Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Cell Reports
Abstract
Exercise has beneficial effects on metabolism and on tissues. The exercise-induced muscle factor β-aminoisobutyric acid (BAIBA) plays a critical role in the browning of white fat and in insulin resistance. Here we show another function for BAIBA, that of a bone-protective factor that prevents osteocyte cell death induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS). l-BAIBA was as or more protective than estrogen or N-acetyl cysteine, signaling through the Mas-Related G Protein-Coupled Receptor Type D (MRGPRD) to prevent the breakdown of mitochondria due to ROS. BAIBA supplied in drinking water prevented bone loss and loss of muscle function in the murine hindlimb unloading model, a model of osteocyte apoptosis. The protective effect of BAIBA was lost with age, not due to loss of the muscle capacity to produce BAIBA but likely to reduced Mrgprd expression with aging. This has implications for understanding the attenuated effect of exercise on bone with aging.
DOI
10.1016/j.celrep.2018.01.041
Publication Date
2-6-2018
Keywords
BAIBA, Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor type D, aging, bone-muscle crosstalk, hindlimb unloading, mitochondria, osteocyte, reactive oxygen species, viability, β-aminoisobutyric acid
ISSN
2211-1247
Recommended Citation
Kitase Y, Vallejo JA, Gutheil W, Vemula H, Jähn K, Yi J, Zhou J, Brotto M, Bonewald LF. β-aminoisobutyric Acid, l-BAIBA, Is a Muscle-Derived Osteocyte Survival Factor. Cell Reports. 2018; 22(6). doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.01.041.
