title: Effect of vitamin D3 on interleukin-6 synthesis induced by prostaglandins in osteoblasts.
abstract: In previous studies, we have shown that prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) stimulates interleukin-6 (IL-6) synthesis via activation of protein kinase C in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells, and that prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) induces the synthesis of IL-6 through protein kinase A activation. In the present study, we investigated the effect of vitamin D3 on IL-6 synthesis in MC3T3-E1 cells. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3), an active form of vitamin D3, inhibited the IL-6 synthesis induced by PGF2alpha or PGE1. On the contrary, 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, an inactive form of vitamin D3, had no effect. 1,25-(OH)2D3 did not affect the IL-6 synthesis stimulated by 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate, an activator of protein kinase C. The IL-6 synthesis induced by cholera toxin or forskolin was significantly inhibited by 1,25-(OH)2D3. However, 1,25-(OH)2D3 had little effect on the IL-6 synthesis induced by dibutyryl cAMP. These results strongly suggest that 1,25-(OH)2D3, an active form of vitamin D3, inhibits IL-6 synthesis at both the protein kinase C pathway and the protein kinase A pathway in osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kozawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uematsu
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000093242:Interleukin-6 Inhibitors
chemical_list: D000527:Alprostadil; D003994:Bucladesine; D002117:Calcitriol; D002273:Carcinogens; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D005576:Colforsin; D015237:Dinoprost; D015850:Interleukin-6; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D000093242:Interleukin-6 Inhibitors