## Abstract Cyclosporine A (CsA) is known to have direct toxicity to renal tubular cells. Its toxicity may be mediated by intracellular calcium because CsA increases intracellular calcium concentration and enhances the activities of calciumβdependent calpains and caspases. CalbindinβD~28k~, a cytos
Effect of parathyroid hormone on renal calbindin-D28k
β Scribed by Claus Hemmingsen; Michael Staun; Ewa Lewin; Palle K. Nielsen; Klaus Olgaard
- Publisher
- American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 653 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0884-0431
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β¦ Synopsis
The present investigation was conducted to examine the effects of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and parathyroid hormone related peptide (PTHrP) on renal calbindin-D28k in rats. Four groups of studies were performed (1) parathyroidectomy (PTX) or a sham operation followed by infusion of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25[OH],D) or vehicle; (2) infusions of PTH(1-34), PTH(1-84), 1,25(OH),D, or vehicle; (3) infusion of PTHrP(1-34), PTHrP (1-86), PTH(1-34), or vehicle; and (4) injections of calcium or vehicle. PTX reduced renal calbindin-D28k levels even when plasma concentrations of 1,25(OH),D were kept constant by infusion of 1,25(OH),D. Infusions of PTH(1-34), PTH(1-84), and 1,25(OH),D all increased renal calbindin-D28k and plasma calcium, whereas PTHrP( 1-34) and PTHrP( 1-86) increased renal calbindimD28k before an increase of plasma calcium took place. Hypercalcemia induced by the injection of calcium did not affect the levels of renal calbindin-D28k The present data suggest that PTH and PTHrP exert a direct effect on renal calbindin-D28k, which is not mediated by changes of 1,25(OH),D or calcium. (
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