PMID- 23323745 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130927 LR - 20130305 IS - 1607-8438 (Electronic) IS - 0300-8207 (Linking) VI - 54 IP - 2 DP - 2013 TI - Vaspin attenuates RANKL-induced osteoclast formation in RAW264.7 cells. PG - 147-52 LID - 10.3109/03008207.2012.761978 [doi] AB - Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor (vaspin), an adipokine that was recently identified in a rat model of type 2 diabetes, has been suggested to have an insulin-sensitizing effect. In this study, we investigated whether vaspin inhibits receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclastogenesis using two types of osteoclast precursors: RAW264.7 cells and bone marrow cells (BMCs). Vaspin inhibited RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis in RAW264.7 cells and BMCs. Interestingly, vaspin also inhibited the RANKL-induced expression of nuclear factor of activated T cells c1 (NFATc1) in RAW264.7 cells and BMCs. Furthermore, it inhibited the RANKL-induced upregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and cathepsin K in RAW264.7 cells. Thus, we suggest that vaspin downregulates osteoclastogenesis in part by inhibiting expression of the transcription factor NFATc1. FAU - Kamio, Noriaki AU - Kamio N AD - Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan. kamio.noriaki@nihon-u.ac.jp FAU - Kawato, Takayuki AU - Kawato T FAU - Tanabe, Natsuko AU - Tanabe N FAU - Kitami, Satoshi AU - Kitami S FAU - Morita, Toyoko AU - Morita T FAU - Ochiai, Kuniyasu AU - Ochiai K FAU - Maeno, Masao AU - Maeno M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Connect Tissue Res JT - Connective tissue research JID - 0365263 RN - 0 (Adipokines) RN - 0 (NFATC Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (RANK Ligand) RN - 0 (Serpins) RN - 0 (vaspin protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.22.38 (Cathepsin K) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) SB - IM MH - Adipokines/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/drug effects/metabolism MH - Cathepsin K/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Humans MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism MH - Mice MH - NFATC Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - Osteoclasts/*cytology/drug effects/enzymology/*metabolism MH - RANK Ligand/*pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Serpins/*metabolism EDAT- 2013/01/18 06:00 MHDA- 2013/09/28 06:00 CRDT- 2013/01/18 06:00 PHST- 2013/01/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/09/28 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3109/03008207.2012.761978 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Connect Tissue Res. 2013;54(2):147-52. doi: 10.3109/03008207.2012.761978.