scholarly journals Regulation and Function of the FGF23/Klotho Endocrine Pathways

2012 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Martin ◽  
Valentin David ◽  
L. Darryl Quarles

Calcium (Ca2+) and phosphate (PO43−) homeostasis are coordinated by systemic and local factors that regulate intestinal absorption, influx and efflux from bone, and kidney excretion and reabsorption of these ions through a complex hormonal network. Traditionally, the parathyroid hormone (PTH)/vitamin D axis provided the conceptual framework to understand mineral metabolism. PTH secreted by the parathyroid gland in response to hypocalcemia functions to maintain serum Ca2+ levels by increasing Ca2+ reabsorption and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] production by the kidney, enhancing Ca2+ and PO43− intestinal absorption and increasing Ca2+ and PO43− efflux from bone, while maintaining neutral phosphate balance through phosphaturic effects. FGF23 is a recently discovered hormone, predominately produced by osteoblasts/osteocytes, whose major functions are to inhibit renal tubular phosphate reabsorption and suppress circulating 1,25(OH)2D levels by decreasing Cyp27b1-mediated formation and stimulating Cyp24-mediated catabolism of 1,25(OH)2D. FGF23 participates in a new bone/kidney axis that protects the organism from excess vitamin D and coordinates renal PO43− handling with bone mineralization/turnover. Abnormalities of FGF23 production underlie many inherited and acquired disorders of phosphate homeostasis. This review discusses the known and emerging functions of FGF23, its regulation in response to systemic and local signals, as well as the implications of FGF23 in different pathological and physiological contexts.

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 741-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Leung ◽  
Martin Crook

Phosphate in both inorganic and organic form is essential for several functions in the body. Plasma phosphate level is maintained by a complex interaction between intestinal absorption, renal tubular reabsorption, and the transcellular movement of phosphate between intracellular fluid and bone storage pools. This homeostasis is regulated by several hormones, principally the parathyroid hormone, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and fibroblast growth factor 23. Abnormalities in phosphate regulation can lead to serious and fatal complications. In this review phosphate homeostasis and the aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, investigation and management of hypophosphataemia and hyperphosphataemia will be discussed.


1995 ◽  
Vol 270 (4) ◽  
pp. 1675-1678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Zierold ◽  
Hisham M. Darwish ◽  
Hector F. DeLuca

2002 ◽  
pp. 45-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
K W Colston ◽  
C M√∏rk Hansen

It is now well established that, in addition to its central role in the maintenance of extracellular calcium levels and bone mineralization, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)), the active form of vitamin D, also acts as a modulator of cell growth and differentiation in a number of cell types, including breast cancer cells. The anti-proliferative effects of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) have been linked to suppression of growth stimulatory signals and potentiation of growth inhibitory signals, which lead to changes in cell cycle regulators such as p21(WAF-1/CIP1) and p27(kip1), cyclins and retinoblastoma protein as well as induction of apoptosis. Such studies have led to interest in the potential use of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) in the treatment or prevention of certain cancers. Since this approach is limited by the tendency of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) to cause hypercalcaemia, synthetic vitamin D analogues have been developed which display separation of the growth regulating effects from calcium mobilizing actions. This review examines mechanisms by which 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and its active analogues exert both anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects and describes some of the synthetic analogues that have been shown to be of particular interest in relation to breast cancer.


1985 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Fox ◽  
Richardus Ross ◽  
Anthony D. Care

1. We have used young pigs, each prepared surgically with a Thiry-Vella loop of proximal small intestine, to study the time course of changes in the intestinal absorption of calcium, phosphate, sodium, glucose and water and on the plasma levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D after treatment of the animals with glucocorticoids. 2. Perfusion of the intestinal loop for 6 h with a solution containing hydrocortisone or betamethasone was without effect on the absorption of calcium or phosphate. 3. The oral administration of betamethasone stimulated the absorption of calcium and phosphate by 15–20% for 2–3 days before the trend was reversed and absorption was progressively reduced. 4. Chronic treatment with betamethasone inhibited only the active component of calcium and phosphate absorption. 5. Treatment with betamethasone was associated with a sustained 25–50% increase, to a maximum by 2 days, in the absorption of sodium, glucose and water. 6. Plasma levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D were reduced within 2 days of the start of treatment and reached a minimum (40–50% decrease) in 4–6 days. 7. We conclude that the initial stimulation of calcium and phosphate absorption is caused by the increased absorption of water. The long-term decrease in absorption may not be caused solely by the decreased circulating levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D since absorption continued to fall for several weeks after 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels had reached a minimum.


Author(s):  
W D Fraser ◽  
B H Durham ◽  
J L Berry ◽  
E B Mawer

We evaluated a novel assay for the measurement of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25 (OH)2D). Immunoextraction of 1,25 (OH)2D is performed using a mini column containing a solid-phase monoclonal antibody followed by radioimmunoassay (RIA) using an 125I-labelled 1,25 (OH)2D derivative tracer and Sac-cell separation. The mean recovery of 1,25(OH)2D3 was 101%, linearity was excellent, inter- and intra-assay coefficients of variation were 9, 8 and 13% and 11, 10 and 14% at low, medium and high concentrations of 1,25(OH)2D3, respectively. The cross-reactivity of vitamin D metabolites was <0·0015% for 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, 24, 25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 and dihydrotachysterol and 0·54% for lα calcidol. 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D2 cross-reactivity was 79%. The detection limit of the assay was 5pmol/L. Comparison with a commercial radio receptor assay (RRA) and an in-house RIA gave regression equations of y = 0·94x+11·8 ( r = 0·98) and y = 0·91x-1·7 ( r = 0.95), respectively, with no major discrepancies between the methods in all patient groups studied. Plasma concentrations of 1,25 (OH)2D obtained with the assay were as follows: normal, unsupplemented subjects: mean 88, range 48–155 pmol/L, n = 68, patients with chronic renal failure: mean 11, range 3–36 pmol/L, n = 27, primary hyperparathyroidism: mean 198, range 130–299 pmol/L, n = 23, Paget's disease: mean 92, range 42–149 pmol/L, n = 24, osteomalacia: mean 43, range 27–61 pmol/L, n = 9. A minimum sample volume of 300 μL is required, the hands-on time is significantly less than other commercial assays and the measuring procedure is gamma counting rather than scintillation counting. The assay offers several advantages over previous methods and should allow more laboratories to offer measurement of 1,25 (OH)2D as part of their repertoire.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e104825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Houghton ◽  
Andrew R. Gray ◽  
Michelle J. Harper ◽  
Pattanee Winichagoon ◽  
Tippawan Pongcharoen ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1129-1135 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. Rhodes ◽  
L. A. Terry ◽  
J. Hope ◽  
R. G. Hewinson ◽  
H. M. Vordermeier

ABSTRACT This report describes the presence and activity of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-D3) in experimental bovine tuberculosis. Animals that went on to develop tuberculous lesions exhibited a rapid transient increase in serum 1,25-D3 within the first 2 weeks following infection with Mycobacterium bovis. 1,25-D3-positive mononuclear cells were later identified in all tuberculous granulomas by immunohistochemical staining of postmortem lymph node tissue. These results suggest a role for 1,25-D3 both at the onset of infection and in the development of the granuloma in these infected animals. Using a monoclonal antibody to the vitamin D receptor (VDR) as a VDR agonist, we confirmed that activation of the vitamin D pathway profoundly depresses antigen-specific, but not mitogenic, bovine peripheral blood T-cell responses (proliferation and gamma interferon production). Investigation of the mechanism of this suppression showed that the VDR antibody modified the expression of CD80 by accessory cells, such that a significant positive correlation between T-cell proliferation and accessory cell CD80 emerged.


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