Cellular "sensing" of extracellular calcium (Ca(2+)(o)): emerging roles in regulating diverse physiological functions.
Cellular "sensing" of extracellular calcium (Ca(2+)(o)): emerging roles in regulating diverse physiological functions.
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DOI:
10.1016/s0898-6568(00)00082-6
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发表时间:
2000-06
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
N. Chattopadhyay;E. Brown
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作者:
N. Chattopadhyay;E. Brown
The extracellular Ca2+(Ca2+o)-sensing receptor (CaR) critically influences Ca2+ohomeostasis by regulating parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion and renal Ca2+handling. Moreover, its expression in intestinal and bone cells suggests roles in all of the organs involved in maintaining systemic Ca2+ohomeostasis. This G-protein coupled receptor is also expressed in a wide variety of additional cells throughout the body. While our understanding of its role(s) outside of the system governing Ca2+ometabolism remains rudimentary, the CaR will probably emerge as a versatile regulator of diverse cellular functions, including proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, gene expression and maintenance of membrane potential. Finally, the recently developed, “calcimimetic” CaR activators, exemplified by a NPS R-467 and NPS R-568, provide novel approaches to treating diseases that previously had no effective medical therapies: topic likewise covered in this review.