Yuxiang Du
Liwei Mao†
Zhikun Wang
Kai Yan
Lingli Zhang
Jun Zou- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional noncollagenous matrix phosphoprotein that is expressed both intracellularly and extracellularly in various tissues. As a growth regulatory protein and proinflammatory immunochemokine, OPN is involved in the pathological processes of many diseases. Recent studies have found that OPN is widely involved in the aging processes of multiple organs and tissues, such as T-cell senescence, atherosclerosis, skeletal muscle regeneration, osteoporosis, neurodegenerative changes, hematopoietic stem cell reconstruction, and retinal aging. However, the regulatory roles and mechanisms of OPN in the aging process of different tissues are not uniform, and OPN even has diverse roles in different developmental stages of the same tissue, generating uncertainty for the future study and utilization of OPN. In this review, we will summarize the regulatory role and molecular mechanism of OPN in different tissues and cells, such as the musculoskeletal system, central nervous system, cardiovascular system, liver, and eye, during senescence. We believe that a better understanding of the mechanism of OPN in the aging process will help us develop targeted and comprehensive therapeutic strategies to fight the spread of age-related diseases.
1. Introduction
With the extension of the average lifespan of a human, the quality of life of the elderly has not improved correspondingly because senile diseases have always plagued the elderly population. Aging is an extremely complex and heterogeneous biological process that involves almost every organ and tissue of the human body and is currently difficult to define clearly. Aging is characterized by a decrease in cell number and activity and a significant increase in the risk of disease (1). Neurodegenerative diseases caused by the aging of the nervous system have become one of the major causes of death (2). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans show that the brain volume decreases by 1% to 5% per year during aging, especially in areas responsible for memory and cognition (3). Sensory and motor nerve conduction velocities decrease substantially with age (4, 5). Muscle and bone loss may be devastating to exercise performance, and loss of exercise directly or indirectly accelerates the aging process. Sarcopenia, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis are typical diseases associated with musculoskeletal system aging. The senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) disrupts the dynamic balance between osteoblast-mediated bone formation and osteoclast-mediated bone resorption (6). Cardiovascular diseases (coronary artery disease, hypertension, arrhythmia, stroke, atherosclerosis and cardiac insufficiency) are the most prominent diseases of aging, with ventricular wall hypertrophy and thickening, myocardial fibrosis, vascular sclerosis and thickening, and endothelial dysfunction are typical pathological manifestations (7). Lung structure and function change considerably with advancing age. The forced expiratory volume (FEV1) decreases by approximately 30 mL/year forced vital capacity (FVC) decreases by approximately 20 mL/year even in healthy people, and age-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) kills at least 3 million people a year (8, 9). The aging of the genitourinary system and digestive system also increases the strain on the body. Hormone levels are disrupted by atrophy and fibrosis of the ovaries and testes (10–12). Digestive dysfunction and intestinal flora disorder not only lead to nutrient absorption disorders but also affect many extralimentary systems (13–15). Although aging aging is difficult to reverse, prolonging life, avoiding the invasion of age-related diseases and pursuing healthy aging have always been some of the ultimate goals of scientific research.
Oldberg et al. (16) inferred the primary structure of a bone phosphoprotein (also called sialoprotein I) from cDNA cloned from rat osteosarcoma in 1986 and named it osteopontin (OPN). In 1989, the amino acid sequences encoded by the OPN cDNA secreted by mice, pigs and humans were successively isolated (17–19). Initially, OPN was proposed to exhibit a bone tissue-specific pattern and was expressed at high levels in the bone matrix. Subsequently, ectopic antigenic reactions of OPN were also detected in kidney and nerve tissues, suggesting that OPN has multiple origins (20, 21).
OPN is involved in physiological and pathological processes and regulates the aging of various tissues and organs. However, the regulatory role and mechanism of OPN in the aging process of different tissues are not uniform. Here, we summarize the role and mechanism of OPN in mediating aging in different tissues and cells, providing ideas for further elucidating the secrets of aging (Figure 1).
Figure 1 Aging affects human tissues and organs. (A) OPN is widely involved in the aging process of multiple organ tissues, such as T-cell senescence, atherosclerosis, skeletal muscle regeneration, osteoporosis, neurodegenerative changes, hematopoietic stem cell reconstruction and retinal aging. (B) Aging is an extremely complex and heterogeneous biological process that involves almost every organ and tissue of the human body. Aging causes cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial thickening, cardiac insufficiency, cardiac valve calcification, arteriosclerosis, and myocardial fibrosis; Lung structure and function change considerably with advancing age, such as tracheal lumen stenosis, lung tissue atrophy, decreased elasticity lung function, pulmonary artery wall hardening. Musculoskeletal system will appear muscle decreases, bone loss, bone degeneration. The central nervous system shrinks in size and weight, decreases nerve conduction speed, and decreases memory and cognition; The aging of the genitourinary system and digestive system also increases the load on the body. Hormone levels are disrupted by atrophy and fibrosis of the ovaries and testes, Digestive system dysfunction and intestinal flora imbalance eventually lead to nutrient absorption disorders.
2. Biogenesis and function of OPN
OPN is encoded by the secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1) gene, a member of the small integrin-binding ligand N-linked glycoprotein (SIBLING) family along with four other genes, dentin matrix protein 1 (DMP1), dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP), integrin-binding sialoprotein (IBSP), and matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) (22). SIBLINGs are codirectional tandem genes located within the 37.5 kb region of human chromosome 4q21–25, and the SPP1 gene spans 7.8 kb in length with seven exons (23). The sixth exon is an exposed arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) domain that typically encodes more than 80% of the OPN protein.
OPN is a highly negatively charged secreted protein, and one-quarter of its residues are acidic. Its mode of interaction with calcium oxalate monohydrate and hydroxyapatite crystals involves the coordination of divalent cations with negatively charged residues on the crystal surface, and studies have shown that OPN is phosphorylated by the secretory kinase Fam20C (24). OPN is expressed in a variety of extracellular matrices (ECM) and regulates ECM remodeling (25). OPN is involved in a variety of pathophysiological processes, including bone metabolism, immune cell activation, cell migration, adhesion, and inhibition of apoptosis (26, 27). These regulatory effects of OPN are mainly derived from three receptor domains. The RGD domain binds to αvβ1, 3, 5, 6, 8, α5, 8β1, and αIIββ3 integrins (26, 28). SVVYGLR and nonconserved ELVTDFPTDLPAT domains engage α9β1, α4β7 and α4β1 integrins (29, 30). The SVVYGLR sequence immediately follows the carboxyl terminus of RGD and is exposed at the carboxyl terminus of the N-terminal fragmented OPN after thrombin cleavage (31). In addition, full-length human OPN also contains a set of heparin-binding domains and calcium-binding domains that are recognized by splice variants of CD44, phosphorylation and O-glycosylation modification sites that determine the molecular weight, and two metalloproteinase (MMP) cleavage sites. The selective splicing of the human SPP1 pre-mRNA produces, five OPN isoforms (OPN-a, OPN-b, OPN-c, OPN-4, and OPN-5). These different isomers show specific expression in different cellular environments and have different biological functions. Existing studies have repoeted high OPN expression in osteoblasts, osteoclasts, vascular cells, smooth muscle cells, skeletal muscle cells, lymphocytes, endothelial cells, nerve cells and some carcinoma cells (32).
3. Role of OPN in musculoskeletal aging
Skeletal muscle aging is mainly manifested by an early decline in muscle strength and subsequent muscle atrophy due to impaired skeletal muscle protein synthesis. After age 40, skeletal muscle aging becomes apparent and affects activities of daily living (33). Cellular processes of protein synthesis and decomposition control changes in muscle mass. When the rate of protein degradation exceeds the rate of protein synthesis, protein and muscle fibers are impaired, resulting in skeletal muscle atrophy (34). Some studies have shown no abnormality in the balance between muscle anabolism and catabolism during healthy aging; however, the response of the body to some anabolic stimuli, such as nutritional supplementation and exercise, is significantly reduced, which is called anabolic resistance (35). In the process of pathological aging, the factors affecting skeletal muscle metabolism, including autophagy, muscle stem cell decline, noncoding RNA regulation, protein homeostasis disruption, skeletal muscle mitochondrial reduction, oxidative stress response, and insulin resistance, are more intricate, and these factors interact (36–42).
OPN plays an important regulatory role in a variety of processes, such as skeletal muscle cell proliferation, differentiation and regeneration. OPN is a key inflammatory cytokine involved in tissue remodeling (43). Various types of inflammatory cells express OPN, including T cells, neutrophils, and macrophages. OPN regulates the immune response by stimulating the expression of proinflammatory Th1-type cytokines and matrix-degrading enzymes (44). OPN expression is relatively low in normal muscles, but when muscle injury occurs, OPN expression increases approximately 120-fold above baseline within 12–24 h (43). Uaesoontrachoon et al. (45) found that OPN might support the rapid recovery of muscle function to normal in the early stage after injury. Limited acute OPN overexpression is beneficial to damaged muscle, but chronic OPN overexpression may lead to chronic damage, fibrosis and functional impairment of the damaged muscle (46). According to Vetrone et al. (47), the T lymphocyte subtype Vβ 8.1/8.2 isolated from a mouse muscular dystrophy model secretes OPN, suggesting that OPN is involved in inflammatory responses during muscle regeneration. OPN promotes muscular fibrosis in malnourished mice by regulating immune cell subsets and intramuscular TGF-β levels. A subsequent study found that OPN expression was increased in intramuscular inflammatory macrophages and the serum and myofiber niche of aged injured mice (48). Transwell assays of muscle stem cells and CD11b+ cells verified that an age-specific increase in OPN expression inhibited the muscle regeneration response. Injection of an OPN neutralizing antibody enhanced the myogenic response in elderly mice, while injection of the recombinant OPN protein inhibited muscle repair in young mice.
The process of bone growth is most active in childhood and adolescence, and bones are constantly being reshaped with increasing age. Disruption in the balance of processes of bone remodeling leads to disordered bone metabolism in the process of aging. OPN is an important component of the mineralized ECM of bones and teeth. It was first shown to be expressed at high levels in osteocytes, osteoblasts and osteoclasts. It serves as a signaling molecule for osteoblasts downstream of BMPs and stimulates the proliferation and calcification of osteoblasts (49). The OPN content is significantly higher in bone lines and periosteal plates during bone reconstruction. Researchers have suggested that OPN may play an important role in the adhesion process of OBs and the start and end of the bone metabolism cycle. In addition, OPN promotes osteoclast production and osteoclast activity through cellular signal transduction mediated by CD44 and αvβ3, thus participating in bone remodeling (50). Compared with old bones, higher levels of OC and OPN were detected in young bones (51). Prospective studies showed that the serum OPN level in menopausal women is significantly higher than that in women in the child-bearing period, and a negative correlation was observed between serum OPN levels and hip T-scores (52). Phosphorylation of bone matrix protein and OPN decreased by 20% and 30%, respectively, with age, leading to increased bone fragility (53). Another study showed that OPN-/- young mouse bone properties at the nanoscale (elasticity and hardness) were significantly lower than those in wild-type mice, suggesting that OPN plays a role in promoting osteoblast differentiation during early bone formation. Interestingly, the mechanical properties of OPN+/+ mice decreased significantly with age, while the bone hardness and elasticity of OPN-/- mice showed little change (54). Based on these results, OPN may play different roles in different stages of bone development. In mice with natural aging-induced osteoarthritis, OPN knockout leads to proteoglycan loss and increased MMP-13 release, resulting in decreased chondrocyte numbers and subchondral osteosclerosis (55).
Mechanical stimulation is an important factor regulating bone metabolism, and bone loss caused by unloading is an important cause of osteoporosis in elderly individuals. Ishijima et al. (56) found that the increase in bone resorption and reduction in bone formation induced by the mouse tail suspension model did not occur after OPN knockout. Specifically, the number of osteoclasts did not increase, and osteoblast-mediated bone formation was not affected. This result reveals a decisive role for OPN in bone loss due to unloading. OPN knockout affects multiple osteoblast and osteoclast regulatory factors during suspension, and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-κB)-mediated osteoclastogenesis and apoptosis inhibition are regulated by OPN, which may partly explain the anti-bone loss effect of OPN knockout (57) (Figure 2).
Figure 2 Role of OPN in musculoskeletal aging. OPN knockout affects multiple osteoblast and osteoclast regulatory factors during suspension, and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB)-mediated osteoclastogenesis and apoptosis inhibition are regulated by OPN.
4. Role of OPN in central nervous system aging
With aging, the central nervous system gradually develops structural and functional deterioration, including gray matter and white matter damage, cortical atrophy, dysfunctional neurogenesis, a decreased brain volume, decreased nerve conduction velocity, and dysfunction of functional connectivity and cognition (58–60). Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are incurable diseases related to aging that target different neuron groups in the central nervous system (CNS). Common senile NDDs include Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Existing studies have shown that neuroinflammation, endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative stress, neuroimmune deficiency and mitochondrial dysfunction are involved in the physiological and pathological process of NDDs (61–65). Macrophage-, astrocyte- and microglia-mediated changes in neuroimmune function play important roles in NDDs, and impaired autophagy of neuronal cells results in the cumulative aggregation of amyloid plaques around presynaptic and perinuclear regions in the CNS (66–68). In addition, vascular aging, osteoporosis, and intestinal flora disorders are also involved in cross-organ regulation (60, 69–72).
Interestingly, existing studies support a strong correlation between acute and chronic NDDs and brain OPN levels in a time-dependent and age-dependent manner (73–75).
4.1. Relationship between OPN and PD
In several studies, plasma OPN levels in PD patients were closely associated with C-reactive protein levels, dyskinesia, and Hoehn-Yahr staging, based on examinations of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid for bone-derived factors (76, 77).
The inflammatory response may be the potential mechanism of OPN-induced PD. In an animal model of PD induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), OPN knockout mice also showed less substantia nigra cell death and a reduced glial reaction (77, 78). Thus, OPN seems to play a role in facilitating PD progression. However, some studies have reached different conclusions. Iczkiewicz et al. (79) observed reduced OPN protein expression in surviving dopaminergic neurons of subjects with PD and was present in activated microglia but not in astrocytes. In addition, they also observed a decrease in OPN expression in the brains of two other patients with atypical PD disease associated with the loss of dopaminergic neurons (multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy). Furthermore the RGD domain of OPN protects tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive cells from MPP+- and LPS-induced toxic damage and protects against brain injury in the ventral region by increasing the levels of glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and reducing the activation of glial cells (80, 81). Based on this information, OPN is closely related to dopaminergic neurons, and it exerts a protective effect on dopaminergic cells, which also indicates the potential role for OPN in neuroprotection, while the effect of OPN decreases with age, which may be a major factor inducing PD.
In conclusion, existing studies indicate that OPN may function as a double-edged sword that triggers neuronal toxicity or mediates neuroprotection in individuals with PD. More studies are needed to reveal the role of OPN in PD in the future.
4.2. Relationship between OPN and AD
OPN is expressed at high levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with early AD and is associated with cognitive impairment (82). Autopsy results from AD patients and matched healthy subjects showed that AD patients had obvious amyloid-beta protein (Aβ) deposition in the hippocampus, and OPN expression was significantly increased, which was positively correlated with age and the Aβ level (83).
In a recent cross-sectional study, researchers reported a significant association between higher OPN levels in the blood and AD and brain atrophy (84). In addition, in several animal models of AD, OPN mRNA and protein levels were also confirmed to be significantly upregulated (78, 85). As an immunomodulatory cytokine, the increase in OPN levels may be the body’s defense response to neurodegeneration with the role of eliminating pathogenic Aβ. At present, research has also shown that OPN is positively correlated with inflammatory cytokines. Rentsendor et al. (86) found that OPN increased the recruitment of monocyte-macrophages to the brain of ADtg mice and promoted the polarization of macrophages to an anti-inflammatory and highly phagocytic phenotype, thus regulating the inflammatory response of the nervous system during AD and promoting the clearance of Aβ.
OPN was shown to be widely expressed by infiltrating macrophages and microglia after demyelinating injury. The cumulative expression of OPN in aged mice after injury was lower than that in young mice, indicating that OPN played a certain but not decisive role in myelin regeneration (87). Kainic acid is a glutamic acid analog, and its excitatory toxicity induces hippocampal damage, causing the proliferation and activation of astrocytes and microglia. Sanae et al. (88) administered a kainic acid injection to induce hippocampal injury in mice and found that the expression levels of OPN and its receptor, CD44, were significantly upregulated in senescence-resistant mice, while a significant difference was not observed in senescence-accelerated mice. The upregulation of OPN is accompanied by the upregulation of CD44. OPN interacts with CD44 to form the OPN-CD44 complex, which exerts antiapoptotic activity. Due to the important role of the OPN-CD44 complex in neuroprotection and reconstruction, the increased OPN expression may represent a response to nerve injury (89). OPN is generally considered a proinflammatory cytokine, but more recent studies have shown that OPN is a promising neuroprotective agent that may help fight AD-related pathological processes and promote tissue repair in the brain.
4.3. Relationship between OPN and ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a motor neuron disease characterized by the gradual death and loss of motor neurons in the central nervous system, resulting in patients gradually losing the ability to control autonomic movement. Patients often eventually die of respiratory or swallowing failure. Although few related studies have been conducted, preliminary studies have also reported the neuroprotective effect of OPN on ALS. Studies have confirmed that astrocytes dysfunction plays a vital role in the progression of the disease. Izrael et al. (90) induced human embryonic stem cells to differentiate into astrocytes and transplanted them into hSOD1G93A transgenic mice and rats through an intramyelin injection. Animals in the treatment group exhibited a significantly delayed onset of ALS and improved motor performance compared to those in the control group. An analysis of the secretion group showed that the transplanted astrocytes secreted several metalloprotease inhibitors, including OPN, and several neuroprotective factors. Therefore OPN may become an effective therapy for ALS. They authors also suggested that the mechanism of action may be that OPN activates astrocytes and microglia through a noncell-autonomous action, that promotes the survival and regeneration of neurons, and then mediates neuroprotection. Based on these findings, OPN may become a potential target for the prevention and treatment of ALS.
In conclusion, we have found that OPN exhibits significant changes in the physiological and pathological processes of several neurodegenerative diseases and may be considered a potential target for the treatment of related diseases in the future, given its role in neuroinflammation.
5. Role of OPN in cardiovascular system aging
Aging, the greatest risk factor for cardiovascular disease, largely dominates the accumulation of changes in the structure and function of the cardiovascular system. Common aging-related cardiovascular diseases include atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiovascular neurosis, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy and stroke, and related cardiovascular histopathological changes include cardiac hypertrophy, valvular calcification, myocardial fibrosis, arteriosclerosis, and impaired endothelial function.
5.1. OPN accelerates myocardial fibrosis related to aging
Cardiac fibrosis is defined as a state of excessive extracellular deposition of collagen and ECM (91). During aging, progressive myocardial cell hypertrophy, inflammation, and the progressive development of cardiac fibrosis are important markers of cardiac aging (92). Myocardial fibrosis refers to the repair of the heart in response to injury, which is conducive to maintaining the structural integrity of the heart. However, due to the nonrenewable nature of myocardial cells, the damaged myocardial cells are replaced by ECM components, such as collagen. Collagen does not serve to replace the function of normal cardiomyocytes, and excessive deposition of collagen leads to cardiac dysfunction. In addition to the cardiomyocytes responsible for contraction and relaxation, the healthy heart is also composed of fibroblasts, endothelial cells, macrophages, and other cell types. Very few fibroblasts are present in a healthy heart. However, when the heart is damaged, fibroblasts differentiate into myofibroblasts, which secrete large amounts of collagen and other ECM proteins (93). Therefore, the functional state of fibroblasts in the heart plays an important role in the occurrence and progression of myocardial fibrosis. Normally, the heart only expresses low levels of OPN. However, several studies have confirmed that OPN expression increases significantly under a variety of pathological conditions (such as myocardial infarction and heart failure), and the infiltrated macrophages in the injury area are the main source of OPN (94). OPN is directly or indirectly involved in cardiac fibrosis through various mechanisms. OPN-regulated angiotensin-induced cardiac fibrosis and the adhesion of cardiac fibroblasts to ECM are substantially reduced after OPN knockout (95, 96). Endocardial biopsy in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy showed higher OPN expression than that in healthy people and was positively correlated with myocardial collagen accumulation and negatively correlated with the left ventricular ejection fraction (97). The cytokine interleukin (IL)-18 is involved in inducing OPN expression and promoting myocardial fibrosis and cardiac dysfunction (98, 99). Lorenzen et al. (100) confirmed that OPN was involved in the pathological process of myocardial fibrosis, the regulation of which depends on a noncoding RNA. OPN silencing reduces the expression level of miR-21 and cardiac fibrosis. An injection of the recombinant OPN protein reactivates the AP1/miR-21/PTEN and SMAD7 pathways and enhances fibrosis. OPN blockade increases cAMP generation by activating the β1 adrenergic receptor (AR) and β2AR on H9c2 cardiomyocytes to increase the Epac1 protein level and inhibit the fibrosis of cardiac fibroblasts. Furthermore, OPN inhibits β2AR cAMP signal transduction through a direct interaction with the GαS/olf protein subunit in H9c2 cardiomyocytes (101). In addition, the expression of OPN in fibroblasts is upregulated during granulocyte-myeloid suppressor cell (G-MDSC) derived S100A8/A9-induced cardiomyocyte inflammatory phenotypes (102). Sawaki et al. (103) found that visceral adipose tissue, which protects fibroblasts from senescence and accelerates cardiac senescence, is an important source of OPN. After removing visceral adipose tissue and OPN, mouse cardiac fibroblasts show substantially increased senescence and apoptosis. The CD153+PD-1+CD44hiCD4+ T cells produced by visceral fat secrete large amounts of OPN and PD-1 resistance, leading to inflammation and promoting aging (104). Lin et al. (105) observed significantly increased OPN expression in the peripheral circulation of patients with atrial fibrillation. In cell cultures in vitro, OPN promoted atrial fibrosis by activating the Akt/GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway and inhibiting autophagy. These studies confirmed that OPN, an indispensable comonent in another pathway, directly or indirectly protects cardiac fibroblasts and accelerates cardiac fibrotic aging, making it an important target for treatment and prevention (Figure 3).
Figure 3 Role of OPN in cardiovascular system aging. The cytokine interleukin (IL)-18 and aging are involved in inducing OPN expression and promoting myocardial fibrosis and cardiac dysfunction. when OPN-/-, the adhesion of cardiac fibroblasts to extracellular matrices (ECM) is greatly reduced, the expression level of miR-21 decreases and β1AR and β2AR are activated to enhance the production of cAMP, increasing the protein level of Epac1 to combat the fibrosis of cardiac fibroblasts. Whereas an injection of the recombinant OPN protein reactivates the AP1/miR-21/PTEN and SMAD7 pathways and enhances fibrosis. OPN has two sides to vascular calcification, on the one hand, OPN activated the MAPK signaling pathway, and the imbalance of Akt and MAPK pathways leads to the switching of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to pathological progression. on the other hand, OPN is an effective physiological inhibitor of endogenous mineralization, which can prevent ectopic calcium deposition, and is an effective inhibitor of vascular calcification.
5.2. OPN accelerates vascular calcification
Vascular aging refers to degenerative changes in the structure and function of vessels with age. Metabolic changes and calcification of blood vessels are the main characteristics of aging. Histologically, the changes in vascular endothelial and middle layer structure and function are mainly manifested as increases in connective tissue, lipid and calcium content in the lower layer of vascular endothelial cells, thickening of the vascular smooth muscle layer, a decrease in the elastin content, and the occurrence of vascular calcification (106, 107). Currently, known mechanisms of vascular aging mainly include oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, vascular inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, altered protein homeostasis, cellular phenotypic switching, apoptosis, and genomic instability (108). Vascular calcification regulates calcium deposition and thus interacts with bone matrix deposition and bone metabolism. OPN is an important mediator of bone matrix deposition and has recently been reported to be involved in the pathological process of vascular aging.
OPN is a regulatory protein involved in pathological calcification, and OPN expression is closely related to the process of vascular calcification. Mohler et al. (109) found that OPN was abundantly expressed in calcified human aortic valves and was colocated with calcified deposits in the valves. Similar to Aβ in the nervous system, macrophages expressing the OPN mRNA surround atherosclerotic plaques, and the level of OPN mRNA expression increases with the progression of atherosclerosis (110). Patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) have elevated levels of osteogenic markers of the venous wall, including RUNX2, OCN and OPN, along with amorphous calcification, ossification, and fibrin deposition (111). OPN levels in circulating blood were also significantly higher in obese patients with vascular, vascular cognitive impairment and type 2 diabes, which may be closely related to vascular calcification (84, 112). In addition, the plasma OPN level in patients with coronary artery calcification also increased significantly (113). Thus, OPN exhibits good binding to calcium ions, and OPN binds many calcium ions with high affinity (24). Many studies have confirmed that OPN is an effective physiological inhibitor of endogenous mineralization, that prevents ectopic calcium deposition, and vascular calcification. In vitro studies have shown that OPN-/- vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contain higher concentrations of inorganic phosphate (a vascular calcification inducer), and their calcification level is significantly higher than that of wild-type VSMCs (114). In addition, in vivo experiments have confirmed the protective effect of OPN on vascular calcification using various approaches (115–117). However, some studies have found that OPN is involved in the pathological process of vascular aging.
Zhang et al. (118) found that OPN significantly activated the MAPK signaling pathway during the transformation of VSMCs induced by aging and hypertension. The imbalance of Akt and MAPK pathways leads to the switching of VSMCs to proliferative and differentiated phenotypes and promotes pathological progression. Shao et al. (119) revealed the double-sided effect of OPN. OPN plays a stage-specific role in atherosclerosis in LDLR-/- mice: OPN promotes calcification through the proinflammatory metabolite SVVYGLR at the early stage of diabetes and vascular disease, but OPN limits vascular cartilage-like metaplasia, endochondral mineralization and collagen accumulation at a later stage of disease progression to inhibit vascular calcification-induced damage. A complete lack of OPN leads to the aggravation of atherosclerotic disease. However, many studies have suggested that OPN has a dual role in the process of venous disease, and one of the reasons for this duality is the change in OPN phosphorylation with age (120). Notably, the phosphorylation of OPN is an important factor modulating its physiological function of regulating the calcification process (121). Furthermore, only phosphorylated OPN exerts a positive effect on inhibiting biomineralization (122, 123).
However, based on the existing research results, the molecular pathway mechanism of OPN in vascular calcification is not clear and requires further exploration (Figure 3).
5.3. OPN maintains hematopoietic stem cell reconstitution
The increase in the number of aged hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is due to a higher rate of self-renewal through cell division in conjunction with a reduced inherent ability to rebuild. During senescence, OPN deficiency is associated with an increase in the number of peripheral blood lymphocytes and a decrease in the erythrocyte numbers. Mice transplanted with OPN-/- bone marrow stem cells die prematurely due to impaired red blood cell synthesis and thrombocytopenia (124). Guidi et al. (125) detected reduced levels of OPN in bone marrow in elderly mice, which led to a senescent phenotype in hematopoietic stem cells. OPN-/- results in a severe decrease in transplantation and an increase in the long-term frequency of young HSCs. In contrast, exposure of elderly HSCs to thrombin‐cleaved OPN increased transplantation, reduced the HSC frequency, increased stem cell polarity, and reconstructed the balance between lymphocytes and bone marrow cells. In addition, the age-related OPN deficiency promotes the migration of HSCs to the liver, increases hepatic iron deposition, and increases inflammation and oxidative stress, which are important factors causing liver damage and decreased functional (126). OPN has been verified to be an important factor maintaining the structure and function of HSCs during both fetal development and aging.
6. OPN is involved in regulating liver aging and regeneration
Aging of the liver continually alters its morphological and physiological functions; it reduces liver volume, causes steatosis and fibrosis and reduces hepatic blood flow. During liver aging, hepatocytes are exposed to a series of adverse microenvironmental factors, including increased inflammation, endoplasmic reticulum oxidative stress (ER stress), and hepatocyte toxicity (127–130). Liver regeneration is an important biological activity that repairs liver function after injury. However, with the effects of aging, the large amounts of energy and cell material required for liver regeneration are insufficient, and liver regeneration is seriously damaged, leading to cell necrosis and apoptosis (131, 132).
Liver fibrosis is the representative pathological change of liver aging. Similar to the role of OPN in myocardial fibrosis, OPN also exerts a positive regulatory effect on liver fibrosis. Urtasun et al. (133) reported that OPN promoted hepatic fibrosis through hepatic stellate cell activation and ECM deposition. In addition, OPN delays the dissolution of fibrotic liver tissue by maintaining type I collagen fiber deposition (134). Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress are the main characteristics of the microenvironment of tissues and organs in the aging process, and are closely related to the aging and necrosis of liver cells.
OPN is an important promoter of liver regeneration. OPN promotes cell proliferation and reduces apoptosis during liver regeneration, whereas silencing OPN inhibits the liver regeneration rate. In a mouse model of partial hepatectomy, OPN knockout significantly delayed liver regeneration. A gene chip analysis showed that OPN was expressed at high levels in hepatocytes, pit cells, oval cells and bile duct epithelial cells during liver regeneration and participated in the proliferation, differentiation and migration of these cells (135). According to recent studies, OPN levels in the liver tissue of aged mice are decreased. Therefore, decreased OPN levels may be an important factor inducing an age-related decrease in liver regeneration. Autophagy is a vital cellular activity for liver regeneration that provides glucose, amino acids and free fatty acids to liver cells to sustain basic metabolic activities and promote the physiological restoration of the aging liver (136, 137). The autophagy activity of the aged liver is inferior to that of the young liver. An increasing number of studies have confirmed that the regenerative function of the aged liver is closely related to deficient autophagy (136, 138–141). Therefore, OPN has a complex dual role in the process of liver aging; it not only induces the development of age-related liver fibrosis but also delays the aging and apoptosis of hepatocytes and promotes the regeneration of hepatocytes through mechanisms such as autophagy (142). Thus, the relationship between OPN and liver aging remains a complex subject that deserves further investigation.
7. OPN is involved in aging-related eye diseases
Retinal neurodegeneration associated with aging is a common mechanism of senile eye diseases. In the DBA2/J (D2J) mouse model, a model of hereditary optic neuropathy, retinal OPN levels were significantly increased, and the content of OPN in plasma also increased significantly, especially in older mice (143). In individual mice with severe optic neuropathy, the cumulative OPN concentration increased dramatically. Subsequent studies revealed a significantly reduced number of OPN+ retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in D2J mice, and OPN supplementation inhibited cellular degeneration in the ganglion cell layer and increased the metabolic activity of neuronal precursor cells ex vivo. The researchers proposed that this paradoxical result may be explained by the increased expression of OPN in the early stage of the disease that exerts a protective effect but that OPN accumulates as aging progresses and the disease progresses without intervention by counteractings the protective effect of OPN and even causing damage. Ruzafa et al. (144) found that in OPN-/- mice, the density of RGCs and the surface area of astrocytes were significantly reduced, and a strong age-dependent effect was observed. In addition, the density of RGCs and astrocytes in the retinas of 3-month-old OPN-/- mice was comparable to that of 20-month-old wild-type mice, suggesting that OPN deficiency may contribute to premature retinal aging in mice. However, OPN was identified as a basal sediment component in the retina of another eye disease, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with a distinctive spot-like staining pattern and colocalization with abnormal calcium deposits (145).
Based on current information, OPN plays a dual role in aging-related eye diseases. On the one hand, in the early stage of the disease, increased OPN expression plays a protective role to counter adverse pathological changes; on the other hand, the excessive accumulation of OPN aggravates calcification and deposition in tissues, providing an important link to the pathological degeneration of aging-related eye diseases.
8. Role of OPN and immune aging
“Immune aging” refers to the changes in innate and adaptive immune functions that occur in the elderly as the function of the immune system gradually declines with age (146). Immune aging is mainly reflected in impaired T-cell function, which leads to an increase in the body’s susceptibility to infectious diseases and cancers (147). Studies have confirmed that the aging of CD4+ T-cell immunity is an important reason for the changes that occur in immune aging (148). According to current research, the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) is one of the important mechanisms of cellular aging and that the secretion of a large number of proinflammatory factors is considered a key feature of the SASP. Studies have documented a significant increase in OPN expression in aging CD4+ T cells (149). Xiong et al. (150, 151) used the animal model of D-galactose-induced aging, and the OPN mRNA level in CD4+ T cells also increased significantly. In addition, they cocultured CD4+ T cells with human placental mesenchymal stem cells (hPMSCs) or treated CD4+ T cells with exosomes derived from hPMSCs, and both of these experiments showed an improvement of the aging phenotype of CD4+ T cells and downregulation of the OPN mRNA level. In summary, OPN is an important type I cytokine, and the level of its secretion increases with age. In addition, OPN is also a component of the SASP, which mediates the aging and functional decline of cells and the immune system. Therefore, the level of OPN may be used as a biomarker of immune aging and as a potential therapeutic target.
9. Conclusion
Although OPN has been identified to participate in the aging process of many tissues, the interaction between tissues and organs has not been studied. Aging is a complex process involving all body systems. Further studies are needed to determine whether and how OPN participates in cross-organ regulation.
At present, most studies have adopted OPN systemic knockout, and the study of tissue-specific conditional knockout animals may provide a wider field of research. In addition, numerous research results have shown the dual roles of OPN in the aging process. For example, in the nervous system, OPN not only causes neurotoxicity but also acts as a neuroprotective agent for PD. In the process of liver aging, OPN not only induces the occurrence and development of age-related liver fibrosis but also delays the aging and apoptosis of hepatocytes and promotes their regeneration by restoring the autophagy activity of aging liver cells. In addition, OPN also plays a dual role in the process of eye aging. On the one hand, in the early stage of the disease, OPN expression increases to mediate its protective effect on adverse pathological changes. On the other hand, excessive accumulation of OPN aggravates calcification and calcium deposition in tissues, which is an important link in pathological degeneration. The role of OPN in the aging process has not been fully clarified. More importantly, the critical point of this phenomenon is not completely clear. Therefore, further in-depth studies investigating whether OPN mediates and participates in the effects of antiaging factors such as sports, nutrition and healthy lifestyle on the aging process are worthwhile and will hopefully provide new ideas and treatment schemes for many clinical diseases in the future.
Author contributions
JZ gave the brief introduction to this article. YD, LM, ZW, and KY were responsible for manuscript writing. LZ revised the manuscript. All authors approved the final version of this manuscript.
Acknowledgments
We appreciate the time and effort of the participants in this study. The work was supported by 2021 Capacity Building of Shanghai Universities (21010503600); National Natural Science Foundation of China (81871835); Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Exercise and Metabolic Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai Key Lab of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport) (11DZ2261100).
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Keywords: osteopontin, multi-tissue regulation, cell senescence, osteoporosis, neurodegeneration
Citation: Du Y, Mao L, Wang Z, Yan K, Zhang L and Zou J (2022) Osteopontin - The stirring multifunctional regulatory factor in multisystem aging. Front. Endocrinol. 13:1014853. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1014853
Received: 09 August 2022; Accepted: 09 December 2022;
Published: 22 December 2022.
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