Effects of Zinc on Human Skeletal Alkaline Phosphatase Activity In Vitro

1999 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Hall ◽  
H. P. Dimai ◽  
J. R. Farley
Author(s):  
Kari Hanson ◽  
Carly Isder ◽  
Kristen Shogren ◽  
Anthony L. Mikula ◽  
Lichun Lu ◽  
...  

OBJECTIVE The use of intrawound vancomycin powder in spine surgery has been shown to decrease the rate of surgical site infections; however, the optimal dose is unknown. High-dose vancomycin inhibits osteoblast proliferation in vitro and may decrease the rate of solid arthrodesis. Bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are multipotent cells that are a source of osteogenesis in spine fusions. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of vancomycin on rat BMSC viability and differentiation in vitro. METHODS BMSCs were isolated from the femurs of immature female rats, cultured, and then split into two equal groups; half were treated to stimulate osteoblastic differentiation and half were not. Osteogenesis was stimulated by the addition of 50 µg/mL l-ascorbic acid, 10 mM β-glycerol phosphate, and 0.1 µM dexamethasone. Vancomycin was added to cell culture medium at concentrations of 0, 0.04, 0.4, or 4 mg/mL. Early differentiation was determined by alkaline phosphatase activity (4 days posttreatment) and late differentiation by alizarin red staining for mineralization (9 days posttreatment). Cell viability was determined at both the early and late time points by measurement of formazan colorimetric product. RESULTS Viability within the first 4 days decreased with high-dose vancomycin treatment, with cells receiving 4 mg/mL vancomycin having 40%–60% viability compared to the control. A gradual decrease in alizarin red staining and nodule formation was observed with increasing vancomycin doses. In the presence of the osteogenic factors, vancomycin did not have deleterious effects on alkaline phosphatase activity, whereas a trend toward reduced activity was seen in the absence of osteogenic factors when compared to osteogenically treated cells. CONCLUSIONS Vancomycin reduced BMSC viability and impaired late osteogenic differentiation with high-dose treatment. Therefore, the inhibitory effects of high-dose vancomycin on spinal fusion may result from both reduced BMSC viability and some impairment of osteogenic differentiation.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (99) ◽  
pp. 81378-81387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Ma ◽  
Xi-Yuan Ge ◽  
Sheng-Nan Jia ◽  
Xi Jiang ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
...  

The effect of alkali-treated titanium surfaces on inflammation-related gene expression of macrophages and alkaline phosphatase activity of osteoblast-like cells.


1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (3) ◽  
pp. F442-F448 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Krieger ◽  
N. E. Sessler ◽  
D. A. Bushinsky

Metabolic acidosis induces net calcium flux (JCa) from cultured neonatal mouse calvariae through physicochemical and cell-mediated mechanisms. To determine the role of osteoblasts in acid-induced JCa, collagen synthesis and alkaline phosphatase activity were assessed in calvariae incubated in reduced pH and bicarbonate medium, a model of metabolic acidosis (Met), and compared with controls (Ctl). Collagen synthesis fell from 30.5 +/- 1.1 in Ctl to 25.1 +/- 0.4% with Met, and alkaline phosphatase decreased from 403 +/- 25 in Ctl to 298 +/- 21 nmol Pi.min-1.mg protein-1 with Met. During acidosis JCa was correlated inversely with percent collagen synthesis (r = -0.743, n = 11, P = 0.009) and with alkaline phosphatase activity (r = -0.453, n = 22, P = 0.034). To determine the role of osteoclasts in acid-induced JCa, osteoclastic beta-glucuronidase activity was determined in Ctl and Met in the absence or presence of the osteoclastic inhibitor calcitonin (CT, 3 x 10(-9) M). Met increased beta-glucuronidase (5.9 +/- 0.2) compared with Ctl (4.6 +/- 0.3 micrograms phenolphthalein released.bone-1.h-1), whereas CT inhibited beta-glucuronidase in both Ctl and Met (3.1 +/- 0.2 and 3.5 +/- 0.3, respectively). During acidosis JCa was correlated directly with beta-glucuronidase activity (r = 0.683, n = 42, P less than 0.001). Thus the cell-mediated component of JCa during acidosis in vitro appears to result from a combination of inhibited osteoblastic and stimulated osteoclastic activity.


1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
J R Farley ◽  
E Kyeyune-Nyombi ◽  
N M Tarbaux ◽  
S L Hall ◽  
D D Strong

Abstract Earlier we described a kinetic assay for quantifying skeletal alkaline phosphatase (ALP) isoenzyme activity in serum. The precision of the assay depends on including ALP standards for the skeletal, hepatic, intestinal, and placental isoenzymes. We wondered whether human osteosarcoma cells could provide an efficient alternative to human bone or Pagetic serum as a source of the skeletal ALP standard. ALP activities prepared from five human osteosarcoma cell lines were compared with a bone-derived ALP standard with respect to heat stability and sensitivity to chemical effectors. Two of the cell lines (SaOS-2 and TE-85) contained ALP activities that resembled the bone-derived standard. We selected SaOS-2 cells for additional evaluation (as a potential source of isoenzyme standard), because they contained 40-50 times more ALP activity than did the TE-85 cells. To include the SaOS-2 cell-derived ALP activity in the quantitative isoenzyme assay, we diluted the enzyme in a solution containing heat-inactivated (i.e., ALP-negative) human serum. Surprisingly, this dilution caused a 60-125% increase in maximum enzyme activity. In the quantitative assay of ALP isoenzyme in serum, the SaOS-2 derived ALP was indistinguishable from the serum skeletal ALP standard, with respect to the above criteria and assay variations. Evidently ALP from SaOS-2 cells is suited as a standard for measuring skeletal ALP activity in this assay.


Blood ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRED ROSNER ◽  
STANLEY L. LEE

Abstract Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase activity has been noted to be different in men and women. The mean leukocyte alkaline phosphatase activity for 74 normal men, aged 19 to 60 years, was 23 mg. of phosphorus per 1010 polvmorphonuclear leukocytes per hour. The corresponding mean value for 75 normal young women, age 19-48 years, was 35 (p < .001). No significant differences between boys and girls occurred until the time of puberty. After the menopause, the values for women approached the values for men. Women treated with androgens had lower leukocyte alkaline phosphatase activity than did control women. These results suggest that androgenic hormones inhibit this enzyme, and that other, as yet undefined endocrine influences, also affect its level of activity. In vitro tests with various concentrations of androgens and estrogens failed to provide conclusive evidence of direct effect on leukocytes although some degree of direct inhibition by androgens was suggested. Studies using saponin to effect enzyme release from leukocyte granules did not demonstrate whether the differences between men and women are differences of enzyme release or of content of leukocyte alkaline phosphatase.


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