scholarly journals CALCIUM METABOLISM IN HELA CELLS AND THE EFFECTS OF PARATHYROID HORMONE

1968 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 567-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Bernard Borle

Calcium metabolism was investigated in HeLa cells. 90% of the calcium of the cell monolayer is bound to an extracellular cell coat and can be removed by trypsin-EDTA. The calcium concentration of the naked cell, freed from its coat, is 0.47 mM. The calcium concentration of the medium does not affect the concentration of the naked cell calcium. However, the calcium of the cell coat is proportional to the calcium concentration in the medium. Calcium uptake into the cell coat increases with increasing calcium concentration of the medium, whereas uptake by the naked cell is independent of the calcium of the medium. Anaerobic conditions and metabolic inhibitors do not inhibit calcium uptake by the cell, a fact suggesting that this transfer is a passive phenomenon. The calcium in the extracellular cell coat, was not affected by parathyroid hormone. In contrast, the hormone increased the cellular calcium concentration by stimulating calcium uptake or by enhancing calcium binding to some cell components. These results suggest that, contrary to current thinking, parathyroid hormone influences the cellular calcium balance by mobilizing calcium from the extracellular fluids in order to increase its concentration in some cellular compartment. It is proposed that these effects can enhance calcium transport.

1989 ◽  
Vol 261 (3) ◽  
pp. 749-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Segal ◽  
J Hardiman ◽  
S H Ingbar

We have previously demonstrated that 3,5,3′-tri-iodo-L-thyronine (T3) produces a very rapid and transient increase in calcium uptake and cytoplasmic free calcium concentration in the rat thymocyte, and have postulated that Ca2+-ATPase may contribute to the overall effect of T3 on cellular calcium metabolism. In the present study, we show that in the rat thymocyte, T3 increased plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase activity. This effect of T3 was very rapid, seen at 30 s after the addition of the hormone, and was concentration-related, evident at a physiological concentration as low as 1 pM. Evaluation of the effect of several thyronine analogues on Ca2+-ATPase activity revealed the following order of potency: D-T3 greater than or equal to 3′-isopropyl-L-T2 = L-T3 = L-T4 = D-T4 greater than L-rT3 greater than 3,5-L-T2 greater than DL-thyronine. Studies with the calmodulin antagonist trifluoperazine demonstrated that thymocyte Ca2+-ATPase activity and its stimulation by T3 are influenced by calmodulin. Other studies showed that several adrenergic agents, agonists and antagonists, had no effect on thymocyte Ca2+-ATPase activity and its stimulation by T3. From these and previous observations, we would suggest that in the rat thymocyte, the T3-induced increase in Ca2+-ATPase activity, which enhances the expulsion of calcium from the cell, plays a role in the diminution and transiency of the stimulatory effect of T3 on thymocyte calcium metabolism.


1976 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-157
Author(s):  
P. Greenaway

After acclimation, Carcinus can maintain calcium balance in dilute (35–100%) but not in low calcium sea water. 71% of total haemolymph calcium (9–54 +/− 0–42 mM) was in ionic form as compared with 90–9%(9–9mM) in sea water. On acclimation to dilute sea water the calcium activity of the haemolymph was greater than that of the medium, the difference being maintained by active calcium uptake. Carcinus is highly permeable to Ca2+, influx from sea water being 0–513 +/− 0–07 mumoles g-1 h-1 and the time constant for calcium influx 4-3 +/− 0–48 h. Calcium space represented ca. 25% wet body weight independent of body size or salinity of acclimation medium.


2002 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Hatton ◽  
Qi Yue ◽  
Jacqueline Dierickx ◽  
Chantal Roullet ◽  
Keiichi Otsuka ◽  
...  

To determine the influence of dietary calcium on spaceflight-induced alterations in calcium metabolism and blood pressure (BP), 9-wk-old spontaneously hypertensive rats, fed either high- (2%) or low-calcium (0.02%) diets, were flown on an 18-day shuttle flight. On landing, flight animals had increased ionized calcium ( P < 0.001), elevated parathyroid hormone levels ( P < 0.001), reduced calcitonin levels ( P < 0.05), unchanged 1,25(OH)2D3levels, and elevated skull ( P < 0.01) and reduced femur bone mineral density. Basal and thrombin-stimulated platelet free calcium (intracellular calcium concentration) were also reduced ( P < 0.05). There was a tendency for indirect systolic BP to be reduced in conscious flight animals ( P = 0.057). However, mean arterial pressure was elevated ( P < 0.001) after anesthesia. Dietary calcium altered all aspects of calcium metabolism ( P < 0.001), as well as BP ( P < 0.001), but the only interaction with flight was a relatively greater increase in ionized calcium in flight animals fed low- compared with high-calcium diets ( P < 0.05). The results indicate that 1) flight-induced disruptions of calcium metabolism are relatively impervious to dietary calcium in the short term, 2) increased ionized calcium did not normalize low-calcium-induced elevations of BP, and 3) parathyroid hormone was paradoxically increased in the high-calcium-fed flight animals after landing.


1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 300-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eberhard Ritz ◽  
Jutta Passlick-Deetjen ◽  
Martin Zeier ◽  
Adam Stefanski

The use of calcium-containing oral phosphate binders, introduced in an effort to avoid aluminum-containing compounds, has led to more frequent episodes of hypercalcemia. This prompted the introduction of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) solutions with diminished calcium content. The problems raised by such solutions included stimulation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion and long-term maintenance of calcium balance. Some of these issues can today be answered on the basis of controlled prospective trials. Variability of the rate of intestinal calcium uptake of bone turnover, of baseline parathyroid activity, and other factors make it necessary to individualize the indication for the use of CAPD solutions with low calcium content.


2019 ◽  
Vol 144 (16) ◽  
pp. 1125-1132
Author(s):  
Christof Schöfl

AbstractA finely balanced control system keeps the extracellular calcium concentration within narrow limits. Disorders of calcium metabolism are often based on altered parathormone levels. Symptoms are not always clear, sometimes they are even missing: the more it is important to know possible associated diseases. The author presents basics, current diagnostics and concrete therapy options. Central hormone for the regulation of the calcium balance is the parathyroid hormone. With decreasing calcium, PTH leads to an increase in extracellular free calcium concentration in three ways. The classic symptoms of pHPT (polyuria, polydipsia, “stone, leg, and stomach pain”) are rare now, as the condition is diagnosed much earlier. Treatment of choice in all symptomatic patients with pHPT is surgery. FHH and pHPT are both characterized by hypercalcaemia and increased parathyroid hormone. The differential diagnosis of urinary calcium excretion, which is usually lower in FHH but normal or elevated in pHPT, is crucial. In primary hypoparathyroidism, parathyroid failure interferes with calcium homeostasis at a central location. Consequences are hypocalcaemia, hyperphosphatemia and lack of active vitamin D. Due to increased urinary calcium excretion, patients with ADH are at high risk for kidney stones, nephrocalcinosis and the development of renal insufficiency. Recently, rhPTH 1-84 has been available for the treatment of hypoparathyroidism. However, long-term data is still lacking to provide a safe indication, considering potential effects and side effects.


1972 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-487
Author(s):  
PETET GREENAWAY

1. Calcium regulation in normal and in calcium-depleted specimens of Austropotamobius pallipes in the intermoult condition has been investigated. 2. Calcium turnover was very low and the normal calcium balance was negative for much of the winter intermoult stage. 3. Calcium uptake was against a small electrochemical gradient, at least part of the influx occurring by active transport. 4. Most of the calcium loss occurred across the gills, and the urine contribution was small. 5. Calcium-depleted animals showed only a small fall in haemolymph calcium concentration and calcium uptake was not significantly increased by depletion.


1974 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Lockefeer ◽  
W. H. L. Hackeng ◽  
J. C. Birkenhäger

ABSTRACT In 22 of 28 cases of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) the rise in the serum immunoreactive parathyroid hormone (IRPTH or PTH) level observed in response to lowering of the serum calcium by EDTA, exceeded that obtained in 8 control subjects. In 5 of these 22 patients who were studied again after parathyroidectomy the supranormal response was abolished. Fifteen of these 22 hyper-responsive PHP patients had basal IRPTH levels not exceeding the highest level in the controls and that of other groups of patients investigated (idiopathic hypercalciuria, non-parathyroid hypercalcaemia, operated PHP). Fourteen of the 22 hyper-reactive patients with PHP did not show hypocalcaemia during the infusion of EDTA. The extent of the release of PTH elicited by EDTA in cases of PHP does not as yet allow a prediction of the amount of pathological parathyroid tissue present, although all the PHP patients showing a normal release of PTH had a relatively small mass of parathyroid tissue (up to about 1 g) subsequently removed. In 9 cases of nephrolithiasis (8 of whom had idiopathic hypercalciuria) and in 7 cases of non-parathyroid hypercalcaemia, a normal PTH release was found.


1988 ◽  
Vol 117 (4_Suppl) ◽  
pp. S64-S65
Author(s):  
K. KRUSE ◽  
U. KRACHT ◽  
K. WOHLFART ◽  
U. KRUSE

2010 ◽  
Vol 226 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv P. Shrestha ◽  
Christopher V. Hollot ◽  
Stuart R. Chipkin ◽  
Claus P. Schmitt ◽  
Yossi Chait

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