title: Rapid actions of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on Ca2+ and phospholipids in isolated rat liver nuclei.
abstract: The effects of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1 alpha,25-(OH)2D3) on Ca2+ levels and phospholipid metabolism were studied in isolated nuclei prepared from rat liver. Nuclear Ca2+ concentration was estimated with the fluorescent indicator Fura 2. In agreement with previous reports, ATP (1 mM) produced a rapid increase in nuclear Ca2+ from 188 +/- 25 to 593 +/- 121 nM. Exposure to 1 alpha,25-(OH)2D3 (20 nM) also produced a rapid increase in nuclear Ca2+ to 402 +/- 71 nM. The 1 beta epimer of 1 alpha,25-(OH)2D3 had no effect. Nuclear phosphatidylinositol was labeled by incubation with [gamma-32P]ATP for 3 h. 1 alpha,25-(OH)2D3 produced a two-fold increase in [32P]lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) within 5 min from 44 +/- 11 to 87 +/- 19 cpm/2.5 x 10(7) nuclei. 1 beta,25-(OH)2D3 had no effect on [32P]LPI production. Exposure of nuclei to exogenous LPI (15 microM) produced an instantaneous increase in nuclear Ca2+ to 372 +/- 81 nM, comparable to ATP and 1 alpha,25-(OH)2D3. The rapid effects of 1 alpha,25-(OH)2D3 on phospholipid metabolism and Ca2+ in isolated nuclei suggest that the steroid may exert effects distinct from the well-characterized receptor-mediated changes in gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
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: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010743:Phospholipids; C025449:lysophosphatidylinositol; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium