PMID- 29263936 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240327 IS - 2095-4700 (Print) IS - 2095-6231 (Electronic) IS - 2095-4700 (Linking) VI - 5 DP - 2017 TI - RANKL-induced M1 macrophages are involved in bone formation. PG - 17019 LID - 10.1038/boneres.2017.19 [doi] AB - The activation of M1 macrophages can be achieved by stimulating them with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). However, M1 can be found under physiological conditions without any pathological stimuli. This study aimed to understand the involvement of RANKL-induced M1 macrophages in bone formation compared with pathologically induced macrophages. Fischer rats were used to investigate macrophage distribution in normal and injured femoral condyles in vivo. Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were activated with LPS+IFN-gamma and RANKL to achieve M1 activation in vitro. Gene expression related to inflammation, osteoclastogenesis, angiogenesis, and migration was determined by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Tissue macrophages showed distinct expression patterns at different bone regions. RANKL was found in close proximity to inducible nitric oxide synthase-positive (iNOS+) cells in vivo, suggesting an association between RANKL expression and iNOS+ cells, especially in trabecular bone. RANKL-induced macrophages showed a different cytokine secretion profile compared with pathologically induced macrophages. Both osteoclasts and M1 macrophages peaked on day 7 during bone healing. RANKL could trigger M1-like macrophages with properties that were different from those of LPS+IFN-gamma-induced macrophages. These RANKL-activated M1 macrophages were actively involved in bone formation. FAU - Huang, Rong AU - Huang R AD - The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. FAU - Wang, Xin AU - Wang X AD - The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China. FAU - Zhou, Yinghong AU - Zhou Y AD - The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. FAU - Xiao, Yin AU - Xiao Y AD - The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171017 PL - China TA - Bone Res JT - Bone research JID - 101608652 PMC - PMC5645773 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2017/12/22 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/22 06:01 PMCR- 2017/10/17 CRDT- 2017/12/22 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/12/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/02/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - boneres201719 [pii] AID - 10.1038/boneres.2017.19 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Bone Res. 2017 Oct 17;5:17019. doi: 10.1038/boneres.2017.19. eCollection 2017.