Effects of Lactobacillus helveticus fermented milk on bone cells in vitro.
Milk fermented with Lactobacillus helveticus (L. helveticus) contains small peptides such as isoleucyl-prolyl-proline (IPP) and valyl-prolyl-proline (VPP), which inhibit the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). We investigated the effects of L. helveticus fermented milk whey (Lh-whey) and its components, sour milk whey, calcium and IPP and VPP peptides, on bone cells in vitro. An osteoblast assay was performed by determining the amount of deposited calcium as an index of bone formation in cultures of mouse osteoblasts formed from bone marrow-derived osteoblast precursor cells. An osteoclast assay was performed by determining the activity of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase released into the culture medium in cultures of mouse osteoclasts formed from bone marrow-derived osteoclast precursor cells. The Lh-whey increased bone formation 1.3-1.4 times with the 1 x 10(-5), 1 x 10(-4) and 1 x 10(-3) solutions. The IPP and VPP peptides also demonstrated a significant 5-fold activation of bone formation in in vitro osteoblast cultures, whereas the sour milk whey and calcium had no effect. No significant effects were observed on osteoclasts in vitro with any of the study products. L. helveticus fermented milk whey contains bioactive components that increase osteoblastic bone formation in vitro. The effect may be due to the ACE-inhibitory IPP and VPP peptides, which showed a similar effect to that of the L. helveticus fermented milk whey.
University of Helsinki, Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Finland.
Mirkka
M
Narva
Jussi
J
Halleen
Kalervo
K
Väänänen
Riitta
R
Korpela
D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D002122:Calcium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D005285:Fermentation; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000201:enzymology; D051379:Mice; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects*; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D000071681:Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase; D000067816:Whey Proteins
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008894:Milk Proteins; D009842:Oligopeptides; D000067816:Whey Proteins; C489032:isoleucyl-prolyl-proline; C489031:valyl-prolyl-proline; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D000071681:Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase; D002122:Calcium Chloride