Exogenous BMP7 corrects plasma iron overload and bone loss in Bmp6-/- mice

Pauk, Martina and Grgurević, Lovorka and Brkljačić, Jelena and Kufner, Vera and Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana and Grabušić, Kristina and Razdorov, Genadij and Rogić, Dunja and Žuvić, Marijan and Oppermann, Hermann and Babitt, Jodie L. and Lin, Herbert Y. and Volarević, Siniša and Vukičević, Slobodan (2015) Exogenous BMP7 corrects plasma iron overload and bone loss in Bmp6-/- mice. International Orthopaedics, 39 (1). pp. 161-172. ISSN 0341-2695

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Abstract

PURPOSE: Iron overload accelerates bone loss in mice lacking the bone morphogenetic protein 6 (Bmp6) gene, which is the key endogenous regulator of hepcidin, iron homeostasis gene. We investigated involvement of other BMPs in preventing haemochromatosis and subsequent osteopenia in Bmp6-/- mice. ----- METHODS: Iron-treated wild-type (WT) and Bmp6-/- mice were analysed for hepcidin messenger RNA (mRNA) and tissue and blood BMP levels by quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), immunohistochemistry, Western blot, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and proximity extension assay. BMPs labeled with technetium-99m were used in pharmacokinetic studies. ----- RESULTS: In WT mice, 4 h following iron challenge, liver Bmp6 and hepcidin expression were increased, while expression of other Bmps was not affected. In parallel, we provided the first evidence that BMP6 circulates in WT mice and that iron increased the BMP6 serum level and the specific liver uptake of (99m)Tc-BMP6. In Bmp6-/- mice, iron challenge led to blunted activation of liver Smad signaling and hepcidin expression with a delay of 24 h, associated with increased Bmp5 and Bmp7 expression and increased Bmp2, 4, 5 and 9 expression in the duodenum. Liver Bmp7 expression and increased circulating BMP9 eventually contributed to the late hepcidin response. This was further supported by exogenous BMP7 therapy resulting in an effective hepcidin expression followed by a rapid normalisation of plasma iron values and restored osteopenia in Bmp6-/- mice. ----- CONCLUSION: In Bmp6-/- mice, iron activated endogenous compensatory mechanisms of other BMPs that were not sufficient for preventing hemochromatosis and bone loss. Administration of exogenous BMP7 was effective in correcting the plasma iron level and bone loss, indicating that BMP6 is an essential but not exclusive in vivo regulator of iron homeostasis.

Item Type: Article
MeSH: Animals ; Blotting, Western ; Bone Diseases, Metabolic/drug therapy ; Bone Morphogenetic Proteins/genetics ; Bone Morphogenetic Proteins/metabolism ; Bone Morphogenetic Proteins/pharmacology ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Female ; Hepcidins/metabolism ; Homeostasis/physiology ; Immunohistochemistry ; Iron/metabolism ; Iron Overload/drug therapy ; Liver/metabolism ; Male ; Mass Spectrometry ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Signal Transduction
Departments: Katedra za anatomiju i kliničku anatomiju
Depositing User: Kristina Berketa
Status: Published
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Pauk, MartinaUNSPECIFIED
Grgurević, LovorkaUNSPECIFIED
Brkljačić, JelenaUNSPECIFIED
Kufner, VeraUNSPECIFIED
Bordukalo-Nikšić, TatjanaUNSPECIFIED
Grabušić, KristinaUNSPECIFIED
Razdorov, GenadijUNSPECIFIED
Rogić, DunjaUNSPECIFIED
Žuvić, MarijanUNSPECIFIED
Oppermann, HermannUNSPECIFIED
Babitt, Jodie L.UNSPECIFIED
Lin, Herbert Y.UNSPECIFIED
Volarević, SinišaUNSPECIFIED
Vukičević, SlobodanUNSPECIFIED
Date: January 2015
Date Deposited: 26 Sep 2019 11:47
Last Modified: 23 Jul 2020 08:44
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URI: http://medlib.mef.hr/id/eprint/3397

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