The Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Antagonist Noggin Inhibits Membranous Ossification
作者:Per Aspenberg、Charlotte Jeppsson、Aris N. Economides
DOI:10.1359/jbmr.2001.16.3.497
日期:——
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are expressed and secreted during fracture repair. Although they are likely to be required for this process, little is known about their physiological role in bone regeneration. Noggin is a protein that specifically binds and inactivates several BMPs. It plays fundamental roles during early embryonal development and limb morphogenesis by this BMP‐inactivating activity. This study shows that Noggin can modify bone formation in vivo in the adult animal and, thus, indirectly, that BMP signaling is indispensable in this process. A noggin mutein (hNgΔB2‐Fc) engineered so as to display increased bioavailability was used. Bilateral titanium bone chambers were inserted in 70 rats, and side comparisons for bone formation in the chambers were done. The hNgΔB2‐Fc had no effect on total amount of tissue formed in the chamber but decreased the amount of bone compared with both buffer controls and a control made up of an Fc‐tagged IL‐6Rα protein, which had no effects of its own. Also, wild‐type noggin inhibited bone formation. Thus, endogenous BMP signaling is necessary for normal bone regeneration.
骨形态发生蛋白(BMPs)在骨折修复过程中表达和分泌。虽然这一过程可能需要这些蛋白,但人们对它们在骨再生中的生理作用知之甚少。Noggin 是一种能特异性结合多种 BMPs 并使其失活的蛋白质。通过这种 BMP 失活活性,它在早期胚胎发育和肢体形态发生过程中发挥着重要作用。这项研究表明,Noggin 可以改变成年动物体内的骨形成,从而间接表明 BMP 信号在这一过程中不可或缺。本研究使用了一种经过设计的 Noggin 静音素(hNgΔB2-Fc),以提高其生物利用率。为 70 只大鼠植入了双侧钛骨腔,并对骨腔中的骨形成情况进行了侧面比较。hNgΔB2-Fc对骨室中形成的组织总量没有影响,但与缓冲对照组和由Fc标记的IL-6Rα蛋白组成的对照组相比,骨量有所减少,而后者本身没有影响。此外,野生型 noggin 也会抑制骨形成。因此,正常的骨再生需要内源性 BMP 信号。