WO2018094059A1 - Methods for treating bone-related disorders - Google Patents

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WO2018094059A1
WO2018094059A1 PCT/US2017/062033 US2017062033W WO2018094059A1 WO 2018094059 A1 WO2018094059 A1 WO 2018094059A1 US 2017062033 W US2017062033 W US 2017062033W WO 2018094059 A1 WO2018094059 A1 WO 2018094059A1
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  • the invention relates generally to the field of medicine and in particular methods for modulating the microtubule network in bone formation pathways as a therapeutic strategy for improving or preserving bone mass in aging and disease.
  • Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by significantly low bone mass and/or low bone quality with increased fracture risk. It is a disease that is seen in the elderly, post menopausal women, and patients with limited mobility (for example, bed ridden), but also in healthy patents that for example spend extended amounts of time in zero gravity (space flight). Bone quality is maintained through the constant formation and destruction of bone. Mechanical load is a key regulator of bone. Osteocytes embedded within the bone sense external mechanical load and respond by altering gene expression and protein bioavailability of factors that play a role in regulating the balance of bone formation and destruction. Accumulating evidence suggests that mechanotransduction pathways activate several signaling cascades and calcium (Ca2+) that play a role in the balance of bone formation and destruction.
  • Ca2+ calcium
  • Bone dynamically remodels to adapt to mechanical loads to maintain its structural integrity.
  • Bone-embedded osteocytes residing in the fluid filled lacunar-canalicular system, are central to skeletal mechano-responsiveness.
  • FSS fluid shear stress
  • osteocytes In response to mechanical load, osteocytes experience fluid shear stress (FSS), which triggers calcium (Ca 2+ ), extracellular ATP, nitric oxide, and PGE2 signals and orchestrate bone remodeling through effector molecules, such as sclerostin, RANKL and osteoprotegerin.
  • Sclerostin (which is encoded by Sost) is an osteocyte-specific secreted glycoprotein that suppresses bone formation by antagonizing canonical Wnt- -catenin signaling, reducing osteoblast differentiation, and bone formation.
  • osteocytes reduce sclerostin abundance, leading to "de-repression" of osteoblastogenesis and stimulation of de novo bone formation.
  • Sost deficiency leads to the high bone mass disorders sclerosteosis and van Buchem disease, and genetic ablation of Sost in mice results in increased bone mass.
  • therapeutically targeting sclerostin is effective at improving bone quality in animal models and in humans, the mechanotransduction pathways linking fluid shear stress to the decrease in sclerostin abundance remain undefined.
  • mechano-responsive nature of osteocytes the identity of the "mechano-sensor" is controversial.
  • the cytoskeleton composed of microtubules (MT), actin and intermediate filaments, is a dynamic structure that forms an interconnected three-dimensional framework of molecular struts and cables within the cell.
  • MT microtubules
  • actin actin and intermediate filaments
  • a growing body of evidence indicates that the cytoskeleton is critical for the cellular response to the mechanical environment, as it integrates and transduces mechanical energy to mechano-sensitive proteins that generate biological signals in various cell types.
  • MTs arise from the polymerization of a-and ⁇ -tubulin dimers.
  • the MT network is a dynamic structure whose density and stability is regulated by post-translational modifications (such as detyrosination, acetylation and phosphorylation) and microtubule associated proteins (MAPs) that affect the equilibrium between MT filament growth, disassembly, and association with other cytoskeletal elements.
  • post-translational modifications such as detyrosination, acetylation and phosphorylation
  • MAPs microtubule associated proteins
  • the present invention is directed to a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject.
  • an amount of at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, or a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered to the subject.
  • the present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • the present invention also is directed to another method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject.
  • an amount of a microtubule disrupting drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered one or more times to the subject.
  • the present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule stabilizing drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • the present invention is directed further to another method for treating a bone- related disorder in a subject.
  • an amount of a microtubule stabilizing drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered one or more times to the subject.
  • the present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule disrupting drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • the present invention is directed further still to another method for treating a bone- related disorder in a subject.
  • an amount of a TRPV4 agonist pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered one or more times to the subject.
  • the present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • the present invention is directed further still to another method for treating a bone- related disorder in a subject.
  • an amount of a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered one or more times to the subject.
  • the present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • FIGS. 1A-1 E show the fluid shear stress-induced Ca 2+ response is required for CaMKII phosphorylation and reduction in sclerostin.
  • FIGS. 2A-2F show that an intact MT network is required for fluid shear stress- induced Ca 2+ influx, CaMKII phosphorylation, and decreased sclerostin abundance.
  • FIGS. 3A-3D show that Taxol blunts the fluid shear stress-induced Ca 2+ response, phosphorylation of CaMKII, and sclerostin decrease but is overcome by increased FSS.
  • FIGS. 4A-4H show that loss of Glu-tubulin, which is found within mechanically sensitive areas of osteocytes and increased by Taxol, abrogates fluid shear stress-induced mechano-signaling.
  • FIG. 4B shows murine long bone sections immunostained for Glu-tubulin. Red arrows indicate Glu-tubulin in the osteocyte cell processes in situ. Scale bar, 50 ⁇ .
  • 4E-4F show the Ca 2+ response of Ocy454 cells treated with parthenolide (PTL) and subjected to 4 (FIG. 4E) or 16 (FIG. 4F) dynes/cm 2 fluid shear stress.
  • the Ca 2+ data for the controls at 4 and 16 dynes/cm 2 fluid shear stress are the same traces as in Fig 1 B and Fig 2D, respectively, as these controls were run in parallel with the PTL interventions.
  • FIGS. 5A-5E show that combination treatment with parthenolide and Taxol restores mechano-signaling and alters microtubule-dependent cytoskeletal stiffness.
  • FIG. 5D shows atomic force microscopy nano-indentation of control Ocy454 cells or cells treated with Taxol, parthenolide (PTL), and a combination of PTL and Taxol. Box edges denote 25 th and 75 th percentiles, whiskers denote 10 th and 90 th percentiles, and white line indicates mean. Data are from 3 independent experiments with number of cells per group indicated.
  • 5E shows protein extracts from control Ocy454 cells or Ocy454 cells treated with PTL, Taxol or combination of PTL and Taxol were probed for Glu-tubulin and a-tubulin.
  • the Glu-tubulin to a-tubulin ratio (mean ⁇ sem) is shown.
  • FIGS. 5D-5E statistical significance was determined using one-way ANOVA with Holm- Sidak's multiple comparison test. *denotes statistical significance between all groups.
  • FIGS. 6A-6G show that TRPV4 is a necessary and sufficient for the osteocyte FSS- induced Ca 2+ response, CaMKII phosphorylation, and decrease in sclerostin.
  • FIG. 6C-6D show Ca 2+ response of Ocy454 cells in the presence or absence (control) of the TRPV4 antagonist GSK-2193874 (FIG. 6C) or transfected with control or TRPV4 siRNA (FIG. 6D) and subjected to 4 dynes/cm 2 FSS.
  • FIG. 7A-7D show that ROS is required for the fluid shear stress -induced Ca response, CaMKII phosphorylation, and decrease in sclerostin.
  • the Ca 2+ data for the control at 4 dynes/cm 2 fluid shear stress is the same trace as in FIG.
  • FIG. 7D shows Ca 2+ and ROS response in Ocy454 cells simultaneously loaded with Fluo-4 Ca 2+ indicator and CellROX ROS indicator and subjected to 4 dynes/cm 2 fluid shear stress.
  • Graphs depict mean ⁇ sem.
  • Statistical significance was determined using one-way ANOVA with Holm-Sidak's multiple comparison test. **p ⁇ 0.001 , ***p ⁇ 0.0001 versus control, underline depicts statistical significance between indicated groups, ns, not significantly different.
  • FIGS. 8A-8E show that NOX2 generates ROS in response to fluid shear stress and is required for fluid shear stress-induced Ca 2+ response, CaMKII phosphorylation and decrease in sclerostin.
  • FIG. 8A shows immunoblotting of Ocy454 whole cell lysates for NOX2 and a-tubulin.
  • FIG. 8B shows ROS response in Ocy454 cells loaded with CellROX ROS indicator and subjected to 4 dynes/cm 2 fluid shear stress.
  • FIG. 8D shows Ocy454 cells treated with or without (control) GP91 ds-TAT subjected to fluid shear stress and immunoblotted for indicated proteins.
  • FIG. 8E is a representation of MT-dependent mechanotransduction pathway showing the interventions used to alter osteocyte mechano-response (top).
  • Proposed model of Glu- tubulin and cytoskeletal stiffness regulation of osteocyte response to mechanical stimuli in which cytoskeletal stiffness tunes the mechano-responsive range of an osteocyte.
  • This responsive range can be influenced not only by the cytoskeletal stiffness, but also by altering the amount of FSS applied to the cell.
  • the term “about” refers to a numeric value, including, for example, whole numbers, fractions, and percentages, whether or not explicitly indicated.
  • the term “about” generally refers to a range of numerical values (e.g., +/- 5-10% of the recited value) that one of ordinary skill in the art would consider equivalent to the recited value (e.g., having the same function or result).
  • the term “about” may include numerical values that are rounded to the nearest significant figure.
  • the term “treating” or the phrase “treating a bone-related disorder” includes, but is not limited to, preserving bone mass, improving bone mass, delaying or stopping loss of bone, restoring mechano-signaling, altering or improving microtubule dependent cytoskeletal stiffness via the administration of the drugs or therapeutic agents disclosed herein.
  • a therapeutic or beneficial result is achieved, for example, an alleviation of symptoms, a remission or other improvement.
  • the terms “effective amount” or “pharmacologically effective amount” are interchangeable and refer to an amount that results in an improvement or remediation of the symptoms of the bone-related disorder. Those of skill in the art understand that the effective amount or pharmacologically effective amount may improve the patient's or subject's condition, but may not be a complete cure of the disease and/or condition.
  • the term "subject” refers to any target or recipient of the treatment.
  • a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject comprising administering to the subject an amount of at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, or a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder.
  • the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of an anti- sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • the anti-sclerostin agent may be a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof. Representative examples of the anti-sclerostin agent are romosozumab or blosozumab.
  • the microtubule altering drug may be a microtubule disrupting drug or a microtubule stabilizing drug.
  • the microtubule disrupting drug are selected from the group consisting of Nocodazole, Colchicine, LC1/Parthenolide, Costunolide, Tubacin, 2-phenyl-4-quinolone, Polygamain, Azaindole, a Vinca alkaloid, and Colcemid.
  • the microtuble stabilizing drug are a taxane or eothinolone.
  • the TRPV4 agonist may be GSK1016790A or RN-1747.
  • the bone-related disorder may be selected from the group consisting of achondroplasia, cleidocranial dysostosis, enchondromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, Gaucher's Disease, hypophosphatemic rickets, Marian's syndrome, multiple hereditary exotoses, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopetrosis, osteopoikilosis, sclerotic lesions, pseudoarthrosis, pyogenic osteomyelitis, periodontal disease, anti-epileptic drug induced bone loss, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, familial hyperparathyroidism syndromes, weightlessness induced bone loss, osteoporosis in men, postmenopausal bone loss, osteoarthritis, renal osteodystrophy, infiltrative disorders of bone, oral bone loss, osteonecrosis of the jaw, juvenile Paget's disease, melorheostosis, metabolic bone diseases, mastocytosis, sickle cell anemia/
  • a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject comprising administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a microtubule disrupting drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder.
  • the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule stabilizing drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • the microtuble disrupting drug, the microtubule stabilizing drug, the TRPV4 agonist, the anti-sclerostin agent, and the bone-related disorders are as described supra.
  • a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject comprising administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a microtubule stabilizing drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder.
  • the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule disrupting drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • the microtuble stabilizing drug, the microtuble disrupting drug, the TRPV4 agonist, the anti-sclerostin agent, and the bone-related disorders are as described supra.
  • a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject comprising administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a TRPV4 agonist pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder.
  • the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • the microtuble altering drug, the anti-sclerostin agent, and the bone-related disorders are as described supra.
  • a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject comprising administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder.
  • the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
  • a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, an anti-sclerostin agent, and the bone-related disorders are as described supra.
  • CSK microtubule dependent cytoskeletal
  • Microtubule altering drugs may be used alone or in combination with TRPV4 agonists and/or NOX2 activators to: (1 ) restore mechanical sensitivity in aged or "adapted bone” and (2) to enhance and mimic the mechano-response.
  • a triple therapy of microtubule altering drugs, TRPV4 agonists and NOX2 activators may also be administered. Double or triple therapies comprising drug combinations of microtubule altering drugs, TRPV4 agonists and NOX2 activators may permit lower doses of each drug with less concomitant side effects and/or may enhance the effectiveness of either drug alone.
  • any of these single or combination therapies may be used in further combination with anti-sclerostin drugs or sclerostin targeting drugs to: (1) restore mechanical sensitivity in aged or "adapted bone” and (2) to enhance and mimic the mechano-response.
  • the present invention demonstrates that microtubule altering or targeting agents, for example, microtubule disrupting agents and microtubule stabilizing agents, and/or TRPV4 agonists and NOX2 activators are useful to improve the mechano-sensitivity of bone cells, such as osteocytes, to improve or to maintain bone quality by tuning the microtubule network/cytoskeletal stiffness into a mechano-responsive range.
  • these drugs may be combined with existing drugs, such as anti-sclerostin antibodies, for example, romosozumab or blosozumab, or Prolia, teriparatide (Forteo), abolparatide and/or bisphosphonates, to synergistically improve their action on bone.
  • anti-sclerostin antibodies for example, romosozumab or blosozumab, or Prolia, teriparatide (Forteo), abolparatide and/or bisphosphonates
  • these drugs are taxanes, including paclitaxel and docetaxel, epithinolones, lauliamindes, Colchicine binding site inhibitors (CBSIs), colchicine, ZD6126, Combretastatins, nocodozole, 2-phenyl- 4-quinolone, polygamain, azaindole, vinca alkaloids, including vinblastine, vincristine, and vinorelbine; and colcemid; Detyrosination inhibitors, like parthenolide, dimethylaminoparthenolide, Costunolide, or their pharmaceutical salts.
  • CBSIs Colchicine binding site inhibitors
  • ZD6126 Colchicine binding site inhibitors
  • Combretastatins nocodozole
  • 2-phenyl- 4-quinolone polygamain, azaindole, vinca alkaloids, including vinblastine, vincristine, and vinorelbine
  • colcemid Detyrosination inhibitors
  • the therapeutic treatments and methods of applying the same generally realize a therapeutic effect against a bone-related disorder or disease or other related condition arising from a natural condition such as pregnancy or aging or as a result of a surgical procedure, such as a joint replacement.
  • Representative examples of bone-related disorders are as described supra.
  • the therapies described herein are useful to sensitize mechano-responses for applications occurring during space flight or prolonged disuse such as from an extended stay in space.
  • the present invention relates to a method for treating osteoporosis or other clinical conditions characterized by low bone mass or skeletal fragility in a subject.
  • a therapeutic agent or agents that target the mechanotransduction pathways in osteocytes via the microtubules are administered.
  • taxanes, epithinolones, lauliamindes, colchicine binding site inhibitors (CBSIs), colchicine, ZD6126, combretastatins, nocodozole, 2-phenyl-4-quinolone, polygamain, azaindole, vinca alkaloids, vinblastine, vincristine, vinorelbine, colcemid, and detyrosination inhibitors or their pharmaceutical salts my be administered to the subject.
  • ZD6126 combretastatins (CA-4), AVE8062, Phenastatin, Podophyllotoxin, Steganacin, Nocodazole, Curacin A, 2-Methosyestradiol, ABT-751 , T138067, BNC-105P, Indibulin, EPC2407, MPI- 0441 138, MPC-6827, CYT997, MN-029, CI-980, CP248, CP461 , and TN 16 or the pharmaceutical salts of any of these agents may be administered.
  • the microtubule targeting agent may be an antimotic drug which exhibit diverse binding sites and their associated analogues as listed in Table 1.
  • Antimitotic drugs their diverse binding sites on tubulin and their stages of clinical development
  • CA-4-P combrestatin-A-4 3-O-phosphate
  • CA-1 -P combrestatin A-1 - phosphate
  • any of these therapeutic treatments may be combined with an with an anti-sclerostin antibody such as Romosozumab, or with Prolia or a bisphosphonate, including but not limited to, Actonel, Binosto, Boniva, Reclast and Fosamax, an estrogen mimetic including but not limited to Evista, or with a synthetic form of parathyroid hormone such as Forteo or abolparatide (Tymlos).
  • a therapeutic treament may comprise an antimitotic agent which binds tubulin as indicated in Table 1 in combination with another agent selected from the group consisting of Actonel, Binosto, Binova, Reclast, Evista, Forteo, Prolia, Romosozumab and Vitamin D.
  • a therapeutic treatment stabilizes microtubles.
  • a microtubule stabilizing drug includes, but is not limited to, paclitaxel or epothilone D (BMS-241027).
  • a therapeutic treatment activates TRP channel activation in the cell surface membrane.
  • a TRP Ca 2+ channel agonist includes, but are not limited to, GSK1016790A or RN-1747 and analogs or derivatives thereof, or a pharmaceutical salt thereof.
  • each treatment depends on the type of drug(s) or agent(s) being administered, whether the drug or agent is used in an individual having a bone disorder or in a healthy individual, the severity of the disorder or other condition(s) of the patient. In consideration of the teachings provided herein, one having ordinary skill in the art is well able to determine an effective dosage for a patient suffering from a bone disorder. As such, treatment intervals will depend on the particular dosage determined for the patient. Treatment may be administered multiple times per day, daily, or less frequently.
  • a microtubule disrupting drug may be administered in a range from about 0.01 micrograms/kg to about 100 micrograms/kg.
  • colchicine would likely be administered in an amount of about 5 micrograms/kg to about 20 micrograms/kg of the subject's body weight.
  • the administration of parthenolide as LC-1 (Parthenolide pro-drug) or as Feverfew extract may be from about 0.1 -4.0 mg day total.
  • a microtubule stabilizing drug such as epothilone D may be administered in a range from about 1 to 30 micrograms/kg of the subject's body weight.
  • TRPV4 agonists may be administered to an effective serum concentration of 1 -50nM.
  • Taxol, colchicine, GSK2193874, GSK-1016790A, N-acetylcysteine, and parthenolide were purchased from Sigma.
  • BAPTA AM ester was from Cayman Chemical.
  • GP91 ds-TAT was from Anaspec.
  • SiR-tubulin was from Cytoskeleton, Inc.
  • CellROX Deep Red Reagent and Fluo-4AM ester were purchased from ThermoFisher.
  • Osteocyte-like Ocy454 cells (provided by Dr. Divieti-Pajevic, Boston University) were cultured on type I rat tail collagen (BD Biosciences) coated dishes in a-MEM supplemented with 5% FBS. Cells were maintained at 33°C and 5% C0 2 . Prior to experiments cells were seeded into a tissue culture treated vessel and maintained at 37°C and 5% C0 2 overnight. For alteration of the MT network, cells were pretreated with 0.1 % DMSO (control), colchicine (2 mM, 20 min), Taxol (1 mM, 2 h), or PTL (25 mM, 2 h).
  • cells were dosed with PTL for 30 min before Taxol was added to the same media for an additional 1.5 h for a total incubation time of 2 h.
  • TRPV4 activity the cells were treated with the TRPV4 antagonist GSK2193874 (15 mM, 30 min) or TRPV4 agonist GSK-1016790A (15 mM, 30 min) prior to the stimulation of the cells.
  • TRPV4 antagonist GSK2193874 15 mM, 30 min
  • GSK-1016790A 15 mM, 30 min
  • reactive oxygen species the cells were treated with NAC (10 mM, 15 min), H 2 0 2 (100 mM, 30 min), or gp91 ds-TAT (10 mM, 30 min) prior to the stimulation of the cells.
  • Ocy454 cells were transfected with JetPrime reagent (Polypus), as previously described (62).
  • ON-TARGETplus mouse TRPV4 siRNA and ON-TARGETplus non- targeting siRNA were purchased from Dharmacon. siRNAs were used at 0.42 ⁇ g cm 2 . Cell exposure to FSS was begun 48 h post-transfection.
  • HEPES-buffered Ringer solution containing 140mM NaCI, 4mM KCI, 1 mM MgS0 4 , 5mM NaHC0 3 , 10mM glucose, 1.8mM CaCI 2 and 10mM HEPES (pH 7.3). Ringer solution was also used as fluid flow buffer.
  • HEPES-buffered Manganese Ringer solution containing 140mM NaCI, 4mM KCI, 1 mM MgS0 4 , 5mM NaHC0 3 , 10mM glucose, 2mM MnCI and "l OmM HEPES (pH 7.3), was used, and cells were loaded with BAT PA AM ester (10 ⁇ , 30min).
  • the pull distance used was 2 ⁇ with a tip velocity of 4 ⁇ /s to generate ⁇ 1 - 2 nN of force onto the cell corresponding to ⁇ 1 ⁇ indentation ensuring that the cytoskeleton was effectively being probed.
  • the elastic moduli (stiffness) of the cells were calculated using the Sneddon Hertz model as described (66).
  • Ocy454 cells seeded and grown on glass cover slips were fixed and permeabilized as described (67). For histological sections of bone, decalcified, paraffin embedded sections were processed as described. Cover slips were incubated in SuperBlock PBS (Life Technologies) for 1 h before the addition of primary antibodies. Primary antibodies were diluted in SuperBlock PBS and added to the coverslips for an overnight incubation at 4°C. Secondary antibodies were diluted in SuperBlock PBS and incubated at room temperature for 6h. Coverslips were mounted using ProLong Diamond with DAPI (Life Technologies).
  • the antibodies used were: a-tubulin (Sigma, T9026), Glu-tubulin (Abeam, ab48389) and TRPV4 (Abeam, ab39260).
  • Goat anti-mouse Alexa 488, 647 and goat anti- rabbit Alexa 488, 568 were purchased from Life Technologies. Actin was stained using phalloidin-TRITC (Molecular Probes). Slides were imaged as described (69). SiR-tubulin labeling and confocal imaging
  • Murine long bones (tibia, fibula) were isolated, flushed of marrow, and placed in 60mm Fluo-dish glass bottom plates. These long bones were then incubated in aMEM containing the live cell tubulin stain, SiR-tubulin (1 uM; 37°C and 5% C0 2 for 2h). Confocal fluorescent imaging (Nikon A1 R; 40x H20 Obj, 1 ,4NA) was used to profile the structure of the MT network in the bone embedded osteocytes as previously described.
  • the antibodies used were: sclerostin (R&D Sytems, AF1589), a-tubulin (Sigma, T9026), Glu- tubulin (Abeam, ab48389), phospho-CamK II Thr 286 (Cell Signaling Technologies, 12716S), total CaMKII (Cell Signaling Technologies, 1 1945S), and GAPDH (Millipore, MAB374). Blots were acquired using an EpiChem gel documentation system (UVP Bioimaging Systems) and analyzed using ImageJ software.
  • RNA extraction was done by Directzol RNA mini prep (Zymo). RNA was reverse transcribed with either iScript (BioRad) or RevertAid (Fermentas) reverse transcription master mix, according to the manufacturer directions. Quantitative real time PCR was carried out by SYBR green master mix from Quanta using an Applied Biosystems 7300 sequence detection system. A melting curve was performed to ensure amplification of a single PCR product. For each sample, the relative gene expression was determined by simultaneously normalizing the gene of interest with three housekeeping genes (Rpl13, Hprt and Gapdh) by the 2 ⁇ AACt m ethod, using GeNorm v3.5 software (Ghent University Hospital Ghent, Belgium). Primer sequences are available upon request.
  • Ocv454 cells respond to FSS with a rapid increase in intracellular Ca 2+ that is required for CaMKII phosphorylation and the mechanically-induced decrease in sclerostin
  • the Ocy454 osteocyte line derived from the Immortomouse, reliably produces detectable sclerostin protein and is sensitive to mechanical stimuli (27).
  • Ocy454 cells loaded with the Ca 2+ indicator dye Fluo-4AM fluid shear stress at 4 dynes/cm 2 elicited a rapid, transient increase in intracellular Ca 2+ concentration in ⁇ 84% of cells (FIGS. 1A-1 B), resulting in activation of CaMKII and a concomitant 3-fold decrease in sclerostin protein observed within 5 minutes post-fluid shear stress (FIG. 1 C).
  • Microtubules are present in the putative mechano-sensitive structures of Ocy454 cells
  • the cytoskeleton comprised of actin, microtubules and intermediate filament networks, is a dynamic structural and signaling scaffold within all cells.
  • a key function of the cytoskeleton is to transmit mechanical forces to proteins and enzymes that generate biological signals during mechanotransduction.
  • microtubules have been implicated in mechanotransduction-elicited Ca 2+ signaling (28-30).
  • an intact microtubule network is required for mechano-sensation by osteoblasts or osteocytes in culture (31 -34), and the microtubule network of osteocytes remodels and reorients itself in response to FSS (34-36).
  • microtubules are an important component of the primary cilia, which has been proposed to be a mechano-sensor in osteocytes (16, 37).
  • Another putative mechano-sensitive component is the long cellular process, extending from the cell body of the osteocyte, which is sensitive to FSS application (14).
  • Immunofluorescent labeling of Ocy454 cells revealed abundant microtubules within the cell processes and primary cilia of Ocy454 cells (FIG. 2A).
  • Microtubules are required for the osteocyte response to FSS
  • the microtubule network is dynamically unstable with microtubule-end binding proteins and post-translational modifications promoting microtubule filament disassembly or growth.
  • Colchicine a drug that binds tubulin and promotes microtubule depolymerization, inhibits ERK signaling, cell proliferation, and altered osteoblast gene expression (for genes encoding osteopontin, collagen, and matrix metalloproteinases) in osteoblasts and osteocytes exposed to mechanical cues (31 -34). Consistent with these reports, there was a reduction of the microtubule network density in Ocy454 cells with colchicine reduced responses to fluid shear stress.
  • colchicine treatment decreased the number of cells responding (suggesting decreased mechano-sensitivity), while also reducing the magnitude (peak DF/F) of the Ca 2+ response (suggesting decreased mechano-responsiveness) in cells that did respond (FIGS. 2C-2D).
  • microtubule network disruption with colchicine eliminated the FSS-induced increase in CaMKII phosphorylation and decrease in sclerostin protein (FIG. 2E).
  • Immunofluorescent labeling validated the disruption of microtubules following colchicine treatment (FIG. 2F).
  • Microtubule stabilization alters the set point for FSS-induced Ca 2+ influx, CaMKII activation, and sclerostin abundance
  • the broad impact of the microtubule network on regulating osteocyte mechanotransduction was determined.
  • the drug Taxol binds to and stabilizes the microtubule filament against depolymerization, thereby increasing microtubule network density.
  • Real time Ca 2+ imaging of Ocy454 cells treated with Taxol showed a statistically significant decrease in the percentage of cells responding to 4 dynes/cm 2 FSS, as well as a decrease in the magnitude (peak DF/F) of their response (FIG. 3A).
  • the Taxol-induced suppression of both mechano-responsiveness and mechano-sensitivity was restored at 16 dynes/cm 2 FSS (FIG.
  • the abundance of Glu-tubulin in the MT network defines the mechano-sensitivity of Ocv454 cells to fluid shear stress
  • Taxol induced microtubule stabilization is associated with an increase in the fraction of Glu-modified tubulin in the microtubule filament.
  • Glu-tubulin arises from detyrosination, the enzymatic cleavage of an COOH-terminal tyrosine residue of a-tubulin by tubulin tyrosine carboxypeptidase (TTCP; protein identity unknown) leaving a glutamate (38). This reaction can be reversed by the ligation of tyrosine back to the glutamate by a tubulin tyrosine ligase (TTL). Because Glu-tubulin contributes to MT-dependent mechanotransduction in cardiac and skeletal muscle (39), its impact on osteocyte mechanotransduction was examined.
  • TTCP tubulin tyrosine carboxypeptidase
  • Glu-tubulin was observed in the osteocyte cell process and primary cilia of Ocy454 cells (FIG. 4A) and in the cell processes of osteocytes in situ in formaldehyde fixed paraffin embedded sections of murine cortical bone (FIG. 4B). As observed in other tissues, Taxol treatment of Ocy454 cells in vitro or murine cortical bone ex vivo markedly increased the amount of Glu- tubulin (FIGS. 4C-4D).
  • PTL parthenolide
  • TTCP TTCP enzyme responsible for detyrosination
  • Glu-tubulin promotes microtubule interactions with other cytoskeletal elements
  • cytoskeletal stiffness was examined in Ocy454 cells.
  • Nanoindentation atomic force microscopy revealed that Taxol treatment increased the elastic modulus, reflecting increased cytoskeletal stiffness (FIG. 5D).
  • Western blotting confirmed a marked increase in the Glu-tubulin in the Taxol treated cells (FIG. 5E).
  • PTL treated cells showed a decrease in cytoskeletal stiffness and nearly undetectable Glu-tubulin (FIGS. 5D-5E).
  • the combination treatment with PTL and Taxol, which increased MT density while maintaining a modest amount of Glu-tubulin FIGGS.
  • Trpv4 was particularly abundant at the mRNA level and was an attractive candidate given evidence that Trpv4 has been implicated in microtubule-dependent mechanotransduction in other cell types (44-46). Consistent with the abundance of Trpv4 transcript, immunofluorescence staining of Ocy454 cells and paraffin embedded murine cortical bone sections showed the presence of TRPV4 in osteocytes (FIG. 6A). Western blot analysis of Ocy454 cells and murine long bone extracts confirmed the presence of TRPV4 protein (FIG. 6B).
  • Ocy454 cells were treated with GSK2193874, a TRPV4 antagonist.
  • the data revealed a statistically significant decrease in mechano-sensitivity (as assessed by the percentage of cells responding) and mechano-responsiveness (as assessed by peak Ca 2+ response) in GSK2193874 treated Ocy454 cells (FIG. 6C).
  • transfection of Ocy454 cells with TRPV4 targeting siRNA yielded similar results to the pharmacological antagonist, supporting the conclusion that TRPV4 was a major contributor to Ca 2+ influx pathway acutely activated by fluid shear stress.
  • Ocy454 cells treated with the TRPV4 antagonist or transfected with siRNA specific to TRPV4 showed a reduction in fluid shear stress-induced CaMKII phosphorylation and a blunted FSS-induced downregulation of sclerostin (FIGS. 6E-6F).
  • treating Ocy454 cells with the TRPV4 agonist GSK-1016790A recapitulated the mechano- response, including the reciprocal activation of CaMKII and reduction in sclerostin protein independently of fluid shear stress (FIG. 6G), demonstrating that TRPV4 activation was sufficient to phosphorylate CaMKII and decrease sclerostin.
  • TRPV4 opens in response to FSS-induced ROS
  • TRPV4 can be activated by mechanical stimuli through direct tethering to the cytoskeleton (44) or by ROS-dependent oxidation (47-48).
  • Ocy454 cells were treated with the ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine (NAC).
  • NAC treatment abrogated the fluid shear stress-induced response at both 4 and 16 dynes/cm 2 (FIG. 7A).
  • a reduction in CaMKII phosphorylation and a blunting of the FSS-induced decrease in sclerostin protein was observed in NAC treated cells (FIG. 7B).
  • Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 0 2 ) challenge to Ocy454 cells reciprocally increased phospho-CaMKII and reduced sclerostin protein independently of FSS (FIG. 7C), thus supporting ROS as the signal downstream of mechano-activation.
  • H 2 0 2 Hydrogen peroxide
  • ROS ROS as the signal downstream of mechano-activation.
  • Ocy454 cells were simultaneously imaged for ROS using CellROX and Ca 2+ using Fluo-4.
  • FSS-induced ROS signaling is mediated by the mechano-sensitive ROS generating enzyme NOX2
  • NOX2 is a mechano-sensitive ROS generating enzyme implicated in MT-dependent ROS signaling (39, 49-51 ).
  • Western blot confirmed the presence of NOX2 in Ocy454 cells (FIG. 8A).
  • Exposure of Ocy454 cells to 4 dynes/cm 2 FSS elicited the production of ROS, as measured by CellROX, an effect that was blunted by treatment with PTL, to inhibit Glu- tubulin, or the NOX2 inhibitor GP91 ds-TAT (Fig. 8B).
  • NOX2 As the source of ROS that activates TRPV4-dependent Ca 2+ influx during fluid shear stress.
  • the present invention demonstrates that a mechanotransduction pathway in osteocytes that links fluid shear stress to the activation of Ca 2+ influx that drives the mechanically-induced downregulation of sclerostin.
  • the microtubule network and more specifically the abundance of Glu-tubulin that defined the cytoskeletal stiffness, determined the mechano-sensitivity of osteocytes to fluid shear stress.
  • MT-dependent activation of NOX2 elicited ROS that activated TRPV4-dependent Ca 2+ influx signals and CaMKII phosphorylation, driving sclerostin downregulation in osteocytes (FIG. 8E).
  • the present data revealed new molecular players and provided insights into osteocyte mechanotransduction.
  • microtubules are, at minimum, required for mechano- signaling, consistent with reports on other mechano-signaling events in bone (31-34).
  • the present invention demonstrates that the microtubule network, and specifically its abundance of Glu-tubulin, were critical regulators of cytoskeletal stiffness, which tuned the mechano-responsive range at which osteocytes were activated by fluid shear stress.
  • a targeted reduction in Glu-tubulin abundance (induced through PTL treatment) decreased MT-dependent cytoskeletal stiffness, impairing the osteocytes ability to sense and transduce mechanical cues (FIG. 8E).
  • cytoskeleton becomes a dynamic integrator of mechanical cues, affecting the mechanical set point at which an osteocyte can respond to a given mechanical load.
  • the present discovery that MTs were central to this mechanotransduction pathway may unify several models of osteocyte mechano-sensing.
  • the primary cilia hypothesis (16, 18, 37) the integrin-based mechanosome (14, 15) and perhaps even the opening of Cx43 hemichannels response to mechanical activation of integrins (17) are all based on structures linked to the microtubule network.
  • TRPV4 was a major pathway for the initial and rapid FSS- induced Ca 2+ influx that drives sclerostin downregulation in osteocytes. Unlike modifications of the microtubule network, which fully abrogated mechano-sensitivity (as shown by Ca 2+ influx, CaMKII phosphorylation, and sclerostin downregulation), residual FSS-induced Ca 2+ influx with pharmacologic or molecular inhibition of TRPV4 was still observed. While several other Ca 2+ influx pathways have been identified in osteocytes, the present results suggested that these pathways are likely activated downstream or in parallel to the initial Ca 2+ influx through TRPV4.
  • oscillating Ca 2+ waves can be driven by ATP release and purinergic receptor activation in mechano-activated osteocytes (52-54) as well as Ca 2+ influx through T-type voltage gated calcium channels (41 , 55).
  • the present invention shows that TRPV4 activity is obligated even if other Ca 2+ pathways are also involved in mechano-sensing.
  • TRPV4 plays an important role in chondrocyte mechanotransduction, as blocking TRPV4 prevents an anabolic response to load, while activating the receptor mimics load (56).
  • global TRPV4 knockout mice have increased bone mass; however, the interpretation is complicated by a severe osteoclast defect that contributes to the skeletal phenotype (57).
  • TRPV4 knockout mice Despite higher trabecular and cortical bone mass, male TRPV4 knockout mice have reduced bone matrix mineralization, increased cortical porosity, a lower ultimate stress and reduced elastic modulus (58). Regardless, TRPV4 plays a role in the skeleton as numerous gain of function TRPV4 mutations cause skeletal dysplasias with a breadth of severity (59). A SNP in the human TRPV4 locus was associated with a 30% increase risk of non-vertebral fractures in males in the Rotterdam study and was confirmed in subsequent meta-analysis (58).
  • mice Consistent with reports in striated muscle (39, 49, 51 ), the present invention showed an important role for mechano-activated, NOX2-dependent ROS in the osteocyte response to fluid shear stress.
  • p47 phox global knockout mice a subunit of the NOX2 enzyme, have decreased bone mass and strength in aged adult mice, due to deficits in osteoblast differentiation, osteoblast number, and accelerated cell senescence (60). This phenotype is not observed in 6-week-old mice, which have increased bone mass. Whether or not changes in mechano-sensing or sclerostin bioavailability contribute to the worsening skeletal phenotype have not been assessed nor have these mice been studied in the context of mechanical loading.
  • the present invention aligns with reports that implicate microtubules in mechanotransduction as well as observations that the microtubule network of osteocytes remodels and reorients itself in response to fluid shear stress (34-36). It is reasonable to speculate that the fluid shear stress-dependent remodeling of microtubules is itself a mechano-adaptation event that adjusts the homeostatic set point for mechanotransduction. As mentioned above, the present invention illustrates a unifying basis for how various known mechano-sensitive elements (such as primary cilia, cell processes, integrin- mediated mechanosomes, and connexin43 hemichannels) may integrate mechanical signals into biological responses through the cytoskeleton.
  • mechano-sensitive elements such as primary cilia, cell processes, integrin- mediated mechanosomes, and connexin43 hemichannels
  • the present invention mechanistically linked the mechano-activated Ca 2+ influx to sclerostin downregulation.
  • the implications of ROS as a fundamental driver of mechano-responses may also extrapolate to known deficits in bone mechano-responsiveness in conditions of aberrant redox buffering capacity, including aging (61 ).
  • the present invention defined the MT-dependent mechanotransduction pathway linking FSS to NOX2-generated ROS that elicits TRPV4 dependent Ca 2+ influx signals that activate CaMKII to decrease sclerostin protein in osteocytes.
  • these mechanistic insights may provide a new perspective for understanding diseases and conditions that manifest through altered skeletal structure and properties.
  • the present invention shows that the MT network is a target for manipulating the osteocyte response to mechanical cues for therapeutic interventions in bone.

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Abstract

Provided herein are methods for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject. At least one of a microtubule altering drug, for example, a microtubule disrupting drug or a microtubule stabilizing drug, a TRPV4 agonist or a NOX2 activator is administered to the subject. Also provided are related methods for treating a bone-related disorder in the subject, by further administering at least one of an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator is further administered to the subject with the at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist or a NOX2 activator.

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METHODS FOR TREATING BONE-RELATED DISORDERS
Cross-Reference to Related Applications
This international patent application claims benefit of priority of provisional application U.S. Serial No. 62/422,717, filed November 16, 2017, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Statement of Government Support
This invention was made with the government support under Grant No. AR063631 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to the field of medicine and in particular methods for modulating the microtubule network in bone formation pathways as a therapeutic strategy for improving or preserving bone mass in aging and disease.
Description of the Related Art
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by significantly low bone mass and/or low bone quality with increased fracture risk. It is a disease that is seen in the elderly, post menopausal women, and patients with limited mobility (for example, bed ridden), but also in healthy patents that for example spend extended amounts of time in zero gravity (space flight). Bone quality is maintained through the constant formation and destruction of bone. Mechanical load is a key regulator of bone. Osteocytes embedded within the bone sense external mechanical load and respond by altering gene expression and protein bioavailability of factors that play a role in regulating the balance of bone formation and destruction. Accumulating evidence suggests that mechanotransduction pathways activate several signaling cascades and calcium (Ca2+) that play a role in the balance of bone formation and destruction. Preventing bone loss and/or restoring lost bone mass in patients is of vital importance to limiting the personal and economic impact of diseases of skeletal fragility. Bone dynamically remodels to adapt to mechanical loads to maintain its structural integrity. Bone-embedded osteocytes, residing in the fluid filled lacunar-canalicular system, are central to skeletal mechano-responsiveness. In response to mechanical load, osteocytes experience fluid shear stress (FSS), which triggers calcium (Ca2+), extracellular ATP, nitric oxide, and PGE2 signals and orchestrate bone remodeling through effector molecules, such as sclerostin, RANKL and osteoprotegerin. These effectors act on bone forming osteoblasts and bone resorbing osteoclasts to add, remove and replace bone to accommodate mechanical demands. Sclerostin (which is encoded by Sost) is an osteocyte-specific secreted glycoprotein that suppresses bone formation by antagonizing canonical Wnt- -catenin signaling, reducing osteoblast differentiation, and bone formation. In an important response to mechanical load, osteocytes reduce sclerostin abundance, leading to "de-repression" of osteoblastogenesis and stimulation of de novo bone formation.
In humans, Sost deficiency leads to the high bone mass disorders sclerosteosis and van Buchem disease, and genetic ablation of Sost in mice results in increased bone mass. Although therapeutically targeting sclerostin is effective at improving bone quality in animal models and in humans, the mechanotransduction pathways linking fluid shear stress to the decrease in sclerostin abundance remain undefined. Similarly, despite the mechano-responsive nature of osteocytes, the identity of the "mechano-sensor" is controversial. Furthermore, while integrin-associated mechanosomes, osteocyte cell processes, primary cilia and connexin43 hemichannels have been implicated as mechano- sensors and in mechano-activated Ca2+ influx in bone cells, they have not been mechanistically linked to sclerostin downregulation.
The cytoskeleton, composed of microtubules (MT), actin and intermediate filaments, is a dynamic structure that forms an interconnected three-dimensional framework of molecular struts and cables within the cell. A growing body of evidence indicates that the cytoskeleton is critical for the cellular response to the mechanical environment, as it integrates and transduces mechanical energy to mechano-sensitive proteins that generate biological signals in various cell types.
MTs arise from the polymerization of a-and β-tubulin dimers. The MT network is a dynamic structure whose density and stability is regulated by post-translational modifications (such as detyrosination, acetylation and phosphorylation) and microtubule associated proteins (MAPs) that affect the equilibrium between MT filament growth, disassembly, and association with other cytoskeletal elements.
Thus, there is a recognized need in the art to identify molecules and methods which can modulate and affect bone quality so as to provide a means for treating and/or preventing bone loss and thus improving bone quality. The present invention fulfills this longstanding need and desire in the art.
SUM MARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject. In the method an amount of at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, or a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered to the subject. The present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
The present invention also is directed to another method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject. In the method an amount of a microtubule disrupting drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered one or more times to the subject. The present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule stabilizing drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
The present invention is directed further to another method for treating a bone- related disorder in a subject. In the method an amount of a microtubule stabilizing drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered one or more times to the subject. The present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule disrupting drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
The present invention is directed further still to another method for treating a bone- related disorder in a subject. In the method an amount of a TRPV4 agonist pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered one or more times to the subject. The present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
The present invention is directed further still to another method for treating a bone- related disorder in a subject. In the method an amount of a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder is administered one or more times to the subject. The present invention is directed to a related method further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
Other and further aspects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the presently preferred embodiments of the invention given for the purpose of disclosure.
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FIGS. 1A-1 E show the fluid shear stress-induced Ca2+ response is required for CaMKII phosphorylation and reduction in sclerostin. FIG. 1A shows Ca2+ imaging of Ocy454 cells exposure to 4 dynes/cm2 FSS. Pseudocolored images are shown. n=5 independent experiments. Scale bar, 100 μηη. FIG. 1 B shows Ca2+ responses in Ocy454 cells exposed to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress. Trace indicates Fluo-4 fluorescence changes over time. Average trace of all cells (>200 cells in n=3 independent experiments) shown in bold. Representative individual cell traces are shown in gray. %Cells Responding indicates number of cells with >25% increase in fluorescence. FIG. 1C shows untreated Ocy454 cells and BAPTA-AM ester loaded Ocy454 cells subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress with Ca2+ containing or Ca2+ free flow buffer, respectively. Immunoblotting was performed for p-CaMKII, total-CaMKII, sclerostin, and GAPDH (n=3 independent experiments). The sclerostin to GAPDH and p-CaMKII to total-CaMKII ratios are shown. FIG.1 D shows control Ocy454 cells and KN-93 treated Ocy454 cells subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress and immunoblotted for sclerostin and GAPDH (n=3 independent experiments). The sclerostin to GAPDH ratios are indicated. FIG. 1 E shows Ocy454 cells, transfected with GFP control or CaMKII T286A constructs, and subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress, immunblotted for sclerostin and GAPDH (n=3 independent experiments). The sclerostin to GAPDH ratios are shown. Graphs depict mean ± sem. **p<0.001 , ***p<0.0001 versus control by Kruskal-Wallis test, ns, not significantly different.
FIGS. 2A-2F show that an intact MT network is required for fluid shear stress- induced Ca2+ influx, CaMKII phosphorylation, and decreased sclerostin abundance. FIG. 2A shows Ocy454 cells stained for otubulin (red), phalloidin (actin, green), and DAPI (nuclei, blue). Red arrows in inset depict a-tubulin in osteocyte cell process and primary cilia. Scale bar, 10 μηη. n=3 independent experiments. FIG. 2B shows Murine femurs stained with SiR-tubulin. White arrows indicate MTs in the osteocyte cell processes in situ. Scale bar, 20 μηη. n=3 mice. FIGS. 2C-2D show Ca2+ response of Ocy454 cells treated with colchicine and subjected to 4 (FIG. 2C) or 16 (FIG. 2D) dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress. Trace indicates average Fluo-4 fluorescence changes over time (>200 cells per treatment, n=3 independent experiments), %Cells Responding indicates number of cells with >25% increase in fluorescence, Peak(AF/F) indicates peak magnitude of Ca2+ response. Ca2+ data for control 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress are same trace shown in Fig 1 B, as these were run in parallel with colchicine interventions. FIG. 2E shows Ocy454 cells treated with colchicine subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress and immunoblotted for the indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH and p-CaMKII to total-CaMKII ratios are shown (n=3 independent experiments). Images are from a single exposure of a contiguous membrane. Dotted lines indicate the removal of irrelevant lanes. FIG. 2F shows immunostaining for a- tubulin in control and colchicine treated Ocy454 cells. Scale bar, 10 μηη. n=3 independent experiments. Graphs depict mean ± sem. ** p<0.001 , *** p<0.0001 versus control by two tailed Mann-Whitney test (C,D) or Kruskal-Wallis test (E). ns, not significantly different.
FIGS. 3A-3D show that Taxol blunts the fluid shear stress-induced Ca2+ response, phosphorylation of CaMKII, and sclerostin decrease but is overcome by increased FSS. FIGS. 3A-3B shows Ca2+ response of Fluo-4 loaded Ocy454 cells treated with Taxol and subjected to 4 (FIG. 3A) or 16 (FIG. 3B) dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress. Trace indicates average Fluo-4 fluorescence changes over time (>200 cells per treatment, n=3 independent experiments), %Cells Responding indicates number of cells with >25% increase in fluorescence, Peak(AF/F) indicates peak magnitude of Ca2+ response. The Ca2+ data for the controls at 4 and 16 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress are the same traces as in FIG. 1 B and FIG. 2D, as these controls were run in parallel with the Taxol interventions. FIG. 3C shows control or Taxol treated Ocy454 cells subjected to fluid shear stress and immunoblotted for the indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH and p-CaMKII to total- CaMKII ratios are indicated (n=3 independent experiments). FIG. 3D shows immunostaining for a-tubulin in control and Taxol treated Ocy454 cells. Scale bar, 10 μηη. n=3 independent experiments. Graphs depict mean ± sem. * p<0.05, ** p<0.001 , *** p<0.0001 versus control by two tailed Mann-Whitney test (FIGS. 3A, 3B) or Kruskal-Wallis test (FIG. 3C), ns, not significantly different.
FIGS. 4A-4H show that loss of Glu-tubulin, which is found within mechanically sensitive areas of osteocytes and increased by Taxol, abrogates fluid shear stress-induced mechano-signaling. FIG. 4A shows Ocy454 cells immunostained for a-tubulin (red), Glu- tubulin (green), and DAPI (blue). Osteocyte cell process and primary cilia are indicated by the red arrow and red arrowheads. Scale bar, 20 μηι. n=3 independent experiments. FIG. 4B shows murine long bone sections immunostained for Glu-tubulin. Red arrows indicate Glu-tubulin in the osteocyte cell processes in situ. Scale bar, 50 μηη. n=3 mice. FIG. 4C shows Ocy454 cells and ex vivo murine long bone treated with Taxol and immunoblotted for indicated proteins. Glu-tubulin to a-tubulin ratios are indicated (n=3 independent experiments). The image is from a single exposure of a contiguous membrane. Dotted lines indicate the removal of irrelevant lanes. FIG. 4D shows immunostaining for a-tubulin (red), Glu-tubulin (green) and DAPI (blue) in control and Taxol treated Ocy454 cells. Scale bar, 10μηη. n=3 independent experiments. FIGS. 4E-4F show the Ca2+ response of Ocy454 cells treated with parthenolide (PTL) and subjected to 4 (FIG. 4E) or 16 (FIG. 4F) dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress. Trace indicates average Fluo-4 fluorescence changes over time (>200 cells per treatment, n=3 independent experiments), %Cells Responding indicates number of cells with >25% increase in fluorescence, Peak(AF/F) indicates peak magnitude of Ca2+ response. The Ca2+ data for the controls at 4 and 16 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress are the same traces as in Fig 1 B and Fig 2D, respectively, as these controls were run in parallel with the PTL interventions. Figure 4G: Control or PTL treated Ocy454 cells subjected to fluid shear stress and immunblotted for indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH and p-CaMKII to total-CaMKII ratios are shown (n=3 independent experiments). FIG. 4H shows control Ocy454 cells or Ocy454 cells treated with PTL were immunostained for α-tubulin (red), Glu-tubulin (green), and DAPI (blue). n=3 independent experiments. Scale bar, 10μηη. Graphs depict mean ± sem. **p<0.001 , ***p<0.0001 versus control by Mann-Whitney test (FIGS. 4C, 4E, 4F), or Kruskal-Wallis test (FIG. 4G), ns, not significantly different.
FIGS. 5A-5E show that combination treatment with parthenolide and Taxol restores mechano-signaling and alters microtubule-dependent cytoskeletal stiffness. FIG. 5A shows Ca2+ response of Fluo-4 loaded Ocy454 cells treated with combination of parthenolide (PTL) and Taxol and subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 FSS. Trace indicates average Fluo-4 fluorescence changes over time (>200 cells per treatment, n=3 independent experiments), %Cells Responding indicates number of cells with >25% increase in fluorescence, Peak(AF/F) indicates peak magnitude of Ca2+ response. FIG. 5B shows control Ocy454 cells or cells treated with combination of PTL and Taxol subjected to fluid shear stress and immunoblotted for indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH and p- CaMKII to total-CaMKII ratios are shown (n=3 independent experiments). FIG. 5C shows control Ocy454 cells or Ocy454 cells treated with a combination of Taxol and PTL were immunostained for a-tubulin (red), Glu-tubulin (green), and DAPI (blue). Scale bar, 10μηι. n=4 independent experiments. Graphs depict mean ± sem. ** p<0.001 , *** p<0.0001 versus control by two tailed Mann-Whitney test (FIG. 4A) or Kruskal-Wallis test (FIG. 4B), ns, not significantly different. FIG. 5D shows atomic force microscopy nano-indentation of control Ocy454 cells or cells treated with Taxol, parthenolide (PTL), and a combination of PTL and Taxol. Box edges denote 25th and 75th percentiles, whiskers denote 10th and 90th percentiles, and white line indicates mean. Data are from 3 independent experiments with number of cells per group indicated. FIG. 5E shows protein extracts from control Ocy454 cells or Ocy454 cells treated with PTL, Taxol or combination of PTL and Taxol were probed for Glu-tubulin and a-tubulin. The Glu-tubulin to a-tubulin ratio (mean ± sem) is shown. For FIGS. 5D-5E statistical significance was determined using one-way ANOVA with Holm- Sidak's multiple comparison test. *denotes statistical significance between all groups.
FIGS. 6A-6G show that TRPV4 is a necessary and sufficient for the osteocyte FSS- induced Ca2+ response, CaMKII phosphorylation, and decrease in sclerostin. FIG. 6A shows Ocy454 cells and sections of murine long bones immunostained with α-tubulin (red), TRPV4 (green), and DAPI (blue). Scale bar, 100μηη. n=3 independent experiments, n=3 mice. FIG. 6B shows immunoblotting of Ocy454 whole cell lysates and murine long bone extracts for TRPV4 and GAPDH. n=3 independent experiments. FIGS. 6C-6D show Ca2+ response of Ocy454 cells in the presence or absence (control) of the TRPV4 antagonist GSK-2193874 (FIG. 6C) or transfected with control or TRPV4 siRNA (FIG. 6D) and subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 FSS. Trace indicates average Fluo-4 fluorescence changes over time (>200 cells per treatment, n=3 independent experiments), %Cells Responding indicates number of cells with >25% increase in fluorescence, Peak(AF/F) indicates peak magnitude of Ca2+ response. FIG. 6E shows Ocy454 cells treated with or without (control) TRPV4 antagonist (GSK-2193874) subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 FSS and immunoblotted for the indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH and p-CaMKII to total-CaMKII ratios are shown (n=3 independent experiments). FIG. 6F shows Ocy454 cells transfected with control or TRPV4 siRNA subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 FSS and immunoblotted for the indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH, p-CaMKII to total-CaMKII, and TRPV4 to GAPDH ratios are shown (n=3 independent experiments). Image is from a single exposure of a contiguous membrane. Dotted lines indicate the removal of irrelevant lanes. FIG. 6G shows Ocy454 cells treated with or without (control) the TRPV4 agonist GSK-1016790A and immunoblotted for indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH and p-CaMKII to total- CaMKII ratios are shown (n=3 independent experiments). Graphs depict mean ± sem. * p<0.05, ** p<0.001 , ***p<0.0001 versus control by two tailed Mann-Whitney test (FIG. 6C, 6D, 6G), or Kruskal-Wallis test (FIG. 6E, 6F). ns, not significantly different. FIGS. 7A-7D show that ROS is required for the fluid shear stress -induced Ca response, CaMKII phosphorylation, and decrease in sclerostin. FIG. 7A shows Ca2+ response Ocy454 cells treated with oN-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress. Trace indicates average Fluo-4 fluorescence changes over time (>200 cells per treatment, n=3 independent experiments), %Cells Responding indicates number of cells with >25% increase in fluorescence, Peak(AF/F) indicates peak magnitude of Ca2+ response. The Ca2+ data for the control at 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress is the same trace as in FIG. 1 B, as these controls were run in parallel with the NAC interventions. FIG. 7B shows Ocy454 cells treated with or without (control) NAC were subjected to fluid shear stress and immunoblotted for indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH and p-CaMKII to total-CaMKII ratios are shown (n=3 independent experiments). FIG. 7C shows Ocy454 cells treated with H202 and immunoblotted for the indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH and p-CaMKII to total-CaMKII ratios are shown (n=3 independent experiments). Graphs depict mean ± sem. ***p<0.0001 versus control by two tailed Mann-Whitney test (FIGS. 7A, 7C) or Kruskal-Wallis test (FIG. 7B) ns, not significantly different. FIG. 7D shows Ca2+ and ROS response in Ocy454 cells simultaneously loaded with Fluo-4 Ca2+ indicator and CellROX ROS indicator and subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress. Ca2+ and ROS traces are aggregated from >200 cells per treatment over n=3 independent experiments. Graphs depict mean ± sem. Statistical significance was determined using one-way ANOVA with Holm-Sidak's multiple comparison test. **p<0.001 , ***p<0.0001 versus control, underline depicts statistical significance between indicated groups, ns, not significantly different.
FIGS. 8A-8E show that NOX2 generates ROS in response to fluid shear stress and is required for fluid shear stress-induced Ca2+ response, CaMKII phosphorylation and decrease in sclerostin. FIG. 8A shows immunoblotting of Ocy454 whole cell lysates for NOX2 and a-tubulin. FIG. 8B shows ROS response in Ocy454 cells loaded with CellROX ROS indicator and subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress. ROS traces are aggregated data from >200 cells per treatment from n=3 independent experiments. Graphs depict mean ± sem. Statistical significance was determined using one-way ANOVA with Holm-Sidak's multiple comparison test. ***p<0.0001 . FIG. 8C shows Ca2+ response of Ocy454 cells treated with GP91 ds-TAT and subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress. Ca2+ traces are aggregated from >200 cells per treatment from n=3 independent experiments. The Ca2+ data for the control at 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress is the same trace as in FIG. 5A, as these controls were run in parallel with the GP91 ds-TAT interventions. FIG. 8D shows Ocy454 cells treated with or without (control) GP91 ds-TAT subjected to fluid shear stress and immunoblotted for indicated proteins. Sclerostin to GAPDH and p-CaMKII to total-CaMKII ratios are shown (n=3 independent experiments). Graphs depict mean ± sem. **p<0.001 , ***p<0.0001 versus control by two tailed Mann- Whitney test (FIG. 8C) or Kruskal-Wallis test (FIG. 8D), ns, not significantly different. FIG. 8E is a representation of MT-dependent mechanotransduction pathway showing the interventions used to alter osteocyte mechano-response (top). Proposed model of Glu- tubulin and cytoskeletal stiffness regulation of osteocyte response to mechanical stimuli (bottom), in which cytoskeletal stiffness tunes the mechano-responsive range of an osteocyte. This responsive range can be influenced not only by the cytoskeletal stiffness, but also by altering the amount of FSS applied to the cell.
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As used herein in the specification, "a" or "an" may mean one or more. As used herein in the claim(s), when used in conjunction with the word "comprising", the words "a" or "an" may mean one or more than one.
As used herein "another" or "other" may mean at least a second or more of the same or different claim element or components thereof. Similarly, the word "or" is intended to include "and" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
As used herein, "comprise" or "comprises" or "comprising", except where the context requires otherwise due to express language or necessary implication, are used in an inclusive sense, i.e. to specify the presence of the stated features but not to preclude the presence or addition of further features in various embodiments of the invention.
As used herein, the term "about" refers to a numeric value, including, for example, whole numbers, fractions, and percentages, whether or not explicitly indicated. The term "about" generally refers to a range of numerical values (e.g., +/- 5-10% of the recited value) that one of ordinary skill in the art would consider equivalent to the recited value (e.g., having the same function or result). In some instances, the term "about" may include numerical values that are rounded to the nearest significant figure.
As used herein, the term "treating" or the phrase "treating a bone-related disorder" includes, but is not limited to, preserving bone mass, improving bone mass, delaying or stopping loss of bone, restoring mechano-signaling, altering or improving microtubule dependent cytoskeletal stiffness via the administration of the drugs or therapeutic agents disclosed herein. Generally, in treating a bone-related disorder in a subject a therapeutic or beneficial result is achieved, for example, an alleviation of symptoms, a remission or other improvement. As used herein, the terms "effective amount" or "pharmacologically effective amount" are interchangeable and refer to an amount that results in an improvement or remediation of the symptoms of the bone-related disorder. Those of skill in the art understand that the effective amount or pharmacologically effective amount may improve the patient's or subject's condition, but may not be a complete cure of the disease and/or condition.
As used herein, the term "subject" refers to any target or recipient of the treatment. In one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an amount of at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, or a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder. Further to this embodiment the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of an anti- sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator. In this further embodiment the anti-sclerostin agent may be a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof. Representative examples of the anti-sclerostin agent are romosozumab or blosozumab.
In both embodiments the microtubule altering drug may be a microtubule disrupting drug or a microtubule stabilizing drug. Examples of the microtubule disrupting drug are selected from the group consisting of Nocodazole, Colchicine, LC1/Parthenolide, Costunolide, Tubacin, 2-phenyl-4-quinolone, Polygamain, Azaindole, a Vinca alkaloid, and Colcemid. Examples of the microtuble stabilizing drug are a taxane or eothinolone. Also in both embodiments the TRPV4 agonist may be GSK1016790A or RN-1747.
In addition the bone-related disorder may be selected from the group consisting of achondroplasia, cleidocranial dysostosis, enchondromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, Gaucher's Disease, hypophosphatemic rickets, Marian's syndrome, multiple hereditary exotoses, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopetrosis, osteopoikilosis, sclerotic lesions, pseudoarthrosis, pyogenic osteomyelitis, periodontal disease, anti-epileptic drug induced bone loss, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, familial hyperparathyroidism syndromes, weightlessness induced bone loss, osteoporosis in men, postmenopausal bone loss, osteoarthritis, renal osteodystrophy, infiltrative disorders of bone, oral bone loss, osteonecrosis of the jaw, juvenile Paget's disease, melorheostosis, metabolic bone diseases, mastocytosis, sickle cell anemia/disease, organ transplant related bone loss, kidney transplant related bone loss, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, epilepsy, juvenile arthritides, thalassemia, mucopolysaccharidoses, Fabry Disease, Turner Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, leprosy, Perthes' Disease, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, infantile onset multi-system inflammatory disease, Winchester Syndrome, Menkes Disease, Wilson's Disease, ischemic bone disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, regional migratory osteoporosis, anemic states, conditions caused by steroids, glucocorticoid-induced bone loss, heparin-induced bone loss, bone marrow disorders, scurvy, malnutrition, calcium deficiency, osteoporosis, osteopenia, alcoholism, chronic liver disease, postmenopausal state, chronic inflammatory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory colitis, Crohn's disease, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, thyroid disorders, parathyroid disorders, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, hypogonadism, immobilization or disuse, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, regional osteoporosis, osteomalacia, bone loss associated with joint replacement, HIV associated bone loss, bone loss associated with loss of growth hormone, bone loss associated with cystic fibrosis, chemotherapy associated bone loss, tumor induced bone loss, cancer-related bone loss, hormone ablative bone loss, multiple myeloma, drug-induced bone loss, anorexia nervosa, disease associated facial bone loss, disease associated cranial bone loss, disease associated boneloss of the jaw, disease associated bone loss of the skull, bone loss associated with aging, facial bone loss associated with aging, cranial bone loss associated with aging, jaw bone loss associated with aging, skull bone loss associated with aging, and bone loss associated with space travel.
In another embodiment of the present invention there is provided a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a microtubule disrupting drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder. Further to this embodiment the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule stabilizing drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator. In both embodiments the microtuble disrupting drug, the microtubule stabilizing drug, the TRPV4 agonist, the anti-sclerostin agent, and the bone-related disorders are as described supra.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention there is provided a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a microtubule stabilizing drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder. Further to this embodiment the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule disrupting drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator. In both embodiments the microtuble stabilizing drug, the microtuble disrupting drug, the TRPV4 agonist, the anti-sclerostin agent, and the bone-related disorders are as described supra.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention there is provided a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a TRPV4 agonist pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder. Further to this embodiment the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator. In both embodiments the microtuble altering drug, the anti-sclerostin agent, and the bone-related disorders are as described supra.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention there is provided a method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder. Further to this embodiment the method may comprise administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator. In both embodiments the a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, an anti-sclerostin agent, and the bone-related disorders are as described supra.
Provided herein are methods and agents for improving the mechano-sensitivity of osteocytes to improve or maintain bone quality by tuning the microtubule network/cytoskeletal stiffness into a mechano-responsive range. These methods and agents are pharmacological interventions that alter microtubule dependent cytoskeletal (CSK) stiffness and/or its downstream signaling pathway in the osteocyte to ultimately control the bioavailability of sclerostin and other bone regulatory factors to regulate bone quality.
Microtubule altering drugs may be used alone or in combination with TRPV4 agonists and/or NOX2 activators to: (1 ) restore mechanical sensitivity in aged or "adapted bone" and (2) to enhance and mimic the mechano-response. A triple therapy of microtubule altering drugs, TRPV4 agonists and NOX2 activators may also be administered. Double or triple therapies comprising drug combinations of microtubule altering drugs, TRPV4 agonists and NOX2 activators may permit lower doses of each drug with less concomitant side effects and/or may enhance the effectiveness of either drug alone. Any of these single or combination therapies may be used in further combination with anti-sclerostin drugs or sclerostin targeting drugs to: (1) restore mechanical sensitivity in aged or "adapted bone" and (2) to enhance and mimic the mechano-response. The present invention demonstrates that microtubule altering or targeting agents, for example, microtubule disrupting agents and microtubule stabilizing agents, and/or TRPV4 agonists and NOX2 activators are useful to improve the mechano-sensitivity of bone cells, such as osteocytes, to improve or to maintain bone quality by tuning the microtubule network/cytoskeletal stiffness into a mechano-responsive range. Further, these drugs may be combined with existing drugs, such as anti-sclerostin antibodies, for example, romosozumab or blosozumab, or Prolia, teriparatide (Forteo), abolparatide and/or bisphosphonates, to synergistically improve their action on bone. Generally, these drugs are taxanes, including paclitaxel and docetaxel, epithinolones, lauliamindes, Colchicine binding site inhibitors (CBSIs), colchicine, ZD6126, Combretastatins, nocodozole, 2-phenyl- 4-quinolone, polygamain, azaindole, vinca alkaloids, including vinblastine, vincristine, and vinorelbine; and colcemid; Detyrosination inhibitors, like parthenolide, dimethylaminoparthenolide, Costunolide, or their pharmaceutical salts.
The therapeutic treatments and methods of applying the same generally realize a therapeutic effect against a bone-related disorder or disease or other related condition arising from a natural condition such as pregnancy or aging or as a result of a surgical procedure, such as a joint replacement. Representative examples of bone-related disorders are as described supra. In addition the therapies described herein are useful to sensitize mechano-responses for applications occurring during space flight or prolonged disuse such as from an extended stay in space.
In a non-limiting example, the present invention relates to a method for treating osteoporosis or other clinical conditions characterized by low bone mass or skeletal fragility in a subject. A therapeutic agent or agents that target the mechanotransduction pathways in osteocytes via the microtubules are administered. For example, taxanes, epithinolones, lauliamindes, colchicine binding site inhibitors (CBSIs), colchicine, ZD6126, combretastatins, nocodozole, 2-phenyl-4-quinolone, polygamain, azaindole, vinca alkaloids, vinblastine, vincristine, vinorelbine, colcemid, and detyrosination inhibitors or their pharmaceutical salts my be administered to the subject. More particularly, ZD6126, combretastatins (CA-4), AVE8062, Phenastatin, Podophyllotoxin, Steganacin, Nocodazole, Curacin A, 2-Methosyestradiol, ABT-751 , T138067, BNC-105P, Indibulin, EPC2407, MPI- 0441 138, MPC-6827, CYT997, MN-029, CI-980, CP248, CP461 , and TN 16 or the pharmaceutical salts of any of these agents may be administered. Also the microtubule targeting agent may be an antimotic drug which exhibit diverse binding sites and their associated analogues as listed in Table 1. TABLE 1
Antimitotic drugs, their diverse binding sites on tubulin and their stages of clinical development
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binding sites combinations with taxanes, epothilones and
Vinca alkaloids
See the National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials web site (www.clinicaltrials.gov), the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer web site (www.eortc.be) and the Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in 2003 (www.aacr.org); CA-4-P, combrestatin-A-4 3-O-phosphate; CA-1 -P, combrestatin A-1 - phosphate.
Moreover, any of these therapeutic treatments may be combined with an with an anti-sclerostin antibody such as Romosozumab, or with Prolia or a bisphosphonate, including but not limited to, Actonel, Binosto, Boniva, Reclast and Fosamax, an estrogen mimetic including but not limited to Evista, or with a synthetic form of parathyroid hormone such as Forteo or abolparatide (Tymlos). Furthermore, a therapeutic treament may comprise an antimitotic agent which binds tubulin as indicated in Table 1 in combination with another agent selected from the group consisting of Actonel, Binosto, Binova, Reclast, Evista, Forteo, Prolia, Romosozumab and Vitamin D.
In a related aspect a therapeutic treatment stabilizes microtubles. A microtubule stabilizing drug includes, but is not limited to, paclitaxel or epothilone D (BMS-241027). In a further related aspect, a therapeutic treatment activates TRP channel activation in the cell surface membrane. A TRP Ca2+ channel agonist includes, but are not limited to, GSK1016790A or RN-1747 and analogs or derivatives thereof, or a pharmaceutical salt thereof.
The dosage of each treatment depends on the type of drug(s) or agent(s) being administered, whether the drug or agent is used in an individual having a bone disorder or in a healthy individual, the severity of the disorder or other condition(s) of the patient. In consideration of the teachings provided herein, one having ordinary skill in the art is well able to determine an effective dosage for a patient suffering from a bone disorder. As such, treatment intervals will depend on the particular dosage determined for the patient. Treatment may be administered multiple times per day, daily, or less frequently.
For example, a microtubule disrupting drug may be administered in a range from about 0.01 micrograms/kg to about 100 micrograms/kg. In a nonlimiting example, colchicine would likely be administered in an amount of about 5 micrograms/kg to about 20 micrograms/kg of the subject's body weight. The administration of parthenolide as LC-1 (Parthenolide pro-drug) or as Feverfew extract may be from about 0.1 -4.0 mg day total. A microtubule stabilizing drug such as epothilone D may be administered in a range from about 1 to 30 micrograms/kg of the subject's body weight. TRPV4 agonists may be administered to an effective serum concentration of 1 -50nM. The following examples are given for the purpose of illustrating various embodiments of the invention and are not meant to limit the present invention in any fashion. EXAMPLE 1
Materials and Methods
Chemicals and reagents
Taxol, colchicine, GSK2193874, GSK-1016790A, N-acetylcysteine, and parthenolide were purchased from Sigma. BAPTA AM ester was from Cayman Chemical. GP91 ds-TAT was from Anaspec. SiR-tubulin was from Cytoskeleton, Inc. CellROX Deep Red Reagent and Fluo-4AM ester were purchased from ThermoFisher.
Cell culture and treatments
Osteocyte-like Ocy454 cells (provided by Dr. Divieti-Pajevic, Boston University) were cultured on type I rat tail collagen (BD Biosciences) coated dishes in a-MEM supplemented with 5% FBS. Cells were maintained at 33°C and 5% C02. Prior to experiments cells were seeded into a tissue culture treated vessel and maintained at 37°C and 5% C02 overnight. For alteration of the MT network, cells were pretreated with 0.1 % DMSO (control), colchicine (2 mM, 20 min), Taxol (1 mM, 2 h), or PTL (25 mM, 2 h). In the case of the combined treatment, cells were dosed with PTL for 30 min before Taxol was added to the same media for an additional 1.5 h for a total incubation time of 2 h. To modulate TRPV4 activity, the cells were treated with the TRPV4 antagonist GSK2193874 (15 mM, 30 min) or TRPV4 agonist GSK-1016790A (15 mM, 30 min) prior to the stimulation of the cells. To modulate reactive oxygen species, the cells were treated with NAC (10 mM, 15 min), H202 (100 mM, 30 min), or gp91 ds-TAT (10 mM, 30 min) prior to the stimulation of the cells.
Transient transfections
Ocy454 cells were transfected with JetPrime reagent (Polypus), as previously described (62). ON-TARGETplus mouse TRPV4 siRNA and ON-TARGETplus non- targeting siRNA were purchased from Dharmacon. siRNAs were used at 0.42 μg cm2. Cell exposure to FSS was begun 48 h post-transfection.
Fluid flow
Cells in culture were exposed to fluid flow using a custom FSS device (63). Cell media was removed and cells were rinsed in HEPES-buffered Ringer solution containing 140mM NaCI, 4mM KCI, 1 mM MgS04, 5mM NaHC03, 10mM glucose, 1.8mM CaCI2 and 10mM HEPES (pH 7.3). Ringer solution was also used as fluid flow buffer. For Calcium- free conditions, HEPES-buffered Manganese Ringer solution, containing 140mM NaCI, 4mM KCI, 1 mM MgS04, 5mM NaHC03, 10mM glucose, 2mM MnCI and "l OmM HEPES (pH 7.3), was used, and cells were loaded with BAT PA AM ester (10μΜ, 30min).
Calcium and ROS imaging
Cells were seeded into optically clear 96-well plates (Corning), incubated overnight at 37°C, and 5% C02 and treated as indicated. For Ca2+ imaging, cells were loaded with Fluo-4 AM ester (ThermoFisher, 5μΜ) for 30 min, washed, and allowed to rest for 15 min to allow dye de-esterification, as described. For ROS imaging, cells were loaded with CellROX (ThermoFisher, 5μΜ) for 30 min and then washed 3 times, per the manufacturer's recommendations. Individual wells were imaged as described (39). Time-lapse fluorescence intensity measurements were collected using ImageJ Time Series Analyzer plugin and data was analyzed and plotted using Origin Pro software. Final results represent a minimum of three independent experiments performed on separate days with new cultures (n > 700 cells/ treatment group). All conditions were run with controls on each experimental day. Atomic force microscopy
Ocy454 cells were plated onto 22 mm x 22 mm glass coverslips and allowed to grow for 16-24 h at 37°C, 5% C02 with aMEM media. Thereafter, cells were washed with PBS before being incubated with pharmacological agents as indicated for 2 h at 37°C, 5% C02 in aMEM. After each treatment, cells were transferred to 60 mm culture dishes with pre-warmed HEPES based media containing identical concentrations of the aforementioned agents. Cells were probed with an MFP-1 D atomic force microscope (Asylum Research) using MLCT cantilevers (Bruker) with a nominal spring constant of k=0.01 N/m. The pull distance used was 2 μηη with a tip velocity of 4 μππ/s to generate ~1 - 2 nN of force onto the cell corresponding to ~1 μηη indentation ensuring that the cytoskeleton was effectively being probed. The elastic moduli (stiffness) of the cells were calculated using the Sneddon Hertz model as described (66).
Immunofluorescence
Ocy454 cells seeded and grown on glass cover slips were fixed and permeabilized as described (67). For histological sections of bone, decalcified, paraffin embedded sections were processed as described. Cover slips were incubated in SuperBlock PBS (Life Technologies) for 1 h before the addition of primary antibodies. Primary antibodies were diluted in SuperBlock PBS and added to the coverslips for an overnight incubation at 4°C. Secondary antibodies were diluted in SuperBlock PBS and incubated at room temperature for 6h. Coverslips were mounted using ProLong Diamond with DAPI (Life Technologies). The antibodies used were: a-tubulin (Sigma, T9026), Glu-tubulin (Abeam, ab48389) and TRPV4 (Abeam, ab39260). Goat anti-mouse Alexa 488, 647 and goat anti- rabbit Alexa 488, 568 were purchased from Life Technologies. Actin was stained using phalloidin-TRITC (Molecular Probes). Slides were imaged as described (69). SiR-tubulin labeling and confocal imaging
Murine long bones (tibia, fibula) were isolated, flushed of marrow, and placed in 60mm Fluo-dish glass bottom plates. These long bones were then incubated in aMEM containing the live cell tubulin stain, SiR-tubulin (1 uM; 37°C and 5% C02 for 2h). Confocal fluorescent imaging (Nikon A1 R; 40x H20 Obj, 1 ,4NA) was used to profile the structure of the MT network in the bone embedded osteocytes as previously described.
Western blotting
Western blotting of whole cell extracts isolated from cells in culture following FSS or extracts isolated from murine long bone were done. Equal amounts of protein were loaded and electrophoresed on 10% SDS-PAGE gels and transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride membranes. Membranes were blocked in 5% non-fat dry milk (unless otherwise stated), probed with the indicated primary antibodies overnight and 4°C. Antibodies were detected with the appropriate horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibodies (Cell Signaling Technology) and enhanced chemiluminescence detection reagent (Biorad). The antibodies used were: sclerostin (R&D Sytems, AF1589), a-tubulin (Sigma, T9026), Glu- tubulin (Abeam, ab48389), phospho-CamK II Thr286 (Cell Signaling Technologies, 12716S), total CaMKII (Cell Signaling Technologies, 1 1945S), and GAPDH (Millipore, MAB374). Blots were acquired using an EpiChem gel documentation system (UVP Bioimaging Systems) and analyzed using ImageJ software.
Quantitative RT-PCR
RNA extraction was done by Directzol RNA mini prep (Zymo). RNA was reverse transcribed with either iScript (BioRad) or RevertAid (Fermentas) reverse transcription master mix, according to the manufacturer directions. Quantitative real time PCR was carried out by SYBR green master mix from Quanta using an Applied Biosystems 7300 sequence detection system. A melting curve was performed to ensure amplification of a single PCR product. For each sample, the relative gene expression was determined by simultaneously normalizing the gene of interest with three housekeeping genes (Rpl13, Hprt and Gapdh) by the 2~AACt m ethod, using GeNorm v3.5 software (Ghent University Hospital Ghent, Belgium). Primer sequences are available upon request.
Statistical analysis
Experiments were repeated a minimum of 3 times with triplicate samples, unless indicated otherwise. Gr aphs show averages with error bars indicating standard error. Data normality was assessed by GraphPad Prism 6 software by D'Agostino-Pearson omnibus normality test. For normally distributed data, samples were compared by an ANOVA for unpaired samples with a Holm-Sidak post-hoc test, as appropriate, using GraphPad Prism 6 software. For nonparametric data, a two tailed Mann-Whitney test or Kruskal-Wallis test was performed, as indicated. A p-value <0.05 was used as a threshold for statistical significance.
EXAMPLE 2
Ocv454 cells respond to FSS with a rapid increase in intracellular Ca2+ that is required for CaMKII phosphorylation and the mechanically-induced decrease in sclerostin
Unlike some of the commonly used osteocyte cell lines, the Ocy454 osteocyte line, derived from the Immortomouse, reliably produces detectable sclerostin protein and is sensitive to mechanical stimuli (27). In Ocy454 cells loaded with the Ca2+ indicator dye Fluo-4AM, fluid shear stress at 4 dynes/cm2 elicited a rapid, transient increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration in ~84% of cells (FIGS. 1A-1 B), resulting in activation of CaMKII and a concomitant 3-fold decrease in sclerostin protein observed within 5 minutes post-fluid shear stress (FIG. 1 C). The fluid shear stress-induced CaMKII phosphorylation and decrease in sclerostin protein was inhibited when Ca2+ signaling was blocked by loading the cells with BAPTA AM and removing Ca2+ from the fluid flow buffer (FIG. 1 C), demonstrating that Ca2+ was required for CaMKII phosphorylation and the decrease in sclerostin. Inhibition of CaMKII signaling with KN-93 (FIG. 1 D) or by overexpression of a dominant negative CaMKII (T286A) construct (FIG. 1 E) prevented the FSS-induced sclerostin decrease.
EXAMPLE 3
Microtubules are present in the putative mechano-sensitive structures of Ocy454 cells
The cytoskeleton, comprised of actin, microtubules and intermediate filament networks, is a dynamic structural and signaling scaffold within all cells. A key function of the cytoskeleton is to transmit mechanical forces to proteins and enzymes that generate biological signals during mechanotransduction. In other cell types, microtubules have been implicated in mechanotransduction-elicited Ca2+ signaling (28-30). In bone cells, an intact microtubule network is required for mechano-sensation by osteoblasts or osteocytes in culture (31 -34), and the microtubule network of osteocytes remodels and reorients itself in response to FSS (34-36). Additionally, microtubules are an important component of the primary cilia, which has been proposed to be a mechano-sensor in osteocytes (16, 37). Another putative mechano-sensitive component is the long cellular process, extending from the cell body of the osteocyte, which is sensitive to FSS application (14). Immunofluorescent labeling of Ocy454 cells revealed abundant microtubules within the cell processes and primary cilia of Ocy454 cells (FIG. 2A). Similarly, the use of SiR-tubulin to label microtubules in murine femurs ex vivo, revealed distinct fluorescence within the osteocyte cell processes, indicating the presence of microtubules within the proposed mechano-sensitive structures of osteocytes (FIG. 2B).
EXAMPLE 4
Microtubules are required for the osteocyte response to FSS
The microtubule network is dynamically unstable with microtubule-end binding proteins and post-translational modifications promoting microtubule filament disassembly or growth. Colchicine, a drug that binds tubulin and promotes microtubule depolymerization, inhibits ERK signaling, cell proliferation, and altered osteoblast gene expression (for genes encoding osteopontin, collagen, and matrix metalloproteinases) in osteoblasts and osteocytes exposed to mechanical cues (31 -34). Consistent with these reports, there was a reduction of the microtubule network density in Ocy454 cells with colchicine reduced responses to fluid shear stress. In response to either 4 or 16 dynes/cm2 of FSS, colchicine treatment decreased the number of cells responding (suggesting decreased mechano-sensitivity), while also reducing the magnitude (peak DF/F) of the Ca2+ response (suggesting decreased mechano-responsiveness) in cells that did respond (FIGS. 2C-2D). Likewise, microtubule network disruption with colchicine eliminated the FSS-induced increase in CaMKII phosphorylation and decrease in sclerostin protein (FIG. 2E). Immunofluorescent labeling validated the disruption of microtubules following colchicine treatment (FIG. 2F). These data demonstrated that an intact microtubule network was required for mechanotransduction-elicited Ca2+ influx, CaMKII phosphorylation, and decrease in sclerostin in osteocytes. EXAMPLE 5
Microtubule stabilization alters the set point for FSS-induced Ca2+ influx, CaMKII activation, and sclerostin abundance
The broad impact of the microtubule network on regulating osteocyte mechanotransduction was determined. The drug Taxol binds to and stabilizes the microtubule filament against depolymerization, thereby increasing microtubule network density. Real time Ca2+ imaging of Ocy454 cells treated with Taxol showed a statistically significant decrease in the percentage of cells responding to 4 dynes/cm2 FSS, as well as a decrease in the magnitude (peak DF/F) of their response (FIG. 3A). However, unlike the effect of colchicine-mediated microtubule depolymerization, the Taxol-induced suppression of both mechano-responsiveness and mechano-sensitivity was restored at 16 dynes/cm2 FSS (FIG. 3B). Consistent with the impact of increased microtubule density on Ca2+ signaling, Taxol treated Ocy454 cells subjected to 4 dynes/cm2 fluid shear stress had reduced fluid shear stress-induced CaMKII phosphorylation and a blunted decrease in sclerostin protein, both of which were restored at 16 dynes/cm2 of fluid shear stress (FIG. 3C). Immunofluorescent labeling of the microtubule network confirmed the increase in microtubule density following Taxol treatment (FIG. 3D). These results showed that increases in the density or stability of the MT network raised the threshold for fluid shear stress-induced activation of Ca2+ influx, CaMKII signaling and sclerostin abundance.
EXAMPLE 6
The abundance of Glu-tubulin in the MT network defines the mechano-sensitivity of Ocv454 cells to fluid shear stress
Taxol induced microtubule stabilization is associated with an increase in the fraction of Glu-modified tubulin in the microtubule filament. Glu-tubulin arises from detyrosination, the enzymatic cleavage of an COOH-terminal tyrosine residue of a-tubulin by tubulin tyrosine carboxypeptidase (TTCP; protein identity unknown) leaving a glutamate (38). This reaction can be reversed by the ligation of tyrosine back to the glutamate by a tubulin tyrosine ligase (TTL). Because Glu-tubulin contributes to MT-dependent mechanotransduction in cardiac and skeletal muscle (39), its impact on osteocyte mechanotransduction was examined.
To profile the presence of Glu-tubulin in the osteocyte MT network, Ocy454 cells and murine femurs were examined by western blotting and immunofluorescence. Glu- tubulin was observed in the osteocyte cell process and primary cilia of Ocy454 cells (FIG. 4A) and in the cell processes of osteocytes in situ in formaldehyde fixed paraffin embedded sections of murine cortical bone (FIG. 4B). As observed in other tissues, Taxol treatment of Ocy454 cells in vitro or murine cortical bone ex vivo markedly increased the amount of Glu- tubulin (FIGS. 4C-4D).
The abundance of Glu-tubulin within the microtubule network can be effectively reduced by parthenolide (PTL), a sesquiterpene lactone that inhibits the activity of the TTCP enzyme responsible for detyrosination (40). In striated muscle, the PTL-induced reduction of Glu-tubulin inhibited mechano-signaling (39), suggesting that the abundance of Glu-tubulin was the dominant regulator of mechano-activation. Real time Ca2+ imaging of Ocy454 cells treated with PTL and exposed to FSS showed a statistically significant reduction in mechano-sensitivity (as assessed by the percentage of cells responding) and mechano-responsiveness (as assessed by the magnitude of the cellular response, peak DF/F) at both 4 and 16 dynes/cm2 of FSS (FIGS. 4E-4F). Additionally, PTL treatment blunted both the FSS-induced phosphorylation of CaMKII and decrease in sclerostin abundance at both 4 and 16 dynes/cm2 of FSS (FIG. 4G). These effects of PTL on mechano-responsiveness occurred with a reduction in Glu-tubulin without affecting the overall structure of the MT network (FIGS. 4G-4H). These data suggested that the amount of Glu-tubulin plays a key role in modulating osteocyte mechanotransduction.
Given that Taxol increases both the density of the MT network and the amount of Glu-tubulin, the respective contributions of these alterations was determined. To this end, cells with PTL and Taxol were simultaneously treated to promote an increase in MT density while eliminating the concomitant increase in Glu-tubulin. Compared to cells treated with Taxol or PTL individually (FIGS. 3A-3D, 4A-4H), combination treatment restored mechano- responsiveness, as the FSS-induced Ca2+ response, CaMKII phosphorylation, and decrease in sclerostin abundance at 4 dynes/cm2 were rescued (FIGS. 5A-5B). Immunofluorescence microscopy of treated Ocy454 cells confirmed that the combination of Taxol and PTL resulted in the expected Taxol-driven increase in microtubule density, with PTL preventing the concomitant enhancement of Glu-tubulin (FIGS. 5B-5C). In total, these data supported that Glu-tubulin, rather than microtubule density, was the dominant regulator of the osteocyte response to fluid shear stress. The abundance of Glu-tubulin determines cytoskeletal stiffness in Ocv454 cells
Glu-tubulin promotes microtubule interactions with other cytoskeletal elements
(such as actin, intermediate filaments, and MAPs), which increases the stiffness of the cytoskeleton (24-26, 39). Accordingly, cytoskeletal stiffness was examined in Ocy454 cells.
Nanoindentation atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed that Taxol treatment increased the elastic modulus, reflecting increased cytoskeletal stiffness (FIG. 5D). Western blotting confirmed a marked increase in the Glu-tubulin in the Taxol treated cells (FIG. 5E). In contrast, PTL treated cells showed a decrease in cytoskeletal stiffness and nearly undetectable Glu-tubulin (FIGS. 5D-5E). The combination treatment with PTL and Taxol, which increased MT density while maintaining a modest amount of Glu-tubulin (FIGS. 5C- 5E), resulted in an intermediate amount of cell stiffness, with an increase in the elastic modulus (increased cytoskeletal stiffness) over PTL treatment alone, yet less than that caused by Taxol treatment (FIG. 5D). When examined in the context of FSS-stimulated Ca2+ influx, CaMKII phosphorylation, and decreased sclerostin abundance, these AFM data support a model in which cytoskeletal stiffness, which was affected by Glu-tubulin abundance, defined a permissive range for both the sensitivity and responsiveness of osteocytes to fluid shear stress.
EXAMPLE 7
Ocv454 FSS-induced calcium influx is mediated by TRPV4
qRT-PCR was used to establish the expression profile of mRNAs encoding Ca2+channel(s) implicated in osteocyte Ca2+signaling. Trpv4 was particularly abundant at the mRNA level and was an attractive candidate given evidence that Trpv4 has been implicated in microtubule-dependent mechanotransduction in other cell types (44-46). Consistent with the abundance of Trpv4 transcript, immunofluorescence staining of Ocy454 cells and paraffin embedded murine cortical bone sections showed the presence of TRPV4 in osteocytes (FIG. 6A). Western blot analysis of Ocy454 cells and murine long bone extracts confirmed the presence of TRPV4 protein (FIG. 6B).
To determine the impact of TRPV4 on FSS-triggered mechanotransduction, Ocy454 cells were treated with GSK2193874, a TRPV4 antagonist. The data revealed a statistically significant decrease in mechano-sensitivity (as assessed by the percentage of cells responding) and mechano-responsiveness (as assessed by peak Ca2+ response) in GSK2193874 treated Ocy454 cells (FIG. 6C). Additionally, transfection of Ocy454 cells with TRPV4 targeting siRNA (FIG. 6D) yielded similar results to the pharmacological antagonist, supporting the conclusion that TRPV4 was a major contributor to Ca2+ influx pathway acutely activated by fluid shear stress.
Consistent with TRPV4 as the source of fluid shear stress induced Ca2+ influx,
Ocy454 cells treated with the TRPV4 antagonist or transfected with siRNA specific to TRPV4 showed a reduction in fluid shear stress-induced CaMKII phosphorylation and a blunted FSS-induced downregulation of sclerostin (FIGS. 6E-6F). Conversely, treating Ocy454 cells with the TRPV4 agonist GSK-1016790A recapitulated the mechano- response, including the reciprocal activation of CaMKII and reduction in sclerostin protein independently of fluid shear stress (FIG. 6G), demonstrating that TRPV4 activation was sufficient to phosphorylate CaMKII and decrease sclerostin.
EXAMPLE 8
TRPV4 opens in response to FSS-induced ROS
TRPV4 can be activated by mechanical stimuli through direct tethering to the cytoskeleton (44) or by ROS-dependent oxidation (47-48). To assess the impact of ROS- mediated activation, Ocy454 cells were treated with the ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Real-time, live cell Ca2+ imaging showed that NAC treatment abrogated the fluid shear stress-induced response at both 4 and 16 dynes/cm2 (FIG. 7A). Likewise, a reduction in CaMKII phosphorylation and a blunting of the FSS-induced decrease in sclerostin protein was observed in NAC treated cells (FIG. 7B). Hydrogen peroxide (H202) challenge to Ocy454 cells reciprocally increased phospho-CaMKII and reduced sclerostin protein independently of FSS (FIG. 7C), thus supporting ROS as the signal downstream of mechano-activation. To confirm this observation, Ocy454 cells were simultaneously imaged for ROS using CellROX and Ca2+ using Fluo-4.
Treatment with H202 stimulated both ROS and intracellular Ca2+ (Fig 7D). Treatment with a TRPV4 antagonist blunted the H202-induced Ca2+ influx without affecting ROS (FIG. 7D). Activation of TRPV4 in Ocy454 cells with the TRPV4 agonist was insufficient to induce ROS production. In aggregate, these data established ROS as a necessary, upstream regulator of TRPV4-dependent Ca2+ influx.
EXAMPLE 9
FSS-induced ROS signaling is mediated by the mechano-sensitive ROS generating enzyme NOX2
NOX2 is a mechano-sensitive ROS generating enzyme implicated in MT-dependent ROS signaling (39, 49-51 ). Western blot confirmed the presence of NOX2 in Ocy454 cells (FIG. 8A). Exposure of Ocy454 cells to 4 dynes/cm2 FSS elicited the production of ROS, as measured by CellROX, an effect that was blunted by treatment with PTL, to inhibit Glu- tubulin, or the NOX2 inhibitor GP91 ds-TAT (Fig. 8B). Likewise, when GP91 ds-TAT treated Ocy454 cells were subjected to FSS and monitored for intracellular Ca2+, both mechano- sensitivity (as assessed by the percentage of cells responding) and mechano- responsiveness (as assessed by peak Ca2+ response) were attenuated (FIG. 8C). Unlike stiffening the MT network with Taxol, which could be overcome with increased FSS, the NOX2 inhibition persisted at higher flow rates, confirming NOX2 as a convergence point in this mechanotransduction cascade. In addition, inhibition of NOX2 with GP91 ds-TAT blocked the phosphorylation of CaMKII by fluid shear stress and reduced the fluid shear stress-induced decrease in sclerostin at both 4 and 16 dynes/cm2 (FIG. 8D). These data implicated NOX2 as the source of ROS that activates TRPV4-dependent Ca2+ influx during fluid shear stress.
Discussion
The present invention demonstrates that a mechanotransduction pathway in osteocytes that links fluid shear stress to the activation of Ca2+ influx that drives the mechanically-induced downregulation of sclerostin. Central to this discovery was that the microtubule network, and more specifically the abundance of Glu-tubulin that defined the cytoskeletal stiffness, determined the mechano-sensitivity of osteocytes to fluid shear stress. Upon a threshold amount of fluid shear stress, MT-dependent activation of NOX2 elicited ROS that activated TRPV4-dependent Ca2+ influx signals and CaMKII phosphorylation, driving sclerostin downregulation in osteocytes (FIG. 8E). The present data revealed new molecular players and provided insights into osteocyte mechanotransduction.
The present data showed that microtubules are, at minimum, required for mechano- signaling, consistent with reports on other mechano-signaling events in bone (31-34). The present invention demonstrates that the microtubule network, and specifically its abundance of Glu-tubulin, were critical regulators of cytoskeletal stiffness, which tuned the mechano-responsive range at which osteocytes were activated by fluid shear stress. A targeted reduction in Glu-tubulin abundance (induced through PTL treatment) decreased MT-dependent cytoskeletal stiffness, impairing the osteocytes ability to sense and transduce mechanical cues (FIG. 8E). In contrast, driving up the abundance of Glu-tubulin increased cytoskeletal stiffness, which increased the amount of fluid shear stress needed to activate the mechanotransduction pathway. Thus, the cytoskeleton becomes a dynamic integrator of mechanical cues, affecting the mechanical set point at which an osteocyte can respond to a given mechanical load. The present discovery that MTs were central to this mechanotransduction pathway may unify several models of osteocyte mechano-sensing. The primary cilia hypothesis (16, 18, 37), the integrin-based mechanosome (14, 15) and perhaps even the opening of Cx43 hemichannels response to mechanical activation of integrins (17) are all based on structures linked to the microtubule network.
Another finding was that TRPV4 was a major pathway for the initial and rapid FSS- induced Ca2+ influx that drives sclerostin downregulation in osteocytes. Unlike modifications of the microtubule network, which fully abrogated mechano-sensitivity (as shown by Ca2+ influx, CaMKII phosphorylation, and sclerostin downregulation), residual FSS-induced Ca2+ influx with pharmacologic or molecular inhibition of TRPV4 was still observed. While several other Ca2+ influx pathways have been identified in osteocytes, the present results suggested that these pathways are likely activated downstream or in parallel to the initial Ca2+ influx through TRPV4. Indeed, oscillating Ca2+ waves can be driven by ATP release and purinergic receptor activation in mechano-activated osteocytes (52-54) as well as Ca2+ influx through T-type voltage gated calcium channels (41 , 55). Regardless, the present invention shows that TRPV4 activity is obligated even if other Ca2+ pathways are also involved in mechano-sensing.
The involvement of TRPV4 in osteocyte mechano-sensing was consistent with the demonstration of TRPV4 as a mediator of mechanically-induced Ca2+ influx in the primary cilia of bone cells (37). Likewise, TRPV4 plays an important role in chondrocyte mechanotransduction, as blocking TRPV4 prevents an anabolic response to load, while activating the receptor mimics load (56). In contrast, global TRPV4 knockout mice have increased bone mass; however, the interpretation is complicated by a severe osteoclast defect that contributes to the skeletal phenotype (57). Despite higher trabecular and cortical bone mass, male TRPV4 knockout mice have reduced bone matrix mineralization, increased cortical porosity, a lower ultimate stress and reduced elastic modulus (58). Regardless, TRPV4 plays a role in the skeleton as numerous gain of function TRPV4 mutations cause skeletal dysplasias with a breadth of severity (59). A SNP in the human TRPV4 locus was associated with a 30% increase risk of non-vertebral fractures in males in the Rotterdam study and was confirmed in subsequent meta-analysis (58).
Consistent with reports in striated muscle (39, 49, 51 ), the present invention showed an important role for mechano-activated, NOX2-dependent ROS in the osteocyte response to fluid shear stress. p47phox global knockout mice, a subunit of the NOX2 enzyme, have decreased bone mass and strength in aged adult mice, due to deficits in osteoblast differentiation, osteoblast number, and accelerated cell senescence (60). This phenotype is not observed in 6-week-old mice, which have increased bone mass. Whether or not changes in mechano-sensing or sclerostin bioavailability contribute to the worsening skeletal phenotype have not been assessed nor have these mice been studied in the context of mechanical loading.
The present invention aligns with reports that implicate microtubules in mechanotransduction as well as observations that the microtubule network of osteocytes remodels and reorients itself in response to fluid shear stress (34-36). It is reasonable to speculate that the fluid shear stress-dependent remodeling of microtubules is itself a mechano-adaptation event that adjusts the homeostatic set point for mechanotransduction. As mentioned above, the present invention illustrates a unifying basis for how various known mechano-sensitive elements (such as primary cilia, cell processes, integrin- mediated mechanosomes, and connexin43 hemichannels) may integrate mechanical signals into biological responses through the cytoskeleton. Further, the present invention mechanistically linked the mechano-activated Ca2+ influx to sclerostin downregulation. The implications of ROS as a fundamental driver of mechano-responses may also extrapolate to known deficits in bone mechano-responsiveness in conditions of aberrant redox buffering capacity, including aging (61 ).
In summary, the present invention defined the MT-dependent mechanotransduction pathway linking FSS to NOX2-generated ROS that elicits TRPV4 dependent Ca2+ influx signals that activate CaMKII to decrease sclerostin protein in osteocytes. Given the fundamental nature of osteocyte mechano-responsiveness to bone turnover throughout the life span, these mechanistic insights may provide a new perspective for understanding diseases and conditions that manifest through altered skeletal structure and properties. Furthermore, given the impact of the MT network on the fundamental regulation of Ca2+ signaling and sclerostin production in osteocytes, the present invention shows that the MT network is a target for manipulating the osteocyte response to mechanical cues for therapeutic interventions in bone.
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Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising:
administering to the subject an amount of at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, or a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone- related disorder.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering to the subject at least one of an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the anti-sclerostin agent is a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the anti-sclerostin agent is romosozumab or blosozumab.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microtubule altering drug is a microtubule disrupting drug or a microtubule stabilizing drug.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the microtubule disrupting drug is selected from the group consisting of Nocodazole, Colchicine, LC1/Parthenolide, Costunolide, Tubacin, 2-phenyl-4-quinolone, Polygamain, Azaindole, a Vinca alkaloid, and Colcemid.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the microtubule stabilizing drug is a taxane or eothinolone.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the TRPV4 agonist is GSK1016790A or RN-1747.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bone-related disorder is selected from the group consisting of achondroplasia, cleidocranial dysostosis, enchondromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, Gaucher's Disease, hypophosphatemic rickets, Marian's syndrome, multiple hereditary exotoses, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopetrosis, osteopoikilosis, sclerotic lesions, pseudoarthrosis, pyogenic osteomyelitis, periodontal disease, anti-epileptic drug induced bone loss, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, familial hyperparathyroidism syndromes, weightlessness induced bone loss, osteoporosis in men, postmenopausal bone loss, osteoarthritis, renal osteodystrophy, infiltrative disorders of bone, oral bone loss, osteonecrosis of the jaw, juvenile Paget's disease, melorheostosis, metabolic bone diseases, mastocytosis, sickle cell anemia/disease, organ transplant related bone loss, kidney transplant related bone loss, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, epilepsy, juvenile arthritides, thalassemia, mucopolysaccharidoses, Fabry Disease, Turner Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, leprosy, Perthes' Disease, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, infantile onset multi-system inflammatory disease, Winchester Syndrome, Menkes Disease, Wilson's Disease, ischemic bone disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, regional migratory osteoporosis, anemic states, conditions caused by steroids, glucocorticoid- induced bone loss, heparin-induced bone loss, bone marrow disorders, scurvy, malnutrition, calcium deficiency, osteoporosis, osteopenia, alcoholism, chronic liver disease, postmenopausal state, chronic inflammatory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory colitis, Crohn's disease, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, thyroid disorders, parathyroid disorders, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, hypogonadism, immobilization or disuse, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, regional osteoporosis, osteomalacia, bone loss associated with joint replacement, HIV associated bone loss, bone loss associated with loss of growth hormone, bone loss associated with cystic fibrosis, chemotherapy associated bone loss, tumor induced bone loss, cancer-related bone loss, hormone ablative bone loss, multiple myeloma, drug-induced bone loss, anorexia nervosa, disease associated facial bone loss, disease associated cranial bone loss, disease associated boneloss of the jaw, disease associated bone loss of the skull, bone loss associated with aging, facial bone loss associated with aging, cranial bone loss associated with aging, jaw bone loss associated with aging, skull bone loss associated with aging, and bone loss associated with space travel.
10. A method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising:
administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a microtubule disrupting drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder.
1 1 . The method of claim 10, further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule stabilizing drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti- sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
12. The method of claim 1 1 , wherein the microtubule stabilizing drug is a taxane or eothinolone.
13. The method of claim 1 1 , wherein the TRPV4 agonist is GSK1016790A or RN-1747.
14. The method of claim 1 1 , wherein the anti-sclerostin agent is a monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the anti-sclerostin agent is romosozumab or blosozumab.
16. The method of claim 10, wherein the microtubule disrupting drug is selected from the group consisting of Nocodazole, Colchicine, LC1/Parthenolide, Costunolide, Tubacin, 2-phenyl-4-quinolone, Polygamain, Azaindole, a Vinca alkaloid, and Colcemid.
17. The method of claim 10, wherein the bone-related disorder is wherein the bone-related disorder is selected from the group consisting of achondroplasia, cleidocranial dysostosis, enchondromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, Gaucher's Disease, hypophosphatemic rickets, Marian's syndrome, multiple hereditary exotoses, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopetrosis, osteopoikilosis, sclerotic lesions, pseudoarthrosis, pyogenic osteomyelitis, periodontal disease, anti-epileptic drug induced bone loss, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, familial hyperparathyroidism syndromes, weightlessness induced bone loss, osteoporosis in men, postmenopausal bone loss, osteoarthritis, renal osteodystrophy, infiltrative disorders of bone, oral bone loss, osteonecrosis of the jaw, juvenile Paget's disease, melorheostosis, metabolic bone diseases, mastocytosis, sickle cell anemia/disease, organ transplant related bone loss, kidney transplant related bone loss, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, epilepsy, juvenile arthritides, thalassemia, mucopolysaccharidoses, Fabry Disease, Turner Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, leprosy, Perthes' Disease, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, infantile onset multi-system inflammatory disease, Winchester Syndrome, Menkes Disease, Wilson's Disease, ischemic bone disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, regional migratory osteoporosis, anemic states, conditions caused by steroids, glucocorticoid- induced bone loss, heparin-induced bone loss, bone marrow disorders, scurvy, malnutrition, calcium deficiency, osteoporosis, osteopenia, alcoholism, chronic liver disease, postmenopausal state, chronic inflammatory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory colitis, Crohn's disease, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, thyroid disorders, parathyroid disorders, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, hypogonadism, immobilization or disuse, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, regional osteoporosis, osteomalacia, bone loss associated with joint replacement, HIV associated bone loss, bone loss associated with loss of growth hormone, bone loss associated with cystic fibrosis, chemotherapy associated bone loss, tumor induced bone loss, cancer-related bone loss, hormone ablative bone loss, multiple myeloma, drug-induced bone loss, anorexia nervosa, disease associated facial bone loss, disease associated cranial bone loss, disease associated boneloss of the jaw, disease associated bone loss of the skull, bone loss associated with aging, facial bone loss associated with aging, cranial bone loss associated with aging, jaw bone loss associated with aging, skull bone loss associated with aging, and bone loss associated with space travel.
18. A method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising:
administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a microtubule stabilizing drug pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule disrupting drug, a TRPV4 agonist, a NOX2 activator, an anti- sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the microtubule disrupting drug is selected from the group consisting of Nocodazole, Colchicine, LC1/Parthenolide, Costunolide, Tubacin, 2-phenyl-4-quinolone, Polygamain, Azaindole, a Vinca alkaloid, and Colcemid.
21 . The method of claim 19, wherein the TRPV4 agonist is GSK1016790A or
RN-1747.
22. The method of claim 18, wherein the microtubule stabilizing drug is taxane or eothinolone.
23. The method of claim 18, wherein the bone-related disorder is wherein the bone-related disorder is selected from the group consisting of achondroplasia, cleidocranial dysostosis, enchondromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, Gaucher's Disease, hypophosphatemic rickets, Marian's syndrome, multiple hereditary exotoses, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopetrosis, osteopoikilosis, sclerotic lesions, pseudoarthrosis, pyogenic osteomyelitis, periodontal disease, anti-epileptic drug induced bone loss, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, familial hyperparathyroidism syndromes, weightlessness induced bone loss, osteoporosis in men, postmenopausal bone loss, osteoarthritis, renal osteodystrophy, infiltrative disorders of bone, oral bone loss, osteonecrosis of the jaw, juvenile Paget's disease, melorheostosis, metabolic bone diseases, mastocytosis, sickle cell anemia/disease, organ transplant related bone loss, kidney transplant related bone loss, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, epilepsy, juvenile arthritides, thalassemia, mucopolysaccharidoses, Fabry Disease, Turner Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, leprosy, Perthes' Disease, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, infantile onset multi-system inflammatory disease, Winchester Syndrome, Menkes Disease, Wilson's Disease, ischemic bone disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, regional migratory osteoporosis, anemic states, conditions caused by steroids, glucocorticoid- induced bone loss, heparin-induced bone loss, bone marrow disorders, scurvy, malnutrition, calcium deficiency, osteoporosis, osteopenia, alcoholism, chronic liver disease, postmenopausal state, chronic inflammatory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory colitis, Crohn's disease, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, thyroid disorders, parathyroid disorders, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, hypogonadism, immobilization or disuse, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, regional osteoporosis, osteomalacia, bone loss associated with joint replacement, HIV associated bone loss, bone loss associated with loss of growth hormone, bone loss associated with cystic fibrosis, chemotherapy associated bone loss, tumor induced bone loss, cancer-related bone loss, hormone ablative bone loss, multiple myeloma, drug-induced bone loss, anorexia nervosa, disease associated facial bone loss, disease associated cranial bone loss, disease associated boneloss of the jaw, disease associated bone loss of the skull, bone loss associated with aging, facial bone loss associated with aging, cranial bone loss associated with aging, jaw bone loss associated with aging, skull bone loss associated with aging, and bone loss associated with space travel.
24. A method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising:
administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a TRPV4 agonist pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder.
25. The method of claim 24, further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a NOX2 activator, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein the microtubule altering drug is a microtubule disrupting drug or a microtubule stabilizing drug.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the microtubule disrupting drug is selected from the group consisting of Nocodazole, Colchicine, LC1/Parthenolide, Costunolide, Tubacin, 2-phenyl-4-quinolone, Polygamain, Azaindole, a Vinca alkaloid, and Colcemid.
28. The method of claim 26, wherein the microtubule stabilizing drug is taxane or eothinolone.
29. The method of claim 25, wherein the anti-sclerostin agent is a monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof.
30. The method of claim 29, wherein the anti-sclerostin agent is romosozumab or blosozumab.
31 . The method of claim 24, wherein the TRPV4 agonist is GSK1016790A or
RN-1747.
32. The method of claim 24, wherein the bone-related disorder is wherein the bone-related disorder is selected from the group consisting of achondroplasia, cleidocranial dysostosis, enchondromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, Gaucher's Disease, hypophosphatemic rickets, Marian's syndrome, multiple hereditary exotoses, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopetrosis, osteopoikilosis, sclerotic lesions, pseudoarthrosis, pyogenic osteomyelitis, periodontal disease, anti-epileptic drug induced bone loss, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, familial hyperparathyroidism syndromes, weightlessness induced bone loss, osteoporosis in men, postmenopausal bone loss, osteoarthritis, renal osteodystrophy, infiltrative disorders of bone, oral bone loss, osteonecrosis of the jaw, juvenile Paget's disease, melorheostosis, metabolic bone diseases, mastocytosis, sickle cell anemia/disease, organ transplant related bone loss, kidney transplant related bone loss, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, epilepsy, juvenile arthritides, thalassemia, mucopolysaccharidoses, Fabry Disease, Turner Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, leprosy, Perthes' Disease, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, infantile onset multi-system inflammatory disease, Winchester Syndrome, Menkes Disease, Wilson's Disease, ischemic bone disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, regional migratory osteoporosis, anemic states, conditions caused by steroids, glucocorticoid- induced bone loss, heparin-induced bone loss, bone marrow disorders, scurvy, malnutrition, calcium deficiency, osteoporosis, osteopenia, alcoholism, chronic liver disease, postmenopausal state, chronic inflammatory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory colitis, Crohn's disease, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, thyroid disorders, parathyroid disorders, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, hypogonadism, immobilization or disuse, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, regional osteoporosis, osteomalacia, bone loss associated with joint replacement, HIV associated bone loss, bone loss associated with loss of growth hormone, bone loss associated with cystic fibrosis, chemotherapy associated bone loss, tumor induced bone loss, cancer-related bone loss, hormone ablative bone loss, multiple myeloma, drug-induced bone loss, anorexia nervosa, disease associated facial bone loss, disease associated cranial bone loss, disease associated boneloss of the jaw, disease associated bone loss of the skull, bone loss associated with aging, facial bone loss associated with aging, cranial bone loss associated with aging, jaw bone loss associated with aging, skull bone loss associated with aging, and bone loss associated with space travel.
33. A method for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject, the method comprising:
administering to the subject one or more times an amount of a NOX2 activator pharmacologically effective to treat the bone-related disorder.
34. The method of claim 33, further comprising administering to the subject at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist, an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
35. The method of claim 34, wherein the microtubule altering drug is a microtubule disrupting drug or a microtubule stabilizing drug.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein the microtubule disrupting drug is selected from the group consisting of Nocodazole, Colchicine, LC1/Parthenolide, Costunolide,
Tubacin, 2-phenyl-4-quinolone, Polygamain, Azaindole, a Vinca alkaloid, and Colcemid.
37. The method of claim 35, wherein the microtubule stabilizing drug is taxane or eothinolone.
38. The method of claim 34, wherein the TRPV4 agonist is GSK1016790A or RN-1747.
39. The method of claim 34, wherein the anti-sclerostin agent is a monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein the anti-sclerostin agent is romosozumab or blosozumab.
41 . The method of claim 33, wherein the bone-related disorder is wherein the bone-related disorder is selected from the group consisting of achondroplasia, cleidocranial dysostosis, enchondromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, Gaucher's Disease, hypophosphatemic rickets, Marian's syndrome, multiple hereditary exotoses, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopetrosis, osteopoikilosis, sclerotic lesions, pseudoarthrosis, pyogenic osteomyelitis, periodontal disease, anti-epileptic drug induced bone loss, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, familial hyperparathyroidism syndromes, weightlessness induced bone loss, osteoporosis in men, postmenopausal bone loss, osteoarthritis, renal osteodystrophy, infiltrative disorders of bone, oral bone loss, osteonecrosis of the jaw, juvenile Paget's disease, melorheostosis, metabolic bone diseases, mastocytosis, sickle cell anemia/disease, organ transplant related bone loss, kidney transplant related bone loss, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, epilepsy, juvenile arthritides, thalassemia, mucopolysaccharidoses, Fabry Disease, Turner Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, leprosy, Perthes' Disease, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, infantile onset multi-system inflammatory disease, Winchester Syndrome, Menkes Disease, Wilson's Disease, ischemic bone disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, regional migratory osteoporosis, anemic states, conditions caused by steroids, glucocorticoid- induced bone loss, heparin-induced bone loss, bone marrow disorders, scurvy, malnutrition, calcium deficiency, osteoporosis, osteopenia, alcoholism, chronic liver disease, postmenopausal state, chronic inflammatory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory colitis, Crohn's disease, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, thyroid disorders, parathyroid disorders, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, hypogonadism, immobilization or disuse, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, regional osteoporosis, osteomalacia, bone loss associated with joint replacement, HIV associated bone loss, bone loss associated with loss of growth hormone, bone loss associated with cystic fibrosis, chemotherapy associated bone loss, tumor induced bone loss, cancer-related bone loss, hormone ablative bone loss, multiple myeloma, drug-induced bone loss, anorexia nervosa, disease associated facial bone loss, disease associated cranial bone loss, disease associated boneloss of the jaw, disease associated bone loss of the skull, bone loss associated with aging, facial bone loss associated with aging, cranial bone loss associated with aging, jaw bone loss associated with aging, skull bone loss associated with aging, and bone loss associated with space travel.
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