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  • Similarity of synthetic peptide from human tumor to parathyroid hormone in vivo and in vitro.

Similarity of synthetic peptide from human tumor to parathyroid hormone in vivo and in vitro.

Science (New York, N.Y.) (1987-12-11)
N Horiuchi, M P Caulfield, J E Fisher, M E Goldman, R L McKee, J E Reagan, J J Levy, R F Nutt, S B Rodan, T L Schofield
ABSTRACT

One mechanism considered responsible for the hypercalcemia that frequently accompanies malignancy is secretion by the tumor of a circulating factor that alters calcium metabolism. The structure of a tumor-secreted peptide was recently determined and found to be partially homologous to parathyroid hormone (PTH). The amino-terminal 1-34 region of the factor was synthesized and evaluated biologically. In vivo it produced hypercalcemia, acted on bone and kidney, and stimulated 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3 formation. In vitro it interacted with PTH receptors and, in some systems, was more potent than PTH. These studies support a long-standing hypothesis regarding pathogenesis of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.

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Hypercalcemia of malignancy factor fragment 1-34 amide human, ≥97% (HPLC)