title: Tumor necrosis factor alpha decreases 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptors in osteoblastic ROS 17/2.8 cells.
abstract: Bone remodeling is a complex process regulated by systemic hormones, local cytokines, and growth factors. One cytokine, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), is known to have potent inhibitory effects on osteoblast matrix protein production and to stimulate osteoclast recruitment. We have previously shown that TNF-alpha inhibits 1,25-(OH)2D3-stimulated synthesis of bone gla protein (BGP), an abundant and osteoblast-specific matrix constituent. We hypothesized that the mechanism of TNF-alpha action included inhibition of intracellular 1,25-(OH)2D3 receptor (VDR) number or function. To test this, the osteoblastic cell line ROS 17/2.8 was cultured in the presence or absence of TNF-alpha (100 ng/ml), and binding of [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 to 0.3 M KCl extracts of cytosol was measured by equilibrium assay. Specific [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 binding decreased 70%, 25 h after addition of TNF-alpha. The decrease in [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 binding was seen by 18 h, was sustained throughout the 72 h culture period, and was greater in low-density cultures. Scatchard analysis confirmed that TNF-alpha (100 ng/ml for 24 h) caused a decrease in the number of binding sites without change in VDR affinity. Northern analysis with a VDR riboprobe revealed that the decrease in VDR occurred without a change in the 4.4 kb steady-state VDR mRNA [VDR/cyclophilin mRNA signal ratio: control, 2.25; TNF-alpha, 2.24 (24 h), 2.17 (40 h), n = 2 flasks/time point]. These results suggest that TNF-alpha action on osteoblastic cells includes an inhibitory effect on VDR number at a point distal to the synthesis of VDR mRNA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mayur
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Catherwood
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nanes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D002117:Calcitriol