title: Effects of retinoic acid on bone formation and resorption in cultured mouse calvaria.
abstract: 1. The effects of retinoids on bone metabolism were examined in newborn mouse calvaria. 2. Incubation of calvaria with 0.01-1 microM retinoic acid for 4 days decreased their alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, mineral content and collagen content in a concentration-dependent fashion. 3. With treatment for 2 days, retinoic acid (1 microM) decreased the ALP activity and collagen content, but not the mineral content. 4. All these inhibitory effects were observed in calvaria from 0-day-old mice, but no inhibition of ALP activity was observed in calvaria from 14-day-old mice. 5. 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate (HEBP, 1 mM), which inhibits bone resorption, prevented the effect of retinoic acid (1 microM) on the bone mineral content, but not the effects on ALP and collagen (synthesized by osteoblasts). HEBP (1 mM) alone had no effect on the calvarial mineral and collagen contents. 6. These findings indicate that retinoic acid both stimulates bone resorption and inhibits osteoblastic activity by different mechanisms, and that stimulation of bone resorption by retinoic acid is inhibited by HEBP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Togari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000378:metabolism*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D012172:Retinaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D010758:Phosphorus; D014212:Tretinoin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D006909:Hydroxyproline; D012172:Retinaldehyde; D002118:Calcium