FLUORIDE STIMULATES [H-3] THYMIDINE INCORPORATION AND ALKALINE-PHOSPHATASE PRODUCTION BY HUMAN OSTEOBLASTS

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作者
KHOKHER, MA [1 ]
DANDONA, P [1 ]
机构
[1] ROYAL FREE HOSP,SCH MED,DEPT CHEM PATHOL & HUMAN METAB,METAB UNIT,POND ST,LONDON NW3 2QG,ENGLAND
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METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL | 1990年 / 39卷 / 11期
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10.1016/0026-0495(90)90081-M
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The effect of sodium fluoride on alkaline phosphatase (ALP) release and [3H]thymidine uptake by human osteoblasts in culture was investigated. Sodium fluoride stimulated both ALP release and [3H]thymidine uptake at concentrations of sodium fluoride greater than 250 μmol/L. This stimulation was similar in magnitude to that induced by 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. The fluoride-induced increase in ALP was inhibited by verapamil, a calcium channel blocker. We conclude that sodium fluoride stimulates osteoblasts to proliferate and to release ALP. This stimulation by fluoride is dependent on calcium influx. Fluoride-induced stimulation of human osteoblasts may be relevant to its effect in enhancing bone formation in patients with osteoporosis. © 1990.
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