TY - JOUR AU - Menaa, Cheikh AU - Reddy, Sakamuri V. AU - Kurihara, Noriyoshi AU - Maeda, Hidefumi AU - Anderson, Dirk AU - Cundy, Tim AU - Cornish, Jillian AU - Singer, Frederick R. AU - Bruder, Jan M. AU - Roodman, G. David T1 - Enhanced RANK ligand expression and responsivity of bone marrow cells in Paget’s disease of bone PY - 2000/06/15/ AB - Paget’s disease is characterized by highly localized areas of increased osteoclast (OCL) activity. This suggests that the microenvironment in pagetic lesions is highly osteoclastogenic, or that OCL precursors in these lesions are hyperresponsive to osteoclastogenic factors (or both). To examine these possibilities, we compared RANK ligand (RANKL) mRNA expression in a marrow stromal cell line developed from a pagetic lesion (PSV10) with that in a normal stromal cell line (Saka), and expression in marrow samples from affected bones of Paget’s patients with that in normal marrow. RANKL mRNA was increased in PSV10 cells and pagetic marrow compared with Saka cells and normal marrow, and was also increased in marrow from affected bones compared with uninvolved bones from Paget’s patients. Furthermore, pagetic marrow cells formed OCLs at much lower RANKL concentrations than did normal marrow. Anti–IL-6 decreased the RANKL responsivity of pagetic marrow to normal levels, whereas addition of IL-6 to normal marrow enhanced RANKL responsivity. Thus, RANKL expression and responsivity is increased in pagetic lesions, in part mediated by IL-6. These data suggest that the combination of enhanced expression of RANKL in affected bones and increased RANKL sensitivity of pagetic OCL precursors may contribute to the elevated numbers of OCLs in Paget’s disease. JF - The Journal of Clinical Investigation JA - J Clin Invest SN - 0021-9738 DO - 10.1172/JCI9133 VL - 105 IS - 12 UR - https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI9133 SP - 1833 EP - 1838 PB - The American Society for Clinical Investigation ER -