Calbindin expression


(Journal Article): Bone and mineral metabolism in BB rats with long-term diabetes.
 
Verhaeghe J, Van Herck E, Visser WJ, Suiker AM, Thomasset M, Einhorn TA, Faierman E, Bouillon R (Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.)
 
IN: Diabetes 1990; 39:477-482
Impact Factor(s) of Diabetes: 8.848 (2004), 8.298 (2003), 8.256 (2002), 7.7 (2001)

ABSTRACT: The effect of long-term diabetes mellitus on bone and mineral metabolism was studied in BB rats. Diabetic rats were treated with 1 U of long-acting insulin every other day for 12 wk and compared with nondiabetic littermates. Urinary calcium excretion was increased greater than 10-fold, but serum total and diffusible calcium remained normal. Serum concentrations of both 1 alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and vitamin D-binding protein were significantly decreased in diabetic rats. The intestinal calbindin-D 9K concentration was decreased by nearly 50%, and active duodenal calcium absorption was totally abolished. Trabecular bone volume measured in the tibial metaphysis was decreased by 44%, and the osteoblast and osteoid surfaces were less than 10% of values observed in control rats, whereas the osteoclast surface was unchanged by diabetes. The daily bone formation (bone mineral apposition rate) measured by labeling twice with calcein was decreased by 86% in diabetic rats. The serum concentration of osteocalcin, a biochemical marker of osteoblast function, was similarly decreased (mean +/- SE 23 +/- 3 and 62 +/- 4 micrograms/L in diabetic [n = 15] and nondiabetic [n = 15] rats, respectively). Serum osteocalcin was significantly correlated with the serum concentration of insulinlike growth factor I (r = 0.89, P less than 0.001). Bone strength measured as the energy needed to fracture the femur was markedly decreased (5.3 +/- 1.4 and 8.4 +/- 1.3 N.m.degree in diabetic and nondiabetic rats, respectively; P less than 0.01). These histological, chemical, and biomechanical data clearly indicate that long-standing diabetes in BB rats results in severe low-turnover osteoporosis probably related to decreased osteoblast recruitment and/or function.

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(Journal Article): Plasma membrane calcium pump and 28-kDa calcium binding protein in cells of rat kidney distal tubules.
 
Borke JL, Caride A, Verma AK, Penniston JT, Kumar R (Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.)
 
IN: Am J Physiol 1989; 257:F842-F849

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ABSTRACT: In an effort to extend our studies on Ca2+ pumps to animal models, we developed a new monoclonal antibody (5F10) prepared against the human erythrocyte Ca2+-Mg2+-adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) that recognizes a protein of approximately 140 kDa in rat kidney homogenates. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays show that monoclonal antibody 5F10 binds purified Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase and rat kidney membrane extracts in a concentration-dependent manner. In paraffin-embedded tissue sections, antibody 5F10 binds to an epitope in the basolateral membranes of rat kidney distal convoluted tubule principal cells. The antibody does not bind to intercalated cells. The latter cells were characterized by the presence of large amounts of carbonic anhydrase C. Polyclonal antibodies directed against chick intestinal 28-kDa vitamin D-dependent calcium binding protein (28-kDa CaBP) also bind epitopes in distal convoluted tubule cells, connecting tubules, and portions of collecting duct but not intercalated cells. Western blot and 45Ca blot analysis of renal cytosolic proteins showed that the polyclonal 28-kDa CaBP-directed antibody detects a protein which also binds calcium. Western blot analysis with monoclonal antibody 5F10 shows binding to both the authentic purified erythrocyte Ca2+ pump (approximately 138 kDa) and to tryptic fragments of this pump. Antibody JA3, previously used for staining of human kidney tubules, reacts with a different set of tryptic fragments, showing that the two antibodies are directed against different regions or conformational determinants on the pump molecule. We show that Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase and 28-kDa CaBP are present in the principal cells of the distal convoluted tubule of the rat and are absent in intercalated cells.

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(Journal Article): Localization of the epithelial Ca(2+) channel in rabbit kidney and intestine.
 
Hoenderop JG, Hartog A, Stuiver M, Doucet A, Willems PH, Bindels RJ (Department of Cell Physiology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.)
 
IN: J Am Soc Nephrol 2000; 11:1171-1178
Impact Factor(s) of J Am Soc Nephrol: 6.644 (2004), 7.499 (2003), 6.337 (2001)

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ABSTRACT: The epithelial Ca(2+) channel (ECaC), which is exclusively expressed in 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3)-responsive tissues, i.e., kidney, intestine, and placenta, is postulated to constitute the initial step in the process of transcellular Ca(2+) transport. To strengthen this postulated function, the present study compares the segmental and cellular distribution of ECaC and the other Ca(2+) transport proteins known to be involved in transcellular Ca(2+) transport. In rabbit kidney, ECaC mRNA and protein expression were primarily present in the connecting tubule. Immunopositive staining for the ECaC protein was exclusively found at the apical domain of this tubular segment. Importantly, ECaC completely colocalized with calbindin-D(28K), Na(+)-Ca(2+) exchanger (NCX), and plasma membrane Ca(2+) -ATPase (PMCA). A minority of cells along the distal tubule lacked immunopositive staining for ECaC and the other Ca(2+) transporting proteins. These negative cells were identified as intercalated cells. In intestine, ECaC was present in a thin layer along the apical membrane of the duodenal villus tip, whereas the crypt and goblet cells were negative. Again, a complete colocalization was observed between ECaC, calbindin-D(9K), and PMCA. In contrast to the kidney, NCX could not be detected in duodenum. The present finding that ECaC completely colocalizes with the Ca(2+) transport proteins in the connecting tubule and duodenum, together with its apical localization, further substantiates the postulated function of ECaC as the gatekeeper of active Ca(2+) (re)absorption.

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(Journal Article): The cyclosporine A-induced decrease in rat renal calbindin-D28kDa protein as a consequence of a decrease in its mRNA.
 
Grenet O, Varela MC, Staedtler F, Steiner S (Preclinical Safety, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.)
 
IN: Biochem Pharmacol 1998; 55(7):1131-1133
Impact Factor(s) of Biochem Pharmacol: 3.436 (2004), 2.993 (2003), 3.542 (2002), 3.34 (2001)

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ABSTRACT: Cyclosporine A (CsA) is a potent immunosuppressant with the drawback of renal side-effects. We recently reported that relatively high doses of CsA markedly decreased the calcium-binding protein calbindin-D28kDa in kidneys of male Wistar rats, and showed that this decrease could be associated with some of the drug-induced adverse renal effects. To investigate the events leading to this decrease, the calbindin-D28kDa mRNA level in kidneys of rats treated with 15 or 50 mg/kg/day CsA for 12 days was analysed by reverse transcription followed by polymerase chain reaction. At both doses, a marked dose-dependent decrease in the calbindin-D28kDa mRNA level was found, one very similar to the decrease measured in the calbindin-D28kDa protein abundance. Thus, the CsA-mediated down-regulation of the renal calbindin-D28kDa protein is most likely the result of a decrease in the calbindin-D28kDa mRNA level.

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(Journal Article): Decrease in kidney calbindin-D 28kDa as a possible mechanism mediating cyclosporine A- and FK-506-induced calciuria and tubular mineralization.
 
Aicher L, Meier G, Norcross AJ, Jakubowski J, Varela MC, Cordier A, Steiner S (Preclinical Safety, Toxicology SMU-881, Novartis Pharma Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.)
 
IN: Biochem Pharmacol 1997; 53(5):723-731
Impact Factor(s) of Biochem Pharmacol: 3.436 (2004), 2.993 (2003), 3.542 (2002), 3.34 (2001)

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ABSTRACT: The use of the immunosuppressant cyclosporine A (CsA) is limited by its adverse renal effects. Most recently, we reported that the drug markedly decreases the levels of the calcium-binding protein calbindin-D 28kDa in kidneys of male Wistar rats. In the present study, the potential relationship between drug-induced nephrotoxicity and the decrease in kidney calbindin-D 28kDa was investigated. Four groups of male Wistar rats were treated for 10 or 31 days with either the immunosuppressant CsA (50 mg/kg/day), FK-506 (5 mg/kg/day), rapamycin (5 mg/kg/day) or with the nonimmunosuppressive cyclosporine derivative 3'keto-[Bmt1]-[Val2]-CsA (SDZ PSC-833) (50 mg/kg/day), and the effects on calcium homeostasis, kidney histology and renal calbindin-D 28kDa were examined. Similar effects were found with CsA and FK-506; both drugs strongly reduced kidney calbindin-D 28kDa protein levels, increased urine calcium excretion, caused intratubular calcification, and induced basophilic tubules. In contrast, rapamycin and SDZ PSC-833 caused no decrease in renal calbindin-D 28kDa levels, no noticeable alterations in calcium metabolism, and no renal calcification. The results provide evidence for a link between decreased renal calbindin, increased calcium urine excretion, and intratubular kidney calcification. The present data show no correlation between the decrease in renal calbindin and the induction of basophilic tubules; however, it needs to be investigated if these apparently independent kidney effects may have a common origin upstream of calbindin expression.

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(Journal Article): Cytoprotective effects of calbindin-D(28k) against antimycin-A induced hypoxic injury in proximal tubular cells.
 
Wu MJ, Lai LW, Lien YH (Department of Medicine, Nephrology Section, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.)
 
IN: Life Sci 2002; 71(5):559-569
Impact Factor(s) of Life Sci: 2.158 (2004), 1.944 (2003), 1.824 (2002), 1.758 (2001)

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ABSTRACT: Intracellular calcium plays an important role on the pathogenesis of hypoxia-induced cellular injury. Calbindin-D(28k), a cytosolic vitamin D-dependent calcium binding protein, can serve as a buffer to limit a surge in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) induced by various stimulations. To evaluate the possible cytoprotective effect of calbindin-D(28k) against hypoxic injury in proximal tubular cells, a plasmid containing calbindin-D(28k) cDNA under the control of CMV immediate-early gene promoter was transfected into the murine proximal tubular epithelial (MCT) cells. The expression of calbindin-D(28k) in the transfected cells was verified with Northern blot analysis, Western blot analysis, and immunofluorescent staining. The non-transfected and transfected MCT cells were subjected to chemical hypoxia induced by antimycin A (10 microM) and glucose deprivation for 30-120 min. The transfection of calbindin-D(28k) reduced lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release by 41%, 41%, 24%, and 24%, respectively, at 30, 60, 90 and 120 min after hypoxia when compared to the non-transfected cells (all p < 0.05). Cell viability after hypoxic injury was also significantly higher in transfected cells than non-transfected cells. Transfection with the plasmid without calbindin-D(28k) cDNA did not affect LDH release or cell viability after chemical hypoxic injury. [Ca+2]i was measured ratiometrically with fura-2 after exposure to chemical hypoxia. The rate of initial rise in [Ca2+]i and final [Ca+2]i at 30-120 min were significantly lowered in transfected cells. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that transfection of calbindin-D(28k) gene into MCT cells provide protective effects against chemical hypoxic injury probably through its buffering effects on [Ca+2]i.

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(Journal Article): Altered calbindin mRNA expression and calcium regulating hormones in rat diabetic pregnancy.
 
Hamilton K, Tein M, Glazier J, Mawer EB, Berry JL, Balment RJ, Boyd RD, Garland HO, Sibley CP (School of Biological Sciences, Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK., Khamil@fs1.cmht.nwest.nhs.uk )
 
IN: J Endocrinol 2000; 164(1):67-76
Impact Factor(s) of J Endocrinol: 3.319 (2004), 3.023 (2003), 2.834 (2001)

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ABSTRACT: Offspring of rats with diabetes mellitus are at risk of reduced calcium and bone mineral content. Altered expression of the maternal calcium binding proteins, calbindin-D(9K) and calbindin-D(28K), which are involved in renal and placental calcium transport, may underlie these problems.We have investigated the effect of diabetes on circulating concentrations of regulatory hormones with respect to calbindin-D mRNA concentrations. Three rat groups were studied; control (CP), streptozotocin-induced diabetic (DP), and insulin-treated diabetic (DPI) pregnant rats. Calbindin-D(9K) and calbindin-D(28K) mRNA abundance in placenta and maternal kidney were measured at days 7, 15, 18 and 21 of gestation, together with serum or plasma concentrations of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1, 25(OH)(2)D(3)), parathyroid hormone (PTH), PTH-related protein (PTHrP), calcitonin, oestradiol and IGF-I. An increase in placental calbindin-D(9K) mRNA abundance between days 18 and 21 in CP and DPI rats was severely blunted in the DP rats. In contrast, renal calbindin-D(28K) mRNA abundance was greater at days 7, 15 and 18 in DP compared with CP rats, as was calbindin-D(9K) at day 18. Calcitonin concentrations showed no differences between the groups, and both PTH and IGF-I were reduced over the first half of gestation, unlike the calbindins. In contrast, the concentrations of PTHrP and 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) were reduced at term in the DP group compared with the other two groups. Plasma oestradiol concentrations were lower in DP than in CP rats at days 7, 15 and 18, and most striking was the absence in DP rats of the peak of oestradiol seen at day 18 in CP rats. Despite the similarity between changes in placental calbindin mRNA and 1,25(OH)(2)D(3), previous work has shown placental calbindin-D(9K) regulation to be vitamin-D-independent. These studies produce suggestive evidence, therefore, that PTHrP and oestradiol may be involved in the altered calbindin-D expression by kidney and placenta in rat diabetic pregnancy.

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