Author:
Wu-Wong J. Ruth,Nakane Masaki,Ma Junli,Ruan Xiaoan,Kroeger Paul E.
Abstract
Clinical observations show that an increase in serum inorganic phosphorus (Pi) is linked to higher cardiovascular (CV) mortality, while vitamin D receptor (VDR) agonist therapy is associated with survival benefit in stage 5 chronic kidney disease. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play an important role in CV pathophysiology, but the interaction between Pi and the VDR signaling pathway in SMCs is not known. Real-time RT-PCR studies revealed that elevated Pi (2.06 mM) modulated VDR-mediated regulation of a panel of genes including thrombomodulin and osteopontin in SMCs. DNA microarray results demonstrated that increasing Pi from 0.9 to 2.06 mM exerted a widespread modulating effect on VDR-mediated gene expression. A total of 325 target genes were affected by paricalcitol at 0.9 mM Pi, with 195 up- and 130 downregulated. The number of target genes affected by paricalcitol at 2.06 mM Pi decreased to 86, with 55 up- and 31 downregulated. VDR-mediated gene expression in As4.1 cells (a juxtaglomerular cell-like cell line derived from kidney tumors in SV40 T-antigen transgenic mice) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ-mediated gene expression in SMCs were also altered by elevated Pi, suggesting that the observation is not unique to VDR in SMCs. Mechanism analysis showed that elevated Pi had no significant effect on VDR or PPARγ protein level but altered the cytosolic vs. nuclear distribution of NF-κB or nuclear receptor corepressor 1 (NCoR1). Our results demonstrate for the first time that elevated Pi affects VDR-mediated gene expression in human coronary artery SMCs and the effect is not limited to VDR in SMCs.
Publisher
American Physiological Society
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