Kimihiro Igari1, Matthew J Kelly1, Dai Yamanouchi2. 1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, yamano@surgery.wisc.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Even though hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is among the transcriptional factors demonstrated to contribute to the formation of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), the precise mechanism has been unclear. Digoxin is known as an inhibitor of HIF-1α, and shows a protective effect against the progression of AAAs. OBJECTIVES: We tested the effect of digoxin on osteoclastogenesis (OCG) and examined the pathway through which digoxin exerts inhibition of HIF-1α. MATERIALS AND METHODS: RAW 264.7 macrophage cells were cultured and stimulated by soluble receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (sRANKL) with or without digoxin. First, we tested the effect of digoxin to attenuate macrophage activation, which led to OCG, characterized by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive macrophages (TPMs). RESULTS: The activation of TPMs stimulated by sRANKL was attenuated by digoxin treatment. Furthermore, the receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK)/receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) complex signaling pathway, which is stimulated by HIF-1α, was downregulated by digoxin treatment. CONCLUSIONS: These results show that digoxin attenuates OCG. By inhibition of HIF-1α, digoxin decreases OCG through the downregulation of the RANK/RANKL signaling pathway. Therefore, digoxin is a potential candidate for medical treatment of AAAs.
BACKGROUND: Even though hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is among the transcriptional factors demonstrated to contribute to the formation of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), the precise mechanism has been unclear. Digoxin is known as an inhibitor of HIF-1α, and shows a protective effect against the progression of AAAs. OBJECTIVES: We tested the effect of digoxin on osteoclastogenesis (OCG) and examined the pathway through which digoxin exerts inhibition of HIF-1α. MATERIALS AND METHODS: RAW 264.7 macrophage cells were cultured and stimulated by soluble receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (sRANKL) with or without digoxin. First, we tested the effect of digoxin to attenuate macrophage activation, which led to OCG, characterized by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive macrophages (TPMs). RESULTS: The activation of TPMs stimulated by sRANKL was attenuated by digoxin treatment. Furthermore, the receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK)/receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) complex signaling pathway, which is stimulated by HIF-1α, was downregulated by digoxin treatment. CONCLUSIONS: These results show that digoxin attenuates OCG. By inhibition of HIF-1α, digoxin decreases OCG through the downregulation of the RANK/RANKL signaling pathway. Therefore, digoxin is a potential candidate for medical treatment of AAAs.
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