and methods: Akita (C57BL/6J-Ins2 Results: Load-induced periosteal bone formation in wild-type mice was accompanied by adaptive regulation of Panx1-P2X7R expression, whereas this response was disrupted in young adult T1D mice. Dysregulation emerged after one week of loading and was recapitulated in osteocytes exposed to OFSS Conclusion: Early-onset T1D impairs bone mechanoadaptation and is associated with dysregulated Panx1-P2X7R signaling and heightened inflammatory responses. Given the established roles of Panx1 and P2X7R in mechanosensitive signaling and inflammation, their disruption likely contributes to defective skeletal adaptation and inflammatory bone pathology, ultimately increasing skeletal fragility in T1D.

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Bone DevelopmentConnexinsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Nerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, Purinergic P2X7AnimalsBone DensityMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteocytesConnexinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPanx1 protein, mouseReceptors, Purinergic P2X7bone developmentearly-life endocrinologyinflammationNLRP3 inflammasomeosteocyte mechanosignalingPanx1-P2X7R complexskeletal fragilitytype 1 diabetes

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