Bone resorption, initiated by osteoclasts (OCs), plays an essential role in bone homeostasis. The abnormalities of bone resorption may induce a series of diseases, including osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and aseptic peri-implant loosening. The latest research developed,a novel tyrosine and phosphoinositide kinase dual inhibitor, named PP121, inhibited SRC in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cell. However, whether it has the therapeutic effect on abnormal bone resorption remains to be evaluated. In the present study, we showed that PP121 could potently suppress osteoclast differentiation, osteoclast-specific gene expression and bone resorption via suppressing SRC/MAPK (ERK and p38)/Akt-mediated NFATc1 induction in vitro. It was found that PP121 could suppress the formation of osteoclasts from bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) without causing cytotoxicity, inhibit bone resorption and downregulate the mRNA level of osteoclast-specific markers, including calcitonin receptor (CTR), tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), cathepsin K (CTSK), matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3), Cellular oncogene fos (C-Fos) and nuclear factor of activated T-cells cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1). Consistent with in vitro observation, we found that PP121 greatly ameliorated LPS-induced bone resorption. Taken together, our study demonstrated that SRC has a great potential to be used in management of osteolytic diseases.Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.
