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Regulation of messenger ribonucleic acid expression of 1 alpha,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase in rat osteoblasts

A Nishimura, T Shinki, CH Jin, Y Ohyama, M Noshiro, K Okuda and T Suda
Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.

We have reported that PTH inhibits 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase messenger RNA (mRNA) expression induced by 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3] in rat kidney but not intestine. In the present study, we examined whether the suppression of 24-hydroxylase mRNA expression by PTH occurs commonly in tissues and cells which have PTH receptors. Administration of 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3 into rats fed a synthetic vitamin D-repleted diet containing adequate calcium greatly increased serum levels of calcium and 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3. Also, there was a 4-fold increase in bone 24-hydroxylase activity in response to 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3 administration. In rats fed a low calcium diet, renal 24-hydroxylase activity was suppressed probably due to secondary hyperparathyroidism. In contrast, the low calcium feeding did not suppress bone 24-hydroxylase activity. The expression of 24-hydroxylase mRNA in rat osteoblastic C-26 and C-11 cells was similar and attained maximal levels 24 h after cells were incubated with 10(-8) M 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3. Induction of 24-hydroxylase mRNA expression by 1 alpha, 25- (OH)2D3 was much greater and earlier in immature C-26 cells than mature C-11 cells. Simultaneous addition of PTH, prostaglandin E2, or cAMP together with 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3 did not down-regulate mRNA expression of 24-hydroxylase induced by the vitamin in both C-26 and C-11 cells. Of the three osteoblastic cells (C-26, C-20, and C-11) examined, C-26 cells showed the least mRNA expression of vitamin D receptors, in spite of the highest expression of 24-hydroxylase mRNA. These results suggest that unlike in the kidney, bone 24-hydroxylase mRNA expression is not down-regulated by PTH despite of the presence of PTH receptors. They also suggest that the degree of the induction of 24-hydroxylase mRNA by 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3 is not explained simply by the vitamin D receptors content.

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