Impaired bone strength and bone microstructure in a novel early-onset osteoporotic rat model with a clinically relevant PLS3 mutation

  1. Jing Hu
  2. Bingna Zhou
  3. Xiaoyun Lin
  4. Qian Zhang
  5. Feifei Guan
  6. Lei Sun
  7. Jiayi Liu
  8. Ou Wang
  9. Yan Jiang
  10. Wei-bo Xia
  11. Xiaoping Xing
  12. Mei Li  Is a corresponding author
  1. Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China
  2. Peking Union Medical College, China

Abstract

Plastin 3 (PLS3), a protein involved in formation of filamentous actin (F-actin) bundles, is important in human bone health. Recent studies identify PLS3 as a novel bone regulator and PLS3 mutations can lead to a rare monogenic early-onset osteoporosis. However, the mechanism of PLS3 mutation leading to osteoporosis is unknown, and its effective treatment strategies have not been established. Here we have constructed a novel rat model with clinically relevant hemizygous E10-16del mutation in PLS3 (PLS3E10-16del/0) that recapitulates the osteoporotic phenotypes with obviously thinner cortical thickness, significant decreases in yield load, maximum load, and breaking load of femora at 3, 6, 9 months old compared to wild type rats. Histomorphometric analysis indicates a significantly lower mineral apposition rate in PLS3E10-16del/0 rats. Treatment with alendronate (1.0 ug/kg per day) or teriparatide (40ug/kg five times weekly) for 8 weeks significantly improves bone mass and bone microarchitecture, and bone strength is significantly increased after teriparatide treatment (P<0.05). Thus, our results indicate that PLS3 plays an important role in the regulation of bone microstructure and bone strength, and we provide a novel animal model for the study of X-linked early-onset osteoporosis. Alendronate and teriparatide treatment could be a potential treatment for early-onset osteoporosis induced by PLS3 mutation.

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  1. Jing Hu

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  2. Bingna Zhou

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  3. Xiaoyun Lin

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  4. Qian Zhang

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  5. Feifei Guan

    Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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  6. Lei Sun

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  7. Jiayi Liu

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  8. Ou Wang

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  9. Yan Jiang

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  10. Wei-bo Xia

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  11. Xiaoping Xing

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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  12. Mei Li

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFA0800801,2021YFC2501704)

  • Mei Li

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Initiative for Innovative Medicine (2021-I2M-C&T-B-007,2021-I2M-1-051)

  • Mei Li

National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81873668,82070908)

  • Mei Li

Beijing Natural Science Foundation (7202153)

  • Mei Li

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (3332022102)

  • Jing Hu

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Reviewing Editor

  1. Mishaela R Rubin, Columbia University Medical Center, United States

Ethics

Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All animal experiments were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (XHDW-2021-027). Every effort was made to minimize pain and suffering by providing support when necessary and choosing ethical endpoints.

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  1. Received: May 18, 2022
  2. Preprint posted: July 2, 2022 (view preprint)
  3. Accepted: April 20, 2023
  4. Accepted Manuscript published: April 21, 2023 (version 1)
  5. Version of Record published: May 4, 2023 (version 2)

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© 2023, Hu et al.

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  1. Jing Hu
  2. Bingna Zhou
  3. Xiaoyun Lin
  4. Qian Zhang
  5. Feifei Guan
  6. Lei Sun
  7. Jiayi Liu
  8. Ou Wang
  9. Yan Jiang
  10. Wei-bo Xia
  11. Xiaoping Xing
  12. Mei Li
(2023)
Impaired bone strength and bone microstructure in a novel early-onset osteoporotic rat model with a clinically relevant PLS3 mutation
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