title: Zinc compounds inhibit osteoclast-like cell formation at the earlier stage of rat marrow culture but not osteoclast function.
abstract: The effect of zinc compounds on osteoclast-like cell formation in rat marrow culture in vitro was investigated. The bone marrow cells were cultured for 7 days in alpha-minimal essential medium containing a well-known bone resorbing hormone (1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and parathyroid hormone [1-34]). Osteoclast-like cell formation was estimated by staining for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRACP), a marker enzyme of osteoclasts. The presence of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (10(-8) M) or parathyroid hormone (PTH; 10(-8) M) induced a remarkable increase in osteoclast-like multinucleated cells (MNC). These increases were clearly inhibited by the presence of zinc sulfate or zinc-chelating dipeptide (beta-alanyl-L-histidinato zinc; AHZ) in the concentration range of 10(-7) to 10(-5) M. The inhibitory effect was seen at the earlier stage of osteoclast-like MNC formation. However, zinc compounds (10(-6) M) did not have an effect on PTH (10(-8) M)-induced osteoclast-like cell formation in the presence of EGTA (5 x 10(-4) M), dibucaine (10(-5) M) or staurosporine (10(-9) M). Moreover, when osteoclasts isolated from rat femoral-diaphyseal tissues were cultured for 24 h in the presence of zinc compounds (10(-7) to 10(-5) M), the compounds did not have an effect on cell numbers or lysosomal enzymes activity (acid phosphatase and beta-glucuronidase) in the cells. The present study clearly demonstrates that zinc compounds inhibit osteoclast-like cell formation at the earlier stage with differentiation of marrow cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Endocrinology and Molecular Metabolism, Graduate School of Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishi
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism; D002336:Carnosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003992:Dibucaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D019311:Staurosporine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000071681:Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase; D015032:Zinc; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C061957:polaprezinc; D002336:Carnosine; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D000071681:Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase; D002117:Calcitriol; D019311:Staurosporine; D015032:Zinc; D003992:Dibucaine