1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 enhances the enzymatic activity and expression of the messenger ribonucleic acid for aromatase cytochrome P450 synergistically with dexamethasone depending on the vitamin D receptor level in cultured human osteoblasts

Endocrinology
S TanakaHajime Nawata

Abstract

Not every postmenopausal woman with a low level of estrogen suffers from osteoporosis, and no correlation of bone density with serum estrogen level, but a significant correlation with adrenal androgens is often noted. Vitamin D3 has been reported to be osteoclastic in vitro, whereas the effectiveness of vitamin D3 for the treatment of osteoporosis is clinically relevant. To study the roles of these factors in the development of osteoporosis, we characterized aromatase activity converting androgens to estrogens in human osteoblasts, because postmenopausal women maintain considerable levels of adrenal androgens. Glucocorticoids at 10(-9)-10(-7) M transiently induced the expression and enzymatic activity of aromatase cytochrome P450 (P450AROM) in primary cultured osteoblasts, and the Km value for androstenedione (4.7 +/- 2.9 nM) was lower than that in adipose tissue and skin. Human osteoblasts showed a promoter specificity different from that found in other tissues. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] alone did not induce aromatase activity, but enhanced and maintained glucocorticoid-induced P450AROM gene expression. This synergistic effect was not observed by other sex steroids or retinoic acids. The enhancement of P450AROM a...Continue Reading

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