title: A potent analog of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 selectively induces bone formation.
abstract: 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] is a principal regulator of calcium and phosphorus homeostasis through actions on intestine, kidney, and bone. 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) is not considered to play a significant role in bone formation, except for its role in supporting mineralization. We report here on the properties of 2-methylene-19-nor-(20S)-1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) (2MD), a highly potent analog of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) that induces bone formation both in vitro and in vivo. Selectivity for bone was first demonstrated through the observation that 2MD is at least 30-fold more effective than 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) in stimulating osteoblast-mediated bone calcium mobilization while being only slightly more potent in supporting intestinal calcium transport. 2MD is also highly potent in promoting osteoblast-mediated osteoclast formation in vitro, a process essential to both bone resorption and formation. Most significantly, 2MD at concentrations as low as 10(-12) M causes primary cultures of osteoblasts to produce bone in vitro. This effect is not found with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) even at 10(-8) M, suggesting that 2MD might be osteogenic in vivo. Indeed, 2MD (7 pmol/day) causes a substantial increase (9%) in total body bone mass in ovariectomized rats over a 23-week period. 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) (500 pmol three times a week) only prevented the bone loss associated with ovariectomy and did not increase bone mass. These results indicate that 2MD is a potent bone-selective analog of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) potentially effective in treating bone loss diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Nirupama K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Shevde
authors.forename: Lori A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Plum
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clagett-Dame
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: J Wesley
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pike
authors.forename: Hector F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: DeLuca
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D053245:RANK Ligand; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C468519:2-methylene-1,25-dihydroxy-19-norvitamin D3; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053245:RANK Ligand; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; C505686:TNFRSF11A protein, human; C505688:TNFSF11 protein, human; D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium