Extracellular Calcium Increases Free Cytoplasmic Calcium and DNA Synthesis in Human Osteoblasts

Abstract

A high concentration of extracellular calcium (8 mM) induced an increase in free cytoplasmic calcium, a lower cyclic AMP level and increased DNA synthesis in primary cultures of human osteoblast-like cells. Inhibition of protein kinase C with bisindolylmaleimide I inhibited the stimulatory effect of extracellular calcium on DNA synthesis in human osteoblast-like cells, whereas inhibition of protein kinase A with Rp-cAMPs had no effect on DNA synthesis. This indicates that protein kinase C, possibly via increased free cytoplasmic calcium, mediates the effect of extracellular calcium on DNA synthesis in osteoblast-like cells rather than a relative decrease in cyclic AMP and protein kinase A activity. Furthermore, a low concentration (0.5 mM) of extracellular calcium decreased DNA synthesis. In conclusion, these data suggest that a high extracellular calcium level may be a coupling factor that recruits osteoblasts in the bone remodeling process, and that a low level of extracellular calcium may also regulate osteoblast function.

Key words

Cyclic AMP · Protein kinase C · Protein kinase A · Magnesium · Gadolinium

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