Strontium ranelate stimulates the activity of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase: interaction with Zn ²⁺ and Mg ²⁺

Strontium ranelate (SR) is an orally administered and bone-targeting anti-osteoporotic agent that increases osteoblast-mediated bone formation while decreasing osteoclastic bone resorption, and thus reduces the risk of vertebral and femoral bone fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. O...

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Autores: Fernández, Juan Manuel, Molinuevo, María Silvina, McCarthy, Antonio Desmond, Cortizo, Ana María
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2014
País:Argentina
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositório:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/123626
Acesso em linha:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/123626
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Biología
Ciencias Médicas
Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase
Magnesium
Zinc
Strontium ranelate
Osteoblasts
Descrição
Resumo:Strontium ranelate (SR) is an orally administered and bone-targeting anti-osteoporotic agent that increases osteoblast-mediated bone formation while decreasing osteoclastic bone resorption, and thus reduces the risk of vertebral and femoral bone fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Osteoblastic alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a key enzyme involved in the process of bone formation and osteoid mineralization. In this study we investigated the direct effect of strontium (SR and SrCl₂) on the activity of ALP obtained from UMR106 osteosarcoma cells, as well as its possible interactions with the divalent cations Zn²⁺ and Mg²⁺. In the presence of Mg²⁺, both SR and SrCl₂ (0.05–0.5 mM) significantly increased ALP activity (15–66 % above basal), and this was dose-dependent in the case of SR. The stimulatory effect of strontium disappeared in the absence of Mg²⁺. The cofactor Zn²⁺ also increased ALP activity (an effect that reached a plateau at 2 mM), and co-incubation of 2 mM Zn²⁺ with 0.05–0.5 mM SR showed an additive effect on ALP activity stimulation. SR induced a dose-dependent decrease in the Km of ALP (and thus an increase in affinity for its substrate) with a maximal effect at 0.1 mM. Co-incubation with 2 mM Zn²⁺ further decreased Km in all cases. These direct effects of SR on osteoblastic ALP activity could be indicating an alternative mechanism by which this compound may regulate bone matrix mineralization.