IL- 3 promotes osteoblast differentiation and bone formation in human mesenchymal stem cells
2012
Barhanpurkar, Amruta P. | Gupta, Navita | Srivastava, Rupesh K. | Tomar, Geetanjali B. | Naik, Sameer P. | Joshi, Snehal R. | Pote, Satish T. | Mishra, Gyan C. | Wani, Mohan R.
IL-3 is an important cytokine that regulates hematopoiesis. We have previously demonstrated that IL-3 is a potent inhibitor of osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption. In the present study, we have investigated the role of IL-3 on human osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. We found that IL-3 in a dose-dependent manner increases osteoblast differentiation and matrix mineralization in human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). IL-3 significantly enhances the expression of osteoblast specific genes such as alkaline phosphatase, collagen type-I, osteocalcin and osteopontin; and Runx-2 and osterix transcription factors. Moreover, IL-3 induces the expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), and activates smad1/5/8. IL-3 enhances osteoblast differentiation and BMP-2 secretion through JAK/STAT pathway. Interestingly, IL-3 promotes in vivo bone regeneration ability of MSCs. Thus, we reveal for the first time that IL-3 enhances human osteoblast differentiation and bone formation in both in vitro and in vivo conditions, and suggest its therapeutic potential for bone formation in important bone diseases.
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