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Publication : CFTR deletion affects mouse osteoblasts in a gender-specific manner.

First Author  Orlando V Year  2020
Journal  J Cell Physiol Volume  235
Issue  10 Pages  6736-6753
PubMed ID  31985038 Mgi Jnum  J:304214
Mgi Id  MGI:6694422 Doi  10.1002/jcp.29568
Citation  Orlando V, et al. (2020) CFTR deletion affects mouse osteoblasts in a gender-specific manner. J Cell Physiol 235(10):6736-6753
abstractText  Advancements in research and care have contributed to increase life expectancy of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). With increasing age comes a greater likelihood of developing CF bone disease, a comorbidity characterized by a low bone mass and impaired bone quality, which displays gender differences in severity. However, pathophysiological mechanisms underlying this gender difference have never been thoroughly investigated. We used bone marrow-derived osteoblasts and osteoclasts from Cftr(+/+) and Cftr(-/-) mice to examine whether the impact of CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) deletion on cellular differentiation and functions differed between genders. To determine whether in vitro findings translated into in vivo observations, we used imaging techniques and three-point bending testing. In vitro studies revealed no osteoclast-autonomous defect but impairment of osteoblast differentiation and functions and aberrant responses to various stimuli in cells isolated from Cftr(-/-) females only. Compared with wild-type controls, knockout mice exhibited a trabecular osteopenic phenotype that was more pronounced in Cftr(-/-) males than Cftr(-/-) females. Bone strength was reduced to a similar extent in knockout mice of both genders. In conclusion, we find a trabecular bone phenotype in Cftr(-/-) mice that was slightly more pronounced in males than females, which is reminiscent of the situation found in patients. However, at the osteoblast level, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying this phenotype differ between males and females, which may underlie gender differences in the way bone marrow-derived osteoblasts behave in absence of CFTR.
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