IL-3 induces differentiation of bone marrow precursor cells to osteoclast-like cells |
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Authors: | B E Barton R Mayer |
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Affiliation: | Department of Allergy and Inflammation, Schering-Plough Research, Bloomfield, NJ 07003. |
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Abstract: | IL-3, a cytokine with hematopoietic differentiating capability, induced murine bone marrow cells to differentiate into cells resembling osteoclasts. The cells resulting from treatment with IL-3 were multi-nucleated and demonstrated tartrate-resistant acid-phosphatase activity, as do resident osteoclasts found in bone. IL-3-induced osteoclast-like cell development in the absence of serum-derived vitamin D metabolites, and a mAb that inhibited IL-3-induced proliferation of an addicted cell line also inhibited the development of osteoclasts in the presence of IL-3. The same Ab had no effect on 1 alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced differentiation of osteoclasts. This newly described function of IL-3 may indicate a role for activated T cells in the bone resorption seen with rheumatoid arthritis. |
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