Abstract
Regulation of vitamin D metabolism alters with age. The present study is undertaken to investigate if the loss of renal 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3(1,25(OH)2D3) production in response to dietary phosphate (P) restriction in adult rats is due to an alteration in the renal expression of 25-hydroxyvitamin D31-alpha hydroxylase (1-OHase). Young (4-6 weeks old) and adult (12-14 weeks old) male Sprague Dawley rats were fed either normal P (NPD) or low P diet (LPD) for 0-5 days. Basal expression of 1-OHase protein was higher in adult rats. Young rats, but not adult rats, significantly increased 1-OHase protein and mRNA expressions in response to LPD in a time-dependent manner. To determine if the stability of renal 1-OHase protein changes with LPD feeding, young and adult rats fed either NPD or LPD for 5 days were injected intravenously with cycloheximide (CHX), a protein synthesis inhibitor. CHX decreased 1-OHase protein expression in young rats fed NPD. However, CHX did not alter 1-OHase protein expression in young rats fed LPD nor in adult rats fed either diet. The results indicate that the stability of renal 1-OHase protein increased with age and that LPD increased its stability only in young rats.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 34-42 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease |
Volume | 1639 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2003 |
Keywords
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 1-alpha hydroxylase protein 3
- Aging
- CYP27B mRNA expression
- Low phosphate diet (LPD)
- Renal proximal tubule
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology