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Glycosylation of immunoglobulin G determines osteoclast differentiation and bone loss.

Nature communications (2015-04-01)
Ulrike Harre, Stefanie C Lang, René Pfeifle, Yoann Rombouts, Sabine Frühbeißer, Khaled Amara, Holger Bang, Anja Lux, Carolien A Koeleman, Wolfgang Baum, Katharina Dietel, Franziska Gröhn, Vivianne Malmström, Lars Klareskog, Gerhard Krönke, Roland Kocijan, Falk Nimmerjahn, René E M Toes, Martin Herrmann, Hans Ulrich Scherer, Georg Schett
ABSTRACT

Immunglobulin G (IgG) sialylation represents a key checkpoint that determines the engagement of pro- or anti-inflammatory Fcγ receptors (FcγR) and the direction of the immune response. Whether IgG sialylation influences osteoclast differentiation and subsequently bone architecture has not been determined yet, but may represent an important link between immune activation and bone loss. Here we demonstrate that desialylated, but not sialylated, immune complexes enhance osteoclastogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, we find that the Fc sialylation state of random IgG and specific IgG autoantibodies determines bone architecture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In accordance with these findings, mice treated with the sialic acid precursor N-acetylmannosamine (ManNAc), which results in increased IgG sialylation, are less susceptible to inflammatory bone loss. Taken together, our findings provide a novel mechanism by which immune responses influence the human skeleton and an innovative treatment approach to inhibit immune-mediated bone loss.

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