title: Regulation of cellular adhesion and fibronectin synthesis by 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.
abstract: We recently reported that the steroid hormone, 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3) can inhibit growth, alter morphology, and increase cell associated and medium concentrations of fibronectin (FN) in MG-63 human osteosarcoma cells (Franceschi, R. T., James, W., and Zerlauth, G. (1985) J. Cell. Physiol. 123, 401-409). In the present study, we have tested the hypothesis that 1,25-(OH)2D3 increases cellular adhesion by stimulating FN synthesis. Hormone treatment altered cell morphology and increased cell/substratum adhesion in MG-63 cells, effects which could be mimicked by exogenously added FN. 1,25-(OH)2D3-dependent increases in FN production were due to a rapid (within 12 h) increase in FN synthesis. Maximal (2 to 5-fold) stimulation was observed after 48 h. Hormone treatment did not alter apparent FN stability or distribution during this time. The FN response was specific to 1,25-(OH)2D3 when compared with other vitamin D metabolites. In contrast, triamcinolone acetonide, another known inducer of FN synthesis in certain cells, was only slightly stimulatory up to a concentration of 1 microM. FN mRNA, as measured by Northern blot hybridization, increased within 6 h of 1,25-(OH)2D3 addition with maximal (5-fold) induction seen at 24 h. 1,25-(OH)2D3 also stimulated FN synthesis in several other transformed cell lines (TE-85 human osteosarcomas, SW-480 human colon carcinomas, and HL-60 myeloid leukemia cells). These results may be related to known actions of 1,25-(OH)2D3 on cell differentiation and tumor metastasis.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Franceschi
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Linson
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; D002117:Calcitriol