title: Acidosis inhibits osteoblastic and stimulates osteoclastic activity in vitro.
abstract: Metabolic acidosis induces net calcium flux (JCa) from cultured neonatal mouse calvariae through physicochemical and cell-mediated mechanisms. To determine the role of osteoblasts in acid-induced JCa, collagen synthesis and alkaline phosphatase activity were assessed in calvariae incubated in reduced pH and bicarbonate medium, a model of metabolic acidosis (Met), and compared with controls (Ctl). Collagen synthesis fell from 30.5 +/- 1.1 in Ctl to 25.1 +/- 0.4% with Met, and alkaline phosphatase decreased from 403 +/- 25 in Ctl to 298 +/- 21 nmol Pi.min-1.mg protein-1 with Met. During acidosis JCa was correlated inversely with percent collagen synthesis (r = -0.743, n = 11, P = 0.009) and with alkaline phosphatase activity (r = -0.453, n = 22, P = 0.034). To determine the role of osteoclasts in acid-induced JCa, osteoclastic beta-glucuronidase activity was determined in Ctl and Met in the absence or presence of the osteoclastic inhibitor calcitonin (CT, 3 x 10(-9) M). Met increased beta-glucuronidase (5.9 +/- 0.2) compared with Ctl (4.6 +/- 0.3 micrograms phenolphthalein released.bone-1.h-1), whereas CT inhibited beta-glucuronidase in both Ctl and Met (3.1 +/- 0.2 and 3.5 +/- 0.3, respectively). During acidosis JCa was correlated directly with beta-glucuronidase activity (r = 0.683, n = 42, P less than 0.001). Thus the cell-mediated component of JCa during acidosis in vitro appears to result from a combination of inhibited osteoblastic and stimulated osteoclastic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York 14642.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Krieger
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Sessler
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bushinsky
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D003094:Collagen; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D005966:Glucuronidase