Endocrinology, Vol 136, 4195-4203, Copyright © 1995 by Endocrine Society

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Human osteoblasts in culture metabolize both 1 alpha, 25- dihydroxyvitamin D3 and its precursor 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 into their respective lactones

ML Siu-Caldera, L Zou, MG Ehrlich, ER Schwartz, S Ishizuka and GS Reddy
Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence 02905, USA.

1 alpha, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3], the hormonal form of vitamin D3, is further metabolized in the kidney and intestine through the carbon 24 (C-24) oxidation pathway initiated by C-24 hydroxylation, and the carbon 23 (C-23) oxidation pathway initiated by C-23 hydroxylation. The C-24 oxidation pathway leading to the formation of calcitroic acid has been previously reported to be present in bone cells, but the C-23 oxidation pathway leading to the formation of 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3-26,23-lactone has not been described in bone cells, even though 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3-26,23-lactone is noted to have a significant effect on bone formation. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the production of 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3-26,23-lactone in normal human osteoblasts, and our studies revealed that human osteoblasts possess the activity of both 24- and 23-hydroxylases constitutively. Thus, 1 alpha, 24(R),25-(OH)3D3, 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2-24- oxo-D3, 1 alpha, 23(S), 25-(OH)3-24-oxo-D3, 1 alpha, 23-(OH)2- 24,25,26,27-tetranor D3, and calcitroic acid formed through the C-24 oxidation pathway and 1 alpha, 23(S),25-(OH)3D3 and 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3- 26,23-lactone formed through the C-23 oxidation pathway were detected under basal conditions. Also, the synthesis of these metabolites was increased significantly when the cells were treated with 1 alpha, 25- (OH)2D3 (50 nM) for 24 h before incubation with the tracer. As 25- hydroxyvitamin D3 (25OHD3) follows similar side-chain modifications as 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3, the metabolism of 25OHD3 in normal human osteoblasts was studied under basal conditions. We found that 25OHD3 was also metabolized through both C-24 and C-23 oxidation pathways, resulting in significant synthesis of 24(R),25-(OH)2D3 along with 25OH- 24-oxo-D3, 23(S),25-(OH)2-24-oxo-D3, 23(S),25-(OH)2D3, and 25OHD3-26,23- lactone. Under the same experimental conditions, we looked for 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3 synthesis, as earlier studies have shown production of 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3 in human bone cells. During a time-course study ranging from 1-24 h, we found that by 2 h, the 24(R), 25-(OH)2D3 concentration rose and accumulated considerably during the following 24 h, but 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3 did not accumulate at any time. However, other 1-hydroxylated metabolites, 1 alpha, 23(S),25-(OH)3D3, 1 alpha, 23(S),25-(OH)3-24-oxo-D3, as well as 1 alpha, 25-(OH)2D3-26,23-lactone were detected.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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