Calcium and disease: molecular determinants of calcium crystal deposition diseases.
Calcium and disease: molecular determinants of calcium crystal deposition diseases.
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钙与疾病:钙晶体沉积疾病的分子决定因素。
DOI:
10.1007/pl00000704
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发表时间:
2000
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Misra,RP
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Misra,RP
Deposition of basic calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite, octacalcium phosphate and tricalcium phosphate) (BCP) and crystalline calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) is associated with a variety of aging-related pathologies, including osteoarthritis, cartilage degeneration and pseudogout. These diseases of calcium deposition serve as some of the best-studied examples of how calcium-regulated changes in gene expression can directly lead to pathogenic consequences. Tissue damage can result when crystals stimulate cells to release matrix-degrading molecules or secrete cytokines that stimulate the release of matrix-degrading molecules. Exposure of cultured cells to crystals induces expression of cellular proto-oncogenes such as c-fos, c-mycand c-jun, by a calcium-dependent mechanism, and this response can be blocked by a potential therapeutic compound, phosphocitrate. Activation of the c-fosand c-jungenes is directly involved in expression of metalloproteinases such as collagenase and stromelysin, suggesting that crystal-mediated activation of these genes is directly involved in pathogenesis. In this review recent advances in the molecular mechanisms responsible for crystal-mediated cell activation are discussed.