RGD Reference Report - Cellular and molecular events associated with the bone-protecting activity of the noncalcemic vitamin D analog Ro-26-9228 in osteopenic rats. - Rat Genome Database

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Cellular and molecular events associated with the bone-protecting activity of the noncalcemic vitamin D analog Ro-26-9228 in osteopenic rats.

Authors: Peleg, S  Uskokovic, M  Ahene, A  Vickery, B  Avnur, Z 
Citation: Peleg S, etal., Endocrinology. 2002 May;143(5):1625-36.
RGD ID: 2302111
Pubmed: PMID:11956143   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1210/endo.143.5.8777   (Journal Full-text)

We have examined several analogs of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25-(OH)(2)D(3)] in an animal model of osteoporosis (ovariectomized rats) to identify a compound with a greater therapeutic range than 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) for treatment of this bone disease. Here, we report that one analog, Ro-26-9228, had a bone-protecting effect but did not induce hypercalcemia at a wide concentration range. Analysis of biochemical markers and the bone histomorphometry of analog-treated rats suggested that Ro-26-9228 acted by inhibiting bone resorption and increasing the number of differentiated osteoblasts. To determine the basis for the segregation between hypercalcemia and bone-protecting action, we examined gene expression in tissues that regulate calcium homeostasis. We found that 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) induced 24-hydroxylase mRNA expression in the duodena of ovariectomized rats, but Ro-26-9228 did not. Furthermore, in the duodena of intact animals, 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) induced a significant increase in calbindin D 9K and plasma membrane calcium pump 1 mRNAs, but Ro-26-9228 had no effect on these mRNAs. On the other hand, the osteoblast-specific gene products osteocalcin and osteopontin were significantly up-regulated in trabecular bone by both the natural hormone and Ro-26-9228. Further investigation of gene-regulatory events in trabecular bone revealed that both 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) and Ro-26-9228 up-regulated TGF beta1 and beta2 mRNAs. We concluded that the unique properties of Ro-26-9228 include preferential gene regulation in osteoblasts over duodenum and effective induction of growth factors in bone.

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to vitamin D  IEP 2302111; 2302111 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Tgfb1  (transforming growth factor, beta 1)
Tgfb2  (transforming growth factor, beta 2)


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