Similarity of synthetic peptide from human tumor to parathyroid hormone in vivo and in vitro |
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Authors: | N Horiuchi M P Caulfield J E Fisher M E Goldman R L McKee J E Reagan J J Levy R F Nutt S B Rodan T L Schofield |
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Institution: | Regional Bone Center, Helen Hayes Hospital (New York State Department of Health), West Haverstraw 10993. |
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Abstract: | One mechanism considered responsible for the hypercalcemia that frequently accompanies malignancy is secretion by the tumor of a circulating factor that alters calcium metabolism. The structure of a tumor-secreted peptide was recently determined and found to be partially homologous to parathyroid hormone (PTH). The amino-terminal 1-34 region of the factor was synthesized and evaluated biologically. In vivo it produced hypercalcemia, acted on bone and kidney, and stimulated 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3 formation. In vitro it interacted with PTH receptors and, in some systems, was more potent than PTH. These studies support a long-standing hypothesis regarding pathogenesis of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia. |
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