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ArticleCell death & disease2021

Beraprost ameliorates postmenopausal osteoporosis by regulating Nedd4-induced Runx2 ubiquitination.

Huo-Liang Zheng, Wen-Ning Xu, Wen-Sheng Zhou, Run-Ze Yang, Peng-Bo Chen, Tao Liu, Lei-Sheng Jiang, Sheng-Dan Jiang

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Huo-Liang Zheng *Department of Clinic of Spine Center, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 200082, Shanghai, China.
Wen-Ning Xu *Department of Clinic of Spine Center, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 200082, Shanghai, China.
Wen-Sheng Zhou *Department of Clinic of Spine Center, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 200082, Shanghai, China.
Run-Ze YangDepartment of Clinic of Spine Center, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 200082, Shanghai, China.
Peng-Bo ChenDepartment of Clinic of Spine Center, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 200082, Shanghai, China.
Tao LiuDepartment of Clinic of Spine Center, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 200082, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1482-4858
Lei-Sheng JiangDepartment of Clinic of Spine Center, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 200082, Shanghai, China. jiangleisheng@xinhuamed.com.cn.
Sheng-Dan JiangDepartment of Clinic of Spine Center, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 200082, Shanghai, China. jiangshengdan@xinhuamed.com.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6653-1881
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone health requires adequate bone mass, which is maintained by a critical balance between bone resorption and formation. In our study, we identified beraprost as a pivotal regulator of bone formation and resorption. The administration of beraprost promoted differentiation of mouse bone mesenchymal stem cells (M-BMSCs) through the PI3K-AKT pathway. In co-culture, osteoblasts stimulated with beraprost inhibited osteoclastogenesis in a rankl-dependent manner. Bone mass of p53 knockout mice remained stable, regardless of the administration of beraprost, indicating that p53 plays a vital role in the bone mass regulation by beraprost. Mechanistic in vitro studies showed that p53 binds to the promoter region of neuronal precursor cell-expressed developmentally downregulated 4 (Nedd4) to promote its transcription. As a ubiquitinating enzyme, Nedd4 binds to runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), which results in its ubiquitination and subsequent degradation. These data indicate that the p53-Nedd4-Runx2 axis is an effective regulator of bone formation and highlight the potential of beraprost as a therapeutic drug for postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Indexed as

Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitEpoprostenolHumansNuclear ProteinsOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRNA-Binding ProteinsUbiquitinationberaprostCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitEpoprostenolN4BP1 protein, humanNuclear ProteinsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRNA-Binding ProteinsRUNX2 protein, human

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PMID33993186
PMCPMC8124066
OpenAlexW3160958978

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