RESUMO
La mineralizacin ortotpica comienza con la produccin de las vesculas de matriz, por brotacin polarizada de la superficie de condrocitos, osteoblastos y odontoblastos. Esta transcurre en dos etapas. La primera es la formacin de cristales de hidroxiapatita dentro de las vesculas de matriz, seguido por la propagacin de la hidroxiapatita a travs de la membrana de la vescula dentro de la matriz extracelular. En la regulacin de la mineralizacin ortotpica, aparte de las clulas tejido especficas, intervienen un gran nmero de enzimas, factores inorgnicos y peptdicos, que tienen complejas interacciones. Para que la mineralizacin normal contine se necesita un ajustado balance entre los niveles de fosfato inorgnico (Pi) y de pirofosfato inorgnico (PPi) extracelular. El PPi antagoniza la habilidad del Pi para cristalizar con el calcio y formar hidroxiapatita y por lo tanto suprime su propagacin. Se han identificado tres molculas reguladoras centrales de los niveles extracelulares de PPi: la fosfatasa alcalina tejido-no especfica (TNAP), que hidroliza el PPi, la nucletido pirofosfato fosfodiesterasa 1 (NPP1), que genera PPi de nuclesidos trifosfato y la protena transmembrana de mltiples-pasos ANK, que media la transferencia intracelular al extracelular de PPi. A su vez existen dos protenas SIBLING llamadas DMP1 y MEPE reguladoras de la mineralizacin. La expresin de DMP1 por el osteocito se induce en forma marcada en respuesta a la carga mecnica incrementando la mineralizacin sea. La protena MEPE contiene un motivo peptdico proteasa resistente llamado ASARM, que se cree es un candidato a ser un inhibidor de la mineralizacin (minhibina). La osteropontina es otro inhibidor de la mineralizacin en su forma fosforilada y su secrecin est marcadamente reducida en los ratones "knockout" para NPP1. Los datos actuales parecen sostener la hiptesis que estas molculas podran ser las transductoras del "strain" seo y participar en la regulacin de la mineralizacin del espacio osteoctico perilacunar.
Orthotopic mineralization begins with the production of matrix vesicles that are produced by polarized budding of the surface of condrocytes, osteoblasts and odontoblasts. It occurs in two steps: The first one is the formation of hydroxiapatite crystals within the matrix vesicles, followed by the propagation of the hydroxiapatite crystals through the membrane vesicle into the extra cellular matrix. In the regulation of orthotopic mineralization, apart from tissue-specific cells, a great number of enzymes, inorganic and peptide factors participate, that have complex interactions among them. Inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) antagonizes the ability of phosphate (Pi) to crystallize with calcium and to form hydroxiapatite, thus suppressing its propagation. For the normal mineralization to continue, an adjusted balance of the extra cellular Pi and PPi levels is needed. Three molecules have been identified that have a central role in the regulation of extra cellular PPi levels: tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP), which hydrolyzes PPi, the nucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP1), which generates PPi from triphosphate nucleosides, and the multiple-steps transmembrane protein ANK which transfers PPi from the intracellular to the extracellular compartment. There are, in turn, two SIBLING proteins called DMP1 and MEPE that regulate mineralization. The expression of DMP1 by the osteocyte is dramatically induced in response to mechanical loading increasing bone mineralization. MEPE protein contains a protease resistant motif called ASARM, which is believed to be the candidate for the mineralization inhibitor (minhibin). Osteopontin is another mineralization inhibitor in its phosphorilated form and its secretion is markedly reduced in knockout mice for NPP1. Present data seem to support the hypothesis that these molecules could be the translators of bone strain and participate in the regulation of mineralization of the perilacunar osteocytic space.
RESUMO
Phosphatonins are regulatory factors of phosphate metabolism and the FGF23 is the best studied of them. This has produced a change in our understanding in mineral metabolism and specifically of phosphate regulation. FGF23 is a 251-amino acid factor that differs from other FGF family members by having a 71-amino acid extension on the carboxyl-terminal end of the molecule that is specific for this factor. It is primarily produced by osteocytes in bone. It has a central role in phosphate homeostasis regulation, producing phosphaturia, and in vitamin D metabolism, inhibiting its production by suppression of renal 1 Alfa hydroxylase. It is believed to have an important place in the pathogenesis of early secondary hyperparathiroidism related to chronic renal insufficiency by inhibiting renal synthesis of 1,25(OH)2D in response to its increment in blood produced to increase renal phosphate excretion and maintain phosphate balance. In CRF its serum levels seem to be independent predictors of progression to terminal renal failure. In dialysis patients the determination of its serum levels would allow to predict the results of therapy with calcitriol in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism; they also seem to be independent predictors of the risk of mortality during the first year of hemodialysis. Its serum levels have also been related to the development of vascular calcifications of hand arteries but not with aortic calcifications. The exposure to excessive levels of FGF23 in the early postransplant period seems to be strongly associated with postransplant hypophophatemia more than to PTH or other phosphatonins.