title: Leptin corrects increased gene expression of renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1 alpha-hydroxylase and -24-hydroxylase in leptin-deficient, ob/ob mice.
abstract: Leptin, the ob gene product secreted by adipocytes, controls overall energy balance. We investigated leptin effects on bone metabolism using male leptin-deficient obese (ob/ob) mice, which had lower bone mineral density (BMD) and shorter femurs than lean (?/+) controls. Serum concentrations of calcium, phosphate, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (a bone resorption marker) and alkaline phosphatase, and urinary calcium and phosphate excretion were significantly elevated in ob/ob mice, whereas urinary concentrations of deoxypyridinoline did not differed between ob/ob and control mice. Because ob/ob mice develop severe hypogonadism, testosterone was administered to these mice for 10 wk (5 mg/kg, sc, twice weekly); this did not affect femoral BMD. Control and ob/ob mice showed similar vitamin D-receptor densities in bone and kidney; the obese mice had marked increases in serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25-(OH)(2)D(3)] and in mRNA expression and activities of renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3)-1 alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) and -24-hydroxylase (CYP24) compared with control mice. Leptin administration to ob/ob mice (4 mg/kg body weight, ip, every 12 h for 2 d) greatly reduced mRNAs and activities of 1 alpha-hydroxylase and 24-hydroxylase. Elevated concentrations of serum calcium, phosphate, and 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) were normalized by leptin treatment. Thus, leptin suppresses renal gene overexpression for 1 alpha-hydroxylase and 24-hydroxylase and corrects increased serum concentrations of calcium and phosphate in ob/ob mice. Therefore, low BMD in leptin-deficient mice appears to be related to stimulation of bone resorption by 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Ohu University School of Dentistry, Koriyama 963-8611, Japan.
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsunuma
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawane
authors.forename: Toyonobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Setsuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
mesh_terms: D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology*; D020738:Leptin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008820:Mice, Obese; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases / Q000235:genetics*; D065668:Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020738:Leptin; D010758:Phosphorus; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases; D065668:Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase; D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase; D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium