PMID- 15823554 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050705 LR - 20091119 IS - 0006-291X (Print) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 330 IP - 4 DP - 2005 May 20 TI - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces differentiation of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells into osteoclasts through the induction of p21(WAF1/Cip1). PG - 1080-6 AB - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a multifunctional cytokine that mediates inflammation and induces bone loss caused by excessive bone resorption by osteoclasts. The interaction of TNF-alpha with its receptor activates several signal transduction pathways, including those of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases (p38, JNK, and ERK) and NF-kappaB. Signaling from these molecules has been shown to play an important role in osteoclastogenesis. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism of TNF-alpha-induced osteoclast differentiation in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). We found that TNF-alpha alone greatly induced differentiation of PBMCs into osteoclasts. The osteoclast differentiation induced by TNF-alpha was independent of RANKL binding to its receptor RANK on PBMCs. Furthermore, TNF-alpha potently activated p38 MAPK, JNK, and NF-kappaB. Western blotting analysis revealed that p21(WAF1/Cip1), a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor, is significantly induced upon TNF-alpha stimulation. The induction of p21(WAF1/Cip1) during differentiation is responsible for arrest at G(0)/G(1) phase and associated with the JNK pathway. These results suggest that TNF-alpha regulates osteoclast differentiation through p21(WAF1/Cip1) expression and further shows that these events require JNK activity. FAU - Kwak, Han Bok AU - Kwak HB AD - Research Center for Proteineous Materials, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jin, Hye-Mi AU - Jin HM FAU - Ha, Hyunil AU - Ha H FAU - Kang, Mi-Jin AU - Kang MJ FAU - Lee, Seung Bok AU - Lee SB FAU - Kim, Hong-Hee AU - Kim HH FAU - Lee, Zang Hee AU - Lee ZH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (CDKN1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (RANK Ligand) RN - 0 (Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B) RN - 0 (TNFRSF11A protein, human) RN - 0 (TNFSF11 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Carrier Proteins/metabolism MH - Cell Cycle Proteins/*biosynthesis MH - *Cell Differentiation MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Leukocytes, Mononuclear/*cytology/metabolism MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Osteoclasts/*cytology/metabolism MH - RANK Ligand MH - Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B MH - Signal Transduction MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology/*physiology MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism EDAT- 2005/04/13 09:00 MHDA- 2005/07/06 09:00 CRDT- 2005/04/13 09:00 PHST- 2005/03/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2005/04/13 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/07/06 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/04/13 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-291X(05)00492-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.085 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 May 20;330(4):1080-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.085.