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Taxol inhibits osteoclastic bone resorption

✍ Scribed by T. J. Hall; H. Jeker; M. Schaueblin

Publisher
Springer
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
251 KB
Volume
57
Category
Article
ISSN
1432-0827

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✦ Synopsis

We have examined the effect of the anti-tumor compound taxol, on osteoclastic bone resorption. In the bone slice assay, taxol (0.1-0.001 microM) dose-dependently inhibited bone resorption with an IC50 of 0.08 microM. Osteoclast survival on bone slices was unaffected by 0.01-1 microM taxol, but 10 microM was cytotoxic. Taxol (1 microM) also inhibited osteoclast spreading (45%) on fibronectin-coated slides. The antiproliferative effects of taxol are due to its unique ability to stabilize microtubules. Primary osteoclasts are nonproliferating end cells, so taxol probably inhibits bone resorption by interfering with other microtubule-dependent functions such as cell polarization, motility or vesicle exocytosis. Since these inhibitory effects on osteoclasts in vitro are seen with therapeutically relevant concentrations, taxol therapy may have beneficial side-effects e.g. inhibition of hypercalcemia and bone metastases.

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