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Chen M, Trotter VV, Walian PJ, Chen Y, Lopez R, Lui LM, Nielsen TN, Malana RG, Thorgersen MP, Hendrickson AJ, Carion H, Deutschbauer AM, Petzold CJ, Smith HJ, Arkin AP, Adams MWW, Fields MW, Chakraborty R. Molecular mechanisms and environmental adaptations of flagellar loss and biofilm growth of Rhodanobacter under environmental stress. THE ISME JOURNAL 2024; 18:wrae151. [PMID: 39113613 PMCID: PMC11410051 DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 09/20/2024]
Abstract
Biofilms aid bacterial adhesion to surfaces via direct and indirect mechanisms, and formation of biofilms is considered as an important strategy for adaptation and survival in suboptimal environmental conditions. However, the molecular underpinnings of biofilm formation in subsurface sediment/groundwater ecosystems where microorganisms often experience fluctuations in nutrient input, pH, and nitrate or metal concentrations are underexplored. We examined biofilm formation under different nutrient, pH, metal, and nitrate regimens of 16 Rhodanobacter strains isolated from subsurface groundwater wells spanning diverse levels of pH (3.5 to 5) and nitrates (13.7 to 146 mM). Eight Rhodanobacter strains demonstrated significant biofilm growth under low pH, suggesting adaptations for survival and growth at low pH. Biofilms were intensified under aluminum stress, particularly in strains possessing fewer genetic traits associated with biofilm formation, findings warranting further investigation. Through random barcode transposon-site sequencing (RB-TnSeq), proteomics, use of specific mutants, and transmission electron microscopy analysis, we discovered flagellar loss under aluminum stress, indicating a potential relationship between motility, metal tolerance, and biofilm growth. Comparative genomic analyses revealed the absence of flagella and chemotaxis genes and the presence of a putative type VI secretion system in the highly biofilm-forming strain FW021-MT20. In this study we identified genetic determinants associated with biofilm growth under metal stress in a predominant environmental genus, Rhodanobacter, and identified traits aiding survival and adaptation to contaminated subsurface environments.
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- Mingfei Chen
- Department of Ecology, Earth & Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Earth & Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Earth & Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering and Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering and Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Earth & Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Xiao F, Shi J, Zhang X, Hu M, Chen K, Shen C, Chen X, Guo Y, Li Y. Gadolinium-doped whitlockite/chitosan composite scaffolds with osteogenic activity for bone defect treatment: In vitro and in vivo evaluations. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1071692. [PMID: 36873374 PMCID: PMC9975562 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1071692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Reducing the incidence of bone defects caused by trauma and other primary diseases is an urgent task in modern society. In the present study, we developed a gadolinium-doped whitlockite/chitosan (Gd-WH/CS) scaffold and assessed its biocompatibility, osteoinductivity, and bone regeneration capacity for the treatment of calvarial defect in a Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat model. The Gd-WH/CS scaffolds possessed a macroporous structure, with a pore size ranging 200-300 μm, which facilitated the growth of bone precursor cells and tissues into scaffold. Results of cytological and histological biosafety experiments showed that both WH/CS and Gd-WH/CS scaffolds were non-cytotoxic to human adipose-derived stromal cells (hADSCs) and bone tissue, which demonstrated the excellent biocompatibility of Gd-WH/CS scaffolds. Results of western blotting and real-time PCR analysis provided a possible mechanism that Gd3+ ions in the Gd-WH/CS scaffolds promoted the osteogenic differentiation of hADSCs through the GSK3β/β-catenin signaling pathway and significantly upregulated the expression of osteogenic related genes (OCN, OSX and COL1A1). Finally, in animal experiments, SD rat cranial defects were effectively treated and repaired with Gd-WH/CS scaffolds due to its appropriate degradation rate and excellent osteogenic activity. This study suggests the potential utility of the Gd-WH/CS composite scaffolds in treating bone defect disease.
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- Fei Xiao
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Davies J, Siebenhandl-Wolff P, Tranquart F, Jones P, Evans P. Gadolinium: pharmacokinetics and toxicity in humans and laboratory animals following contrast agent administration. Arch Toxicol 2022; 96:403-429. [PMID: 34997254 PMCID: PMC8837552 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03189-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have transformed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by facilitating the use of contrast-enhanced MRI to allow vital clinical diagnosis in a plethora of disease that would otherwise remain undetected. Although over 500 million doses have been administered worldwide, scientific research has documented the retention of gadolinium in tissues, long after exposure, and the discovery of a GBCA-associated disease termed nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, found in patients with impaired renal function. An understanding of the pharmacokinetics in humans and animals alike are pivotal to the understanding of the distribution and excretion of gadolinium and GBCAs, and ultimately their potential retention. This has been well studied in humans and more so in animals, and recently there has been a particular focus on potential toxicities associated with multiple GBCA administration. The purpose of this review is to highlight what is currently known in the literature regarding the pharmacokinetics of gadolinium in humans and animals, and any toxicity associated with GBCA use.
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- Julie Davies
- GE Healthcare, Pollards Wood, Nightingales Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, UK.
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- GE Healthcare, Pollards Wood, Nightingales Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, UK
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- GE Healthcare, Pollards Wood, Nightingales Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, UK
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Li T, Chen J, Zeng Z. Pathophysiological role of calcium channels and transporters in the multiple myeloma. Cell Commun Signal 2021; 19:99. [PMID: 34579758 PMCID: PMC8477534 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-021-00781-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common malignant tumor of plasma cells. Despite several treatment approaches in the past two decades, MM remains an aggressive and incurable disease in dire need of new treatment strategies. Approximately 70–80% of patients with MM have myeloma bone disease (MBD), often accompanied by pathological fractures and hypercalcemia, which seriously affect the prognosis of the patients. Calcium channels and transporters can mediate Ca2+ balance inside and outside of the membrane, indicating that they may be closely related to the prognosis of MM. Therefore, this review focuses on the roles of some critical calcium channels and transporters in MM prognosis, which located in the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria. The goal of this review is to facilitate the identification of new targets for the treatment and prognosis of MM.![]() Video Abstract
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- Tingting Li
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 20 Chazhong Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, People's Republic of China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 20 Chazhong Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, People's Republic of China. .,Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 20 Chazhong Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, People's Republic of China. .,Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Pan B, Li Y, Zhang J, Zhou Y, Li L, Xue X, Li H, Niu Q. Role of mGluR 1 in synaptic plasticity impairment induced by maltol aluminium in rats. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2020; 78:103406. [PMID: 32438325 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The main symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the loss of learning and memory ability, of which biological basis is synaptic plasticity. Aluminium has been found to cause changes in synaptic plasticity, but its molecular mechanism was unclear. In this study, Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with aluminium maltol (Al(mal)3) through the lateral ventricle to establish an AD-like model. Y-maze, electrophysiological measurements, Golgi staining, scanning electron microscopy, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, and western blot techniques were used to investigate regulation of the metabolic glutamate receptor 1 (mGluR1) in synaptic plasticity impairment induced by Al(mal)3. The results showed that Al(mal)3 inhibited the induction and maintenance of long-term potentiation in the hippocampal CA1 region. During this process, the expression of mGluR1 was up-regulated and it inhibited the expression and phosphorylation of the N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptors (NMDARs). This mainly affected NMDAR1 and NMDAR2B but did not affect protein kinase C expression.
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- Baolong Pan
- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; General Hospital of Tisco, Sixth Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001,PR China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; Key Lab of Environmental Hazard and Health of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; Key Lab of Environmental Hazard and Health of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; Key Lab of Environmental Hazard and Health of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; Key Lab of Environmental Hazard and Health of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; Key Lab of Environmental Hazard and Health of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; Key Lab of Environmental Hazard and Health of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Medical University, China; Key Lab of Cellular Physiology of Education Ministry, Shanxi Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; Key Lab of Environmental Hazard and Health of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Medical University, China; Key Lab of Cellular Physiology of Education Ministry, Shanxi Medical University, China.
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Wieszczycka K, Staszak K, Woźniak-Budych MJ, Jurga S. Lanthanides and tissue engineering strategies for bone regeneration. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Abiramasundari G, Mohan Gowda CM, Sreepriya M. Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator and prostimulatory effects of phytoestrogen β-ecdysone in Tinospora cordifolia on osteoblast cells. J Ayurveda Integr Med 2018; 9:161-168. [PMID: 30166229 PMCID: PMC6148058 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Indian ethnomedicine acclaims Tinosporacordifolia as a bone strengthening agent and prescribes it for the treatment of bone fractures, gout and other inflammatory diseases of the bone. OBJECTIVE (a) To understand the potential of T. cordifolia to act as a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) on in vitro models. (b) To understand the toxic effects (if any) of T. cordifolia in vivo. (c) To understand the effects of β-ecdysone (proposed osteoprotective principle of T. cordifolia) on the growth of human osteoblast-like cells MG-63 and rat primary culture of osteoblasts. (d) To conduct phytochemical analysis on T. cordifolia extract to confirm the presence of β-ecdysone. MATERIALS AND METHODS The role of T. cordifolia as SERM was analyzed by investigating the effect of the extract on the growth of MCF-7 and HeLa cells. The effects of T. cordifolia in vivo was studied by biochemical (Liver function and renal function tests) and histopathological (Hematoxylin/Eosin staining) analysis. Phytochemical analysis of T.cordifolia was carried out by performing FT-IR and LC-ESI-MS analysis. RESULTS (a) T. cordifolia extract exerted non-estrogenic effects on MCF-7 and HeLa cells implicating its role as SERM. (b) High doses of T. cordifolia extract (750 and 1000 mg/kg body wt.) showed impairment of hepatic and renal function, induced pathological alterations in hepatic and renal architecture in albino rats. (c) β-ecdysone an ecdysteroid proposed as the osteoprotective principle of T. cordifolia exhibited significant prostimulatory effects on osteoblast cells and rat primary osteoblasts. (d) Phytochemical analysis confirmed the presence of β-ecdysone in alcoholic extract of T. cordifolia extract substantiating its role as the osteoprotective principle of T. cordifolia. CONCLUSION (a) T. cordifolia could function as SERM and can have applications in the therapy of osteoporosis. (b) β-ecdysone is the osteoprotective principle of T. cordifolia.
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- Ganesan Abiramasundari
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bengaluru, 560 056, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bengaluru, 560 056, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bengaluru, 560 056, Karnataka, India.
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Escobar-Sepúlveda HF, Trejo-Téllez LI, García-Morales S, Gómez-Merino FC. Expression patterns and promoter analyses of aluminum-responsive NAC genes suggest a possible growth regulation of rice mediated by aluminum, hormones and NAC transcription factors. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186084. [PMID: 29023561 PMCID: PMC5638308 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In acid soils, the solubilized form of aluminum, Al+3, decreases root growth and affects the development of most crops. However, like other toxic elements, Al can have hormetic effects on plant metabolism. Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most tolerant species to Al toxicity, and when this element is supplied at low doses, growth stimulation has been observed, which could be due to combined mechanisms that are partly triggered by NAC transcription factors. This protein family can regulate vital processes in plants, including growth, development, and response to environmental stimuli, whether biotic or abiotic. Under our experimental conditions, 200 μM Al stimulated root growth and the formation of tillers; it also caused differential expression of a set of NAC genes. The promoter regions of the genes regulated by Al were analyzed and the cis-acting elements that are potentially involved in the responses to different stimuli, including environmental stress, were identified. Through the Genevestigator platform, data on the expression of NAC genes were obtained by experimental condition, tissue, and vegetative stage. This is the first study on NAC genes where in vivo and in silico data are complementarily analyzed, relating the hormetic effect of Al on plant growth and gene expression with a possible interaction in the response to phytohormones in rice. These findings could help to elucidate the possible convergence between the signaling pathways mediated by phytohormones and the role of the NAC transcription factors in the regulation of growth mediated by low Al doses.
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- Department of Soil Science, Laboratory of Plant Nutrition, Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Montecillo, Montecillo, Texcoco, State of Mexico, Mexico
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, CONACYT-Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Department of Biotechnology, Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Córdoba, Manuel León, Amatlán de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico
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Bojórquez-Quintal E, Escalante-Magaña C, Echevarría-Machado I, Martínez-Estévez M. Aluminum, a Friend or Foe of Higher Plants in Acid Soils. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1767. [PMID: 29075280 PMCID: PMC5643487 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Aluminum (Al) is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust, but its availability depends on soil pH. Despite this abundance, Al is not considered an essential element and so far no experimental evidence has been put forward for a biological role. In plants and other organisms, Al can have a beneficial or toxic effect, depending on factors such as, metal concentration, the chemical form of Al, growth conditions and plant species. Here we review recent advances in the study of Al in plants at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels, focusing mainly on the beneficial effect of Al in plants (stimulation of root growth, increased nutrient uptake, the increase in enzyme activity, and others). In addition, we discuss the possible mechanisms involved in improving the growth of plants cultivated in soils with acid pH, as well as mechanisms of tolerance to the toxic effect of Al.
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- Emanuel Bojórquez-Quintal
- CONACYT-Laboratorio de Análisis y Diagnóstico del Patrimonio, El Colegio de Michoacán, La Piedad, Mexico
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- Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico
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- Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico
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- Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Manuel Martínez-Estévez,
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van der Meijden K, van Essen HW, Bloemers FW, Schulten EAJM, Lips P, Bravenboer N. Regulation of CYP27B1 mRNA Expression in Primary Human Osteoblasts. Calcif Tissue Int 2016; 99:164-73. [PMID: 27016371 PMCID: PMC4932130 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-016-0131-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The enzyme 1α-hydroxylase (gene CYP27B1) catalyzes the synthesis of 1,25(OH)2D in both renal and bone cells. While renal 1α-hydroxylase is tightly regulated by hormones and 1,25(OH)2D itself, the regulation of 1α-hydroxylase in bone cells is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate in a primary human osteoblast culture whether parathyroid hormone (PTH), fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), calcitonin, calcium, phosphate, or MEPE affect mRNA levels of CYP27B1. Our results show that primary human osteoblasts in the presence of high calcium concentrations increase their CYP27B1 mRNA levels by 1.3-fold. CYP27B1 mRNA levels were not affected by PTH1-34, rhFGF23, calcitonin, phosphate, and rhMEPE. Our results suggest that the regulation of bone 1α-hydroxylase is different from renal 1α-hydroxylase. High calcium concentrations in bone may result in an increased local synthesis of 1,25(OH)2D leading to an enhanced matrix mineralization. In this way, the local synthesis of 1,25(OH)2D may contribute to the stimulatory effect of calcium on matrix mineralization.
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- K van der Meijden
- Department of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center, Research Institute MOVE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU University Medical Center, Research Institute MOVE, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center, Research Institute MOVE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU University Medical Center, Research Institute MOVE, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Zerrouk IZ, Benchabane M, Khelifi L, Yokawa K, Ludwig-Müller J, Baluska F. A Pseudomonas strain isolated from date-palm rhizospheres improves root growth and promotes root formation in maize exposed to salt and aluminum stress. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 191:111-119. [PMID: 26759938 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Pseudomonas fluorescens 002 (P.f.002.), isolated from the rhizosphere of date palms from the Ghardaia region in the Algerian Sahara, to promote root growth of two varieties of maize under conditions of salt and aluminum stress. Primary roots of 5-day-old seedlings were inoculated with P.f.002., and seedlings were then grown under both control and stressed conditions. Primary, lateral, and seminal root lengths and numbers, as well as root dry mass, were evaluated. P.f.002 increased all parameters measured under both salt and aluminum stress. Hence, the use of P.f.002 may represent an important biotechnological approach to decrease the impact of salinity and acidity in crops.
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- Izzeddine Zakarya Zerrouk
- Laboratoire des Ressources Génétiques et Biotechnologies, ENSA, Avenue Hassan Badi-El Harrach, Algiers 16000, Algeria
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- Univesité de Blida, Faculté des sciences Agrovétérinaires, Département d'Agronomie, Laboratoire de Biotechnologies Végétales, Blida 09000, Algeria
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- Laboratoire des Ressources Génétiques et Biotechnologies, ENSA, Avenue Hassan Badi-El Harrach, Algiers 16000, Algeria
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- IZMB, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115 Bonn, Germany; Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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Ramalho J, Semelka RC, Ramalho M, Nunes RH, AlObaidy M, Castillo M. Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent Accumulation and Toxicity: An Update. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 37:1192-8. [PMID: 26659341 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In current practice, gadolinium-based contrast agents have been considered safe when used at clinically recommended doses in patients without severe renal insufficiency. The causal relationship between gadolinium-based contrast agents and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with renal insufficiency resulted in new policies regarding the administration of these agents. After an effective screening of patients with renal disease by performing either unenhanced or reduced-dose-enhanced studies in these patients and by using the most stable contrast agents, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis has been largely eliminated since 2009. Evidence of in vivo gadolinium deposition in bone tissue in patients with normal renal function is well-established, but recent literature showing that gadolinium might also deposit in the brain in patients with intact blood-brain barriers caught many individuals in the imaging community by surprise. The purpose of this review was to summarize the literature on gadolinium-based contrast agents, tying together information on agent stability and animal and human studies, and to emphasize that low-stability agents are the ones most often associated with brain deposition.
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- J Ramalho
- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (J.R., R.H.N., M.C.) Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central (J.R.), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Radiology (R.C.S., M.R., R.H.N., M.A.), University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Radiology (R.C.S., M.R., R.H.N., M.A.), University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Hospital Garcia de Orta (M.R.), Almada, Portugal
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (J.R., R.H.N., M.C.) Radiology (R.C.S., M.R., R.H.N., M.A.), University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (R.H.N.), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Radiology (R.C.S., M.R., R.H.N., M.A.), University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (M.A.), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (J.R., R.H.N., M.C.)
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Morais DS, Coelho J, Ferraz MP, Gomes PS, Fernandes MH, Hussain NS, Santos JD, Lopes MA. Samarium doped glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite with enhanced osteoblastic performance and antibacterial properties for bone tissue regeneration. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:5872-5881. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00484a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cell adhesion of MG63 osteoblastic cells seeded over GR-HA_control and Sm doped composites, at day 1 of culture. Low (A) and high (B) CLSM images of cells stained for F-actin cytoskeleton (green) and nuclei (red); (C) SEM images.
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- Diana Santos Morais
- CEMUC
- Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e Materiais
- Faculdade de Engenharia
- Universidade do Porto (FEUP)
- Porto, Portugal
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- INESC Porto/Departamento de Física
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto (FCUP)
- Porto, Portugal
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- CEBIMED-Centro de Estudos em Biomedicina
- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde
- Universidade Fernando Pessoa (FCS-UFP)
- Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Bone Metabolism and Regeneration-Faculdade de Medicina Dentária
- Universidade do Porto (FMDUP)
- Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Bone Metabolism and Regeneration-Faculdade de Medicina Dentária
- Universidade do Porto (FMDUP)
- Porto, Portugal
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- INESC Porto/Departamento de Física
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto (FCUP)
- Porto, Portugal
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- CEMUC
- Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e Materiais
- Faculdade de Engenharia
- Universidade do Porto (FEUP)
- Porto, Portugal
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- CEMUC
- Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e Materiais
- Faculdade de Engenharia
- Universidade do Porto (FEUP)
- Porto, Portugal
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Auger C, Han S, Appanna VP, Thomas SC, Ulibarri G, Appanna VD. Metabolic reengineering invoked by microbial systems to decontaminate aluminum: implications for bioremediation technologies. Biotechnol Adv 2012. [PMID: 23201464 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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As our reliance on aluminum (Al) increases, so too does its presence in the environment and living systems. Although generally recognized as safe, its interactions with most living systems have been nefarious. This review presents an overview of the noxious effects of Al and how a subset of microbes can rework their metabolic pathways in order to survive an Al-contaminated environment. For instance, in order to expulse the metal as an insoluble precipitate, Pseudomonas fluorescens shuttles metabolites toward the production of organic acids and lipids that play key roles in chelating, immobilizing and exuding Al. Further, the reconfiguration of metabolic modules enables the microorganism to combat the dearth of iron (Fe) and the excess of reactive oxygen species (ROS) promoted by Al toxicity. While in Rhizobium spp., exopolysaccharides have been invoked to sequester this metal, an ATPase is known to safeguard Anoxybacillus gonensis against the trivalent metal. Hydroxyl, carboxyl and phosphate moieties have also been exploited by microbes to trap Al. Hence, an understanding of the metabolic networks that are operative in microorganisms residing in polluted environments is critical in devising bioremediation technologies aimed at managing metal wastes. Metabolic engineering is essential in elaborating effective biotechnological processes to decontaminate metal-polluted surroundings.
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- Christopher Auger
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6
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Effects of gadolinium on proliferation, differentiation and calcification of primary mouse osteoblasts in vitro. J RARE EARTH 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1002-0721(12)60139-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Christensen SE, Nissen PH, Vestergaard P, Mosekilde L. Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia: a review. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2011; 18:359-70. [PMID: 21986511 DOI: 10.1097/med.0b013e32834c3c7c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Hypercalcaemia is a potentially life-threatening condition. Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia (FHH) is a rare, lifelong, benign condition. It is important to separate this condition from other hypercalcaemic states such as hypercalcaemia of malignancy and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). RECENT FINDINGS FHH is caused by inactivating mutations in the calcium sensing receptor (CASR) gene leading to a general calcium-hyposensitivity, compensatory hypercalcaemia and hypocalciuria. The inheritance of FHH is autosomal dominant. Similar to PHPT, FHH is characterized by hypercalcaemia, unsuppressed or elevated plasma parathyroid hormone, and typically normal renal function. The phenotype is normal, and hypercalcaemic symptoms are generally absent. The hallmark is a relatively low urine calcium excretion in contrast to PHPT, in which urine calcium excretion is increased. The vitamin D status as measured by plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D has been reported to be normal with normal seasonal variations, whereas plasma 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D has been found slightly increased compared to normal. Bone mineral density Z-scores are normal in spite of a slightly increased bone turnover. Differential diagnoses include mainly PHPT, but in some cases also hypercalcaemia of malignancy and use of thiazide diuretics. SUMMARY In general, FHH does not require treatment. We recommend a two-step diagnostic procedure. First, the calcium/creatinine clearance ratio is measured from a 24-h urine. Second, all patients with calcium/creatinine clearance ratio of 0.020 or less are tested for mutations in the CASR gene. The diagnostic sensitivity of this setup is 98%.
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- Signe E Christensen
- Department of Medicine and Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Yuan CY, Hsu GSW, Lee YJ. Aluminum alters NMDA receptor 1A and 2A/B expression on neonatal hippocampal neurons in rats. J Biomed Sci 2011; 18:81. [PMID: 22067101 PMCID: PMC3248864 DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-18-81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background High aluminum (Al) content in certain infant formula raises the concern of possible Al toxicity on brain development of neonates during their vulnerable period of growing. Results of in vivo study showed that Al content of brain tissues reached to 74 μM when oral intake up to 1110 μM, 10 times of that in the hi-Al infant formula. Methods Utilizing a cultured neuron cells in vitro model, we have assessed Al influence on neuronal specific gene expression alteration by immunoblot and immunohistochemistry and neural proliferation rate changes by MTT assay. Results Microscopic images showed that the neurite outgrowth of hippocampal neurons increased along with the Al dosages (37, 74 μM Al (AlCl3)). MTT results also indicated that Al increased neural cell viability. On the other hand, the immunocytochemistry staining suggested that the protein expressions of NMDAR 1A and NMDAR 2A/B decreased with the Al dosages (p < 0.05). Conclusion Treated hippocampal neurons with 37 and 74 μM of Al for 14 days increased neural cell viability, but hampered NMDAR 1A and NMDAR 2A/B expressions. It was suggested that Al exposure might alter the development of hippocampal neurons in neonatal rats.
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- Chia-Yi Yuan
- Department of Nutritional Science, Fu-Jen Catholic University, 510 Chung-Cheng Road, Hsinchuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Effects of Er3+ on the proliferation, differentiation and mineralization function of primary mouse osteoblasts in vitro. J RARE EARTH 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1002-0721(10)60487-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhang J, Shang M, Zhang D, Li Y, Sun J, Chen H. Effects of Nd3+ and Sm3+ on the proliferation, differentiation and mineralization function of primary osteoblasts in vitro. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-3153-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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ZHANG J, LIU C, LI Y, SUN J, WANG P, DI K, CHEN H, ZHAO Y. Effect of yttrium ion on the proliferation, differentiation and mineralization function of primary mouse osteoblasts in vitro. J RARE EARTH 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1002-0721(09)60135-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lemire J, Mailloux R, Auger C, Whalen D, Appanna VD. Pseudomonas fluorescens orchestrates a fine metabolic-balancing act to counter aluminium toxicity. Environ Microbiol 2010; 12:1384-90. [PMID: 20353438 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02200.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Aluminium (Al), an environmental toxin, is known to disrupt cellular functions by perturbing iron (Fe) homeostasis. However, Fe is essential for such metabolic processes as the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, the two pivotal networks that mediate ATP production during aerobiosis. To counter the Fe conundrum induced by Al toxicity, Pseudomonas fluorescens utilizes isocitrate lyase and isocitrate dehydrogenase-NADP dependent to metabolize citrate when confronted with an ineffective aconitase provoked by Al stress. By invoking fumarase C, a hydratase devoid of Fe, this microbe is able to generate essential metabolites. To compensate for the severely diminished enzymes like Complex I, Complex II and Complex IV, the upregulation of a H(2)O-generating NADH oxidase enables the metabolism of citrate, the sole carbon source via a modified TCA cycle. The overexpression of succinyl-CoA synthetase affords an effective route to ATP production by substrate-level phosphorylation in the absence of O(2). This fine metabolic balance enables P. fluorescens to survive the dearth of bioavailable Fe triggered by an Al environment, a feature that may have potential applications in bioremediation technologies.
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- Joseph Lemire
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, Canada, P3E 2C6
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Idée JM, Port M, Robic C, Medina C, Sabatou M, Corot C. Role of thermodynamic and kinetic parameters in gadolinium chelate stability. J Magn Reson Imaging 2010; 30:1249-58. [PMID: 19938037 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In recent years there has been a renewed interest in the physicochemical properties of gadolinium chelates (GC). The aim of this review is to discuss the physicochemical properties of marketed GC with regard to possible biological consequences. GC can be classified according to three key molecular features: 1) the nature of the chelating moiety: either macrocyclic molecules in which Gd(3+) is caged in the preorganized cavity of the ligand, or linear, open-chain molecules; 2) ionicity: the ionicity of the molecule varies from neutral to tri-anionic agents; and 3) the presence or absence of an aromatic lipophilic moiety, which has a profound impact on the biodistribution of the GC. These parameters can also explain why GC differ considerably with regard to their thermodynamic stability constants and kinetic stability, as demonstrated by numerous studies. The concept of thermodynamic and kinetic stability is critically discussed, as it remains somewhat controversial, especially in predicting the amount of free gadolinium that may result from decomplexation of chelates in physiologic or pathologic situations. This review examines the possibility that the high kinetic stability provided by the macrocyclic structure combined with a high thermodynamic stability (reinforced by ionicity for macrocyclic chelates) can minimize the amount of free Gd(3+) released in the body. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2009;30:1249-1258. (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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- Jean-Marc Idée
- Guerbet, Research Division, Roissy Charles de Gaulle, France.
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Effect of cerium ion on the proliferation, differentiation and mineralization function of primary mouse osteoblasts in vitro. J RARE EARTH 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1002-0721(09)60067-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Christensen SE, Nissen PH, Vestergaard P, Heickendorff L, Rejnmark L, Brixen K, Mosekilde L. Skeletal consequences of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia vs. primary hyperparathyroidism. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2009; 71:798-807. [PMID: 19250271 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03557.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Bone metabolism is only superficially described in familiar hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia (FHH). We describe and compare biochemical and osteodensitometric variables in FHH and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and assess whether they can improve the diagnostic discrimination between the groups. DESIGN Cross-sectional. PATIENTS Sixty-six FHH patients with known calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene mutations and 147 PHPT patients. MEASUREMENTS We determined calcium, creatinine, phosphate, magnesium, parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25OHD, 1,25(OH)(2) D and alkaline phosphatase (AP) in plasma, NTx/creatinine ratio in urine and calculated the calcium/creatinine clearance ratio (CCCR). We performed dual energy X-ray absorptiometry at the lumbar spine, hip, forearm and whole body. RESULTS When compared with normal controls, the FHH patients had increased levels of PTH and AP with normal U-NTx and regional Z-scores. Increased phenotypic expression of CASR mutations in terms of hypercalcaemia was associated with higher lumbar spine bone mineral density, but not with bone markers. FHH were younger and leaner than the PHPT patients. They had comparable plasma Ca(2+) and 25OHD, but lower levels of PTH, 1,25(OH)(2) D, AP and U-NTx. They had higher Z-scores in the hip and in the forearm. We achieved the best discrimination between groups by multiplying CCCR with AP, 1,25(OH)(2) D and PTH, but the difference between the area under the curves by receiver operating characteristic analysis remained insignificant. CONCLUSION Familiar hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia is associated with increased PTH and AP compared to normal controls, but not with bone loss irrespective of the severity of the CASR mutations. A multiplicative model including CCCR, AP, 1,25(OH)(2) D and PTH insignificantly improved the power of the CCCR to differentiate between FHH and PHPT. However, we still recommend CASR gene analysis in patients with a CCCR <0.020.
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Saidak Z, Brazier M, Kamel S, Mentaverri R. Agonists and allosteric modulators of the calcium-sensing receptor and their therapeutic applications. Mol Pharmacol 2009; 76:1131-44. [PMID: 19779033 DOI: 10.1124/mol.109.058784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) belongs to the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily, with a characteristic structure consisting of seven transmembrane helices, an intracellular C-terminal and an extracellular N terminal domain. The primary physiological function of the CaR is the maintenance of constant blood Ca2+ levels, as a result of its ability to sense very small changes in extracellular Ca2+ (Ca2+(o)). Nevertheless, in addition to being expressed in tissues involved in Ca2+(o) homeostasis, the CaR is also expressed in tissues not involved in mineral homeostasis, suggestive of additional physiological functions. Numerous agonists and modulators of the CaR are now known in addition to Ca2+(o), including various divalent and trivalent cations, aromatic l-amino acids, polyamines, and aminoglycoside antibiotics. The signaling of the CaR is also regulated by extracellular pH and ionic strength. The activated CaR couples mainly to the phospholipase Cbeta and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 signaling pathways, and it decreases intracellular cAMP levels, leading to various physiological effects. The recent identification of synthetic allosteric modulators of the CaR has opened up a new field of research possibilities. Calcimimetics and calcilytics, which increase and decrease agonist signaling via the CaR, respectively, may facilitate the manipulation of the CaR and thus aid in further investigations of its precise signaling. These allosteric modulators, as well as strontium, have been demonstrated to have therapeutic potential for the treatment of disorders involving the CaR. This review discusses the various agonists and modulators of the CaR, differences in their binding and signaling, and their roles as therapeutics in various diseases.
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- Zuzana Saidak
- INSERM ERI-12, 1, rue des Louvels, Amiens 80037, France.
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Amuluru L, High W, Hiatt KM, Ranville J, Shah SV, Malik B, Swaminathan S. Metal deposition in calcific uremic arteriolopathy. J Am Acad Dermatol 2009; 61:73-9. [PMID: 19406504 PMCID: PMC3622256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Revised: 01/26/2009] [Accepted: 01/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA) is an often fatal disease that affects patients with end-stage renal disease. Although animal studies support a role for metals in the pathogenesis of CUA, metal accumulation in human tissue has not been previously evaluated. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate metal deposition in CUA. METHODS Twelve histologically proven cases of CUA were identified from our dermatopathology database. Five skin biopsy specimens from patients with chronic kidney disease exposed to gadolinium contrast but without CUA were used as controls. Quantification of metals including iron, aluminum, and gadolinium in the lesional skin was performed using inductively coupled mass spectrometry. RESULTS Seven patients had documented exposure to gadolinium-based contrast in the 2 years before CUA. Three of them had concurrent nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Highly significant quantities of iron (P = .03) and aluminum (P = .0002) were detected in CUA specimens compared with controls. Significant amounts of gadolinium were present in several CUA biopsy specimens. LIMITATIONS Observational, retrospective study design and small sample size are limitations. CONCLUSION Tissue iron and aluminum content is increased in CUA. A significant amount of gadolinium is also present in some CUA specimens. Based on animal studies that strongly implicate metals in the pathogenesis of CUA, our data suggest that metal deposition should be considered in the pathogenesis of human CUA.
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- Lavanya Amuluru
- Division of Nephrology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W.Markham St. #501, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
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Effect of Dy3+on osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of mouse primary bone marrow stromal cells and adipocytic trans-differentiation of mouse primary osteoblasts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0503-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang X, Yuan L, Huang J, Zhang TL, Wang K. Lanthanum enhances in vitro osteoblast differentiation via pertussis toxin-sensitive gi protein and ERK signaling pathway. J Cell Biochem 2008; 105:1307-15. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tfelt-Hansen J, Brown EM. THE CALCIUM-SENSING RECEPTOR IN NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: A Review. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2008; 42:35-70. [PMID: 15697170 DOI: 10.1080/10408360590886606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The discovery of a G protein-coupled, calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) a decade ago and of diseases caused by CaR mutations provided unquestionable evidence of the CaR's critical role in the maintenance of systemic calcium homeostasis. On the cell membrane of the chief cells of the parathyroid glands, the CaR "senses" the extracellular calcium concentration and, subsequently, alters the release of parathyroid hormone (PTH). The CaR is likewise functionally expressed in bone, kidney, and gut--the three major calcium-translocating organs involved in calcium homeostasis. Intracellular signal pathways to which the CaR couples via its associated G proteins include phospholipase C (PLC), protein kinase B (AKT); and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). The receptor is widely expressed in various tissues and regulates important cellular functions in addition to its role in maintaining systemic calcium homeostasis, i.e., protection against apoptosis, cellular proliferation, and membrane voltage. Functionally significant mutations in the receptor have been shown to induce diseases of calcium homeostasis owing to changes in the set point for calcium-regulated PTH release as well as alterations in the renal handling of calcium. Gain-of-function mutations cause hypocalcemia, whereas loss-of-function mutations produce hypercalcemia. Recent studies have shown that the latter clinical presentation can also be caused by inactivating autoantibodies directed against the CaR Newly discovered type II allosteric activators of the CaR have been found to be effective as a medical treatment for renal secondary hyperparathyroidism.
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- Jacob Tfelt-Hansen
- Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Department B, H:S Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen O, Denmark.
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Tamura S, Yoshimura E. Promotion of Zn(2+) uptake by Al (3+) in a Saccharomyces Cerevisiae mutant that lacks the ZRT1 gene encoding a high-affinity Zn transporter. Biol Trace Elem Res 2008; 124:262-8. [PMID: 18463798 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-008-8145-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2008] [Accepted: 04/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant (zrt1Delta) lacking the ZRT1 gene, which encodes a high-affinity Zn(2+) transporter, scarcely thrived in a low-pH, low-phosphate medium because of Zn(2+) deficiency. Supplementation of the medium with Al(3+) restored growth to a level comparable to that of a wild-type strain. A metal determination study clearly demonstrated that Al(3+) induced the incorporation of Zn(2+) into zrt1Delta cells, probably through the low-affinity Zn(2+) transporter Zrt2p, given that the zrt1Deltazrt2Delta double mutant did not show Al-induced growth enhancement. Al(3+) may have altered the speciation of Zn(2+) in the medium, resulting in enhanced levels of free Zn(2+). Alternatively, it might be that Zrt2p was degraded by endocytosis in the absence of Al(3+) and Al(3+) interfered with this process, resulting in enhanced Zn(2+) accumulation.
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- Shun Tamura
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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Hypercalcaemic and hypocalcaemic conditions due to calcium-sensing receptor mutations. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2008; 22:129-48. [PMID: 18328986 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2007.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [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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The extracellular calcium (Ca2+o)-sensing receptor (CaSR) enables the parathyroid glands and other CaSR-expressing cells involved in calcium homeostasis, such as the kidney and bone, to sense alterations in the level of Ca2+o and to respond with changes in function that are directed at normalizing the blood calcium concentration. Several disorders of Ca2+o sensing arise from inherited or acquired abnormalities that 'reset' the serum calcium concentration upwards or downwards. Heterozygous inactivating mutations of the CaSR produce a benign form of hypercalcaemia, termed 'familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia', while homozygous mutations produce a much more severe hypercalcaemic disorder resulting from marked hyperparathyroidism, called 'neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism'. Activating mutations cause a hypocalcaemic syndrome of varying severity, termed 'autosomal-dominant hypocalcaemia or hypoparathyroidism' as well as Bartter's syndrome type V. Calcimimetic CaSR activators and calcilytic CaSR antagonists have also been developed with potential for use in the treatment of these disorders.
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Kuo PH. Gadolinium-containing MRI contrast agents: important variations on a theme for NSF. J Am Coll Radiol 2008; 5:29-35. [PMID: 18180006 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Millions of doses of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are administered annually to improve the clinical utility of magnetic resonance imaging. All the approved agents incorporate one atom of the rare earth metal gadolinium into a chelate to improve the safety of the ordinarily toxic free gadolinium. The undeniable epidemiologic link between GBCAs and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) has prompted renewed investigation into the different chemical properties of the GBCAs despite their clinical interchangeability. Gadolinium-based contrast agents can be divided into different categories: linear versus macrocyclic structure, ionic versus nonionic, and non-protein-binding versus protein-binding agents. The GBCAs differ significantly with respect to transmetallation and kinetic and thermodynamic stability and therefore their propensity to release free gadolinium, which is hypothesized to induce NSF. That gadodiamide, with its susceptibility to transmetallation and relatively low thermodynamic and kinetic stability, is associated with the most cases of NSF supports this hypothesis. On the other hand, the greater stability of a macrocyclic agent hypothetically would confer a greater safety margin with regard to NSF. Because few published data on an experimental model of NSF exist, continuing vigilance is necessary to report new cases of NSF, especially with regard to the agents with small market share.
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- Phillip H Kuo
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8042, USA.
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- Toru Yamaguchi
- Internal Medicine 1, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
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- Katherine Wesseling
- Department of Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, California, USA
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The extracellular calcium (Ca(o)2+)-sensing receptor (CaR) enables the parathyroid glands and other CaR-expressing cells to sense alterations in the level of Ca(o)2+ and to respond with changes in function that are directed at normalizing the blood calcium concentration. In addition to the parathyroid gland, the kidney is a key site for Ca(o)2(+)-sensing that enables it to make physiologically relevant alterations in divalent cation and water metabolism. Several disorders of Ca(o)2(+)-sensing arise from inherited or acquired abnormalities that "reset" the serum calcium concentration upward or downward. Inactivating mutations produce a benign form of hypercalcemia when present in the heterozygous state, termed Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia (FHH), while homozygous mutations produce a much more severe hypercalcemic disorder resulting from marked hyperparathyroidism, called Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT). Activating mutations cause a hypocalcemic syndrome of varying severity, termed autosomal dominant hypocalcemia or hypoparathyroidism. Inactivating or activating antibodies directed at the CaR produce the expected hyper- or hypocalcemic syndromes, respectively. "Calcimimetic" CaR activators and "calcilytic" CaR antagonists have been developed. The calcimimetics are currently in use for controlling severe hyperparathyroidism in patients receiving dialysis treatment for end stage renal disease or with parathyroid cancer. Calcilytics are being evaluated as a means of inducing a "pulse" in the circulating parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentration, which would mimic that resulting from injection of PTH, an established anabolic form of treatment for osteoporosis.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Barrio DA, Etcheverry SB. Vanadium and bone development: putative signaling pathwaysThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in this Special issue, entitled Second Messengers and Phosphoproteins—12th International Conference. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2006; 84:677-86. [PMID: 16998531 DOI: 10.1139/y06-022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vanadium is a trace element present in practically all cells in plants and animals. It exerts interesting actions in living systems. At pharmacological doses, vanadium compounds display relevant biological actions such as mimicking insulin and growth factors as well as having osteogenic activity. Some vanadium compounds also show antitumoral properties. The importance of vanadium in bone arises from the studies developed to establish the essentiality of this element in animals and humans. Bone tissue, where the element seems to play an important role, accumulates great amounts of vanadium. This paper reviews the physiology of osteoblasts, the involvement of different growth factors on bone development, and the effects of vanadium derivatives on the skeletal system of animal models and bone-related cells. Two cellular lines are discussed in particular; one derived from a rat osteosarcoma (UMR106) and the other is a nontransformed osteoblast cell line (MC3T3-E1). The effects of different growth factors and their mechanisms of action in these cellular lines are reviewed. These models of osteoblasts are especially useful in understanding the intracellular signaling pathways of vanadium derivatives in hard tissues. Vanadium uses an intricate interplay of intracellular mechanisms to exert different biochemical and pharmacological actions. The effects of vanadium derivatives on some cellular signaling pathways related to insulin are compiled in this review. The comprehension of these intracellular signaling pathways may facilitate the design of vanadium compounds with promising therapeutic applications as well as the understanding of secondary side effects derived from the use of vanadium as a therapeutic agent.
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- Cátedra de Bioquímica Patológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP, 47 y 115 (1900) La Plata, Argentina
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Ca2+ is a ubiquitous intracellular messenger responsible for controlling numerous cellular processes including fertilization, mitosis, neuronal transmission, contraction and relaxation of muscles, gene transcription, and cell death. At rest, the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration [Ca2+]i is approximately 100 nM, but this level rises to 500-1,000 nM upon activation. In osteoblasts, the elevation of [Ca2+]i is a result of an increase in the release of Ca2+ from endoplasmic reticulum and/or extracellular Ca2+ influx through voltage gated Ca2+ channels. Many of the cellular effects of Ca2+ are mediated by the Ca2+ binding protein, calmodulin (CaM). Upon binding up to four calcium ions, CaM undergoes a conformational change, which enables it to bind to specific proteins eliciting a specific response. Calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII) is a major target of the Ca(2+)/CaM second messenger system. Once bound to Ca(2+)/CaM, the multimeric CaMKII is released from its autoinhibitory status and maximally activated, which then leads to an intraholoenzyme autophosphorylation reaction. Calcineurin (Cn) is another major target protein that is activated by Ca(2+)/CaM. Cn is a serine-threonine phosphatase that consists of a heterodimeric protein complex composed of a catalytic subunit (CnA) and a regulatory subunit (CnB). Upon activation, Cn directly binds to, and dephosphorylates nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) transcription factors within the cytoplasm allowing them to translocate to the nucleus and participate in the regulation of gene expression. This review will examine the potential mechanisms by which calcium, CaM, CaMKII, and Cn/NFAT control osteoblast proliferation and differentiation.
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- Majd Zayzafoon
- Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA.
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Pi M, Quarles LD. Osteoblast calcium-sensing receptor has characteristics of ANF/7TM receptors. J Cell Biochem 2005; 95:1081-92. [PMID: 15962313 PMCID: PMC1360183 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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There is evidence for a functionally important extracellular calcium-sensing receptor in osteoblasts, but there is disagreement regarding its identity. Candidates are CASR and a putative novel calcium-sensing receptor, called Ob.CASR. To further characterize Ob.CASR and to distinguish it from CASR, we examined the extracellular cation-sensing response in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts and in osteoblasts derived from CASR null mice. We found that extracellular cations activate ERK and serum response element (SRE)-luciferase reporter activity in osteoblasts lacking CASR. Amino acids, but not the calcimimetic NPS-R568, an allosteric modulator of CASR, also stimulate Ob.CASR-dependent SRE-luciferase activation in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts. In addition, we found that the dominant negative Galphaq(305-359) construct inhibited cation-stimulated ERK activation, consistent with Ob.CASR coupling to Galphaq-dependent pathways. Ob.CASR is also a target for classical GPCR desensitization mechanisms, since beta-arrestins, which bind to and uncouple GRK phosphorylated GPCRs, attenuated cation-stimulated SRE-luciferase activity in CASR deficient osteoblasts. Finally, we found that Ob.CASR and CASR couple to SRE through distinct signaling pathways. Ob.CASR does not activate RhoA and C3 toxin fails to block Ob.CASR-induced SRE-luciferase activity. Mutational analysis of the serum response factor (SRF) and ternary complex factor (TCF) elements in SRE demonstrates that Ob.CASR predominantly activates TCF-dependent mechanisms, whereas CASR activates SRE-luciferase mainly through a RhoA and SRF-dependent mechanism. The ability of Ob.CASR to sense cations and amino acids and function like a G-protein coupled receptor suggests that it may belong to the family of receptors characterized by an evolutionarily conserved amino acid sensing motif (ANF) linked to an intramembranous 7 transmembrane loop region (7TM).
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- *Correspondence to: L. Darryl Quarles, MD, Summerfield Endowed Professor of Nephrology, University of Kansas Medical Center MS 3018, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, 6018 Wahl Hall East, Kansas City, KS 66160. E-mail:
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Bone is the major sink and store for calcium and it fulfils essential roles in the maintenance of extracellular free ionised calcium concentration ([Ca2+]e) within its homeostatic range (1.1-1.3 mM). In response to acute hypercalcaemia or hypocalcaemia, Ca2+ is rapidly transported into or out of bone. Bone turnover (and therefore bone Ca2+ turnover) achieves the long-term correction of the [Ca2+]e by the metabolic actions of osteoblasts and osteoclasts, as they respectively incorporate or release Ca2+ from bone. These processes are regulated by the actions of hormones, such as parathyroid hormone (PTH), the release of which is a function of the [Ca2+]e, and is regulated by the action of the Ca2+-sensing receptor (CaR) in the parathyroid gland. Tissue culture studies indicate that bone cells also directly respond to increasing and decreasing [Ca2+]e in their vicinity, independently of the systemic factors. Nevertheless, further studies are necessary to identify how the acute and long-term local changes in [Ca2+]e affect bone cells and the physiological processes they are involved in. Also, the molecular mechanisms which enable the bone cells to sense and respond to [Ca2+]e are not clear. Like the parathyroid cells, bone cells also express the CaR, and accumulating evidence indicates the involvement of this receptor in their responses to the changing extracellular ionic environment.
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- Melita M Dvorak
- School of Biological Sciences, G38 Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Pi M, Quarles LD. A novel cation-sensing mechanism in osteoblasts is a molecular target for strontium. J Bone Miner Res 2004; 19:862-9. [PMID: 15068510 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.040114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2003] [Revised: 11/24/2003] [Accepted: 01/09/2004] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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UNLABELLED Defining the molecular target for strontium in osteoblasts is important for understanding the anabolic effects of this cation on bone. The current studies demonstrate that a G-protein-mediated response to strontium persists in osteoblasts that lack CASR, suggesting a predominant role for a novel cation-sensing receptor in mediating the osseous response to strontium. INTRODUCTION Strontium has anabolic effects on bone and is currently being developed for the treatment of osteoporosis. The molecular target for strontium in osteoblasts has not been determined, but the existence of CASR, a G-protein-coupled receptor calcium-sensing receptor, raises the possibility that strontium actions on bone are mediated through this or a related receptor. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used activation of a transfected serum response element (SRE)-luciferase reporter in HEK-293 cells to determine if CASR is activated by strontium. In addition, we examined strontium-mediated responses in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts and osteoblasts derived from wild-type and CASR null mice to determine if other cation-sensing mechanisms are present in osteoblasts. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS We found that strontium stimulated SRE-luc activity in HEK-293 cells transfected with full-length CASR but not in cells expressing the alternatively spliced CASR construct lacking exon 5. In contrast, we found that MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts that lack CASR as well as osteoblasts derived from CASR null mice respond to millimolar concentrations of strontium. The response to strontium in osteoblasts was nonadditive to a panel of extracellular cations, including aluminum, gadolinium, and calcium, suggesting a common mechanism of action. In contrast, neither the CASR agonist magnesium nor the calcimimetic NPS-R568 activated SRE activity in osteoblasts, but the response to these agonists was imparted by transfection of CASR into these osteoblasts, consistent with the presence of distinct cation-sensing mechanisms. Co-expression of the dominant negative Galphaq(305-359) minigene also inhibited cation-stimulated SRE activity in osteoblasts lacking known CASR. These findings are consistent with strontium activation of a novel Galphaq-coupled extracellular cation-sensing receptor in osteoblasts with distinct cation specificity.
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- Box 3036, 00570 Blue Zone, Duke Hospital South, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Kaneki H, Ishibashi K, Kurokawa M, Fujieda M, Kiriu M, Mizuochi S, Ide H. Mechanism Underlying the Aluminum-Induced Stimulation of Bone Nodule Formation by Rat Calvarial Osteoblasts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1248/jhs.50.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Hiroyuki Kaneki
- Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University
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- Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University
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- Department of Pharmacy, Omori Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University
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- Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University
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- Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University
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- Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University
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- Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University
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Ruat M. [Pharmacology of the extracellular calcium ion receptor]. Therapie 2003; 58:395-401. [PMID: 14682186 DOI: 10.2515/therapie:2003064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) belongs to family 3 of G-protein coupled receptors. The CaSR, expressed at the surface of the parathyroid cells, controls parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion and is the main regulator of calcium homeostasis. Its activity is regulated by small changes in the physiological concentrations of calcium and magnesium ions present in the serum and extracellular fluids, leading to the stimulation of the phospholipases C and A2. Molecules that potentiate the effect of extracellular calcium are called calcimimetics. They reduce the PTH level in vivo and have been proposed to be of therapeutic benefit for the treatment of both primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. The blocking of CaSR by a calcilytic molecule results in the increase in serum PTH and might be of interest in the treatment of osteoporosis. The CaSR is also expressed in the thyroid, kidney, bone and in neuronal and glial cell populations, where it should be involved in the complex responses associated with calcium and magnesium ions present in the extracellular fluids.
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- Martial Ruat
- Institut de Neurobiologie Alfred Fessard, IFR 2118 CNRS, Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, UPR 9040, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Effects of the rare earth ions on bone resorbing function of rabbit mature osteoclastsin vitro. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03182845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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González-Suárez I, Naves M, Díaz-Corte C, Fernández-Martín JL, Menéndez-Rodríguez P, Cannata-Andía JB. Effect of aluminium on calcium-sensing receptor expression, proliferation, and apoptosis of parathyroid glands from rats with chronic renal failure. KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL. SUPPLEMENT 2003:S39-43. [PMID: 12753263 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.63.s85.10.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND To assess the effect of aluminium on the calcium-sensing receptor expression, proliferation, and apoptosis in parathyroid glands from rats with chronic renal failure, 2(1/2)-month-old male Wistar rats were 7/8 nephrectomized. METHODS Eight weeks after surgery the rats were divided into two groups, one receiving intraperitoneal AlCl3 for 8 weeks and the other receiving intraperitoneal placebo. Serum Al, Ca, P, creatinine, and PTH were measured. Parathyroid glands were removed, formaldehyde-fixed, and paraffin-embedded. Calcium-sensing receptor and proliferation were detected by immunohistochemistry and apoptosis by TUNEL and propidium iodide uptake. RESULTS At the end of the study, despite higher levels of serum P in the aluminium group (6.27 +/- 0.63 vs. 5.56 +/- 0.58 mg/dL; P = 0.045), serum PTH was lower (89.6 +/- 57.7 vs. 183.1 +/- 123.8 pg/mL; P = 0.059). No significant differences were found in the calcium-sensing receptor expression between groups (aluminium: 27.1 +/- 7.6; placebo: 25.4 +/- 3.5 RU). Rats receiving aluminium showed a significantly lower cell proliferation rate than the control rats (0.54 +/- 0.69 vs. 4.43 +/- 3.10 cells/mm2; P = 0.003). No apoptotic events were detected. CONCLUSION Aluminium was able to reduce the cell proliferation of the parathyroid glands. Due to the low apoptosis rate, however, it was not possible to find any change. Aluminium had no effect on the calcium-sensing receptor expression.
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- Ignacio González-Suárez
- Bone and Mineral Research Unit, Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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Changes in extracellular calcium (Ca(2+)o) concentration ([Ca2+]o) affect kidney function both under basal and hormone-stimulated conditions. The molecular identification of an extracellular Ca(2+)-sensing receptor (CaR) has confirmed a direct role of Ca(2+)o on parathyroid and kidney function (i.e. independent of calciotropic hormones) as a modulator of Ca2+ homeostasis. In addition, evidence accumulated over the last 10 years has shown that CaR is also expressed in regions outside the calcium homeostatic system where its role is largely undefined but seems to be linked to regulation of local ionic homeostasis. The parathyroid and kidney CaRs are 1081 and 1079 amino acids long, respectively, and belong to the type III family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which includes other CaRs, metabotropic glutamate receptors and putative vomeronasal organ receptors. For the CaR, its low (millimolar) affinity for Ca2+, its positive cooperativity and its large ion-sensing extracellular domain, indicate that the receptor is more sensitive to changes in net cationic charge rather than to a specific ligand. Mg2+, trivalent cations of the lanthanide series and polyvalent cations such as spermine and aminoglycoside antibiotics can all activate the receptor in vitro with EC50 values in the micromolar range for trivalent and polyvalent cations or in the millimolar range for Ca2+ and Mg2+. In addition to true CaR agonists, CaR sensitivity to Ca(2+)o is also susceptible to allosteric modulation by ionic strength, L-amino acids and by pharmacological agents. This review will address endogenous and exogenous CaR agonists, the role of the receptor in the calcium homeostatic system and some speculation on possible role(s) of the CaR in regions not involved in mineral ion homeostasis.
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Godwin SL, Soltoff SP. Calcium-sensing receptor-mediated activation of phospholipase C-gamma1 is downstream of phospholipase C-beta and protein kinase C in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts. Bone 2002; 30:559-66. [PMID: 11934646 DOI: 10.1016/s8756-3282(01)00700-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Elevated extracellular calcium (Ca(e)) stimulates both chemotaxis and mitogenesis of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts via a calcium-sensing receptor (CasR). Ca(e)-mediated chemotaxis of these bone-forming cells is dependent on phospholipase C (PLC) and blocked by the Gi-protein inhibitor pertussis toxin. In this study, we examine the signaling mechanisms by which the CasR stimulates PLC activity in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts. We found that elevated Ca(e) stimulated PLC-gamma1 tyrosine phosphorylation in a time-dependent and Ca(e)-concentration-dependent manner. The maximal increase in PLC-gamma1 tyrosine phosphorylation was observed 3-5 min after increasing Ca(e) by 3.2 mmol/L from 1.8 mmol/L. Elevated Ca(e) also promoted a rapid increase in both inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3], a second messenger formed by PLC-mediated hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, and cytosolic free calcium ([Ca+2]i). The kinetics of the CasR-mediated increases in Ins(1,4,5)P3 and [Ca+2]i and the sensitivity of the Ca(e)-stimulated elevation in [Ca+2]i to U73122 (a PLC inhibitor) together suggest that the osteoblast CasR is coupled via Gq to PLC-beta. U73122 blocked the Ca(e)-promoted, but not PDGF-promoted, PLC-gamma1 tyrosine phosphorylation, suggesting that the activation of PLC-beta is upstream of PLC-gamma1 activation. Inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC) disrupted Ca(e)-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC-gamma1. In addition, exposure to pertussis toxin or exogenous activation of protein kinase A (PKA) inhibited PLC-gamma1 tyrosine phosphorylation in response to Ca(e). The results indicate that: (a) the osteoblast CasR activates PLC-gamma1 downstream of PLC-beta in a PKC-dependent manner; (b) PKA is a negative regulator of Ca(e)-promoted PLC-gamma1 phosphorylation; and (c) Gq and Gi are both involved in the CasR-mediated phosphorylation of PLC-gamma1.
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- S L Godwin
- Department of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
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Huang Z, Cheng SL, Slatopolsky E. Sustained activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway is required for extracellular calcium stimulation of human osteoblast proliferation. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:21351-8. [PMID: 11292824 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010921200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Elevated levels of [Ca(2+)](o) in bone milieu as a result of the resorptive action of osteoclasts are implicated in promoting proliferation and migration of osteoblasts during bone remodeling. However, mitogenic effects of [Ca(2+)](o) have only been shown in some, but not all, clonal osteoblast-like cells, and the molecular mechanisms underlying [Ca(2+)](o)-induced mitogenic signaling are largely unknown. In this study we demonstrated for the first time that [Ca(2+)](o) stimulated proliferation of primary human osteoblasts and selectively activated extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs). Neither p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase nor stress-activated protein kinase was activated by [Ca(2+)](o). Treatment of human osteoblasts with a MAP kinase kinase inhibitor, PD98059, impaired both basal and [Ca(2+)](o)-stimulated phosphorylation of ERKs and also reduced both basal and [Ca(2+)](o)-stimulated proliferation. [Ca(2+)](o) treatment resulted in two distinctive phases of ERK activation: an acute phase and a sustained phase. An inhibition time course revealed that it was the sustained phase, not the acute phase, that was critical for [Ca(2+)](o)-stimulated osteoblast proliferation. Our results demonstrate that mitogenic responsiveness to [Ca(2+)](o) is present in primary human osteoblasts and is mediated via prolonged activation of the MAP kinase kinase/ERK signal pathway.
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- Renal Division and the Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Sisk MA, Lohmann CH, Cochran DL, Sylvia VL, Simpson JP, Dean DD, Boyan BD, Schwartz Z. Inhibition of cyclooxygenase by indomethacin modulates osteoblast response to titanium surface roughness in a time-dependent manner. Clin Oral Implants Res 2001; 12:52-61. [PMID: 11168271 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0501.2001.012001052.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) production are increased in cultures of osteoblasts grown on rough surfaces and prostaglandins are involved in osteoblast response to surface roughness. In the present study, we examined the effect of inhibiting cyclooxygenase on this response. MG63 osteoblast-like cells were cultured on cpTi disks with Ra values of 0.60 micron (PT), 3.97 microns (SLA), and 5.21 microns (TPS) in the presence or absence of 10(-7) M indomethacin. Treatment was begun on days 1, 2, 3, or 4 after seeding, and all cultures were harvested on day 5. Indomethacin decreased PGE2 release by the cells to less than 50% of basal levels when the cells were cultured on plastic. Cell number decreased with increasing surface roughness and indomethacin treatment abrogated the surface roughness effect over time. Alkaline phosphatase specific activity (ALP) increased with surface roughness; after one day with indomethacin, ALP was decreased on smooth surfaces, but increased on rough surfaces. Over time, ALP decreased on all surfaces examined and remained greater than plastic only in cultures on TPS. Indomethacin also caused a time-dependent decrease in osteocalcin production on rough surfaces, eventually abrogating the increases due to surface roughness, but had no effect on osteocalcin production on smooth surfaces. TGF-beta 1 levels in the cell layer and media were sensitive to surface roughness; on rougher surfaces, TGF-beta 1 shifted from the media to the matrix. Indomethacin reduced TGF-beta 1 levels over time, but the surface roughness effect was still evident at 4 days. This indicates that prostaglandin production mediates the effects of surface roughness, since indomethacin causes a time-dependent abrogation of the response, but has no effect on proliferation, osteocalcin release, or TGF-beta 1 levels on smooth surfaces. Indomethacin's effect was not immediate, suggesting that clinical protocols could be designed that would reduce inflammation without preventing osteoblastic differentiation. The effect of indomethacin was not complete, since TGF-beta 1 and ALP remained elevated on rough surfaces, suggesting that pathways or factors other than prostanoids are involved. TGF-beta 1 is preferentially stored in the matrix, acting on the cells through autocrine signaling, and may contribute to ALP even in the presence of indomethacin. These results demonstrate the importance of local factors in the autocrine regulation of osteogenesis and the potential for factors released in response to surface morphology to act in a paracrine manner.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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The cloning of a G protein-coupled extracellular Ca(2+) (Ca(o)(2+))-sensing receptor (CaR) has elucidated the molecular basis for many of the previously recognized effects of Ca(o)(2+) on tissues that maintain systemic Ca(o)(2+) homeostasis, especially parathyroid chief cells and several cells in the kidney. The availability of the cloned CaR enabled the development of DNA and antibody probes for identifying the CaR's mRNA and protein, respectively, within these and other tissues. It also permitted the identification of human diseases resulting from inactivating or activating mutations of the CaR gene and the subsequent generation of mice with targeted disruption of the CaR gene. The characteristic alterations in parathyroid and renal function in these patients and in the mice with "knockout" of the CaR gene have provided valuable information on the CaR's physiological roles in these tissues participating in mineral ion homeostasis. Nevertheless, relatively little is known about how the CaR regulates other tissues involved in systemic Ca(o)(2+) homeostasis, particularly bone and intestine. Moreover, there is evidence that additional Ca(o)(2+) sensors may exist in bone cells that mediate some or even all of the known effects of Ca(o)(2+) on these cells. Even more remains to be learned about the CaR's function in the rapidly growing list of cells that express it but are uninvolved in systemic Ca(o)(2+) metabolism. Available data suggest that the receptor serves numerous roles outside of systemic mineral ion homeostasis, ranging from the regulation of hormonal secretion and the activities of various ion channels to the longer term control of gene expression, programmed cell death (apoptosis), and cellular proliferation. In some cases, the CaR on these "nonhomeostatic" cells responds to local changes in Ca(o)(2+) taking place within compartments of the extracellular fluid (ECF) that communicate with the outside environment (e.g., the gastrointestinal tract). In others, localized changes in Ca(o)(2+) within the ECF can originate from several mechanisms, including fluxes of calcium ions into or out of cellular or extracellular stores or across epithelium that absorb or secrete Ca(2+). In any event, the CaR and other receptors/sensors for Ca(o)(2+) and probably for other extracellular ions represent versatile regulators of numerous cellular functions and may serve as important therapeutic targets.
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Affiliation(s)
- E M Brown
- Endocrine-Hypertension Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Abstract
To achieve new insights into the coordinate regulation of gene expression during osteoblast differentiation we utilized an approach involving global analysis of gene expression to obtain the identities of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) expressed using an established in vitro model of bone development. MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cells were induced to differentiate by the addition of beta-glycerophosphate (beta-GP) and ascorbic acid. RNA samples derived from induced and uninduced control MC3T3-E1 cells were used to prepare complementary DNA (cDNA) for serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE). A preliminary SAGE database was produced and used to prepare a hybridization array to further facilitate the characterization of changes in the expression levels of 92 of the SAGE-mRNA assignments after induction of osteoblast differentiation, specifically after 6 days and 14 days of ascorbate treatment. SAGE-array hybridization analysis revealed coordinate induction of a number of mRNAs including Rab24, calponin, and calcyclin. Levels of MSY-1, SH3P2, fibronectin, alpha-collagen, procollagen, and LAMPI mRNAs, present at day 6 postinduction, were markedly reduced by day 14 postinduction. A number of unanticipated and potentially important developmental genes were identified including the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) superfamily member Lefty-1. Lefty-1 transcript and translation product were found to be induced during the course of MC3T3-E1 cell differentiation. We present evidence, using transient transfection and antibody neutralization approaches, that Lefty-1 modulates the induction of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) after treatment of MC3T3-E1 cells with ascorbate and beta-GP. These data should provide useful new information for future analysis of transcriptional events in osteoblast differentiation and mineralization.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Seth
- MRC Group in Periodontal Physiology, and the Laboratory of Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook, Canada
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