Action of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and parathyroid hormone on45calcium uptake by the yolk sac membrane of chick embryos

✍ Scribed by Lee, S. K. ;Clark, N. B. ;Brown, S. C.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 510 KB
• Volume: 256
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-104X
• DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402560309

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

During development, the chick embryo mobilizes the calcium it needs from two extraembryonic sources, initially from the yolk and later from the eggshell. Calcium may be hormonally regulated during avian embryogenesis, but details of this regulation are lacking. We investigated the effects of 1,25‐dihydroxycholecalciferol [1,25(OH)~2~D~3~], bovine parathyroid hormone [bPTH], and vehicle [ethanol or saline] on blood calcium values and incorporation of ^45^Ca into the yolk sac membrane of 9, 12, and 15 day chick embryos. Control data were also collected from uninjected 6 day embryos. Solutions were injected directly into the yolk sac compartment 48 and 24 hours prior to the experiment. Exogenous 1,25(OH)~2~D~3~ induced hypercalcemia in all age groups examined, while exogenous PTH induced hypercalcemia in day 12 and 15 embryos. Small disks of yolk sac membrane were incubated in medium to which ^45^Ca was added and assayed for ^45^Ca content at various intervals after start of incubation. In control yolk sac tissue, the uptake of ^45^Ca was greatest in younger embryos with decreasing uptake at developmentally more advanced ages; 1,25(OH)~2~D~3~ treatment significantly enhanced the uptake of ^45^Ca into yolk sac tissue in all groups (9, 12, and 15 day embryos). PTH treatment caused a significant elevation in ^45^Ca uptake in the day 12 and 15 embryos.