Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9899
ISSN: 2155-9899
Mohd Nizam Mansoori, Priyanka Shukla and Divya Singh
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, India
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Cell Immunol
Recent studies have shown that combinations of anabolic and anti-resorptive agents have the potential to improve bone density more than either of the agent alone. In this study, we determined the combining effect of anti-IL17 antibody and PTH (1-34) in mitigation of ovariectomy induced bone loss. Ovariectomized BALB/c female mice were treated with neutralizing anti-IL17 and anti-RANKL antibodies and their combination with iPTH. After one-month time period, treatment was started for four weeks in Ovx mice. Groups in experiments were sham operated (ovary intact) mice, ovariectomized (Ovx) mice, Ovx mice +iPTH (40 �µg/kg/ day), Ovx+ anti-RANKL (300 �µg/mice) twice a week, Ovx+anti-17A (100 ng/mice) twice a week , Ovx + iPTH (40 �µg/kg/day)+antiRANKL (300 �µg/mice) twice a week, Ovx+iPTH (40 �µg/kg/day)+anti-IL-17A (100 ng/mice) twice a week IN Ovx mice. Combination of iPTH and anti-IL17 has synergistic effect in the restoration of skeletal and immune parameters compared to mono-therapies. Immunofluorescence analysis shows decreased expression of PTHR1 in iPTH+anti-IL17 treated bone sections. Our studies show that IL-17 up-regulates N-cadherin which disrupts PTHR1/LRP-6 interaction thereby inhibiting wnt signaling and promoting bone loss. Our study recommends the use of iPTH and anti-IL17 combination therapy for post-menopausal osteoporosis.