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  • Abnormal subchondral bone remodeling is crucial in osteoarthritis progression, with increased UCHL1 levels found in osteoclasts from OA patients.* -
  • Deleting UCHL1 in osteoclast precursors worsens OA, while its overexpression helps reduce symptoms in male mice.* -
  • The study reveals a new feedback loop involving RANKL, UCHL1, and soluble CD13 that controls osteoclast formation, suggesting a potential treatment target for OA.*

Article Abstract

Abnormal subchondral bone remodeling plays a pivotal role in the progression of osteoarthritis (OA). Here, we analyzed subchondral bone samples from OA patients and observed a significant upregulation of ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) specifically in subchondral bone osteoclasts. Notably, we found a strong correlation between UCHL1 expression and osteoclast activity in the subchondral bone during OA progression in both human and murine models. Conditional UCHL1 deletion in osteoclast precursors exacerbated OA progression, while its overexpression, mediated by adeno-associated virus 9, alleviated this process in male mice. Mechanistically, RANKL stimulates UCHL1 expression in osteoclast precursors, subsequently stabilizing CD13, augmenting soluble CD13 (sCD13) release, and triggering an autocrine inhibitory effect on the MAPK pathway, thereby suppressing osteoclast formation. These findings unveil a previously unidentified negative feedback loop, RANKL-UCHL1-sCD13, that modulates osteoclast formation and presents a potential therapeutic target for OA.

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