Disuse induced by botulinum toxin affects the bone marrow expression profile of bone genes leading to a rapid bone loss.
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Molecular events occurring in the bone marrow microenvironment of an immobilized mouse limb after Botulinum toxin (BTX) injection haven't been characterized. BTX injection induces a localized disuse in which the tissue events have well been characterized. METHODS: BTX injection was performed in the right quadriceps; saline injection in the left side was used as control. Mice were sacrificed at 0, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days; tibias were used for microCT analysis; bone marrow from femurs for RT-PCR analysis. RESULTS: MicroCT revealed bone loss and microarchitectural damages on the immobilized side as from 7d; cortical area tended to be lower on the immobilized limb at 28d. Gene expression of formation factors was altered as from 7 days post-BTX: alkaline phosphatase, Tgfβ1, Lrp5, Sfrp2. Only Sfrp2 and Lrp5 were maintained altered until 28d. Expression of Dkk1 increased from 21d and represented a late inhibitor of formation. Gene expression of resorption markers increased as from 7d (Rankl, Tracp, Il1α, Il1β and Il6) and was maintained until 28d for Tracp and Il6. CONCLUSION: A localized disuse induces rapid modifications in the bone marrow gene expression leading to bone loss due to an early decrease of formation associated with an increase in resorption.
Source: PubMed
Authors: H Marchand-Libouban, M A Le Drévo, D Chappard
Language: English
Topic: Bone Metabolism and Diseases
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2439069321