Roles of Altered Macrophages and Cytokines: Implications for Pathological Mechanisms of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Alzheimer’s Disease

Frontiers in Endocrinology

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Xin Zhang¹  Yunteng Xu¹  Junkuan Zhuo¹  Yidan Han¹  Haifeng Zhang¹  Hui Yan²  Wanping Cai³  Xin Lan³  Dingbang Xie³  Xiaoning Wang⁴  Xihai Li⁴  Shanshan Wang⁴ 

[1] Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China;

[2] Basic Discipline Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China;

[3] College of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China;

[4] Key Laboratory of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China;

关键词: postmenopausal osteoporosis;    macrophages;    cytokines;    rheumatoid arthritis;    Alzheimer’s disease;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fendo.2022.876269

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) is characterized by the uncoupling of bone resorption and bone formation induced by estrogen deficiency, which is a complex outcome related to estrogen and the immune system. The interaction between bone and immune cells is regarded as the context of PMOP. Macrophages act differently on bone cells, depending on their polarization profile and secreted paracrine factors, which may have implications for the development of PMOP. PMOP, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) might have pathophysiological links, and the similarity of their pathological mechanisms is partially visible in altered macrophages and cytokines in the immune system. This review focuses on exploring the pathological mechanisms of PMOP, RA, and AD through the roles of altered macrophages and cytokines secretion. First,the multiple effects on cytokines secretion by bone-bone marrow (BM) macrophages in the pathological mechanism of PMOP are reviewed. Then, based on the thought of “different tissue-same cell type-common pathological molecules-disease pathological links-drug targets” and the methodologies of “molecular network” in bioinformatics, highlight that multiple cytokines overlap in the pathological molecules associated with PMOP vs. RA and PMOP vs. AD, and propose that these overlaps may lead to a pathological synergy in PMOP, RA, and AD. It provides a novel strategy for understanding the pathogenesis of PMOP and potential drug targets for the treatment of PMOP.

【 授权许可】

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