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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Matrix gamma-carboxyglutamic acid protein (MGP), a vitamin K-dependent protein, is involved in regulation of tissue calcification. We previously reported that 9-cis retinoic acid (RA) mitigates 1alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol [1,25(OH)(2)D3]-induced renal calcification in a 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)-induced lung cancer A/J male mouse model. This raised the question if the mechanism(s) underlying this calcification involves vitamin K. We assessed expression and vitamin K dependent gamma-carboxylation of MGP and vitamin K concentrations [phylloquinone (PK), as well as its conversion product, menaquinone-4 (MK-4)] in tissues obtained from NNK-injected A/J male mice fed 1,25(OH)(2)D3 (2.5 microg/kg diet; D group) +/- RA (15 mg/kg diet) for 20 wk. Renal calcification was only observed in the D group (2/10; 20% of the group). Renal MGP mRNA and uncarboxylated MGP (ucMGP) increased in response to D (P < 0.05) but not in response to RA or RA + D. In contrast, gamma-carboxylated MGP increased to 2.2-fold of the control in response to D+RA (P < 0.05) but not in response to RA or D alone. Although all diets contained equal amounts of PK, the kidney MK-4 concentration was higher in the D group (P < 0.05) and lower in the RA group (P < 0.05) compared with the RA+D or control groups. Renal PK concentrations were lower in the RA and RA+D groups than in the control and D groups (P < 0.05). These data suggest that 9-cis RA mitigated 1,25(OH)(2)D3-induced renal calcification by modifying the 1,25(OH)(2)D3-induced increase in ucMGP. The mechanisms by which 9-cis RA and 1,25(OH)(2)D3 alter vitamin K concentrations warrant further investigation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyri..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcitriol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carbon-Carbon Ligases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carcinogens, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA Primers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Extracellular Matrix Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitrosamines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tretinoin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vitamin K, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/alitretinoin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/glutamyl carboxylase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/matrix Gla protein
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1541-6100
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
138
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2337-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Calcinosis, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Calcitriol, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Calcium-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Carbon-Carbon Ligases, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Carcinogens, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Dietary Supplements, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Extracellular Matrix Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Kidney Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Mice, Inbred A, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Nitrosamines, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Tretinoin, pubmed-meshheading:19022954-Vitamin K
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
9-Cis retinoic acid reduces 1alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol-induced renal calcification by altering vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation of matrix gamma-carboxyglutamic acid protein in A/J male mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't