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  • Title: A role for nitric oxide in the regulated expression of the 25-hydroxy-vitamin D-1-hydroxylation reaction in the chick myelomonocytic cell line HD-11.
    Author: Adams JS, Ren SY, Arbelle JE, Clemens TL, Shany S.
    Journal: Endocrinology; 1994 Jan; 134(1):499-502. PubMed ID: 8275965.
    Abstract:
    We have recently described the existence of a cytochrome P450-associated, mitochondrial-based 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD)-1-hydroxylation reaction in the chick macrophage-like cell line HD-11. Considering that this reaction is regulated by the same set of factors (ie. interferon-gamma, lipopolysaccharide, and glucocorticoids) that modulate expression of the macrophage nitric oxide synthase (mac NOS), we investigated the possibility that endogenous nitric oxide (NO) production may be linked to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D) synthesis by HD-11 cells in vitro. To test this hypothesis we investigated the effects excluding from the extracellular medium the essential amino acid L-arginine, substrate for endogenous NO production, on the basal and stimulated expression of the HD-11 cell 25-OHD-1-hydroxylation reaction. Depletion of L-arginine from the extracellular medium for as little as 6 h resulted in a significant decrease (p < 0.02) in basal 1,25-(OH)2D synthesis; after 15 h in an L-arginine-free environment hormone production was reduced to < 10% of basal levels without any adverse affect on cell viability. Reintroduction of L-arginine, but not D-arginine, into the extracellular medium restored 1,25-(OH)2D3 synthetic capacity fully if done after < or = 6 h of incubation in the absence of L-arginine. Competitive inhibition of NOS with Nw-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (p < 0.002) and Nw-nitro-L-arginine (p < 0.02) significantly inhibited 1,25-(OH)2D synthesis, indicating that macrophage NO generating capacity is functionally linked to endogenous synthesis of the active vitamin D metabolite.
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