@phdthesis{Benisch2011, author = {Benisch, Peggy}, title = {Molekulare Analysen zur Knochenregeneration im Alter und bei Osteoporose}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-64701}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Mesenchymale Stammzellen (MSC) stellen die Grundlage der Knochenformation dar, indem sie als multipotente Zellen in viele, f{\"u}r die Knochenhom{\"o}ostase ben{\"o}tigte Zelltypen differenzieren k{\"o}nnen, wie z.B. Osteoblasten. W{\"a}hrend der Alterung des Menschen kommt es zu einem Ungleichgewicht zwischen Knochenaufbau und Knochenabbau, resultierend in einer verringerten Knochenmasse. Noch ist unklar, ob MSC an dem verminderten Knochenaufbau direkt beteiligt sind, indem sie z.B.im Laufe der Zeit Funktionsst{\"o}rungen akkumulieren oder in die Seneszenz eintreten, und somit nicht mehr als Stammzellpool f{\"u}r die Osteoblastendifferenzierung zur Verf{\"u}gung stehen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde das Genexpressionsmuster gealterter Zellen mittels Mikroarray-Analysen untersucht, um die Alters-bedingten Ver{\"a}nderungen detektieren zu k{\"o}nnen. Hierf{\"u}r wurde ein in-vitro-Alterungsmodell von humanen MSC (hMSC) etabliert, um die seneszenten Zellen mit hMSC fr{\"u}her Kultivierungspassagen zu vergleichen. Auch Zellen aus Spendern hohen Alters wurden untersucht, um einen Vergleich zwischen ex-vivo- und in-vitro-gealterten hMSC anstellen zu k{\"o}nnen. Da Osteoporose eine polygenetische Erkrankung des gealterten Knochens darstellt, wurden auch mit hMSC aus Osteoporose-Patienten Genexpressionsanalysen durchgef{\"u}hrt. Die Mikroarray-Analysen und anschließende systembiologische Auswertung zeigten, dass in-vitro-gealterte, seneszente hMSC starke Ver{\"a}nderungen im Transkriptom aufweisen, die auf Defizite in der Proliferation, Differenzierungskapazit{\"a}t und Migration schließen lassen. Neben bekannten Markern f{\"u}r replikative Seneszenz konnten in hMSC auch neue detektiert werden, wie z.B. HELLS, POU5F1 (OCT4) und FGFR2, deren Expression mit der Seneszenz abnimmt, oder CDH1 und PSG5, deren Expression zunimmt. Gene f{\"u}r Akute-Phase-SAA wurden stark erh{\"o}ht exprimiert vorgefunden. Bei der funktionellen Charakterisierung konnte jedoch gezeigt werden, dass SAA1 und SAA1 durch Stress induziert werden, der der Seneszenz vorausgeht, und dass sie die Mineralisierung bei der osteogenen Differenzierung von hMSC f{\"o}rdern. Akute-Phase-SAA k{\"o}nnten somit eine Verbindung zwischen Alterung bzw. Inflammation und extra-skelettaler Verkalkung darstellen, die im Alter h{\"a}ufig auftritt, z.B. in Form von Arteriosklerose. In-vivo-gealterte hMSC wiesen ebenfalls Defizite im Expressionsmuster von Proliferations- und Migrations- relevanten Genen auf. Des Weiteren konnten nur wenige Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen in-vivo-gealterten hMSC und in-vitro-gealterten hMSC festgestellt werden. Dies l{\"a}sst vermuten, dass die in-vivo-Alterung nicht zwangsl{\"a}ufig zu seneszenten Stammzellen f{\"u}hrt, da Alterung eines Organismus ein multizellul{\"a}rer Prozess ist, der durch viele Faktoren beeinflusst wird, wie z.B. Akkumulation von Mutationen und Krebsabwehr. Auch osteoporotische hMSC wiesen Ver{\"a}nderungen im Genexpressionsmuster auf, die mit den Daten zur in-vivo-Alterung verglichen wurden, um die rein Alters-assoziierten {\"A}nderungen herausfiltern zu k{\"o}nnen. Die {\"u}brig gebliebenen Gene repr{\"a}sentierten Ver{\"a}nderungen allein aufgrund der Krankheit. Osteoporose bewirkte somit distinkte Genexpressions-{\"a}nderungen in hMSC, die auf F{\"o}rderung der Osteoklastogenese und Defizite in Proliferation, Migration und Differenzierungskapazit{\"a}t schließen lassen. Es konnten vielversprechende Kandidaten-gene f{\"u}r osteoporotische hMSC gefunden werden. Die pr{\"a}mature Expression des WNT-Inhibitors SOST (Sclerostin) und die {\"U}berexpression des BMP-Signalweg-Inhibitors MAB21L2 deuten auf eine Autoinhibition der Stammzellen hin, die letztlich die gest{\"o}rte Knochenformation bei Alters-assoziierter Osteoporose begr{\"u}nden k{\"o}nnte. Zusammenfassend zeigt die vorliegende Arbeit, dass intrinsische Defizite von Stammzellen an der Pathophysiologie von Alterung und Osteoporose beteiligt sind. Sie er{\"o}ffnet tiefgreifende Einblicke in die systembiologischen Ver{\"a}nderungen in Stammzellen aufgrund von Alterung oder Osteoporose, und setzt somit einen soliden Grundstein f{\"u}r weiterf{\"u}hrende Analysen.}, subject = {Osteoporose}, language = {de} } @article{BenischSchillingKleinHitpassetal.2012, author = {Benisch, Peggy and Schilling, Tatjana and Klein-Hitpass, Ludger and Frey, S{\"o}nke P. and Seefried, Lothar and Raaijmakers, Nadja and Krug, Melanie and Regensburger, Martina and Zeck, Sabine and Schinke, Thorsten and Amling, Michael and Ebert, Amling and Jakob, Franz}, title = {The Transcriptional Profile of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Populations in Primary Osteoporosis Is Distinct and Shows Overexpression of Osteogenic Inhibitors}, series = {PLoS One}, volume = {7}, journal = {PLoS One}, number = {9}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0045142}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-133379}, pages = {e45142}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Primary osteoporosis is an age-related disease characterized by an imbalance in bone homeostasis. While the resorptive aspect of the disease has been studied intensely, less is known about the anabolic part of the syndrome or presumptive deficiencies in bone regeneration. Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are the primary source of osteogenic regeneration. In the present study we aimed to unravel whether MSC biology is directly involved in the pathophysiology of the disease and therefore performed microarray analyses of hMSC of elderly patients (79-94 years old) suffering from osteoporosis (hMSC-OP). In comparison to age-matched controls we detected profound changes in the transcriptome in hMSC-OP, e.g. enhanced mRNA expression of known osteoporosis-associated genes (LRP5, RUNX2, COL1A1) and of genes involved in osteoclastogenesis (CSF1, PTH1R), but most notably of genes coding for inhibitors of WNT and BMP signaling, such as Sclerostin and MAB21L2. These candidate genes indicate intrinsic deficiencies in self-renewal and differentiation potential in osteoporotic stem cells. We also compared both hMSC-OP and non-osteoporotic hMSC-old of elderly donors to hMSC of similar to 30 years younger donors and found that the transcriptional changes acquired between the sixth and the ninth decade of life differed widely between osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic stem cells. In addition, we compared the osteoporotic transcriptome to long term-cultivated, senescent hMSC and detected some signs for pre-senescence in hMSC-OP. Our results suggest that in primary osteoporosis the transcriptomes of hMSC populations show distinct signatures and little overlap with non-osteoporotic aging, although we detected some hints for senescence-associated changes. While there are remarkable inter-individual variations as expected for polygenetic diseases, we could identify many susceptibility genes for osteoporosis known from genetic studies. We also found new candidates, e.g. MAB21L2, a novel repressor of BMP-induced transcription. Such transcriptional changes may reflect epigenetic changes, which are part of a specific osteoporosis-associated aging process.}, language = {en} } @article{LiedertRoentgenSchinkeetal.2014, author = {Liedert, Astrid and R{\"o}ntgen, Viktoria and Schinke, Thorsten and Benisch, Peggy and Ebert, Regina and Jakob, Franz and Klein-Hitpass, Ludger and Lennerz, Jochen K. and Amling, Michael and Ignatius, Anita}, title = {Osteoblast-Specific Krm2 Overexpression and Lrp5 Deficiency Have Different Effects on Fracture Healing in Mice}, series = {PLOS ONE}, volume = {9}, journal = {PLOS ONE}, number = {7}, issn = {1932-6203}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0103250}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-115782}, pages = {e103250}, year = {2014}, abstract = {The canonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathway plays a key role in the regulation of bone remodeling in mice and humans. Two transmembrane proteins that are involved in decreasing the activity of this pathway by binding to extracellular antagonists, such as Dickkopf 1 (Dkk1), are the low-density lipoprotein receptor related protein 5 (Lrp5) and Kremen 2 (Krm2). Lrp 5 deficiency (Lrp5(-/-)) as well as osteoblast-specific overexpression of Krm2 in mice (Col1a1-Krm2) result in severe osteoporosis occurring at young age. In this study, we analyzed the influence of Lrp5 deficiency and osteoblast-specific overexpression of Krm2 on fracture healing in mice using flexible and semi-rigid fracture fixation. We demonstrated that fracture healing was highly impaired in both mouse genotypes, but that impairment was more severe in Col1a1-Krm2 than in Lrp5(-/-) mice and particularly evident in mice in which the more flexible fixation was used. Bone formation was more reduced in Col1a1-Krm2 than in Lrp5(-/-) mice, whereas osteoclast number was similarly increased in both genotypes in comparison with wild-type mice. Using microarray analysis we identified reduced expression of genes mainly involved in osteogenesis that seemed to be responsible for the observed stronger impairment of healing in Col1a1-Krm2 mice. In line with these findings, we detected decreased expression of sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 3 (Smpd3) and less active beta-catenin in the calli of Col1a1-Krm2 mice. Since Krm2 seems to play a significant role in regulating bone formation during fracture healing, antagonizing KRM2 might be a therapeutic option to improve fracture healing under compromised conditions, such as osteoporosis.}, language = {en} } @article{EbertBenischKrugetal.2015, author = {Ebert, Regina and Benisch, Peggy and Krug, Melanie and Zeck, Sabine and Meißner-Weigl, Jutta and Steinert, Andre and Rauner, Martina and Hofbauer, Lorenz and Jakob, Franz}, title = {Acute phase serum amyloid A induces proinflammatory cytokines and mineralization via toll-like receptor 4 in mesenchymal stem cells}, series = {Stem Cell Research}, volume = {15}, journal = {Stem Cell Research}, doi = {10.1016/j.scr.2015.06.008}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-148491}, pages = {231-239}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The role of serum amyloid A (SAA) proteins, which are ligands for toll-like receptors, was analyzed in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and their osteogenic offspring with a focus on senescence, differentiation andmineralization. In vitro aged hMSC developed a senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), resulting in enhanced SAA1/2, TLR2/4 and proinflammatory cytokine (IL6, IL8, IL1\(\beta\), CXCL1, CXCL2) expression before entering replicative senescence. Recombinant human SAA1 (rhSAA1) induced SASP-related genes and proteins in MSC, which could be abolished by cotreatment with the TLR4-inhibitor CLI-095. The same pattern of SASP-resembling genes was stimulated upon induction of osteogenic differentiation, which is accompanied by autocrine SAA1/2 expression. In this context additional rhSAA1 enhanced the SASP-like phenotype, accelerated the proinflammatory phase of osteogenic differentiation and enhanced mineralization. Autocrine/paracrine and rhSAA1 via TLR4 stimulate a proinflammatory phenotype that is both part of the early phase of osteogenic differentiation and the development of senescence. This signaling cascade is tightly involved in bone formation and mineralization, but may also propagate pathological extraosseous calcification conditions such as calcifying inflammation and atherosclerosis.}, language = {en} }