title: Inhibition of basic calcium phosphate crystal-induced mitogenesis by phosphocitrate.
abstract: Basic calcium phosphate crystals control the traverse of cells from the Go/G1 to S-phase of the cell cycle and initiate proliferation by rendering fibroblasts competent to respond to insulin-like growth factors in plasma. Simultaneous addition of phosphocitrate [a powerful inhibitor of hydroxyapatite crystallization] to cells exposed to basic calcium phosphate crystals caused a dose-dependent inhibition of crystal-induced DNA synthesis and c-fos transcription. This inhibition was specific for crystal-induced mitogenesis, since similar concentrations of phosphocitrate had no effects on either PDGF or 10% calf serum-induced thymidine incorporation and c-fos transcription.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sallis
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Struve
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002951:Citrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D002951:Citrates; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; C485828:alpha-tricalcium phosphate; C485830:tetracalcium phosphate; C014148:phosphocitrate; C485838:calcium phosphate, monobasic, anhydrous; D004247:DNA; C020243:calcium phosphate; C485829:calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous