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Parathyroid hormone (PTH) release is regulated by extracellular calcium through a Ca2+ receptor (CaR) located on the surface of the parathyroid cell. With advancing age, the serum concentration of PTH increases, and evidence suggests that the calcium set-point for PTH release may also increase. To determine whether these changes are linked to a change in CaR expression, we quantitated mRNA and protein for the receptor in parathyroid glands of 6-week-, 6-month- and 24-month-old rats. Thyroid and kidney tissue were also studied. Between 6 weeks and 24 months of age, CaR mRNA in the parathyroid gland increased 11·4- and 3·3-fold as measured by competitive reverse transcription PCR and solution hybridization assays respectively. Message levels for the receptor also increased in the thyroid but not in the kidney. Coincident with the increase in message levels, receptor protein concentration in the parathyroid increased 7-fold between 6 weeks and 24 months of age. These results suggest that the altered relationship between extracellular calcium and PTH release observed in aging is associated with dramatic changes in CaR metabolism. That PTH secretion is increased despite increased receptor concentration suggests that aging may impair calcium binding or coupling between the CaR and down-stream effector elements in the pathway regulating PTH release.
Journal of Endocrinology (1997) 153, 437–444
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GH and IGF-I plasma concentrations were measured in lambs during an acute phase response induced by an intrathoracic injection of yeast. The acute phase response was indicated by reduced feed intake, weight loss and an increase in plasma concentrations of the acute phase protein haptoglobin. Intensive blood sampling on day 1 revealed elevated basal concentrations of GH in the yeast-injected group compared with concentrations in pair weight and ad libitum fed control lambs. This suggests that at the beginning of an acute phase response there is an increase in either GH secretion or the half life of GH. No evidence of a specific GH-binding protein in sheep plasma could be detected. IGF-I concentrations in the yeastinjected group remained constant for 3 days then increased to a peak level at day 6. In contrast, plasma IGF-I concentrations were depressed from days 3 to 6 in the pair weight control group and they were unchanged in the ad libitum fed controls. When the IGF-I concentrations were elevated in the yeast-injected group, this group had a higher daily weight gain despite their lower feed intake compared with the ad libitum fed controls. These results suggest that IGF-I may be associated with the increase in weight in the late stage of an acute phase response during recovery from an infection or injury. Day 1 GH peak amplitude concentrations in the yeast-injected lambs were negatively correlated with IGF-I concentrations on the following 2 days yet in the pair weight lambs the correlation was in a positive direction suggesting that the relationship between GH and IGF-I is different between animals that lose weight during an acute phase response and animals that lose weight because of feed restriction.
Journal of Endocrinology (1995) 144, 243–250
