Planta Med 2007; 73(2): 173-175
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957069
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Inhibition of Bone Resorption in Cultures of Mouse Calvariae by Apicularen A

JangJa Hong1 , 2 , 3 , Hirokazu Sasaki1 , Kazuaki Niikura4 , Maiko Yanai1 , Yasuhiro Nakano1 , Aya Yokomakura1 , Kenji Ishihara1 , Noriyasu Hirasawa1 , Young-Sook Kang3 , Joa Sub Oh2 , Jong Hwan Kwak2 , OkPyo Zee2 , Kazuo Ohuchi1 , 5
  • 1Laboratory of Pathophysiological Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
  • 2Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Graduate School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyungi-do, Korea
  • 3Laboratory of Pathophysiology, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Pharmacology Research Laboratories, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
  • 5Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women’s University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Publication History

Received: February 9, 2006

Accepted: November 13, 2006

Publication Date:
18 December 2006 (online)

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Abstract

Apicularens A and B were isolated from the myxobacterial genus Chondromyces apiculatus JW184. Apicularen A inhibited bafilomycin A1-sensitive ATP-dependent proton transport into microsome vesicles more potently than apicularen B. Bone resorption in cultures of mouse calvariae induced by human parathyroid hormone (PTH) or interleukin-1β (IL-1β) was inhibited by apicularen A at 10 and 100 nM, while apicularen B had no effect. The bisphosphonate incadronate inhibited bone resorption at 100 nM, being less effective than apicularen A. Our findings indicate that apicularen A inhibits bone resorption induced by PTH or IL-1β more potently than apicularen B, probably due to inhibition of the V-ATPase.

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Prof. Dr. Kazuo Ohuchi

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