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Osteoclastic acidification pathways during bone resorption.

A-V Rousselle·D Heymann
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Osteoclasts resorb bone by attaching to the surface and then secreting protons into an extracellular compartment formed between osteoclast and bone surface. This secretion is necessary for bone mineral solubilization and the digestion of organic bone matrix by acid proteases. This study summarizes the characterization and role of each type of ion transport and defines the main biochemical mechanisms involved in the dissolution of bone mineral during bone resorption. The primary mechanism responsible for acidification of the osteoclast-bone interface is vacuolar H+-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) coupled with Cl- conductance localized to the ruffled membrane. Carbonic anhydrase II (CAII) provides the proton source for extracellular acidification by H+-ATPase and the HCO3- source for the HCO3-/Cl- exchanger. Whereas some transporters are responsible for the bone resorption process, others are essential for pH regulation in the osteoclast. The HCO3-/Cl- exchanger, in association with CAII, is the major transporter for maintenance of normal intracellular pH. An Na+/H+ antiporter may also contribute to the recovery of intracellular pH during early osteoclast activation. Once this mechanism has been rendered inoperative, another conductive pathway translocates the protons and modulates cytoplasmic pH. Inward-rectifying K+ channels may also be involved by compensating for the external acidification due to H+ transport. These different effects of transport processes, either on bone resorption or pH homeostasis, increase the number of possible sites for pharmacological intervention in the treatment of metabolic bone diseases.

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AcidsBone ResorptionHomeostasisHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationOsteoclastsJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tReview

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A-V Rousselle, D Heymann. 2002. Osteoclastic acidification pathways during bone resorption.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s8756-3282(02)00672-5

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