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Studies presented here were designed to investigate further the basis for an impaired cAMP response to parathyroid hormone (PTH) in osteoblastlike calvarial bone cells isolated from vitamin D-deficient rat pups. The goal was to perturb Ca, PTH, and vitamin D in vivo in order to see which factors might be responsible for the impaired in vitro bone cell cAMP response. Pups either were parathyroidectomized (PTX) 3-5 days, implanted with osmotic minipumps delivering high doses of PTH, given repeated, high doses of 1,25(OH)2D3, or were D-deficient (-D, i.e., born and suckled by D-deficient mothers). Osteoblastlike bone cells, isolated by sequential enzyme digestion and centrifugation, were exposed to PTH for 5 min in the presence of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor. In bone cells isolated from -D rat pups, both basal and PTH-induced cAMP accumulation were significantly lower than in +D bone cells. Earlier, we had shown that two daily injections of -D pups with 50 ng 1,25(OH)2D3 restores this reduced bone cAMP response of -D pups toward normal. In the present study, neither basal nor PTH-induced bone cell cAMP accumulation was affected by subjecting D-replete pups to PTX, PTH infusion, or repeated high doses of 1,25(OH)2D3 despite the fact that each treatment markedly changed serum Ca or serum immunoreactive PTH. The results indicate that the impaired bone cell cAMP response seen in -D pups is not a direct result of chronic hypocalcemia and that the "heterologous desensitization" seen in vitro with added 1,25(OH)2D3 could not be duplicated by in vivo treatment of +D pups with supraphysiologic doses of 1,25(OH)2D3.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Effects of vitamin D and parathyroid hormone on cyclic AMP production by bone cells isolated from rat calvariae. 608 11

Studies to identify the physiological role of glomerular mesangial cells were undertaken using homogeneous cultures of rat glomerular cells of apparent mesangial origin (MS). Cultured MS cells were treated with arginine vasopressin (AVP), angiotensin II (AGII), prostaglandin E(2), and parathyroid hormone. AVP (0.1 nM) and AGII (1 nM) stimulated contraction of MS cells in vitro that was complete by 2 min at 37 degrees C or 10 min at 23 degrees C as observed by phase contrast and electron microscopy. Relaxation recurred 15 min after hormonal addition at 23 degrees C. Similar experiments in cloned rat glomerular epithelial cells or "renin"-producing cells did not demonstrate a contractile response. The contraction of MS cells was independent of cyclic AMP (cAMP) and cyclic 3',5'-guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) production, even when cyclic nucleotides were measured as early as 30 s after hormonal stimulation. To demonstrate that contraction was a function of hormone-receptor interaction, binding of [(3)H](8-lysine)vasopressin was studied. Specific binding for 1.6 and 5 nM hormone was both time- and dose-dependent. The estimated apparent affinity was 10 nM. In late MS cell passages (>16th) that no longer demonstrated hormone-stimulated contraction, no specific binding of [(3)H](8-lysine)vasopressin was observed. Incubations were modified to optimize the conditions for detecting the effect of hormones on cell cyclic nucleotide content. A supramaximal concentration of AVP (200 nM) increased the cAMP content of MS cells twofold in the presence of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor. Similar experiments with prostaglandin E(2) (1 mug/ml) led to a 1.5-6-fold increase in MS cell cAMP content, but no effect on contraction was observed. Neither hormone altered cGMP content. These data are further support for the independence of contraction and cyclic nucleotide production. Our studies suggest that MS cells are the equivalent of smooth muscle cells in the glomerulus and that their contraction may be important in control of glomerular filtration.
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PMID:Contraction of cultured rat glomerular cells of apparent mesangial origin after stimulation with angiotensin II and arginine vasopressin. 615 93

The effect of dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dbcAMP) and the phosphodiesterase inhibitors 3-isobutyl methylxanthine (IBMX) and theophylline on bone resorption was studied in an organ culture system for 96-114 h using half calvaria from 6-7 day old mice. The magnitude of resorption was assessed by measuring the release from the bones of previously incorporated 45Ca. It was observed that dbcAMP, IBMX and theophylline, following a lag period or a period of reduced bone resorption, all progressively increased mineral mobilization. Although the continuous presence of dbcAMP increased mineral mobilization more than a temporary exposure, a limited treatment of 24 h with the nucleotide was sufficient to bring about the delayed stimulatory response. It is concluded that the observations support our earlier proposal that cAMP is not a mediator of the early stages of parathyroid hormone (PTH)- and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-stimulated bone resorption. We suggest that the role played by cAMP may be related to the capacity of PTH and PGE2 to develop new osteoclasts, a phenomenon which takes more than 24 h to be observed.
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PMID:Delayed stimulatory effect of cyclic AMP on bone resorption in vitro. 616 8

Divalent cations and agents elevating cellular cAMP were tested for their effects on parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion and protein kinase activity in dispersed bovine parathyroid cells. After incubation with secretagogue for 5-30 min, cells were sedimented, PTH in the supernatant was determined by RIA, and the pellet was disrupted by sonication for the measurement of protein kinase activity. Preliminary studies established conditions where the protein kinase activity ratio (AR = activity in the absence divided by that in the presence of 10(-6) M cAMP in the kinase assay) remained stable during the preparation and assay of cellular extracts. (-)Isoproterenol caused a rapid (within 5 min) increase in the AR from 0.28 to 0.63, which returned to 0.25-0.3 within 5 min after the addition of the potent beta-adrenergic blocker (-)propranolol. (-)Isoproterenol, dopamine, and the phosphodiesterase inhibitor methylisobutylxanthine caused parallel, dose-dependent increases in PTH release and the protein kinase AR of 2- to 2.5-fold. Calcium and magnesium, on the other hand, despite causing 2- to 4-fold inhibition of secretion at 2 and 5 mM, respectively, had no effect on the AR. Calcium (2.0 mM) likewise had only a modest (0-25%) inhibitory effect on the isoproterenol-stimulated increase in the AR in spite of a 3- to 4-fold inhibition of agonist-stimulated secretion. These results suggest that the stimulation of secretion associated with agents that elevate cAMP is mediated by cAMP. Changes in the degree of activation of protein kinase, on the other hand, cannot quantitatively for the effects of divalent cations on basal or agonist-stimulated secretion.
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PMID:Adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase and the regulation of parathyroid hormone release by divalent cations and agents elevating cellular cAMP in dispersed bovine parathyroid cells. 617 21

Synthetic bovine parathyroid hormone fragment containing the N-terminal 1-34 amino acids (bPTH-(1-34) ) relaxed the guinea-pig trachea constricted with histamine in vitro. Peptides with bovine and human sequences purchased from Peninsula Laboratories and Beckman Bioproducts produced similar effects. Substitution of methionine in positions 8 and 18 by norleucine did not affect this property of bPTH-(1-34). However, when the methionines were oxidized by treating the peptide with hydrogen peroxide, the peptide could no longer produce relaxation in the trachea. Oxidation of the methionine-replaced analog did not affect the action of the peptide on the trachea. It seems that the methionines per se are not necessary, but once oxidized the conformation of the molecule may be sufficiently altered to affect its ability to relax the trachea. While propranolol can block the relaxing action of isoproterenol, this blocking agent produces no inhibition of the bPTH-(1-34) effect. This action of PTH on the trachea may be related to cAMP because isobutyryl-methylxanthine, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, potentiates and imidazole, a phosphodiesterase stimulator, inhibits the trachea relaxing action of bPTH-(1-34).
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PMID:Parathyroid hormone (PTH) fragments relax the guinea-pig trachea in vitro. 619 56

Ouabain in concentrations from 20-100 micromoles produced a dose-related inhibition of in vitro stimulation of bone resorption by parathyroid hormone, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and calcium ionophore A23187, as measured by 45Ca and [3H]-hydroxyproline release in 5-day cultures of fetal rat forelimb rudiments. The inhibitory effect on 45Ca release was completely reversed by subsequent incubation in ouabain-free medium. At a concentration of 100 micromoles ouabain virtually abolished active bone resorption; however, basal and stimulated bone cyclic AMP (cAMP) content were significantly increased above levels observed in the absence of ouabain. The increased cAMP content did not appear to be the result of phosphodiesterase inhibition. It is concluded that intact Na/K ATPase function is required for hormonally-stimulated bone resorptive processes and that the inhibitory effect of ouabain on bone resorption is produced at a point subsequent to cyclic AMP generation.
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PMID:Ouabain effects on hormonally-stimulated bone resorption and cyclic AMP content in cultured fetal rat bones. 625 6

We used an in vivo infusion technique to assess the hypothesis that vitamin D metabolites and estrogens modulate tissue responsiveness to parathyroid hormone via effects on the adenylate cyclase-cAMP system. After treatment with these agents for 3-4 days, rats were thyroparathyroidectomized. Twenty-four hours later, parathyroid extract (PTE) was infused, and cAMP in calvaria was measured. The response to PTE was achieved by 2 min and represented a 4-fold increase in the tissue concentration of cAMP at the highest dose of hormone tested. Treatment with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], did not affect cAMP levels in bone. However, 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [24,25-(OH)2D3], either 0.25 or 1.25 micrograms daily, led to a major increase in PTE-stimulated cAMP formation, a result which persisted when carried out in chronically thyroparathyroidectomized animals. This effect did not reflect direct stimulation of adenylate cyclase or inhibition of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase from bone by the vitamin metabolite, nor did it operate via the 1,25-(OH)2D3 receptor. 24,25-(OH)2D3 treatment also increased cAMP concentrations in renal cortical slices, but not in liver. Adenylate cyclase activity in kidneys from 24,25-(OH)2D3-treated rats was not different from that found in control tissue, but total cytosol phosphodiesterase activity was diminished. 17 beta-Estradiol, over a daily dose range of 2.5 micrograms to 5.0 mg, lowered basal cAMP levels but did not alter PTE-stimulated cAMP production. We conclude that modulation of PTH action in bone by estrogen does not involve modification of the acute cAMP response to PTH. Further, the results support the concept that there are unique actions of 24,25-(OH)2D3 on bone and kidney which are not duplicated by 1,25(OH)2D3.
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PMID:Effects in vivo of vitamin D metabolites and 17 beta-estradiol on parathyroid hormone-dependent formation of adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate in rat bone. 625 69

The potential role of calmodulin-activated phosphodiesterase in regulating parathyroid function was assessed in dispersed bovine parathyroid cells. Boiled parathyroid cell sonicates contained 40-50 ng/10(6) cells of calmodulin, as determined by the activation of calmodulin-deficient phosphodiesterase. Bovine parathyroid calmodulin appeared to be similar to, if not identical with, pure porcine brain calmodulin by a number of criteria. 1) Both eluted as single peaks at similar ionic strengths on DEAE-cellulose ion exchange chromatography. 2) Both activated calmodulin-deficient phosphodiesterase over a similar range of calcium concentrations. 3) In both cases, calmodulin-activated phosphodiesterase activity was specifically inhibited by similar concentrations of the phenothiazine trifluoperazine. In sonicates of bovine parathyroid cells, both cAMP and cGMP phosphodiesterase activities were inhibited by EGTA and restored by the addition of excess calcium. Moreover, calmodulin-activated phosphodiesterase could be directly demonstrated in cell sonicates subjected to DEAE-cellulose chromatography. When chromatography was carried out in the absence of EGTA, calmodulin and calcium-activated phosphodiesterase comigrated at 0.22 M NaCl. In the presence of EGTA, calmodulin-activated phosphodiesterase eluted at 0.13 M NaCl, while calmodulin eluted between 0.25-0.4 M NaCl. These results directly demonstrate the presence of calmodulin and calmodulin-activated phosphodiesterase in bovine parathyroid cells and suggest that this enzyme complex may contribute to the calcium-induced reduction of intracellular cAMP content as well as parathyroid hormone release in this cell type.
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PMID:Calcium-regulated phosphodiesterase in bovine parathyroid cells. 625 85

The adenylate cyclase activation by bovine synthetic parathyroid hormone (bPTH) (1-34) was studied in vitro in kidney plasma membranes from D-deficient (D-Mb) or normal (D+Mb) rats. In D-Mb, the apparent affinity of parathyroid hormone (PTH) for membranes (170 +/- 30 nM) was significantly higher than that measured in D+Mb (55 +/- 5 nM). The maximum velocity of the PTH-stimulated adenylate cyclase was significantly higher in D+Mb than in D-Mb (163.0 +/- 13.7 and 93.4 +/- 6.7 pmol of cAMP/mg of protein/min, respectively). The action of vitamin D metabolites on the adenylate cyclase stimulation by PTH was then studied in vitro in D-Mb and D+Mb. In D-Mb, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, 24,25-, and 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 significantly inhibited cAMP production in the presence of 0.87 microM of bPTH. Vitamin D3 had no effect. Maximal inhibition (86%) was observed for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 decreased the maximum velocity of PTH-stimulated adenylate cyclase but did not modify the bPTH apparent affinity for D-Mb. The vitamin D3 metabolites tested did not modify the cyclase stimulation by isoproterenol, sodium fluoride, or 5'-guanylylimidodiphosphate. The presence of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 or 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 did not increase the (Na-K)-ATPase or the phosphodiesterase activities. In the presence of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and bPTH, the apparent affinity of ATP for the catalytic moiety was not modified. The maximum velocity was decreased. These results suggest an in vitro interaction between hydroxylated vitamin D metabolites and kidney membranes PTH receptor.
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PMID:Renal parathyroid hormone-dependent adenylate cyclase in vitamin D-deficient rats. Inhibition by hydroxylated vitamin D3 metabolites. 625 64

Circulating levels of calcium (Ca) and immunoreactive parathyroid hormone (IPTH), and the renal cyclic AMP responses to PTH, calcitonin (CT), and vasopressin (VP) were measured in fetal and neonatal rats. Serum Ca increased from a mean value of 9.1 mg/dl on the 19th day of gestation to 10.9 on day 20. Circulating IPTH decreased from 875 pg/ml to 213. Serum Ca declined rapidly after birth to a nadir of 7.6 by 3 h and IPTH increased to 2,006 pg/ml, indicating that fetal and newborn parathyroids are capable of responding appropriately to changes in circulating Ca. Renal responsiveness to hormones was assessed in vitro in the presence of methylisobutylxanthine, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor. The tissue cyclic AMP response to PTH and CT (15- to 18-fold over basal) was greatest at gestational days 18 and 19, progressively declined throughout the remainder of gestation, and remained low during the first 24 h after birth (6- to 7-fold). Renal cyclic AMP response to VP remained consistently low throughout this period. The depressed renal cyclic AMP response to PTH at the time of birth may contribute to the hypocalcemia found in newborn rats.
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PMID:Regulation of calcium homeostasis in the fetal and neonatal rat. 626 86


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