title: Biological properties of salmon calcitonin IV.
abstract: In this study we characterized the biological activity of the recently identified salmon calcitonin (sCT) IV, in order to evaluate its potential therapeutic value. In the rat bioassay, sCT IV exhibited a 30% higher hypocalcemic activity than sCT I. The capacity of the molecule to inhibit bone resorption was assessed in vitro by the bone resorbing assay and the pit assay. An inhibitory effect, similar to that of sCT I, was observed in both assays. The interaction of sCT IV with the rabbit CT receptor was also studied. The affinity of sCT IV for the receptor was similar to that of sCT I, as was the potency for stimulating cAMP production. The antigenicity of the two molecules was not identical. Thus, this new CT could represent a useful novel therapeutic agent for the treatment of bone disorders.
authors.affiliation: U349 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre Viggo Petersen, Paris, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schecroun
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pidoux
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Horne
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Lagunas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cressent
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D001681:Biological Assay; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000503:physiopathology; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000502:physiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin; C028815:salmon calcitonin; D002116:Calcitonin; D000242:Cyclic AMP