title: 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced increments in hepatocyte cytosolic calcium and lysophosphatidylinositol: inhibition by pertussis toxin and 1 beta,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.
abstract: 1 alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 rapidly increases cytosolic calcium and alters membrane phospholipid metabolism in hepatocytes. To define the causal relationship between these events, we examined the effects of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on 32P-labeled lysophosphatidylinositol levels and cytosolic calcium as affected by pertussis toxin and 1 beta,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, the biologically inactive analog. 32P-labeled lysophosphatidylinositol was determined by two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography. Cytosolic calcium was measured in cells loaded with quin-2AM. Within 5 min, 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 increased hepatocyte cytosolic calcium by 31% (p less than 0.05) and 32P-labeled lysophosphatidylinositol by 38% (p less than 0.05). Pertussis toxin inhibited the hormone-induced rise in cytosolic calcium but not the increase in 32P-labeled lysophosphatidylinositol. Exposure to exogenous lysophosphatidylinositol for 5 min increased cytosolic calcium by 40% (p less than 0.05), an effect that was also inhibited by pertussis toxin. 1 beta,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 had no effect on either hepatocyte cytosolic calcium or 32P-labeled lysophosphatidylinositol but prevented the 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced increments. The results suggest that a G protein sensitive to pertussis toxin is required for the transduction of the lysophosphatidylinositol signal but not the generation of the signal. The ability of 1 beta,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to inhibit the 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced changes in phospholipids suggests that the epimer may compete with 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 for an initiating receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Honeyman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Holick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; C025449:lysophosphatidylinositol; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium