title: Effect of synthetic tumoral PTH-related peptide on cAMP production and Na-dependent Pi transport.
abstract: Malignant hypercalcemia can be associated with a biochemical syndrome very similar to that encountered in primary hyperparathyroidism. The putative tumoral factor responsible for this syndrome has been isolated very recently from conditioned medium of a cultured lung squamous cell carcinoma (BEN), cDNA clones characterized, and an amino-terminal fragment synthesized. We investigated and compared the effect of this synthetic amino-terminal fragment of parathyroid hormone-related peptide [PTHrP-(1-34)], to purified PTHrP-(1-141) isolated from the same lung squamous cell carcinoma, and to bovine parathyroid hormone [bPTH-(1-34)] on adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) production and sodium-dependent phosphate transport (NaPiT) in opossum kidney (OK) epithelial cells. PTHrP-(1-34) and bPTH-(1-34) were equipotent in eliciting a 30-fold increase of cAMP production. NaPiT, as assessed by measuring the initial rate of Pi uptake, was inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner by either synthetic peptide. Half-maximal inhibition was observed with approximately 0.03-0.1 nmol/l of either bPTH-(1-34) or PTHrP-(1-34). At 10 nmol/l, either peptide produced an inhibition of 55 +/- 4 and 53 +/- 6%, respectively. This effect was specific for Pi, since the Na-dependent transport of glucose or alanine was not altered by either peptide. In OK cells dose-dependent stimulation of cAMP production and inhibition of NaPiT were also observed with purified native PTHrP-(1-141). In LLC-PK1 cells, which are devoid of PTH receptors, none of the peptides affected NaPiT. These results demonstrate a direct and specific effect of tumoral PTHrP on cAMP production and NaPiT in cultured renal epithelial cells in a way similar to bPTH.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pizurki
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rizzoli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moseley
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caverzasio
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bonjour
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D008757:Methylglucosides / Q000378:metabolism; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D008757:Methylglucosides; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; C470121:PTHLH protein, human; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010710:Phosphates; C025076:parathyroid hormone (1-34), bovine; C027020:methylglucoside; D012964:Sodium; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000409:Alanine