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Inorganic polyphosphate in human osteoblast-like cells

G Leyhausen1, B Lorenz, H Zhu

  • 1Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany.

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research : the Official Journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
|June 4, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Inorganic polyphosphates are abundant in bone cells and decrease during differentiation. Bisphosphonates inhibit key enzymes, suggesting polyphosphates may influence bone mineralization.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Bone Biology

Background:

  • Inorganic polyphosphates (polyP) and exopolyphosphatase (ExPPase) activity are present in human mandibular osteoblast-like cells.
  • Osteoblast polyP levels exceed those in other human cell types and plasma.
  • PolyP and ExPPase activity are implicated in cellular processes, including mineralization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of inorganic polyphosphates in osteoblast-like cells.
  • To examine the regulation of polyphosphate metabolism during osteoblast differentiation.
  • To assess the effect of bisphosphonates on osteoblast exopolyphosphatase activity.

Main Methods:

  • Quantification of soluble and insoluble long-chain polyphosphates in osteoblast-like cells.

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  • Analysis of exopolyphosphatase, pyrophosphatase, and alkaline phosphatase activities.
  • Treatment of cells with osteogenic stimulators and 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3).
  • Inhibition assays using bisphosphonates (etidronate, clodronate, pamidronate).

    • Main Results:

    • Osteoblast-like cells contain higher polyphosphate levels than other cell types.
    • Osteogenic differentiation led to a significant decrease in cellular polyphosphate content.
    • This decrease was associated with reduced phosphatase activities, except for a partial recovery with 1,25(OH)2D3.
    • Bisphosphonates inhibited osteoblast-like cell exopolyphosphatase activity.

    Conclusions:

    • Inorganic polyphosphate levels decrease during osteoblast differentiation.
    • Polyphosphate metabolism and associated enzymes are modulated by differentiation factors and vitamin D.
    • Bisphosphonate inhibition of ExPPase suggests a potential role for polyphosphates in bone mineralization modulation.