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  • Title: Expression of sclerostin in the regenerating scales of goldfish and its increase under microgravity during space flight.
    Author: Yamamoto T, Ikegame M, Hirayama J, Kitamura KI, Tabuchi Y, Furusawa Y, Sekiguchi T, Endo M, Mishima H, Seki A, Yano S, Matsubara H, Hattori A, Suzuki N.
    Journal: Biomed Res; 2020; 41(6):279-288. PubMed ID: 33268672.
    Abstract:
    Osteocytes, osteoblasts (bone-forming cells), and osteoclasts (bone-resorbing cells) are the primary types of cells that regulate bone metabolism in mammals. Sclerostin produced in bone cells activates osteoclasts, inhibiting bone formation; excess production of sclerostin, therefore, leads to the loss of bone mass. Fish scales have been reported to have morphological and functional similarities to mammalian bones, making them a useful experimental system for analyzing vertebrate bone metabolism in vitro. However, whether fish scales contain cells producing sclerostin and/or osteocytes has not been determined. The current study demonstrated, for the first time, that sclerostin-containing cells exist in goldfish scales. Analysis of the distribution and shape of sclerostin-expressing cells provided evidence that osteoblasts produce sclerostin in goldfish scales. Furthermore, our results found that osteocyte-like cells exist in goldfish scales, which also produce sclerostin. Finally, we demonstrated that microgravity in outer space increased the level of sclerostin in the scales of goldfish, a finding suggesting that the induction of sclerostin is the mechanism underlying the activation of osteoclasts under microgravity.
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