Table 1 Signaling pathways in energy metabolism regulated by factors secreted by bone tissue cells

From: Endocrine role of bone in the regulation of energy metabolism

Bone-derived factors

Target cells

Signaling pathway

Effect

References

OCN

Islet β-cell

PLC/PKC/Ras/MEK↑→Kv↓→ Ca2+↑

Promote β-cell proliferation and insulin secretion

29,31,34

srebp1c/ChREBP↑

NF-κB↓→ ER stress↓

Adipocyte

Rap1↑→ CREB/PPARγ↑→ ADPN/IL-10↑, TNFα/IL-6↓

Promote fatty acid oxidation and thermogenesis

39,42,43

GULT4↑

TCF7↑→UCP1/prdm16↑

Hepatocyte

JNK↓, Nrf2↑

Promote hepatic fibrosis and NAFLD

14

Intestinal epithelial cell

GLP-1↑

Promote insulin secretion

33

Muscle cell

AS160 phosphorylation↑

Promote glucose uptake

27,28

Vascular endothelial cell

ER stress, apoptosis↓

Promote insulin signaling

35,36

OPG

Islet β-cell

RANK-RANKL↑

Promote β-cell proliferation

63

TRAIL-TRAILR↓, IL-1β↓

Inhibit apoptosis

73

OPN

Hepatocyte

FAK/AKT↑→CYP7A1↓

Promote cholesterol formation

97

TNF-α/TGF-β↑, IL-10↓

Promote inflammation

95,96

STAT3↑

Affect gluconeogenesis

94

Islet β-cell

iNOS/NO/NF-κB↓

Decrease cell death

99

Calcium homeostasis

Protect ER

101

Adipocyte

JNK/ERK↓

Promote insulin resistance

98

BMP-2, BMP-4

Mesenchymal stem cells

LOX/PPARγ↑

Initiate adipogenesis

130,133

BMP-4

Islet β-cell

PKC-θ↑→ IRS-1↓

Promote insulin resistance

141

BMP-3b

Adipocyte

PPARγ↓

Reduce transfer of fatty acids

131

BMP-8b

Adipocyte

CREB/P38/MAPK/Ucp1↑

Promote thermogenesis

137

BMP-7

Hepatocyte

FoxO1↑

Promote glucose uptake

141

BMP-9

Hepatocyte

LXRE1↓→SREBP-1c↓

Promote glucose tolerance

144

MP-2, BMP-6, BMP-7

Muscle cell, adipocyte

GLUT4 on plasma membrane↑

Promote glucose uptake

143

Lcn2

Adipocyte

p38MAPK/PGC/1α-UCP1↑

Thermogenesis

360

IL-6↑, PPARγ/APN↓→GLUT1/GLUT4↓

Decrease glucose intake

184

Hypothalamus

PVN neurons MC4R↑

Increase food intake

179