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Jongwattanapisan P, Suntornsaratoon P, Wongdee K, Dorkkam N, Krishnamra N, Charoenphandhu N. Impaired body calcium metabolism with low bone density and compensatory colonic calcium absorption in cecectomized rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2012; 302:E852-63. [PMID: 22275757 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00503.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An earlier study reported that cecal calcium absorption contributes less than 10% of total calcium absorbed by the intestine, although the cecum has the highest calcium transport rate compared with other intestinal segments. Thus, the physiological significance of the cecum pertaining to body calcium metabolism remains elusive. Herein, a 4-wk calcium balance study in cecectomized rats revealed an increase in fecal calcium loss with marked decreases in fractional calcium absorption and urinary calcium excretion only in the early days post-operation, suggesting the presence of a compensatory mechanism to minimize intestinal calcium wasting. Further investigation in cecectomized rats showed that active calcium transport was enhanced in the proximal colon but not in the small intestine, whereas passive calcium transport along the whole intestine was unaltered. Since apical exposure to calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) agonists similarly increased proximal colonic calcium transport, activation of apical CaSR in colonic epithelial cells could have been involved in this hyperabsorption. Calcium transporter genes, i.e., TRPV6 and calbindin-D(9k), were also upregulated in proximal colonic epithelial cells. Surprisingly, elevated serum parathyroid hormone levels and hyperphosphatemia were evident in cecectomized rats despite normal plasma calcium levels, suggesting that colonic compensation alone might be insufficient to maintain normocalcemia. Thus, massive bone loss occurred in both cortical and trabecular sites, including lumbar vertebrae, femora, and tibiae. The presence of compensatory colonic calcium hyperabsorption with pervasive osteopenia in cecectomized rats therefore corroborates that the cecum is extremely crucial for body calcium homeostasis.
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The incidence of vitamin D deficiency is rising worldwide, yet in the vast majority of patients, the condition remains undiagnosed and untreated. Current evidence overwhelmingly indicates that supplemental doses greater than 800 IU/day have beneficial effects on the musculoskeletal system, improving skeletal homeostasis, thus leading to fewer falls and fractures. Evidence is also accumulating on the beneficial effects of vitamin D on extraskeletal systems, such as improving immune health, autoimmune disorders, cancer, neuromodulation, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. The cause-effect relationship of vitamin D deficiency with increasing incidences of nonskeletal disorders is being investigated. Published reports support the definition of sufficiency, serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] greater than 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L). To achieve this, most people need vitamin D supplementation ranging from 600 to 2000 IU/day; consumption up to of 5000 international units (IU) per day of vitamin D is reported as safe. Although light-skinned individuals need 1000 IU/day of vitamin D, elderly and dark-skinned individuals are likely to need approximately 2000 IU/day to maintain serum 25(OH)D levels greater than 30 ng/mL. Other vulnerable patients, such as the obese, those who have undergone bariatric surgery, and those with gastrointestinal malabsorption syndromes, may require higher doses of vitamin D to maintain normal serum levels and be healthy.
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- Sunil J Wimalawansa
- Physiology & Integrative Biology, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) is the major controlling hormone of intestinal calcium absorption. As the body's demand for calcium increases from a diet deficient in calcium, from growth, pregnancy or lactation, the synthesis of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) is increased resulting in the stimulation of intestinal calcium absorption. However a complete description of the molecular mechanisms involved in the 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) regulated calcium absorptive process remains incomplete. Intestinal calcium absorption occurs by both an active saturable transcellular pathway and a passive nonsaturable paracellular pathway. Each step in the process of transcellular calcium transport (apical entry of calcium, translocation of calcium through the interior of the enterocyte and basolateral extrusion of calcium by the plasma membrane pump) has been reported to involve a vitamin D dependent component. This article will review recent studies, including those using knockout mice, that have suggested that 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) mediated calcium absorption is more complex than the traditional three step model of transcellular calcium transport. Current concepts are reviewed and questions that remain are addressed. Evidence for a role of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) in the regulation of the paracellular pathway is also discussed.
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- Sylvia Christakos
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07013, USA.
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Cehak A, Wilkens MR, Guschlbauer M, Mrochen N, Schröder B, Feige K, Breves G. In vitro studies on intestinal calcium and phosphate transport in horses. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2012; 161:259-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Revised: 11/05/2011] [Accepted: 11/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Christakos S. Recent advances in our understanding of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) regulation of intestinal calcium absorption. Arch Biochem Biophys 2012; 523:73-6. [PMID: 22230327 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Revised: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/26/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Calcium is required for many cellular processes including muscle contraction, nerve pulse transmission, stimulus secretion coupling and bone formation. The principal source of new calcium to meet these essential functions is from the diet. Intestinal absorption of calcium occurs by an active transcellular path and by a non-saturable paracellular path. The major factor influencing intestinal calcium absorption is vitamin D and more specifically the hormonally active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)). This article emphasizes studies that have provided new insight related to the mechanisms involved in the intestinal actions of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3). The following are discussed: recent studies, including those using knock out mice, that suggest that 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) mediated calcium absorption is more complex than the traditional transcellular model; evidence for 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) mediated active transport of calcium by distal as well as proximal segments of the intestine; 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) regulation of paracellular calcium transport and the role of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) in protection against mucosal injury.
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- Sylvia Christakos
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
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Lieben L, Carmeliet G. The Involvement of TRP Channels in Bone Homeostasis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2012; 3:99. [PMID: 22934090 PMCID: PMC3422722 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Calcium and bone homeostasis are intimately related. On the one hand, bone relies on a sufficient supply of calcium to maintain its structural and mechanical properties and thus largely depends on calcium absorption in the intestine and calcium reabsorption in the kidney. On the other hand, bone serves as a calcium reserve from which calcium is mobilized to maintain normal calcium levels in blood. A negative external calcium balance will therefore at all times impair skeletal integrity. In addition to the external calcium balance, skeletal homeostasis also depends on the proper differentiation and functioning of bone cells, which relies for a large part on intracellular Ca(2+) signaling. Members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) family of ion channels affect skeletal homeostasis by mediating processes involved in the extracellular as well as intracellular Ca(2+) balance, including intestinal calcium absorption (TRPV6), renal calcium reabsorption (TRPV5), and differentiation of osteoclasts (TRPV1, TRPV2, TRPV4, TRPV5), chondrocytes (TRPV4), and possibly osteoblasts (TRPV1). In this review, we will give a brief overview of the systemic calcium homeostasis and the intracellular Ca(2+) signaling in bone cells with special focus on the TRP channels involved in these processes.
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- Liesbet Lieben
- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Geert Carmeliet, Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat 49, O & N1, bus 902, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. e-mail:
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Christakos S, Dhawan P, Porta A, Mady LJ, Seth T. Vitamin D and intestinal calcium absorption. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2011; 347:25-9. [PMID: 21664413 PMCID: PMC3405161 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Revised: 05/23/2011] [Accepted: 05/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The principal function of vitamin D in calcium homeostasis is to increase calcium absorption from the intestine. Calcium is absorbed by both an active transcellular pathway, which is energy dependent, and by a passive paracellular pathway through tight junctions. 1,25Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) the hormonally active form of vitamin D, through its genomic actions, is the major stimulator of active intestinal calcium absorption which involves calcium influx, translocation of calcium through the interior of the enterocyte and basolateral extrusion of calcium by the intestinal plasma membrane pump. This article reviews recent studies that have challenged the traditional model of vitamin D mediated transcellular calcium absorption and the crucial role of specific calcium transport proteins in intestinal calcium absorption. There is also increasing evidence that 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) can enhance paracellular calcium diffusion. The influence of estrogen, prolactin, glucocorticoids and aging on intestinal calcium absorption and the role of the distal intestine in vitamin D mediated intestinal calcium absorption are also discussed.
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- Sylvia Christakos
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
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Charoenphandhu N, Teerapornpuntakit J, Lapmanee S, Dorkkam N, Krishnamra N, Charoenphandhu J. Long-term swimming in an inescapable stressful environment attenuates the stimulatory effect of endurance swimming on duodenal calcium absorption in rats. J Physiol Sci 2011; 61:473-86. [PMID: 21858657 PMCID: PMC10717476 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-011-0168-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Accepted: 07/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Endurance swimming is known to increase duodenal calcium absorption in normal rats and bone strength in estrogen-deficient rats. Because the stress resulting from forced training often attenuates the stimulatory effect of exercise, swimming in an inescapable chamber should reveal both the positive effect of the exercise and the negative effect of stress. In the work reported herein, swimming rats showed no signs of stress during 2 weeks of training. However, stress response gradually developed thereafter and peaked at weeks 6 and 7. In rats swimming for 2 weeks, transcellular duodenal calcium transport was enhanced ~2-fold. In contrast, calcium absorption was reduced in rats swimming for 8 weeks, consistent with the absence of swimming-induced upregulation of calcium transporter genes in the 8-week group. In conclusion, prolonged stress hindered the stimulatory effect of swimming on duodenal calcium absorption, and thus endurance exercise should be performed without forced training or stress to retain its beneficial effect on calcium metabolism.
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- Narattaphol Charoenphandhu
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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Douard V, Suzuki T, Sabbagh Y, Lee J, Shapses S, Lin S, Ferraris RP. Dietary fructose inhibits lactation-induced adaptations in rat 1,25-(OH)₂D₃ synthesis and calcium transport. FASEB J 2011; 26:707-21. [PMID: 22038050 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-190264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We recently showed that excessive fructose consumption, already associated with numerous metabolic abnormalities, reduces rates of intestinal Ca(2+) transport. Using a rat lactation model with increased Ca(2+) requirements, we tested the hypothesis that mechanisms underlying these inhibitory effects of fructose involve reductions in renal synthesis of 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3). Pregnant and virgin (control) rats were fed isocaloric fructose or, as controls, glucose, and starch diets from d 2 of gestation to the end of lactation. Compared to virgins, lactating dams fed glucose or starch had higher rates of intestinal transcellular Ca(2+) transport, elevated intestinal and renal expression of Ca(2+) channels, Ca(2+)-binding proteins, and CaATPases, as well as increased levels of 25-(OH)D(3) and 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3). Fructose consumption prevented almost all of these lactation-induced increases, and reduced vitamin D receptor binding to promoter regions of Ca(2+) channels and binding proteins. Changes in 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) level were tightly correlated with alterations in expression of 1α-hydroxylase but not with levels of parathyroid hormone and of 24-hydroxylase. Bone mineral density, content, and mechanical strength each decreased with lactation, but then fructose exacerbated these effects. When Ca(2+) requirements increase during lactation or similar physiologically challenging conditions, excessive fructose consumption may perturb Ca(2+) homeostasis because of fructose-induced reductions in synthesis of 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3).
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- Veronique Douard
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA
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Lieben L, Carmeliet G, Masuyama R. Calcemic actions of vitamin D: effects on the intestine, kidney and bone. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011; 25:561-72. [PMID: 21872798 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2011.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The analysis of mice that lack systemically the actions of the active form of vitamin D, 1,25(OH)₂D, has shown that 1,25(OH)₂D is an essential regulator of calcium homeostasis and that its actions are aimed at maintaining serum calcium levels within narrow limits. Especially the stimulation of intestinal calcium transport by 1,25(OH)₂D is important for calcium and bone homeostasis. The involved transporters are however still elusive. The targeted deletion of 1,25(OH)₂D action in chondrocytes has provided compelling evidence for a paracrine control of bone development and endocrine regulation of phosphate homeostasis by 1,25(OH)₂D. Targeting vitamin D receptor (VDR) function in other tissues will further enhance our understanding of the cell-type specific action of 1,25(OH)₂D. In this review, we will discuss the current understanding and remaining questions concerning the calcemic actions of 1,25(OH)₂D in the intestine, kidney and bone, with special focus on the evidence obtained by the use of transgenic mouse models.
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- Liesbet Lieben
- Laboratory of Experimental Medicine & Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium.
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Vanoevelen J, Janssens A, Huitema LFA, Hammond CL, Metz JR, Flik G, Voets T, Schulte-Merker S. Trpv5/6 is vital for epithelial calcium uptake and bone formation. FASEB J 2011; 25:3197-207. [PMID: 21670068 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-183145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Calcium is an essential ion serving a multitude of physiological roles. Aside from its role as a second messenger, it is an essential component of the vertebrate bone matrix. Efficient uptake and storage of calcium are therefore indispensable for all vertebrates. Transient receptor potential family, vanilloid type (TRPV)5 and TRPV6 channels are known players in transcellular calcium uptake, but the exact contribution of this pathway is unclear. We used forward genetic screening in zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify genes essential in bone formation and identified a lethal zebrafish mutant (matt-und-schlapp) with severe defects in bone formation, including lack of ossification of the vertebral column and craniofacial structures. Mutant embryos show a 68% reduction in calcium content, and systemic calcium homeostasis is disturbed when compared with siblings. The phenotype can be partially rescued by increasing ambient calcium levels to 25 mM. We identified the mutation as a loss-of-function mutation in the single orthologue of TRPV5 and 6, trpv5/6. Expression in HEK293 cells showed that Trpv5/6 is a calcium-selective channel capable of inward calcium transport at physiological concentrations whereas the mutant channel is not. Taken together, this study provides both genetic and functional evidence that transcellular epithelial calcium uptake is vital to sustain life and enable bone formation.
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- Jo Vanoevelen
- Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Kellett GL. Alternative perspective on intestinal calcium absorption: proposed complementary actions of Ca(v)1.3 and TRPV6. Nutr Rev 2011; 69:347-70. [PMID: 21729089 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00395.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Transcellular models of dietary Ca(2+) absorption by the intestine assign essential roles to TRPV6 and calbindin-D(9K) . However, studies with gene-knockout mice challenge this view. Something fundamental is missing. The L-type channel Ca(v) 1.3 is located in the apical membrane from the duodenum to the ileum. In perfused rat jejunum in vivo and in Caco-2 cells, Ca(v) 1.3 mediates sodium glucose transporter 1 (SGLT1)-dependent and prolactin-induced active, transcellular Ca(2+) absorption, respectively. TRPV6 is activated by hyperpolarization and is vitamin D dependent; in contrast, Ca(v) 1.3 is activated by depolarization and is independent of calbindin-D(9K) and vitamin D. This review considers evidence supporting the idea that Ca(v) 1.3 and TRPV6 have complementary roles in the regulation of intestinal Ca(2+) absorption as depolarization and repolarization of the apical membrane occur during and between digestive periods, respectively, and as chyme moves from one intestinal segment to another and food transit times increase. Reassessment of current arguments for paracellular flow reveals that key phenomena have alternative explanations within the integrated Ca(v) 1.3/TRPV6 view of transcellular Ca(2+) absorption.
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- George L Kellett
- Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, United Kingdom.
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Fleet JC, Schoch RD. Molecular mechanisms for regulation of intestinal calcium absorption by vitamin D and other factors. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2011; 47:181-95. [PMID: 21182397 DOI: 10.3109/10408363.2010.536429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Optimal intestinal calcium (Ca) absorption is necessary for the protection of bone and the prevention of osteoporosis. Ca absorption can be represented as the sum of a saturable pathway and a non-saturable pathway that is primarily dependent upon luminal Ca concentration. While models have been proposed to describe these transport components, significant gaps still exist in our understanding of these processes. Habitual low intake of Ca up-regulates the saturable transport pathway, a process mediated by increased renal production of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)(2)D). Consistent with this, low vitamin D status as well as deletion/mutation of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) or 25 hydroxyvitamin D-1α hydroxylase (CYP27B1) genes limit Ca absorption by reducing the saturable pathway. There is some evidence that non-saturable Ca absorption in the ileum is also regulated by vitamin D status, but the mechanism is unclear. Treatment with a number of hormones can regulate Ca absorption in vivo (e.g. parathyroid hormone (PTH), thyroid hormone, growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1), estrogen, testosterone). However, some of these actions are indirect (i.e. mediated through the regulation of vitamin D metabolism or signaling), whereas only a few (e.g. estrogen, IGF-1) have been shown to persist in the absence of vitamin D signaling.
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- James C Fleet
- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Holzer P. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels as drug targets for diseases of the digestive system. Pharmacol Ther 2011; 131:142-70. [PMID: 21420431 PMCID: PMC3107431 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2011.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Approximately 20 of the 30 mammalian transient receptor potential (TRP) channel subunits are expressed by specific neurons and cells within the alimentary canal. They subserve important roles in taste, chemesthesis, mechanosensation, pain and hyperalgesia and contribute to the regulation of gastrointestinal motility, absorptive and secretory processes, blood flow, and mucosal homeostasis. In a cellular perspective, TRP channels operate either as primary detectors of chemical and physical stimuli, as secondary transducers of ionotropic or metabotropic receptors, or as ion transport channels. The polymodal sensory function of TRPA1, TRPM5, TRPM8, TRPP2, TRPV1, TRPV3 and TRPV4 enables the digestive system to survey its physical and chemical environment, which is relevant to all processes of digestion. TRPV5 and TRPV6 as well as TRPM6 and TRPM7 contribute to the absorption of Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺, respectively. TRPM7 participates in intestinal pacemaker activity, and TRPC4 transduces muscarinic acetylcholine receptor activation to smooth muscle contraction. Changes in TRP channel expression or function are associated with a variety of diseases/disorders of the digestive system, notably gastro-esophageal reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease, pain and hyperalgesia in heartburn, functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, cholera, hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia, infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, esophageal, gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancer, and polycystic liver disease. These implications identify TRP channels as promising drug targets for the management of a number of gastrointestinal pathologies. As a result, major efforts are put into the development of selective TRP channel agonists and antagonists and the assessment of their therapeutic potential.
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- Peter Holzer
- Research Unit of Translational Neurogastroenterology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
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Minerals are essential and toxic elements that have an impact on human health. Although we have learned a tremendous amount about the metabolism, biological roles, and health effects of minerals with the tools of biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular genetics, there are gaps in our knowledge of mineral biology that will benefit from new approaches. Forward genetics, whereby variations in phenotypes are mapped to natural genetic variation in the genome, has been successfully used to increase our understanding of many biologically important traits but has not yet been used extensively for mineral metabolism. In addition, the well-appreciated existence of interactions between minerals justifies a broader, systems approach to the study of mineral metabolism, i.e., ionomics. This short review will explain the value of forward genetics and ionomics as tools for exploring mammalian mineral metabolism.
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- James C. Fleet
- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906,Center for Gene-Environment Interactions, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906,To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906
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- Center for Gene-Environment Interactions, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906
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Peng JB. TRPV5 and TRPV6 in transcellular Ca(2+) transport: regulation, gene duplication, and polymorphisms in African populations. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2011; 704:239-75. [PMID: 21290300 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0265-3_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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TRPV5 and TRPV6 are unique members of the TRP super family. They are highly selective for Ca(2+) ions with multiple layers of Ca(2+)-dependent inactivation mechanisms, expressed at the apical membrane of Ca(2+) transporting epithelia, and robustly responsive to 1,25-dihydroxivitamin D(3). These features are well suited for their roles as Ca(2+) entry channels in the first step of transcellular Ca(2+) transport pathways, which are involved in intestinal absorption, renal reabsorption of Ca(2+), placental transfer of Ca(2+) to fetus, and many other processes. While TRPV6 is more broadly expressed in a variety of tissues such as esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, kidney, placenta, pancreas, prostate, uterus, salivary gland, and sweat gland, TRPV5 expression is relatively restricted to the distal convoluted tubule and connecting tubule of the kidney. There is only one TRPV6-like gene in fish and birds in comparison to both TRPV5 and TRPV6 genes in mammals, indicating TRPV5 gene was likely generated from duplication of TRPV6 gene during the evolution of mammals to meet the needs of complex renal function. TRPV5 and TRPV6 are subjected to vigorous regulations under physiological, pathological, and therapeutic conditions. The elevated TRPV6 level in malignant tumors such as prostate and breast cancers makes it a potential therapeutic target. TRPV6, and to a lesser extent TRPV5, exhibit unusually high levels of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in African populations as compared to other populations, indicating TRPV6 gene was under selective pressure during or after humans migrated out of Africa. The SNPs of TRPV6 and TRPV5 likely contribute to the Ca(2+) conservation mechanisms in African populations.
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- Ji-Bin Peng
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Nephrology Research and Training Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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Wu LJ, Sweet TB, Clapham DE. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXVI. Current progress in the mammalian TRP ion channel family. Pharmacol Rev 2010; 62:381-404. [PMID: 20716668 DOI: 10.1124/pr.110.002725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 426] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are a large family of ion channel proteins, surpassed in number in mammals only by voltage-gated potassium channels. TRP channels are activated and regulated through strikingly diverse mechanisms, making them suitable candidates for cellular sensors. They respond to environmental stimuli such as temperature, pH, osmolarity, pheromones, taste, and plant compounds, and intracellular stimuli such as Ca(2+) and phosphatidylinositol signal transduction pathways. However, it is still largely unknown how TRP channels are activated in vivo. Despite the uncertainties, emerging evidence using TRP channel knockout mice indicates that these channels have broad function in physiology. Here we review the recent progress on the physiology, pharmacology and pathophysiological function of mammalian TRP channels.
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- Long-Jun Wu
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 320 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Thacher TD, Abrams SA. Relationship of calcium absorption with 25(OH)D and calcium intake in children with rickets. Nutr Rev 2010; 68:682-8. [PMID: 20961298 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00338.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Nutritional rickets has long been considered a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency, but recent data indicate that inadequate dietary calcium intake is an important cause of rickets, particularly in tropical countries. Children with rickets due to calcium deficiency do not have very low 25(OH)D concentrations, and serum 1,25(OH)(2) D values are markedly elevated. Studies of Nigerian children with rickets demonstrated they have high fractional calcium absorption. A high-phytate diet was demonstrated to increase calcium absorption compared with the fasting state, and enzymatic dephytinization did not significantly improve calcium absorption. When given vitamin D, children with rickets have a marked increase in 1,25(OH)(2) D concentrations without any change in fractional calcium absorption. No positive relationship was found between fractional calcium absorption and serum 25(OH)D concentrations in children on low-calcium diets. More research is needed to understand the interaction between calcium and vitamin D and the role of vitamin D in calcium absorption.
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- Tom D Thacher
- Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Dimke H, Hoenderop JGJ, Bindels RJM. Molecular basis of epithelial Ca2+ and Mg2+ transport: insights from the TRP channel family. J Physiol 2010; 589:1535-42. [PMID: 21041532 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.199869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Maintenance of plasma Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) levels is of vital importance for many physiological functions. This is achieved via a coordinated interplay between the intestine, bone and kidney by amending the rate of absorption, storage and excretion, respectively. Discovery of the transient receptor potential (TRP) family identified several new ion channels acting as gatekeepers of Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) transport in these epithelia, greatly increasing our understanding of the molecular processes that facilitate the movement of these minerals. In the intestine, TRP channels contribute to the saturable active transcellular movement of divalent cations from the lumen into the enterocyte. Furthermore, in bone, TRPV channels play important roles by influencing the osteoclastic resorption process, thereby contributing importantly to overall bone mineral content. The divalent cation-permeable TRPV5 and TRPM6 channels are located in the renal distal convolution, the main site of active transcellular Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) transport. The channels are regulated by a multitude of factors and hormones that contribute importantly to keeping the systemic concentrations of Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) within normal limits. Dysregulation of either channel impacts the renal reabsorptive capacity for these cations. This review summarizes the current knowledge related to TRP channels in epithelial Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) transport.
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- Henrik Dimke
- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Boudry G, David ES, Douard V, Monteiro IM, Le Huërou-Luron I, Ferraris RP. Role of intestinal transporters in neonatal nutrition: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, and vitamins. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2010; 51:380-401. [PMID: 20808244 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e3181eb5ad6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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To support rapid growth and a high metabolic rate, infants require enormous amounts of nutrients. The small intestine must have the complete array of transporters that absorb the nutrients released from digested food. Failure of intestinal transporters to function properly often presents symptoms as "failure to thrive" because nutrients are not absorbed and as diarrhea because unabsorbed nutrients upset luminal osmolality or become substrates of intestinal bacteria. We enumerate the nutrients that constitute human milk and various infant milk formulas, explain their importance in neonatal nutrition, then describe for each nutrient the transporter(s) that absorbs it from the intestinal lumen into the enterocyte cytosol and from the cytosol to the portal blood. More than 100 membrane and cytosolic transporters are now thought to facilitate absorption of minerals and vitamins as well as products of digestion of the macronutrients carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. We highlight research areas that should yield information needed to better understand the important role of these transporters during normal development.
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- Gaëlle Boudry
- Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, UMR1079 Système d'Elevage, Nutrition, Animale et Humaine, St-Gilles, France
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Lieben L, Benn BS, Ajibade D, Stockmans I, Moermans K, Hediger MA, Peng JB, Christakos S, Bouillon R, Carmeliet G. Trpv6 mediates intestinal calcium absorption during calcium restriction and contributes to bone homeostasis. Bone 2010; 47:301-8. [PMID: 20399919 PMCID: PMC2902603 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.04.595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Revised: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Energy-dependent intestinal calcium absorption is important for the maintenance of calcium and bone homeostasis, especially when dietary calcium supply is restricted. The active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)], is a crucial regulator of this process and increases the expression of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 6 (Trpv6) calcium channel that mediates calcium transfer across the intestinal apical membrane. Genetic inactivation of Trpv6 in mice (Trpv6(-/-)) showed, however, that TRPV6 is redundant for intestinal calcium absorption when dietary calcium content is normal/high and passive diffusion likely contributes to maintain normal serum calcium levels. On the other hand, Trpv6 inactivation impaired the increase in intestinal calcium transport following calcium restriction, however without resulting in hypocalcemia. A possible explanation is that normocalcemia is maintained at the expense of bone homeostasis, a hypothesis investigated in this study. In this study, we thoroughly analyzed the bone phenotype of Trpv6(-/-) mice receiving a normal (approximately 1%) or low (approximately 0.02%) calcium diet from weaning onwards using micro-computed tomography, histomorphometry and serum parameters. When dietary supply of calcium is normal, Trpv6 inactivation did not affect growth plate morphology, bone mass and remodeling parameters in young adult or aging mice. Restricting dietary calcium had no effect on serum calcium levels and resulted in a comparable reduction in bone mass accrual in Trpv6(+/+) and Trpv6(-/-) mice (-35% and 45% respectively). This decrease in bone mass was associated with a similar increase in bone resorption, whereas serum osteocalcin levels and the amount of unmineralized bone matrix were only significantly increased in Trpv6(-/-) mice. Taken together, our findings indicate that TRPV6 contributes to intestinal calcium transport when dietary calcium supply is limited and in this condition indirectly regulates bone formation and/or mineralization.
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- L Lieben
- Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium
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Sidler-Lauff K, Boos A, Kraenzlin M, Liesegang A. Influence of different calcium supplies and a single vitamin D injection on vitamin D receptor and calbindin D9k immunoreactivities in the gastrointestinal tract of goat kids. J Anim Sci 2010; 88:3598-610. [PMID: 20656967 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether diets differing in Ca concentration would have an influence on vitamin D (VitD) receptor (VDR) and calbindin D9k (Calb9k) immunoreactivities in the gastrointestinal tract of growing goats. In addition, the effect of a single VitD injection was studied, to clarify whether exogenous VitD would further increase the active Ca absorption mechanisms. The hypothesis of the study was that reduced Ca intake would lead to greater active Ca absorption, and with that, to greater amounts of VDR and Calb9k immunoreactivities. The normal Ca kid group (according to age requirements) received 2.5 to 6 g of Ca/d, whereas the lesser Ca kid group (less than requirements) received 1.5 to 4 g of Ca/d from wk 6 (weaning) to 15 (slaughter). In addition, 5 and 6 goat kids, respectively, of each group (normal Ca kid group, lesser Ca kid group), were injected with VitD (0.05 mg of cholecalciferol/kg of BW) in wk 14 of life. Blood samples were taken in wk 14 and 15. Calcium and VitD (25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D) concentrations were determined in serum. Immediately after slaughter, the duodenum (DD) and rumen (RU) were mounted in conventional Ussing chambers. Unidirectional flux rates of Ca across gastrointestinal tissues were measured. Additionally, tissue specimens of the gastrointestinal tract were collected, and formaldehyde-fixed paraffin sections were used for VDR and Calb9k immunohistochemistry. In all kid groups, a net absorption in the RU and a net secretion of Ca in the DD were observed. Immunoreactions of VDR were greatest in the duodenal mucosa, whereas Calb9k immunoreactions were observed in the forestomach and intestinal tissues. The greatest expression was observed in the duodenal surface epithelium. Additionally, in the VitD-injected groups, an immunoreaction occurred in the jejunal superficial and basal glands and the ileal superficial epithelium. In contrast, the other groups showed no Calb9k immunoreactions at these sites. In conclusion, there is clear evidence for the RU as a main site for Ca absorption. The results of this study also indicate that VDR and Calb9k are highly expressed in the duodenal mucosa. The active absorption may not have such an important role in the DD because active transport was also evident in the RU. However, Calb9k expression seems to be stimulated by VitD administration.
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- K Sidler-Lauff
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, Zurich, Switzerland
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Christakos S, Dhawan P, Ajibade D, Benn BS, Feng J, Joshi SS. Mechanisms involved in vitamin D mediated intestinal calcium absorption and in non-classical actions of vitamin D. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 121:183-7. [PMID: 20214989 PMCID: PMC2906645 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2009] [Revised: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Recent studies in our laboratory using calbindin-D9k null mutant mice as well as mice lacking the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) inducible epithelial calcium channel TRPV6 provide evidence for calbindin-D9k and TRPV6 independent regulation of active intestinal calcium absorption. These findings suggest that in the knock out (KO) mice there is compensation by another calcium channel or protein and that other novel factors are involved in 1,25(OH)2D3 mediated active intestinal calcium absorption. In addition, 1,25(OH)2D3 mediated paracellular transport of calcium may have contributed to the normalization of serum calcium in the null mutant mice. 1,25(OH)2D3 downregulates cadherin-17 and upregulates claudin-2 and claudin-12 in the intestine, suggesting that 1,25(OH)2D3, by regulating these epithelial cell junction proteins, can route calcium through the paracellular path. With regard to non-classical actions, 1,25(OH)2D3 has been reported to inhibit the proliferation of a number of malignant cells and to regulate adaptive as well as innate immunity. This article will review new developments related to the function and regulation of vitamin D target proteins in classical and non-classical vitamin D target tissues that have provided novel insight into mechanisms of vitamin D action.
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- Sylvia Christakos
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Ave., Newark, NJ 07103, United States.
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Charoenphandhu N, Wongdee K, Krishnamra N. Is prolactin the cardinal calciotropic maternal hormone? Trends Endocrinol Metab 2010; 21:395-401. [PMID: 20304671 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2010.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2010] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 02/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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To produce offspring, mothers require a large amount of calcium for fetal growth and milk production. Increased calcium demand leads to enhanced intestinal calcium absorption and stockpiling of bone calcium in pregnancy prior to demineralization in lactation. These coordinated events must be carefully organized by calciotropic hormone(s), but the classical hormones, namely 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), parathyroid hormone and calcitonin, do not appear to be responsible. Plasma prolactin (PRL) levels are elevated during pregnancy and, in view of the presence of PRL receptors in gut, bone and mammary glands, as well as recent evidence of the stimulatory effects of PRL on intestinal calcium transport, bone resorption and mammary calcium secretion, we postulate that PRL is the cardinal calciotropic hormone during pregnancy and lactation.
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Ajibade DV, Dhawan P, Fechner AJ, Meyer MB, Pike JW, Christakos S. Evidence for a role of prolactin in calcium homeostasis: regulation of intestinal transient receptor potential vanilloid type 6, intestinal calcium absorption, and the 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) 1alpha hydroxylase gene by prolactin. Endocrinology 2010; 151:2974-84. [PMID: 20463051 PMCID: PMC2903940 DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Increased calcium transport has been observed in vitamin D-deficient pregnant and lactating rats, indicating that another factor besides 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) is involved in intestinal calcium transport. To investigate prolactin as a hormone involved in calcium homeostasis, vitamin D-deficient male mice were injected with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3), prolactin, or prolactin + 1,25(OH)(2)D(3). Prolactin alone (1 microg/g body weight 48, 24, and 4 h before termination) significantly induced duodenal transient receptor potential vanilloid type 6 (TRPV6) mRNA (4-fold) but caused no change in calbindin-D(9k). Combined treatment with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and prolactin resulted in an enhancement of the 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) induction of duodenal TRPV6 mRNA, calbindin-D(9k) mRNA, and an induction of duodenal calcium transport [P < 0.05 compared with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) alone]. Because lactation is associated with an increase in circulating 1,25(OH)(2)D(3), experiments were done to determine whether prolactin also has a direct effect on induction of 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) 1alpha hydroxylase [1alpha(OH)ase]. Using AOK B-50 cells cotransfected with the prolactin receptor and the mouse 1alpha(OH)ase promoter -1651/+22 cooperative effects between prolactin and signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 were observed in the regulation of 1alpha(OH)ase. In addition, in prolactin receptor transfected AOK B-50 cells, prolactin treatment (400 ng/ml) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 significantly induced 1alpha(OH)ase protein as determined by Western blot analysis. Thus, prolactin, by multiple mechanisms, including regulation of vitamin D metabolism, induction of TRPV6 mRNA, and cooperation with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) in induction of intestinal calcium transport genes and intestinal calcium transport, can act as an important modulator of vitamin D-regulated calcium homeostasis.
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- Dare V Ajibade
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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Pike JW, Meyer MB. The vitamin D receptor: new paradigms for the regulation of gene expression by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3). Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2010; 39:255-69, table of contents. [PMID: 20511050 PMCID: PMC2879406 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2010.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The actions of the vitamin D hormone 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) are mediated by the vitamin D receptor (VDR), a ligand-activated transcription factor that functions to control gene expression. After ligand activation, the VDR binds directly to specific sequences located near promoters and recruits a variety of coregulatory complexes that perform the additional functions required to modify transcriptional output. Recent advances in transcriptional regulation, which permit the unbiased identification of the regulatory regions of genes, are providing new insight into how genes are regulated. Surprisingly, gene regulation requires the orchestrated efforts of multiple modular enhancers often located many kilobases upstream, downstream, or within the transcription units themselves. These studies are transforming our understanding of how 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) regulates gene transcription.
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- J Wesley Pike
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Margolis RN, Christakos S. The nuclear receptor superfamily of steroid hormones and vitamin D gene regulation. An update. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2010; 1192:208-14. [PMID: 20392238 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05227.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nuclear receptors bind to chromatin and seed formation of complexes comprising coregulators at the hormone response element. Nuclear receptors and coregulators can mediate chromatin remodeling, epigenetic modification, and ultimately gene expression. Chromatin immunoprecipitation has shown that nuclear receptors bind to chromatin throughout the genome, often at locations distant from the transcription start site. New findings related to the regulation of key vitamin D target genes in intestine and bone as well as nonclassical actions of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3)[1,25(OH)(2)D(3)], including effects on breast cancer cells and on the immune system, are discussed. These studies will form the basis for future studies examining global networks regulated by the vitamin D receptor. It is becoming increasingly recognized that the actions of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3), similar to those of other steroids, is complex, involving regulation of gene activity at a range of locations.
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- Ronald N Margolis
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Wasserman RH. Comments on the essentiality of calbindin-D9k and calcium channel TRPV6 for optimal active intestinal calcium transport in vitro. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2010; 1192:365-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05316.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ca is not only essential for bone mineralisation, but also for regulation of extracellular and intracellular processes. When the Ca2+ intake is low, the efficiency of intestinal Ca2+ absorption and renal Ca2+ reabsorption is increased. This adaptive mechanism involves calcitriol enhancement via parathyroid hormone stimulation. Bone is also highly affected. Low Ca2+ intake is considered a risk factor for osteoporosis. Patients with renal lithiasis may be at higher risk of recurrence of stone formation when they have low Ca2+ intake. The role of dietary Ca2+ on the regulation of lipid metabolism and lipogenic genes in adipocytes might explain an inverse relationship between dairy intake and BMI. Dietary Ca2+ restriction produces impairment of the adipocyte apoptosis and dysregulation of glucocorticosteroid metabolism in the adipose tissue. An inverse relationship between hypertension and a low-Ca2+ diet has been described. Ca2+ facilitates weight loss and stimulates insulin sensitivity, which contributes to the decrease in the blood pressure. There is also evidence that dietary Ca2+ is associated with colorectal cancer. Dietary Ca2+ could alter the ratio of faecal bile acids, reducing the cytotoxicity of faecal water, or it could activate Ca2+-sensing receptors, triggering intracellular signalling pathways. Also it could bind luminal antigens, transporting them into mucosal mononuclear cells as a mechanism of immunosurveillance and promotion of tolerance. Data relative to nutritional Ca2+ and incidences of other human cancers are controversial. Health professionals should be aware of these nutritional complications and reinforce the dairy intakes to ensure the recommended Ca2+ requirements and prevent diseases.
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Fudge NJ, Kovacs CS. Pregnancy up-regulates intestinal calcium absorption and skeletal mineralization independently of the vitamin D receptor. Endocrinology 2010; 151:886-95. [PMID: 20051486 DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-1010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Without the vitamin D receptor (VDR), adult mammals develop reduced intestinal calcium absorption, rickets, and osteomalacia. Intestinal calcium absorption normally increases during pregnancy so that the mother can supply sufficient calcium to her fetuses. The maternal skeleton is rapidly resorbed during lactation to provide calcium needed for milk; that lost bone mineral content (BMC) is completely restored after weaning. We studied Vdr null mice to determine whether these adaptations during pregnancy and lactation require the VDR. Vdr nulls were severely rachitic at 10 wk of age on a normal diet. Pregnancy induced a 158% increase in Vdr null BMC to equal the pregnant wild-type (WT) value. Lactation caused BMC losses that were equal in Vdr nulls and WT. Vdr nulls recovered after weaning to a BMC 50% higher than before pregnancy and equal to WT. Additional analyses showed that during pregnancy, duodenal (45)Ca absorption increased in Vdr nulls, secondary hyperparathyroidism lessened, bone turnover markers decreased, and osteoid became fully mineralized. A genome-wide microarray analysis of duodenal RNA found marked reduction of Trpv6 in Vdr nulls at baseline but a 13.5-fold increase during pregnancy. Calbindin D-9K (S100g) and Ca(2+)-ATPase (Pmca1) were not altered by pregnancy. Several other solute transporters increased during pregnancy in Vdr nulls. In summary, Vdr nulls adapt to pregnancy by up-regulating duodenal Trpv6 and intestinal (45)Ca absorption, thereby enabling rapid normalization of BMC during pregnancy. These mice lactate normally and fully restore BMC after weaning. Therefore, VDR is not required for the skeletal adaptations during pregnancy, lactation, and after weaning.
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- Neva J Fudge
- Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Gaffney-Stomberg E, Sun BH, Cucchi CE, Simpson CA, Gundberg C, Kerstetter JE, Insogna KL. The effect of dietary protein on intestinal calcium absorption in rats. Endocrinology 2010; 151:1071-8. [PMID: 20147526 PMCID: PMC2840679 DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Increasing dietary protein intake in humans acutely increases urinary calcium. Isotopic absorption studies have indicated that, at least in the short term, this is primarily due to increased intestinal Ca absorption. To explore the mechanisms underlying dietary protein's effect on intestinal Ca absorption, female Sprague Dawley rats were fed a control (20%), low (5%), or high (40%) protein diet for 7 d, and Ca balance was measured during d 4-7. On d 7, duodenal mucosa was harvested and brush border membrane vesicles (BBMVs) were prepared to evaluate Ca uptake. By d 7, urinary calcium was more than 2-fold higher in the 40% protein group compared with control (4.2 mg/d vs. 1.7 mg/d; P < 0.05). Rats consuming the 40% protein diet both absorbed and retained more Ca compared with the 5% protein group (absorption: 48.5% vs. 34.1% and retention: 45.8% vs. 33.7%, respectively; P < 0.01). Ca uptake was increased in BBMVs prepared from rats consuming the high-protein diet. Maximum velocity (V(max)) was higher in the BBMVs prepared from the high-protein group compared with those from the low-protein group (90 vs. 36 nmol Ca/mg protein x min, P < 0.001; 95% CI: 46-2486 and 14-55, respectively). The Michaelis Menten constant (K(m)) was unchanged (2.2 mm vs. 1.8 mm, respectively; P = 0.19). We conclude that in rats, as in humans, acute increases in protein intake result in hypercalciuria due to augmented intestinal Ca absorption. BBMV Ca uptake studies suggest that higher protein intake improves Ca absorption, at least in part, by increasing transcellular Ca uptake.
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- Erin Gaffney-Stomberg
- Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.
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The secosteroid hormone 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) is the natural ligand for the vitamin D receptor, a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. Upon binding of the ligand, the vitamin D receptor heterodimerizes with the retinoid X receptor and binds to vitamin D response elements in the promoter region of target genes to induce/repress their expression. The target genes that have been identified so far are heterogeneous in nature and reflect the great spectrum of biological activities of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3). Within the last two decades, the receptor has been shown to be present not only in classical target tissues such as bone, kidney, and intestine, but also in many other nonclassical tissues, for example, in the immune system (T and B cells, macrophages, and monocytes), in the reproductive system (uterus, testis, ovary, prostate, placenta, and mammary glands), in the endocrine system (pancreas, pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal cortex), in muscles (skeletal, smooth, and heart muscles), and in brain, skin, and liver. Besides the almost universal presence of vitamin D receptors, different cell types (for example, keratinocytes, monocytes, bone, placenta) are capable of metabolizing 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) to 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) by the enzyme 25(OH)D(3)-1alpha-hydroxylase, encoded by CYP27B1. The combined presence of CYP27B1 and the specific receptor in several tissues introduced the idea of a paracrine/autocrine role for 1,25(OH)(2)D(3). Moreover, it has been demonstrated that 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) can induce differentiation and inhibit proliferation of normal and malignant cells. Moreover, vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk for nearly all major human diseases such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases. In addition to the treatment of bone disorders with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3), these newly discovered functions open perspectives for the use of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) as an immune modulator (for example, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or prevention of graft rejection), inhibitor of cell proliferation, and inducer of cell differentiation (cancer).
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- Annemieke Verstuyf
- Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Nakkrasae LI, Thongon N, Thongbunchoo J, Krishnamra N, Charoenphandhu N. Transepithelial calcium transport in prolactin-exposed intestine-like Caco-2 monolayer after combinatorial knockdown of TRPV5, TRPV6 and Ca(v)1.3. J Physiol Sci 2010; 60:9-17. [PMID: 19885716 PMCID: PMC10717236 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-009-0068-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The milk-producing hormone prolactin (PRL) increases the transcellular intestinal calcium absorption by enhancing apical calcium uptake through voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel (Ca(v)) 1.3. However, the redundancy of apical calcium channels raised the possibility that Ca(v)1.3 may operate with other channels, especially transient receptor potential vanilloid family calcium channels (TRPV) 5 or 6, in an interdependent manner. Herein, TRPV5 knockdown (KD), TRPV5/TRPV6, TRPV5/Ca(v)1.3, and TRPV6/Ca(v)1.3 double KD, and TRPV5/TRPV6/Ca(v)1.3 triple KD Caco-2 monolayers were generated by transfecting cells with small interfering RNAs (siRNA). siRNAs downregulated only the target mRNAs, and did not induce compensatory upregulation of the remaining channels. After exposure to 600 ng/mL PRL, the transcellular calcium transport was increased by ~2-fold in scrambled siRNA-treated, TRPV5 KD and TRPV5/TRPV6 KD monolayers, but not in TRPV5/Ca(v)1.3, TRPV6/Ca(v)1.3 and TRPV5/TRPV6/Ca(v)1.3 KD monolayers. The results suggested that Ca(v)1.3 was the sole apical channel responsible for the PRL-stimulated transcellular calcium transport in intestine-like Caco-2 monolayer.
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- La-iad Nakkrasae
- Consortium for Calcium and Bone Research (COCAB), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Consortium for Calcium and Bone Research (COCAB), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Medical Science, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
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- Consortium for Calcium and Bone Research (COCAB), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Consortium for Calcium and Bone Research (COCAB), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400 Thailand
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- Consortium for Calcium and Bone Research (COCAB), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400 Thailand
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Douard V, Asgerally A, Sabbagh Y, Sugiura S, Shapses SA, Casirola D, Ferraris RP. Dietary fructose inhibits intestinal calcium absorption and induces vitamin D insufficiency in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 21:261-71. [PMID: 19959720 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2009080795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Renal disease leads to perturbations in calcium and phosphate homeostasis and vitamin D metabolism. Dietary fructose aggravates chronic kidney disease (CKD), but whether it also worsens CKD-induced derangements in calcium and phosphate homeostasis is unknown. Here, we fed rats diets containing 60% glucose or fructose for 1 mo beginning 6 wk after 5/6 nephrectomy or sham operation. Nephrectomized rats had markedly greater kidney weight, blood urea nitrogen, and serum levels of creatinine, phosphate, and calcium-phosphate product; dietary fructose significantly exacerbated all of these outcomes. Expression and activity of intestinal phosphate transporter, which did not change after nephrectomy or dietary fructose, did not correlate with hyperphosphatemia in 5/6-nephrectomized rats. Intestinal transport of calcium, however, decreased with dietary fructose, probably because of fructose-mediated downregulation of calbindin 9k. Serum calcium levels, however, were unaffected by nephrectomy and diet. Finally, only 5/6-nephrectomized rats that received dietary fructose demonstrated marked reductions in 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) levels, despite upregulation of 1alpha-hydroxylase. In summary, excess dietary fructose inhibits intestinal calcium absorption, induces marked vitamin D insufficiency in CKD, and exacerbates other classical symptoms of the disease. Future studies should evaluate the relevance of monitoring fructose consumption in patients with CKD.
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- Veronique Douard
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA
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Zhang X, Rahemtulla F, Zhang P, Li X, Beck P, Thomas HF. Normalisation of calcium status reverses the phenotype in dentin, but not in enamel of VDR-deficient mice. Arch Oral Biol 2009; 54:1105-10. [PMID: 19850279 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2009] [Accepted: 09/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of vitamin D receptor (VDR) deficiency on mouse dentin and enamel mineralisation, and how normalisation of serum calcium level affects dentin and enamel phenotypes in VDR knockout mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Groups of VDR wild-type (VDR+/+), VDR deficient (VDR-/-) and VDR-/- rescued mice were sacrificed at 70.5 days of life. The rescued group was established by a high-calcium diet feeding the VDR-/- mice from postnatal 19 days. Micro-CT was used to compare enamel and dentin mineralisation density (MD) at different levels of mandibular incisors among the groups. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to examine the ultrastructure of the enamel and dentin in the corresponding levels and of surface enamel after acidic treatment. RESULTS Micro-CT showed that in VDR-/- rescued group, dentin phenotype was reversed and dentin MD was reversed to normal; however, enamel mineralisation was not reversible, and remained as hypermineralisation in molar region and apical region of the incisors. SEM also revealed enamel hypermineralisation in the VDR-/- rescued group. This early enamel hypermineralisation was more susceptible to acidic erosion. CONCLUSION Vitamin D affects dentin mineralisation systemically, and it regulates enamel mineralisation locally.
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- Xueming Zhang
- Department of Prosthodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294-2170, USA.
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Sabbagh Y, O'Brien SP, Song W, Boulanger JH, Stockmann A, Arbeeny C, Schiavi SC. Intestinal npt2b plays a major role in phosphate absorption and homeostasis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 20:2348-58. [PMID: 19729436 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2009050559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Intestinal phosphate absorption occurs through both a paracellular mechanism involving tight junctions and an active transcellular mechanism involving the type II sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporter NPT2b (SLC34a2). To define the contribution of NPT2b to total intestinal phosphate absorption, we generated an inducible conditional knockout mouse, Npt2b(-/-) (Npt2b(fl/fl):Cre(+/-)). Npt2b(-/-) animals had increased fecal phosphate excretion and hypophosphaturia, but serum phosphate remained unchanged. Decreased urinary phosphate excretion correlated with reduced serum levels of the phosphaturic hormone FGF23 and increased protein expression of the renal phosphate transporter Npt2a. These results demonstrate that the absence of Npt2b triggers compensatory renal mechanisms to maintain phosphate homeostasis. In animals fed a low phosphate diet followed by acute administration of a phosphate bolus, Npt2b(-/-) animals absorbed approximately 50% less phosphate than wild-type animals, confirming a major role of this transporter in phosphate regulation. In vitro analysis of active phosphate transport in ileum segments isolated from wild-type or Npt2b(-/-) mice demonstrated that Npt2b contributes to >90% of total active phosphate absorption. In summary, Npt2b is largely responsible for intestinal phosphate absorption and contributes to the maintenance of systemic phosphate homeostasis.
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- Yves Sabbagh
- Renal and Endocrine Sciences Group, Genzyme Corporation, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
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Thacher TD, Obadofin MO, O'Brien KO, Abrams SA. The effect of vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 on intestinal calcium absorption in Nigerian children with rickets. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009; 94:3314-21. [PMID: 19567516 PMCID: PMC2741710 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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CONTEXT Children with calcium-deficiency rickets have high 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D values. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to determine whether vitamin D increased calcium absorption. DESIGN This was an experimental study. SETTING The study was conducted at a teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS Participants included 17 children with nutritional rickets. INTERVENTION The participants were randomized to 1.25 mg oral vitamin D(3) (n = 8) or vitamin D(2) (n = 9). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Fractional calcium absorption 3 da after vitamin D administration was measured. RESULTS Mean baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations were 20 ng/ml (range 5-31 ng/ml). The increase in 25-hydroxyvitamin D was equivalent after vitamin D(3) (29 +/- 10 ng/ml) or vitamin D(2) (29 +/- 17 ng/ml). Mean 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D values increased from 143 +/- 76 pg/ml to 243 +/- 102 pg/ml (P = 0.001), and the increase in 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D did not differ between vitamin D(2) and vitamin D(3) (107 +/- 110 and 91 +/- 102 ng/ml, respectively). The increment in 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D was explained almost entirely by the baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration (r(2) = 0.72; P < 0.001). Mean fractional calcium absorption did not differ before (52.6 +/- 21.4%) or after (53.2 +/- 23.5%) vitamin D, and effects of vitamin D(2) and vitamin D(3) on calcium absorption were not significantly different. Fractional calcium absorption was not closely related to concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (r = 0.01, P = 0.93) or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (r = 0.21, P = 0.24). The effect of vitamin D on calcium absorption did not vary with baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D values or with the absolute increase in 25-hydroxyvitamin D or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D values. CONCLUSIONS Despite similar increases in 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D with vitamin D(2) or vitamin D(3), fractional calcium absorption did not increase, indicating that rickets in Nigerian children is not primarily due to vitamin D-deficient calcium malabsorption.
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- Tom D Thacher
- Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Charoenphandhu N, Nakkrasae LI, Kraidith K, Teerapornpuntakit J, Thongchote K, Thongon N, Krishnamra N. Two-step stimulation of intestinal Ca(2+) absorption during lactation by long-term prolactin exposure and suckling-induced prolactin surge. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2009; 297:E609-19. [PMID: 19567804 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00347.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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During pregnancy and lactation, the enhanced intestinal Ca(2+) absorption serves to provide Ca(2+) for fetal development and lactogenesis; however, the responsible hormone and its mechanisms remain elusive. We elucidated herein that prolactin (PRL) markedly stimulated the transcellular and paracellular Ca(2+) transport in the duodenum of pregnant and lactating rats as well as in Caco-2 monolayer in a two-step manner. Specifically, a long-term exposure to PRL in pregnancy and lactation induced an adaptation in duodenal cells at genomic levels by upregulating the expression of genes related to transcellular transport, e.g., TRPV5/6 and calbindin-D(9k), and the paracellular transport, e.g., claudin-3, thereby raising Ca(2+) absorption rate to a new "baseline" (Step 1). During suckling, PRL surge further increased Ca(2+) absorption to a higher level (Step 2) in a nongenomic manner to match Ca(2+) loss in milk. PRL-enhanced apical Ca(2+) uptake was responsible for the increased transcellular transport, whereas PRL-enhanced paracellular transport required claudin-15, which regulated epithelial cation selectivity and paracellular Ca(2+) movement. Such nongenomic PRL actions were mediated by phosphoinositide 3-kinase, protein kinase C, and RhoA-associated coiled-coil-forming kinase pathways. In conclusion, two-step stimulation of intestinal Ca(2+) absorption resulted from long-term PRL exposure, which upregulated Ca(2+) transporter genes to elevate the transport baseline, and the suckling-induced transient PRL surge, which further increased Ca(2+) transport to the maximal capacity. The present findings also suggested that Ca(2+) supplementation at 15-30 min prior to breastfeeding may best benefit the lactating mother, since more Ca(2+) could be absorbed as a result of the suckling-induced PRL surge.
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Calcium absorption proceeds by transcellular and paracellular flux, with the latter accounting for most absorbed calcium when calcium intake is adequate. Vitamin D helps regulate transcellular calcium transport by increasing calcium uptake via a luminal calcium channel and by inducing the cytosolic calcium transporting protein, calbindinD(9k). Recent studies utilizing knockout mice have challenged the functional importance of the channel and calbindin. To integrate the new findings with many previous studies, the function of the two molecules must be evaluated in the calcium transport and economy of mice. When calcium intake is high, transcellular calcium transport contributes little to total calcium absorption. Therefore, increasing calcium intake seems the most effective nutritional approach to ensure adequate absorption and prevent bone loss.
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- Felix Bronner
- The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-6125, USA.
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Choi KC, Jeung EB. Calcium Homeostasis and Regulation of Calbindin-D 9kby Glucocorticoids and Vitamin D as Bioactive Molecules. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2009. [DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2009.17.2.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Teerapornpuntakit J, Dorkkam N, Wongdee K, Krishnamra N, Charoenphandhu N. Endurance swimming stimulates transepithelial calcium transport and alters the expression of genes related to calcium absorption in the intestine of rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2009; 296:E775-86. [PMID: 19176351 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90904.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Endurance impact exercise, e.g., running, is known to enhance the intestinal calcium absorption. However, nonimpact exercise, e.g., swimming, is more appropriate for osteoporotic patients with cardiovascular diseases or disorders of bone and joint, but the effect of swimming on the intestinal calcium transport was unknown. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate the transepithelial calcium transport and the expression of related genes in the intestine of rats trained to swim nonstop 1 h/day, 5 days/wk for 2 wk. We found that endurance swimming stimulated calcium transport in the duodenum, proximal jejunum, and cecum, while decreasing that in the proximal colon. Swimming affected neither the transepithelial potential difference nor resistance. As demonstrated by real-time PCR, the small intestine, especially the duodenum, responded to swimming by upregulating a number of genes related to the transcellular calcium transport, i.e., TRPV5, TRPV6, calbindin-D9k, PMCA1b, and NCX1, and the paracellular calcium transport, i.e., ZO-1, ZO-2, ZO-3, cingulin, occludin, and claudins, as well as nuclear receptor of 1,25(OH)2D3. In contrast, swimming downregulated those genes in the colon. Microarray analysis showed that swimming also altered the expression of duodenal genes related to the transport of several ions and nutrients, e.g., Na+, K+, Cl-, glucose, and amino acids. In conclusion, endurance swimming enhanced intestinal calcium absorption, in part, by upregulating the calcium transporter genes. The present microarray study also provided relevant information for further investigations into the intestinal nutrient and electrolyte transport during nonimpact exercise.
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Thongon N, Nakkrasae LI, Thongbunchoo J, Krishnamra N, Charoenphandhu N. Enhancement of calcium transport in Caco-2 monolayer through PKCzeta-dependent Cav1.3-mediated transcellular and rectifying paracellular pathways by prolactin. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2009; 296:C1373-82. [PMID: 19339512 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00053.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Previous investigations suggested that prolactin (PRL) stimulated the intestinal calcium absorption through phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase C (PKC), and RhoA-associated coiled-coil forming kinase (ROCK) signaling pathways. However, little was known regarding its detailed mechanisms for the stimulation of transcellular and voltage-dependent paracellular calcium transport. By using Ussing chamber technique, we found that the PRL-induced increase in the transcellular calcium flux and decrease in transepithelial resistance of intestinal-like Caco-2 monolayer were not abolished by inhibitors of gene transcription and protein biosynthesis. The PRL-stimulated transcellular calcium transport was completely inhibited by the L-type calcium channel blockers (nifedipine and verapamil) and plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA) inhibitor (trifluoperazine) as well as small interfering RNA targeting voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel Ca(v)1.3, but not TRPV6 or calbindin-D(9k). As demonstrated by (45)Ca uptake study, PI3K and PKC, but not ROCK, were essential for the PRL-enhanced apical calcium entry. In addition, PRL was unable to enhance the transcellular calcium transport after PKC(zeta) knockdown or exposure to inhibitors of PKC(zeta), but not of PKC(alpha), PKC(beta), PKC(epsilon), PKC(mu), or protein kinase A. Voltage-clamping experiments further showed that PRL markedly stimulated the voltage-dependent calcium transport and removed the paracellular rectification. Such PRL effects on paracellular transport were completely abolished by inhibitors of PI3K (LY-294002) and ROCK (Y-27632). It could be concluded that the PRL-stimulated transcellular calcium transport in Caco-2 monolayer was mediated by Ca(v)1.3 and PMCA, presumably through PI3K and PKC(zeta) pathways, while the enhanced voltage-dependent calcium transport occurred through PI3K and ROCK pathways.
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- Narongrit Thongon
- Consortium for Calcium and Bone Research (COCAB), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Xue Y, Fleet JC. Intestinal vitamin D receptor is required for normal calcium and bone metabolism in mice. Gastroenterology 2009; 136:1317-27, e1-2. [PMID: 19254681 PMCID: PMC2695717 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Revised: 11/25/2008] [Accepted: 12/11/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Vitamin D receptor (VDR)-knockout mice develop severe hypocalcemia and rickets, accompanied by disruption of active intestinal calcium absorption. To specifically study the effects of VDR in intestinal calcium absorption, we investigated whether restoration of intestinal VDR is sufficient to recover the phenotype of VDR-knockout mice. METHODS We generated mice with intestine-specific transgenic expression of human VDR and crossed them to VDR knockout mice. The intestine, kidney, and bone phenotypes of the VDR- knockout mice with intestine-specific expression of human VDR (knockout/transgenic [KO/TG]) were analyzed. RESULTS Transgenic expression of VDR in the intestine of VDR-knockout mice normalized duodenal vitamin D-regulated calcium absorption as well as vitamin D-regulated calcium binding protein D9k and TRPV6 gene expression in the duodenum and proximal colon. As a result, animal growth and the serum levels of calcium and parathyroid hormone were normalized in KO/TG mice. Other phenotypes were revealed when calcium metabolism was normalized in KO/TG mice: serum 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D levels were higher in KO/TG mice than normal mice owing to reduced renal expression of the vitamin D-degrading enzyme CYP24, urinary calcium excretion was higher and associated with lower renal calcium binding protein D9k and calcium binding protein D28k than normal mice, and bone density and volume increased in KO/TG compared with normal mice owing to increased mineral apposition rate and osteoblast number. CONCLUSIONS Intestinal VDR and vitamin D-regulated intestinal calcium absorption are critical for controlling whole-body calcium metabolism in growing mice. Normalizing intestinal calcium absorption and metabolism reveals essential roles for VDR in control of bone formation and renal control of serum 1,25(OH)2D and urinary calcium excretion.
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- Yingben Xue
- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
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- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059,Center for Gene-Environment Interactions, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059,Corresponding author: James C. Fleet, Ph.D., Purdue University, 700 West State St., West Lafayette, IN 47906-2059, (O) 1-765-494-0302, (F) 1-765-494-0906, E-mail address:
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Ko SH, Choi KC, Oh GT, Jeung EB. Effect of dietary calcium and 1,25-(OH)2D3 on the expression of calcium transport genes in calbindin-D9k and -D28k double knockout mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 379:227-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Khanal RC, Peters TMS, Smith NM, Nemere I. Membrane receptor-initiated signaling in 1,25(OH)2D3-stimulated calcium uptake in intestinal epithelial cells. J Cell Biochem 2009; 105:1109-16. [PMID: 18773429 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Demonstrating 1,25(OH)2D3-stimulated calcium uptake in isolated chick intestinal epithelial cells has been complicated by simultaneous enhancement of both uptake and efflux. We now report that in intestinal cells of adult birds, or those of young birds cultured for 72 h, 1,25(OH)2D3-stimulates 45Ca uptake to greater than 140% of corresponding controls within 3 min of addition. Such cells have lost hormone-stimulated protein kinase C (PKC) activity, believed to mediate calcium efflux. To further test this hypothesis, freshly isolated cells were preincubated with calphostin C, and calcium uptake monitored in the presence or absence of steroid. Only cells treated with the PKC inhibitor demonstrated a significant increase in 45Ca uptake in response to 1,25(OH)2D3, relative to corresponding controls. In addition, phorbol ester was shown to stimulate efflux, while forskolin stimulated uptake. To further investigate the mechanisms involved in calcium uptake, we assessed the role of TRPV6 and its activation by beta-glucuronidase. beta-Glucuronidase secretion from isolated intestinal epithelial cells was significantly increased by treatment with 1,25(OH)2D3, PTH, or forskolin, but not by phorbol ester. Treatment of cells with beta-glucuronidase, in turn, stimulated 45Ca uptake. Finally, transfection of cells with siRNA to either beta-glucuronidase or TRPV6 abolished 1,25(OH)2D3-enhanced calcium uptake relative to controls transfected with scrambled siRNA. Confocal microscopy further indicated rapid redistribution of enzyme and calcium channel after steroid. 1,25(OH)2D3 and PTH increase calcium uptake by stimulating the PKA pathway to release beta-glucuronidase, which in turn activates TRPV6. 1,25(OH)2D3-enhanced calcium efflux is mediated by the PKC pathway.
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- Ramesh C Khanal
- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences and Center for Integrated BioSystems, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-8700, USA
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Cavalier E, Delanaye P, Chapelle JP, Souberbielle JC. Vitamin D: current status and perspectives. Clin Chem Lab Med 2009; 47:120-7. [DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2009.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AbstractThe role of vitamin D in maintaining bone health has been known for decades. Recently, however, the discovery that many tissues expressed the vitamin D receptor and were able to transform the 25-OH vitamin D into its most active metabolite, 1,25-(OH)Clin Chem Lab Med 2009;47:120–7.
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TRPV6 is not required for 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced intestinal calcium absorption in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:19655-9. [PMID: 19073913 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0810761105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The requirement for TRPV6 for vitamin D-dependent intestinal calcium absorption in vivo has been examined by using vitamin D-deficient TRPV6 null mice and littermate wild-type mice. Each of the vitamin D-deficient animals received each day for 4 days 50 ng of 1,25-dihydroyvitamin D(3) in 0.1 ml of 95% propylene glycol:5% ethanol vehicle or vehicle only. Both the wild-type and TRPV6 null mice responded equally well to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) in increasing intestinal calcium absorption. These results, along with our microarray data, demonstrate that TRPV6 is not required for vitamin D-induced intestinal calcium absorption and may not carry out a significant role in this process. These and previous results using calbindin D9k null mutant mice illustrate that molecular events in the intestinal calcium absorption process in response to the active form of vitamin D remain to be defined.
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Thyagarajan B, Benn BS, Christakos S, Rohacs T. Phospholipase C-mediated regulation of transient receptor potential vanilloid 6 channels: implications in active intestinal Ca2+ transport. Mol Pharmacol 2008; 75:608-16. [PMID: 19073818 DOI: 10.1124/mol.108.052449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential vanilloid 6 (TRPV6) channels play an important role in intestinal Ca(2+) transport. These channels undergo Ca(2+)-induced inactivation. Here we show that Ca(2+) flowing through these channels activates phospholipase C (PLC) leading to the depletion of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) and formation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in TRPV6-expressing cells. PIP(2) depletion was inhibited by the two structurally different PLC inhibitors 1-[6-[[17beta-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl]amino]hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione (U73122) and edelfosine. Ca(2+)-induced inactivation of TRPV6 was also prevented by the PLC inhibitors in whole-cell patch-clamp experiments. Ca(2+) signals in TRPV6-expressing cells were transient upon restoration of extracellular Ca(2+) but were rendered more sustained by the PLC inhibitors. Finally, intestinal Ca(2+) transport in the everted duodenal sac assay was enhanced by edelfosine. These observations suggest that Ca(2+)-induced inactivation of TRPV6 limits intestinal Ca(2+) absorption and raise the possibility that Ca(2+) absorption can be enhanced pharmacologically by interfering with PLC activation.
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- Baskaran Thyagarajan
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
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Bar A. Calcium transport in strongly calcifying laying birds: mechanisms and regulation. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2008; 152:447-69. [PMID: 19118637 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2008] [Revised: 11/25/2008] [Accepted: 11/25/2008] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Birds that lay long clutches (series of eggs laid sequentially before a "pause day"), among them the high-producing, strongly-calcifying Gallus gallus domesticus (domestic hen) and Coturnix coturnix japonica (Japanese quail), transfer about 10% of their total body calcium daily. They appear, therefore, to be the most efficient calcium-transporters among vertebrates. Such intensive transport imposes severe demands on ionic calcium (Ca2+) homeostasis, and activates at least two extremely effective mechanisms for Ca2+ transfer from food and bone to the eggshell. This review focuses on the development, action and regulation of the mechanisms associated with paracellular and transcellular Ca2+ transport in the intestine and the eggshell gland (ESG); it also considers some of the proteins (calbindin, Ca2+ATPase, Na+/Ca2+ exchange, epithelial calcium channels (TRPVs), osteopontin and carbonic anhydrase (CA) associated with this phenomenon. Calbindins are discussed in some detail, as they appear to be a major component of the transcellular transport system, and as only they have been studied extensively in birds. The review aims to gather old and new knowledge, which could form a conceptual basis, albeit not a completely accepted one, for our understanding of the mechanisms associated with this phenomenon. In the intestine, the transcellular pathway appears to compensate for low Ca2+ intake, but in birds fed adequate calcium the major drive for calcium absorption remains the electrochemical potential difference (ECPD) that facilitates paracellular transport. However, the mechanisms involved in Ca2+ transport into the ESG lumen are not yet established. In the ESG, the presence of Ca2+-ATPase and calbindin--two components of the transcellular transport pathway--and the apparently uphill transport of Ca2+ support the idea that Ca2+ is transported via the transcellular pathway. However, the positive (plasma with respect to mucosa) electrical potential difference (EPD) in the ESG, among other findings, indicates that there may be major alternative or complementary paracellular passive transport pathways. The available evidence hints that the flow from the gut to the ESG, which occurs during a relatively short period (11 to 14 h out the 24- to 25.5-h egg cycle), is primarily driven by carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity in the ESG, which results in high HCO3(-) content that, in turn, "sucks out" Ca2+ from the intestinal lumen via the blood and ESG cells, and deposits it in the shell crystals. The increased CA activity appears to be dependent on energy input, whereas it seems most likely that the Ca2+ movement is secondary, that it utilizes passive paracellular routes that fluctuate in accordance with the appearance of the energy-dependent CA activity, and that the level of Ca2+ movement mimics that of the CA activity. The on-off signals for the overall phenomenon have not yet been identified. They appear to be associated with the circadian cycle of gonadal hormones, coupled with the egg cycle: it is most likely that progesterone acts as the "off" signal, and that the "on" signal is provided by the combined effect of an as-yet undefined endocrine factor associated with ovulation and with the mechanical strain that results from "egg white" formation and "plumping". This strain may initially trigger the formation of the mammillae and the seeding of shell calcium crystals in the isthmus, and thereafter initiate the formation of the shell in the ESG.
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- Arie Bar
- Institute of Animal Science, ARO, the Volcani Ctr., Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
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Bouillon R, Carmeliet G, Verlinden L, van Etten E, Verstuyf A, Luderer HF, Lieben L, Mathieu C, Demay M. Vitamin D and human health: lessons from vitamin D receptor null mice. Endocr Rev 2008; 29:726-76. [PMID: 18694980 PMCID: PMC2583388 DOI: 10.1210/er.2008-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1133] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The vitamin D endocrine system is essential for calcium and bone homeostasis. The precise mode of action and the full spectrum of activities of the vitamin D hormone, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)(2)D], can now be better evaluated by critical analysis of mice with engineered deletion of the vitamin D receptor (VDR). Absence of a functional VDR or the key activating enzyme, 25-OHD-1alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1), in mice creates a bone and growth plate phenotype that mimics humans with the same congenital disease or severe vitamin D deficiency. The intestine is the key target for the VDR because high calcium intake, or selective VDR rescue in the intestine, restores a normal bone and growth plate phenotype. The VDR is nearly ubiquitously expressed, and almost all cells respond to 1,25-(OH)(2)D exposure; about 3% of the mouse or human genome is regulated, directly and/or indirectly, by the vitamin D endocrine system, suggesting a more widespread function. VDR-deficient mice, but not vitamin D- or 1alpha-hydroxylase-deficient mice, and man develop total alopecia, indicating that the function of the VDR and its ligand is not fully overlapping. The immune system of VDR- or vitamin D-deficient mice is grossly normal but shows increased sensitivity to autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease or type 1 diabetes after exposure to predisposing factors. VDR-deficient mice do not have a spontaneous increase in cancer but are more prone to oncogene- or chemocarcinogen-induced tumors. They also develop high renin hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, and increased thrombogenicity. Vitamin D deficiency in humans is associated with increased prevalence of diseases, as predicted by the VDR null phenotype. Prospective vitamin D supplementation studies with multiple noncalcemic endpoints are needed to define the benefits of an optimal vitamin D status.
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- Roger Bouillon
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, Herestraat 49, O&N 1 bus 902, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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