Repositioning Potential of PAK4 to Osteoclastic Bone Resorption

Sik Won Choi, Jeong Tae Yeon, Byung Jun Ryu, Kwang Jin Kim, Seong Hee Moon, Hyuk Lee, Myeung Su Lee, Sam Youn Lee, Jin Chul Heo, Sang Joon Park, Seong Hwan Kim

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Abstract

Drug repositioning is a rational approach for expanding the use of existing drugs or candidate drugs to treat additional disorders. Here we investigated the possibility of using the anticancer p21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4)-targeted inhibitor PF-3758309 to treat osteoclast-mediated disorders. PAK4 was highly expressed in bone marrow cells and was phosphorylated during their differentiation into osteoclasts, and osteoclast differentiation was significantly inhibited by the dominant negative form of PAK4 and by PF-3758309. Specifically, PF-3758309 significantly inhibited the fusion of preosteoclasts, the podosome formation, and the migration of preosteoclasts. PF-3758309 also had in vivo antiresorptive activity in a lipopolysaccharide-induced bone erosion model and in vitro antiosteoclastogenic activity in the differentiation of human bone marrow-derived cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells into osteoclasts. These data demonstrate the relevance of PAK4 in osteoclast differentiation and the potential of PAK4 inhibitors for treating osteoclast-related disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1494-1507
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Bone and Mineral Research
Volume30
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2015

Keywords

  • DRUG REPOSITION
  • OSTEOCLAST
  • OSTEOCLAST FUSION
  • PAK4 INHIBITOR
  • PODOSOME

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