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Functional Proteins Involved in Regulation of Intracellular Ca(2+) for Drug Development: The Extracellular Calcium Receptor and an Innovative Medical Approach to Control Secondary Hyperparathyroidism by Calcimimetics

Functional Proteins Involved in Regulation of Intracellular Ca(2+) for Drug Development: The Extracellular Calcium Receptor and an Innovative Medical Approach to Control Secondary Hyperparathyroidism by Calcimimetics

Nobuo Nagano, Edward F Nemeth

J Pharmacol Sci. 2005 Mar;97(3):355-60.

PMID: 15781990

Abstract:

Circulating levels of calcium ion (Ca(2+)) are maintained within a narrow physiological range mainly by the action of parathyroid hormone (PTH) secreted from parathyroid cells. Parathyroid cells can sense small fluctuations in plasma Ca(2+) levels by virtue of a cell surface Ca(2+) receptor (CaR) that belongs to the superfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors. Calcimimetics are positive allosteric modulators that activate the CaR on parathyroid cells and thereby immediately suppress PTH secretion. Pre-clinical studies with NPS R-568, a first generation calcimimetic compound, have demonstrated that daily oral administration inhibits the elevation of plasma PTH levels and parathyroid gland hyperplasia and ameliorates impaired bone qualities in rats with chronic renal insufficiency. The results of clinical trials with cinacalcet hydrochloride, a second generation calcimimetic compound, have shown that calcimimetics possess lowering effects not only on serum PTH levels but also on serum calcium x phosphorus product levels, a hallmark of an increased risk for cardiovascular death in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Thus, calcimimetics have considerable potential as an innovative medical approach to manage secondary hyperparathyroidism associated with ESRD. Indeed, cinacalcet hydrochloride has been approved in several countries and is the first positive allosteric modulator of any G protein-coupled receptor to reach the market.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP135273744	R-568 hydrochloride		135273-74-4	Price

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