Calcimimetic Compound Upregulates Decreased Calcium-Sensing Receptor Expression Level in Parathyroid Glands of Rats with Chronic Renal Insufficiency

M. Mizobuchi
2004 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology  
The reduced expression level of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) is attributed to the hyposensitivity of parathyroid cells to extracellular calcium concentration [Ca 2ϩ ]o, which plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in patients and rats with chronic renal insufficiency (CRI). Calcimimetic compounds have been demonstrated to improve the decreased sensitivity of CaR to extracellular calcium concentration and to suppress both parathyroid hormone (PTH)
more » ... versecretion and parathyroid cell proliferation. However, the effect of calcimimetics on the reduced CaR expression level in parathyroid cells in CRI remains unclarified. The aim of this investigation was to examine the effect of the calcimimetic compound NSP R-568 (R-568) on the CaR expression in the parathyroid cells of rats with experimental CRI. Subtotally nephrectomized rats were fed a high-phosphorus diet for 8 (n ϭ 12; Nx-8 group) or 9 wk (n ϭ 11; Nx-9 group) to induce severe SHPT. Another group of uremic rats were fed a high-phosphorus diet for 8 wk and then orally administered R-568 (100 mol/kg body wt) once a day for 7 d (n ϭ 11; NxϩR-568 group). Sham-operated rats
doi:10.1097/01.asn.0000141016.20133.33 pmid:15466262 fatcat:mdu4h63zvjcbpebdvid6vo36ae