PMID- 21338623 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110801 LR - 20110415 IS - 1879-0542 (Electronic) IS - 0165-2478 (Linking) VI - 137 IP - 1-2 DP - 2011 Jun 30 TI - IFN-gamma directly inhibits TNF-alpha-induced osteoclastogenesis in vitro and in vivo and induces apoptosis mediated by Fas/Fas ligand interactions. PG - 53-61 LID - 10.1016/j.imlet.2011.02.017 [doi] AB - Cytokines secreted by T cells play a pivotal role in inflammatory bone destruction. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a major proinflammatory cytokine produced by macrophages following T cell activation, and directly promotes osteoclast differentiation resulting in accelerated bone resorption. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) attenuates RANKL-initiated cellular signals through osteoclast formation and counterbalances aberrant bone resorption. With respect to this crosstalk during osteoclastogenesis, the direct interruption of IFN-gamma in TNF-alpha-induced osteoclast formation still requires elucidation. We have demonstrated that IFN-gamma directly inhibits osteoclastogenesis induced by TNF-alpha stimulation and accelerates apoptosis mediated by Fas/Fas ligand signals. There were a decreased number of osteoclasts and reduced mRNA levels encoding Nfatc1 in cultured bone marrow macrophages. Apoptotic responses of cultured cells were observed, with accelerated nuclear fragmentation in osteoclast precursor cells and increased FasL mRNA levels in bone marrow cells stimulated with TNF-alpha evident. IFN-gamma reduced the level of osteoclastogenesis in response to TNF-alpha treatment in vivo. IFN-gamma inhibited TNF-alpha-induced osteoclastogenesis in mice with T cells that had been exposed to anti-CD4 and -CD8 antibodies. These results provide evidence that IFN-gamma directly inhibits osteoclastogenesis and induces cells apoptosis by Fas/FasL signals, leading to the indirect regulation of bone resorption, which is required for protective roles in bone destruction at an inflammation site. CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Kohara, Haruka AU - Kohara H AD - Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan. dm07002h@cc.nagasaki-u.ac.jp FAU - Kitaura, Hideki AU - Kitaura H FAU - Fujimura, Yuji AU - Fujimura Y FAU - Yoshimatsu, Masako AU - Yoshimatsu M FAU - Morita, Yukiko AU - Morita Y FAU - Eguchi, Toshiko AU - Eguchi T FAU - Masuyama, Ritsuko AU - Masuyama R FAU - Yoshida, Noriaki AU - Yoshida N LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110219 PL - Netherlands TA - Immunol Lett JT - Immunology letters JID - 7910006 RN - 0 (Fas Ligand Protein) RN - 0 (NFATC Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Bone Resorption/genetics/*immunology/prevention & control MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Fas Ligand Protein/genetics/*metabolism MH - Interferon-gamma/*pharmacology MH - Macrophages/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Nude MH - NFATC Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism MH - Osteoclasts/drug effects/immunology/*metabolism/pathology MH - Osteogenesis Imperfecta/genetics/*immunology/prevention & control MH - RNA, Messenger/analysis MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology EDAT- 2011/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2011/08/02 06:00 CRDT- 2011/02/23 06:00 PHST- 2010/11/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/02/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/02/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/02/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/08/02 06:00 [medline] AID - S0165-2478(11)00057-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.imlet.2011.02.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunol Lett. 2011 Jun 30;137(1-2):53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2011.02.017. Epub 2011 Feb 19.