PMID- 14505357 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040527 LR - 20131121 IS - 0730-2312 (Print) IS - 0730-2312 (Linking) VI - 90 IP - 2 DP - 2003 Oct 1 TI - NMDA glutamate receptors are expressed by osteoclast precursors and involved in the regulation of osteoclastogenesis. PG - 424-36 AB - We previously identified functional N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors in mature osteoclasts and demonstrated that they are involved in bone resorption in vitro. In the present work, we studied the expression of NMDA receptors (NMDAR) by osteoclast precursors and their role in osteoclastogenesis using two in vitro models, the murine myelomonocytic RAW 264.7 cell line and mouse bone marrow cells, both of which differentiate into osteoclasts in the presence of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and Rank ligand (RankL). Using RT-PCR analysis with specific probes, we showed that RAW 264.7 cells and mouse bone marrow cells express mRNA of NMDAR subunits NMDA receptor 1 (NR1) and NMDA receptor 2 (NR2) A, B, and D. These subunits are expressed all along the differentiation sequence from undifferentiated precursors to mature resorbing osteoclasts. Semi-quantitative PCR analysis showed no regulation of the expression of these subunits during the differentiation process. Two specific non competitive antagonists of NMDAR, MK801 and DEP, dose-dependently inhibited osteoclast formation in both models, indicating that osteoclastogenesis requires the activation of NMDAR expressed by osteoclast precursors. MK801 had no effect when added only during the first 2 days of culture, suggesting that NMDAR are rather involved in the late stages of osteoclast formation. Finally, we demonstrated using Western-blotting and immunofluorescence that activation of NMDAR in RAW 264.7 cells by specific agonists induces nuclear translocation of NF-kappa B, a factor required for osteoclast formation. Altogether, our results indicate that osteoclast precursors express NMDAR that are involved in the osteoclast differentiation process through activation of the NF-kappa B pathway. CI - Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc. FAU - Merle, Blandine AU - Merle B AD - INSERM Unit 403, Hopital E. Herriot, Pavillon F, 69437 LYON Cedex 03, France. merle@lyon.inserm.fr FAU - Itzstein, Cecile AU - Itzstein C FAU - Delmas, Pierre D AU - Delmas PD FAU - Chenu, Chantal AU - Chenu C LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Cell Biochem JT - Journal of cellular biochemistry JID - 8205768 RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Protein Subunits) RN - 0 (Pyrrolidines) RN - 0 (RANK Ligand) RN - 0 (Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B) RN - 0 (Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) RN - 0 (Tnfrsf11a protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Tnfsf11 protein, mouse) RN - 34965-01-0 (1-(2-(dodecyloxy)ethyl)pyrrolidine hydrochloride) RN - 6LR8C1B66Q (Dizocilpine Maleate) RN - 81627-83-0 (Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Brain/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Carrier Proteins/metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Dizocilpine Maleate/pharmacology MH - Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/pharmacology MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/metabolism MH - Male MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Monocytes/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Myeloid Cells/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Osteoclasts/*cytology/*drug effects/*metabolism MH - Protein Subunits MH - Protein Transport MH - Pyrrolidines/pharmacology MH - RANK Ligand MH - Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B MH - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction EDAT- 2003/09/25 05:00 MHDA- 2004/05/28 05:00 CRDT- 2003/09/25 05:00 PHST- 2003/09/25 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/05/28 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/09/25 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jcb.10625 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Biochem. 2003 Oct 1;90(2):424-36. doi: 10.1002/jcb.10625.