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Liu K, Zhao J, Yang L, Guan M, Yuan L, Geng Y. Protective effects of calbindin‑D28K on the UVB radiation‑induced apoptosis of human lens epithelial cells. Int J Mol Med 2020; 45:1793-1802. [PMID: 32236567 PMCID: PMC7169820 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Calbindin-D28K (Calb1) may protect human lens epithelial cells (HLECs) from apoptosis, which is a process resulting in individual cell death. The protective effects of Calb1 may be attributed to buffering high concentrations of Ca2+. The present study investigated the mechanisms through which Calb1 protects SRA01/04 cells (a human lens epithelial cell line) against apoptosis induced by ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure. Cells transfected with a lentivirus overexpressing Calb1 and control cells were treated with 40 µW/cm2 irradiation for 15 min and then cultured for 24 h. The changes in intracellular Ca2+ were detected by colorimetry, and the protein expression levels of Bad, Bcl-2 and caspase-12 were measured by western blot analysis. The intracellular Ca2+ concentration of control HLECs increased significantly following UVB irradiation, whereas in Calb1-overexpressing cells, the Ca2+ levels remained steady. In the control cells, the expression of Bad and caspase-12 was upregulated, and that of Bcl-2 was down-regulated. Notably, during UVB radiation-induced apoptosis, the overexpression of Calb1 inhibited cell death, resulting in the decreased expression of Bad and caspase-12, and in the upregulated expression of Bcl-2. These results suggested that Calb1 inhibited the upregulation of genes involved in apoptosis. The siRNA-mediated knockdown of Calb1 resulted in increased rates of UVB radiation-induced apoptosis, the increased expression of Bad and caspase-12, and the decreased expression of Bcl-2, further demonstrating that Calb1 may mediate UVB radiation-mediated apoptosis by regulating Ca2+. On the whole, the findings of the present study indicate that UVB exposure can lead to an imbalance in the intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis in HLECs and that Calb1 protein exerts a negative effect on the expression of pro-apoptotic genes in HLECs. Calb1 may thus inhibit the UVB radiation-induced apoptosis of HLECs by regulating Ca2+.
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- Kang Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The 920th Hospital of The Joint Logistic Support Force, Kunming, Yunnan 650031, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650031, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650031, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650031, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650031, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650031, P.R. China
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Chen M, Huang L, Shen X, Li M, Luo Z, Cai K, Hu Y. Construction of multilayered molecular reservoirs on a titanium alloy implant for combinational drug delivery to promote osseointegration in osteoporotic conditions. Acta Biomater 2020; 105:304-318. [PMID: 31982586 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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In this study, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) molecules are used as molecular reservoirs and grafted onto chitosan molecules for calcitriol (VD3) loading, which is a hormonally active metabolite of vitamin D. The resultant molecular complex is co-assembled with an antiosteoporosis drug calcitonin (CT) to form bio-functional multilayer structure on Ti6Al7Nb substrate via layer-by-layer self-assembly, which is capable of releasing VD3 and calcitonin in a sustained manner to modulate osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and macrophages at the bone-implant interface. In vitro results show that the released VD3 and CT individually upregulated the expression of calcium-binding protein (including Calbindin D9k and Calbindin D28k) and BMP2 in osteoblasts in peri-implant regions to stimulate their Ca deposition and differentiation. RAW264.7 cells (a murine macrophage) on the biofunctional implant displayed improved M2 phenotypical differentiation and expression of BMP2 and VEGF genes, but M1 phenotypical differentiation potential and MCF and TRAP gene expression levels are evidently lower. Results from in vivo micro-CT and histological analysis also demonstrate that VD3/CT co-loaded implant can dramatically enhance the bone remodeling under osteoporotic conditions with significantly enhanced interfacial shear strength and improved osseointegration as compared to other groups. The insights in this study offer new avenues for the rational functionalization of titanium implants to effectively repair osteoporotic fractures. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: A promising strategy to enhance the recovery rate of osteoporotic fractures is to immobilize antiosteoporotic drugs onto the surface of titanium-based implants. In this study, we grafted beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) onto chitosan (Chi) molecules to load VD3, which was co-assembled with calcitonin (CT) onto Ti6Al7Nb implants by the layer-by-layer assembly technique. The obtained functional titanium alloy implant (Ti6Al7Nb/LBL/Chi-CD@VD3/ CT) could stably release VD3 and calcitonin agents in a sustained manner. RAW264.7 cells grown on Ti6Al7Nb/LBL/Chi-CD@VD3/CT showed superior M2 phenotypical differentiation efficiency, but lower MCF/TRAP gene expression levels. In vitro and in vivo results showed that the released VD3 and CT individually upregulated the expression of calcium binding proteins and BMP2 in osteoblasts, promoting new bone formation in the peri-implant region.
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- Maohua Chen
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
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Climer LK, Cox AM, Reynolds TJ, Simmons DD. Oncomodulin: The Enigmatic Parvalbumin Protein. Front Mol Neurosci 2019; 12:235. [PMID: 31649505 PMCID: PMC6794386 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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EF-hand Ca2+-binding protein family members, α- and β-parvalbumins have been studied for decades. Yet, considerable information is lacking distinguishing functional differences between mammalian α-parvalbumin (PVALB) and oncomodulin (OCM), a branded β-parvalbumin. Herein, we provide an overview detailing the current body of work centered around OCM as an EF-Hand Ca2+-binding protein and describe potential mechanisms of OCM function within the inner ear and immune cells. Additionally, we posit that OCM is evolutionarily distinct from PVALB and most other β-parvalbumins. This review summarizes recent studies pertaining to the function of OCM and emphasizes OCM as a parvalbumin possessing a unique cell and tissue distribution, Ca2+ buffering capacity and phylogenetic origin.
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- Leslie K Climer
- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States.,Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States.,Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States.,Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States.,Biomedical Sciences Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States
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Yang L, Dong Y, Luo W, Zhu T, Li Q, Zhang L, Kong J, Yuan Z, Zhao Q. Calbindin‐D28K mediates 25(OH)D3/VDR‐regulated bone formation through MMP13 and DMP1. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:8035-8047. [PMID: 29377305 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Li‐Ping Yang
- Department of Pediatric OrthopedicShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
- Key Laboratory of Congenital MalformationMinistry of HealthShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
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- Department of Pediatric OrthopedicShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
- Key Laboratory of Congenital MalformationMinistry of HealthShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
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- Key Laboratory of Congenital MalformationMinistry of HealthShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
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- Department of Pediatric OrthopedicShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
- Key Laboratory of Congenital MalformationMinistry of HealthShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
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- Department of Pediatric OrthopedicShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
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- Department of Pediatric OrthopedicShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
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- Department of Clinical NutritionShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
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- Key Laboratory of Congenital MalformationMinistry of HealthShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
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- Department of Pediatric OrthopedicShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
- Key Laboratory of Congenital MalformationMinistry of HealthShengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyangLiaoningChina
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The transient receptor potential channel TRPV6 is dynamically expressed in bone cells but is not crucial for bone mineralization in mice. J Cell Physiol 2012; 227:1951-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Little R, Muimo R, Robson L, Harris K, Grabowski PS. The transient receptor potential ion channel TRPV6 is expressed at low levels in osteoblasts and has little role in osteoblast calcium uptake. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28166. [PMID: 22163264 PMCID: PMC3226639 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background TRPV6 ion channels are key mediators of regulated transepithelial absorption of Ca2+ within the small intestine. Trpv6-/- mice were reported to have lower bone density than wild-type littermates and significant disturbances in calcium homeostasis that suggested a role for TRPV6 in osteoblasts during bone formation and mineralization. TRPV6 and molecules related to transepithelial Ca2+ transport have been reported to be expressed at high levels in human and mouse osteoblasts. Results Transmembrane ion currents in whole cell patch clamped SaOS-2 osteoblasts did not show sensitivity to ruthenium red, an inhibitor of TRPV5/6 ion channels, and 45Ca uptake was not significantly affected by ruthenium red in either SaOS-2 (P = 0.77) or TE-85 (P = 0.69) osteoblastic cells. In contrast, ion currents and 45Ca uptake were both significantly affected in a human bronchial epithelial cell line known to express TRPV6. TRPV6 was expressed at lower levels in osteoblastic cells than has been reported in some literature. In SaOS-2 TRPV6 mRNA was below the assay detection limit; in TE-85 TRPV6 mRNA was detected at 6.90±1.9 × 10−5 relative to B2M. In contrast, TRPV6 was detected at 7.7±3.0 × 10−2 and 2.38±0.28 × 10−4 the level of B2M in human carcinoma-derived cell lines LNCaP and CaCO-2 respectively. In murine primary calvarial osteoblasts TRPV6 was detected at 3.80±0.24 × 10−5 relative to GAPDH, in contrast with 4.3±1.5 × 10−2 relative to GAPDH in murine duodenum. By immunohistochemistry, TRPV6 was expressed mainly in myleocytic cells of the murine bone marrow and was observed only at low levels in murine osteoblasts, osteocytes or growth plate cartilage. Conclusions TRPV6 is expressed only at low levels in osteoblasts and plays little functional role in osteoblastic calcium uptake.
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- Robert Little
- Department of Human Metabolism, The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Human Metabolism, The Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Fonseca VG, Rosa J, Laizé V, Gavaia PJ, Cancela ML. Identification of a new cartilage-specific S100-like protein up-regulated during endo/perichondral mineralization in gilthead seabream. Gene Expr Patterns 2011; 11:448-55. [PMID: 21803172 DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2010] [Revised: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Calcium ions and calcium-binding proteins play a major role in many cellular processes, in particular skeletogenesis and bone formation. We report here the discovery of a novel S100 protein in fish and the analysis of its gene expression patterns. A 648-bp full-length cDNA encoding an 86-amino acid S100-like calcium-binding protein was identified through the subtractive hybridization of a gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) cDNA library constructed to identify genes associated with in vitro mineralization. Deduced protein lacks an identifiable signal peptide and exhibits two EF-hand motifs characteristic of S100 proteins. Phylogenetic and bioinformatic analyses of S100 sequences suggested that gilthead seabream protein represents a novel and fish-specific member of the S100 protein family. Expression of S100-like gene was up-regulated during the in vitro mineralization of bone-derived cell lines and during seabream development, from larvae throughout adulthood, reflecting skeletogenesis. Restriction of S100-like gene expression to chondrocytes of cartilaginous tissues undergoing endo/perichondral mineralization in juvenile fish further confirmed the mineralogenic role of the protein in fish and emphasized the potential of S100-like as a marker of mineralizing cartilage in developing fish.
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- Vera G Fonseca
- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal
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Li H, Daculsi R, Grellier M, Bareille R, Bourget C, Amedee J. Role of neural-cadherin in early osteoblastic differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells cocultured with human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 299:C422-30. [PMID: 20664068 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00562.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In our previous studies, roles of gap junction and vascular endothelial growth factor in the cross-talking of human bone marrow stromal cells (HBMSCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) have been extensively studied. The present study focused on the investigation of the roles of neural (N)-cadherin in early differentiation of HBMSCs in direct-contact cocultures with HUVECs for 24 and 48 h. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, immunofluorescence, Western blot, as well as functional studies were applied to perform the studies at both protein and gene levels. Results showed that cocultured cells expressed much higher N-cadherin than monocultured cells after 24 and 48 h of culture. We observed that N-cadherin concentrated in the membrane of cocultured HBMSCs (co-HBMSCs) while distributed within the cytoplasm of monocultured HBMSCs, which indicated that the cell-cell adhesion was improved between cocultured cells. In addition, more beta-catenin was found to translocate into the cocultured cells nuclei and more T cell factor-1 (TCF-1) were detected in cocultured cells than in the monocultured cells. Moreover, mRNA levels of early osteoblastic markers including alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and type I collagen (Col-I) of co-HBMSCs were significantly upregulated, whereas neutralization of N-cadherin led to a downregulation of ALP and Col-I in both of the HBMSCs and co-HBMSCs compared with untreated cells. Taking our findings together it can be concluded that cocultures of HBMSCs with HUVECs increased N-cadherin expression and improved cell-cell adhesion. Whether this applies only to osteoprogenitor cells or to all the cell types in the culture will need to be determined by further studies. Subsequently, signaling transduction might be induced with the participation of beta-catenin and TCF-1. With the N-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion and signaling transductions, the early osteoblastic differentiation of co-HBMSCs was significantly upregulated.
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- Haiyan Li
- INSERM U577, Bordeaux and University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux F33076, France.
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Comes N, Borrás T. Individual molecular response to elevated intraocular pressure in perfused postmortem human eyes. Physiol Genomics 2009; 38:205-25. [PMID: 19401404 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.90261.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the major risk factor for glaucoma. In the clinic, the response to elevated pressure and thus the risk for development of glaucoma differs among individuals. We took advantage of our ability to subject postmortem human eyes from the same individual to physiological and elevated pressure in a perfused outflow model and compared individual patterns of gene expression under pressure. The architecture of the trabecular meshwork, tissue responsible for the maintenance of IOP, was conserved. We performed two sets of experiments. The first set (n = 5, 10 eyes) used Affymetrix GeneChips, identified the 20 most pressure-altered genes in each individual, and compared their pressure response in the other four. The second set (n = 5, 10 eyes) selected 21 relevant trabecular meshwork genes and examined, by real-time TaqMan-PCR, the rank of their abundance and of their pressure differential expression in each individual. The majority of the up- and downregulated top-changers of each individual showed an individual response trend. Few genes were general responders. Individual responders included STATH, FBN2, TF, OGN, IL6, IGF1, CRYAB, and ELAM1 (marker for glaucoma). General responders included MMP1, MMP10, CXCL2, and PDPN. In addition, we found that although the relative abundance of selected genes was very similar among nonstressed individuals, the response to pressure of those same genes had a marked individual component. Our results offer the first molecular insight on the variation of the individual response to IOP observed in the clinical setting.
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- Núria Comes
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7041, USA
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Margolis DS, Kim D, Szivek JA, Lai LW, Lien YHH. Functionally improved bone in calbindin-D28k knockout mice. Bone 2006; 39:477-84. [PMID: 16631426 PMCID: PMC2367120 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2006.02.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2005] [Revised: 01/07/2006] [Accepted: 02/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In vitro studies indicate that Calbindin-D28k, a calcium binding protein, is important in regulating the life span of osteoblasts as well as the mineralization of bone extracellular matrix. The recent creation of a Calbindin-D28k knockout mouse has provided the opportunity to study the physiological effects of the Calbindin-D28k protein on bone remodeling in vivo. In this experiment, histomorphometry, microCT, and bend testing were used to characterize bones in Calbindin-D28k KO (knockout) mice. The femora of Calbindin-D28k KO mice had significantly increased cortical bone volume (60.4% +/- 3.1) compared to wild-type (WT) mice (45.4% +/- 4.6). The increased bone volume was due to a decrease in marrow cavity area, and significantly decreased endosteal perimeters (3.397 mm +/- 0.278 in Calbindin-D28k KO mice, and 4.046 mm +/- 0.450 in WT mice). Similar changes were noted in the analysis of the tibias in both mice. The bone formation rates were similar in the femoral and tibial cortical bones of both mice. microCT analysis of the trabecular bone in the tibial plateau indicated that Calbindin-D28k KO mice had an increased bone volume (35.2% +/- 3.1) compared to WT mice (24.7% +/- 4.9) which was primarily due to increased trabecular number (8.99 mm(-1) +/- 0.94 in Calbindin-D28k KO mice compared to 6.75 mm(-1) +/- 0.85 in WT mice). Bone mineral content analysis of the tibias indicated that there is no difference in the calcium or phosphorus content between the Calbindin-D28k KO and WT mice. Cantilever bend testing of the femora demonstrated significantly lower strains in the bones of Calbindin-D28k KO mice (4135 micro strain/kg +/- 1266) compared to WT mice (6973 micro strain/kg +/- 998) indicating that the KO mice had stiffer bones. Three-point bending demonstrated increased failure loads in bones of Calbindin-D28k KO mice (31.6 N +/- 2.1) compared to WT mice (15.0 N +/- 1.7). In conclusion, Calbindin-D28k KO mice had increased bone volume and stiffness indicating that Calbindin-D28k plays an important role in bone remodeling.
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- David S. Margolis
- Orthopaedic Research Lab, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Orthopaedic Research Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Orthopaedic Research Lab, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Orthopaedic Research Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Orthopaedic Research Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Corresponding author. E-mail address: (Y.-H.H. Lien)
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Saito Y, Shibuya M, Hayashi M, Matsuoka S, Kaneko K, Chikumaru Y, Saito K, Matsui A, Kimura S. Cerebellopontine calcification: a new entity of idiopathic intracranial calcification? Acta Neuropathol 2005; 110:77-83. [PMID: 15959794 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-005-1011-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2005] [Revised: 03/10/2005] [Accepted: 03/10/2005] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We report the autopsy case of a 40-year-old woman with severe intellectual and motor disabilities, who showed calcification in the cerebellum and pons but not in the basal ganglia on CT scan, and died of intracranial hemorrhage due to intractable hypertension. At autopsy, numerous calcium deposits were noted in the cerebellar cortex, the dentate nucleus, the cerebellar white matter and the ventral pons. These deposits were distributed both in the neuropil and the white matter, but rarely within the arterial walls or in contact with capillaries. This weak relationship between calcification and the blood vessels, in addition to the paucity of basal ganglia calcification, is in contrast to the findings with other disorders involving intracranial calcification, including Fahr's disease and calcium metabolism disorders. Immunohistochemistry revealed intense staining of calbindin-D28K and parvalbumin at sites of calcium deposits both in the present case and in a case of pseudohypoparathyroidism, whereas these proteins were not localized to calcium deposits in the cerebellum of a Fahr's disease brain. We propose that the present case may represent a distinct entity among diseases characterized by idiopathic intracranial calcification. In addition, calcium-binding proteins may be involved in the calcification process in some cases with intracranial calcification.
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- Yoshiaki Saito
- Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology, Yokohama Ryo-iku Medical Center, Asahi-ku, Japan.
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Ca(2+) is an essential ion in all organisms, where it plays a crucial role in processes ranging from the formation and maintenance of the skeleton to the temporal and spatial regulation of neuronal function. The Ca(2+) balance is maintained by the concerted action of three organ systems, including the gastrointestinal tract, bone, and kidney. An adult ingests on average 1 g Ca(2+) daily from which 0.35 g is absorbed in the small intestine by a mechanism that is controlled primarily by the calciotropic hormones. To maintain the Ca(2+) balance, the kidney must excrete the same amount of Ca(2+) that the small intestine absorbs. This is accomplished by a combination of filtration of Ca(2+) across the glomeruli and subsequent reabsorption of the filtered Ca(2+) along the renal tubules. Bone turnover is a continuous process involving both resorption of existing bone and deposition of new bone. The above-mentioned Ca(2+) fluxes are stimulated by the synergistic actions of active vitamin D (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3)) and parathyroid hormone. Until recently, the mechanism by which Ca(2+) enter the absorptive epithelia was unknown. A major breakthrough in completing the molecular details of these pathways was the identification of the epithelial Ca(2+) channel family consisting of two members: TRPV5 and TRPV6. Functional analysis indicated that these Ca(2+) channels constitute the rate-limiting step in Ca(2+)-transporting epithelia. They form the prime target for hormonal control of the active Ca(2+) flux from the intestinal lumen or urine space to the blood compartment. This review describes the characteristics of epithelial Ca(2+) transport in general and highlights in particular the distinctive features and the physiological relevance of the new epithelial Ca(2+) channels accumulating in a comprehensive model for epithelial Ca(2+) absorption.
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- Joost G J Hoenderop
- Department of Physiology, Nijmegen Center for Moecular Life Sciences, University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Zheng W, Xie Y, Li G, Kong J, Feng JQ, Li YC. Critical Role of Calbindin-D28k in Calcium Homeostasis Revealed by Mice Lacking Both Vitamin D Receptor and Calbindin-D28k. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:52406-13. [PMID: 15456794 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m405562200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Calbindin (CaBP)-D28k and CaBP-D9k are cytosolic vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding proteins long thought to play an important role in transepithelial calcium transport. However, recent genetic studies suggest that CaBP-D28k is not essential for calcium metabolism. Genetic ablation of this gene in mice leads to no calcemic abnormalities. Genetic inactivation of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene leads to hypocalcemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, rickets, and osteomalacia, accompanied by 90% reduction in renal CaBP-D9k expression but little change in CaBP-D28k. To address whether the role of CaBP-D28k in calcium homeostasis is compensated by CaBP-D9k, we generated VDR/CaBP-D28k double knockout (KO) mice, which expressed no CaBP-D28k and only 10% of CaBP-D9k in the kidney. On a regular diet, the double KO mice were more growth-retarded and 42% smaller in body weight than VDRKO mice and died prematurely at 2.5-3 months of age. Compared with VDRKO mice, the double KO mice had higher urinary calcium excretion and developed more severe secondary hyperparathyroidism and rachitic skeletal phenotype, which were manifested by larger parathyroid glands, higher serum parathyroid hormone levels, much lower bone mineral density, and more distorted growth plate with more osteoid formation in the trabecular region. On high calcium, high lactose diet, blood-ionized calcium levels were normalized in both VDRKO and the double KO mice; however, in contrast to VDRKO mice, the skeletal abnormalities were not completely corrected in the double KO mice. These results directly demonstrate that CaBP-D28k plays a critical role in maintaining calcium homeostasis and skeletal mineralization and suggest that its calcemic role can be mostly compensated by CaBP-D9k.
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- Wei Zheng
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Autologous bone marrow stromal cells have been proposed as an adjuvant in the treatment of bone nonunion. This cell therapy would require the establishment of culture conditions that permit the rapid expansion of these cells ex vivo while retaining their potential for further differentiation. Our aim was to achieve a full differentiation process using human bone marrow aspirates. We first analyzed the effects of mineralization medium (with ascorbic acid and phosphate) and dexamethasone (dex) during the primary culture of human bone marrow stromal (HBMS) cells on the proliferation/differentiation behavior of first-passage cells. The most appropriate schedule was then selected to further characterize this differentiation model. We showed that primary culture of HBMS cells in proliferation medium (DMEM supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum), with a 48-h treatment by mineralization medium and dex resulted in a better osteoblastic differentiation of first-passage cells than primary culture carried out in mineralization medium with or without dex. We showed that culture of HBMS cells under these conditions (primary culture in proliferation medium, followed by subculture in mineralization medium) led to the formation of specifically mineralized bone-like nodules similar to the ones observed with rat bone marrow stromal cells. Our nodules exhibited three distinct cell types, reproducing in vitro a tissue-like structure. This treatment demonstrated an optimal proliferation and expression of osteoblastic markers such as alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and type I collagen. The primary culture allowed the multiplication of the number of adherent progenitor cells at the initial time of plating by a mean factor of 44,000, which was found to be negatively correlated with age. Thus, this differentiation model could provide a new tool to elaborate an autologous cell therapy designed to enhance osteogenesis.
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- N Schecroun
- Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Avenue Mounier, 53, Université Catholique de Louvain, B-1200, Brussels, Belgium.
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Lee CT, Huynh VM, Lai LW, Lien YHH. Cyclosporine A-induced hypercalciuria in calbindin-D28k knockout and wild-type mice. Kidney Int 2002; 62:2055-61. [PMID: 12427129 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00670.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is known that cyclosporine A (CsA) treatment induces high bone-turnover osteopenia and hypercalciuria. It has been proposed that down-regulation of renal calbindin-D28k by CsA results in renal calcium wasting. We investigated the role of the kidney and bone in CsA-induced hypercalciuria in calbindin-D28k knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice. METHODS Two sets of experiments were performed. In experiment 1, KO and WT mice were treated with CsA 20 mg/kg/day intraperitoneally (IP) for 7 days. In experiment 2, to eliminate the CsA effect on bone resorption, pamidronate (APD) 2.5 mg/kg IP was given every 4 days with the first dose given 4 days prior to the 7-day course of CsA. Serum levels of creatinine, calcium, and osteocalcin, as well as renal calcium excretion were measured to assess CsA's effects on calcium homeostasis. Effects of CsA on the expression of calbindin-D28k, and two calcium channels in the apical membrane of the distal tubule, epithelial calcium channel (ECaC) and alpha1G-subunit of a voltage-dependent Ca channel (alpha1G), in the kidney were examined by semiquantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS KO mice had a threefold increase in renal calcium excretion when compared with WT mice at the baseline. This difference disappeared when calcium load was reduced by overnight fasting. After the CsA treatment, both WT and KO mice had a significant increase of renal calcium excretion (urine Ca/Cr ratio in WT, 0.11 +/- 0.01 to 1.29 +/- 0.17; in KO, 0.39 +/- 0.04 to 1.18 +/- 0.13; both P < 0.01). CsA treatment decreased renal calbindin-D28k mRNA by 61%, but did not affect the expression of ECaC and alpha1G. Baseline serum osteocalcin level of KO mice was significantly lower than that of WT mice. After CsA treatment, both groups had a 50% increase in the serum osteocalcin level, indicating increased bone turnover. When mice were treated with both CsA and APD, the increase in serum osteocalcin level was prevented, and renal calcium excretion was significantly lower than that in mice treated with CsA alone. However, there was still a significant increase in the urine Ca/Cr ratio in WT and KO mice compared with pretreatment levels (urine Ca/Cr in WT, 0.11 +/- 0.01 to 0.76 +/- 0.05, P < 0.01; in KO, 0.39 +/- 0.05 to 0.79 +/- 0.06; P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Calbindin-D28k KO mice have diet-dependent hypercalciuria and a lower bone turnover rate. CsA treatment suppresses the expression of calbindin-D28k in mice, but has no effects on ECaC and alpha1G gene expression at the mRNA level. The pathogenesis of CsA-induced hypercalciuria involves both down-regulation of calbindin-D28k with subsequent impaired renal calcium reabsorption and CsA-induced high turnover bone disease. Additionally, our results suggest that mechanism(s) independent of calbindin-D28k within the kidney also may contribute to the CsA-induced calcium leak.
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- Chien-Te Lee
- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences Centers, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA
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D'Ippolito G, Schiller PC, Perez-stable C, Balkan W, Roos BA, Howard GA. Cooperative actions of hepatocyte growth factor and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in osteoblastic differentiation of human vertebral bone marrow stromal cells. Bone 2002; 31:269-75. [PMID: 12151078 DOI: 10.1016/s8756-3282(02)00820-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bone formation and remodeling require continuous generation of osteoprogenitor cells from bone marrow stromal cells (MSC), which generate and respond to a variety of growth factors with putative roles in hematopoiesis and mesenchymal differentiation. In this study we examine the interaction of two such factors on the maturation of skeletal components. We previously reported that these factors, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (vitD(3)), act together to increase alkaline phosphatase in chondroblasts. We now describe the cooperative effect of these agents on MSC isolated and cultured from human vertebral bone marrow. MSC (passages 3-9) isolated from bone marrow cells of human vertebrae (T1-L5) from 22-36-year-old normal donors were first expanded in vitro and then plated in the presence or absence of 10 ng/mL HGF and/or 10 nmol/L vitD(3), for 7-18 days. HGF treatment increased cell proliferation 2.5-fold, with no effect on alkaline phosphatase activity. Whereas vitD(3) treatment inhibited cell growth by 50%, alkaline phosphatase activity was stimulated eightfold, although no mineralization was observed. HGF together with vitD(3) increased cell proliferation 1.5-fold and alkaline phosphatase activity 13-fold over untreated control. Moreover, mineralization was detected only with this combination. Our findings provide evidence that HGF in concert with vitamin D may promote growth and differentiation of human MSC into osteogenic cells.
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- G D'Ippolito
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33125, USA.
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Ciro S, Rubio C, Estieu-Gionnet K, Latxague L, Déléris G, Bareille R, Amédée J, Baquey C. Synthesis and evaluation of organosilicon inhibitors of active purine transport in human osteoblasts. Chembiochem 2002; 3:341-7. [PMID: 11933235 DOI: 10.1002/1439-7633(20020402)3:4<341::aid-cbic341>3.0.co;2-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In the search for new compounds that might, once incorporated into biomaterials, stimulate the natural processes of bone regeneration, a new series of silicon-containing alkyl nucleobase analogues has been synthesized. An active hypoxanthine transport process in human osteoblasts was demonstrated, with an apparent Michaelis constant of 2.3 microM and a maximum possible rate of 0.47 pmol s(-1) x 10(6) cell. The synthesized analogues were tested for toxicity in human osteoblasts. Nontoxic analogues were tested in competition transport studies with [(14)C]hypoxanthine. Two of them were found to inhibit the active transport of hypoxanthine in human osteoblasts, with IC(50) values of 6.5 and 11.6 microM.
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- Sol Ciro
- INSERM U 443, Université Victor Segalen-Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France
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Glendenning P, Ratajczak T, Dick IM, Prince RL. Regulation of the 1b isoform of the plasma membrane calcium pump by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in rat osteoblast-like cells. J Bone Miner Res 2001; 16:525-34. [PMID: 11277270 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2001.16.3.525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The first isogene of the plasma membrane calcium pump (PMCA1) is expressed on the apical plasma membrane of osteoblasts, but its regulation by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] has not been studied in this cell type. We studied 1,25(OH)2D3 effects on PMCA1 function, protein, messenger RNA (mRNA), and isoform expression in osteoblasts. Of seven rat and human immortalized osteoblast-like cell lines studied, PMCA1 mRNA expression was confirmed in all. Only ROS 17/2.8 cells expressed measurable PMCA1 protein by Western analysis. Immunocytochemistry indicated that PMCA1 was expressed predominantly on the plasma membrane of ROS 17/2.8 cells. The 1,25(OH)2D3 but not 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [24,25(OH)2D3] treatment of confluent ROS 17/2.8 cells resulted in an approximate 3- to 5-fold dose-dependent increase in PMCA1 expression of message and protein as assessed by Western and Northern analysis and vesicular 45Ca uptake of membrane vesicles. 1,25(OH)2D3 had no effect on PMCA1 posttranscriptional splicing. The 1b isoform of PMCA was expressed under all experimental conditions. 1,25(OH)2D3 favored increased expression of the 5.5 kilobases (kb) over the 7.5-kb PMCA1b transcript, with a 2-fold proportional increase in the smaller transcript relative to the larger transcript evident at the highest dose of 1,25(OH)2D3 studied. The resultant proportional increase in the smaller 5.5-kb transcript may increase mRNA stability and account for the increase in PMCA1b protein and function with 1,25(OH)2D3. These data provide evidence for the role of 1,25(OH)2D3 and PMCA1b in the regulation of calcium transport in bone cells.
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- P Glendenning
- Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are members to the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily. They induce ectopic bone formation in rat and are pleiotropic initiators of inducible osteogenic precursor cells. A lot of reports have studied the presence of BMPs and their effects on bone marker expression in many different cell lines, however none describe the regulation of BMP3 by different factors and expression conditions. When a human bone marrow stromal cell (HBMSC) culture was treated simultaneously with 1,25(OH)2D3 (10(-8) M) and BMP3 (2.5 ng/ml), the total osteocalcin content in the cell layer and in the culture medium was higher than when the culture was treated with either factor alone (162%). To elucidate this synergistic activity, Northern blot analysis was done to study the effect of 1,25(OH)2D3 on BMP3 mRNA expression. Several human cell lines (MNNG, U-2OS, MG-63, KHOS, TE85, HOS) and HBMSC were treated by 1,25(OH)2D3 (10(-8) M for 24 h). Purified mRNA from treated and untreated cells were denatured using glyoxal and dimethylsulfoxide, and were fractionated on a 1% agarose gel. After electrophoresis, RNA were blotted onto a nylon membrane and incubated with 32P-labeled BMP3 and GAPDH riboprobes. Northern blot analysis revealed that, the BMP3 mRNA level was increased in a few cell lines (MG-63, HBMSC, HOS) after the addition of 1,25(OH)2D3 when compared to the untreated cells (127%+/-1; 130.5%+/-19.5; 207%+/-14). An higher stimulation was observed in HBMSC primary culture when compared to differentiated HBMSC. In view of these results, we now investigate the following hypothesis: does the BMP3 promoter exhibit the vitamin D receptor response like the osteocalcin gene?
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- C Faucheux
- INSERM, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, France
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