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What is a good indicator of free calcium availability?

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Albumin levels: calcium bound to albumin

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What are the 2 primary regulators of Calcium?

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Parathyroid Hormone

Vitamin D/Calcitriol

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Which organs govern calcium homeostasis?

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Intestines, Kidney, Bone

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Where is the parathyroid gland?

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On anterior surface of thyroid gland

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What cells are found in the parathyroid gland and what do they do?

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Chief Cells: produce PTH

Oxyphil Cells: unknown, increases with age

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How is PTH synthesized?

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Signal peptide on preproPTH directs peptide to ER -> Processed to Pro-PTH sequence after signal peptide cleaved -> vesicles -> PTH secreted as 84 residue molecule (Active sequence: 1-34, C term fragment: 35-84)

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Which part of the secrete PTH binds to the PTH receptor?

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N terminal fragment 1-34 is the biologically active component

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What is unique about the C terminal fragment 35-84 from PTH?

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Longer half life than biologically active part of PTH and inactive

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What is PTHrP

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PTH related peptide: mimics PTH actions in bone and kdney

is NOT a regulator of plasma Calcium

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What usually produces PTHrP?

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Tumors-> leads to hypercalcemia

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What is the primary PTH receptor?

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PTH 1R: found in osteoblasts and kidney

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What kind of receptor is PTH 1R and what does it bind?

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GPCR: Gas-> AC/cAMP pathway; Gaq->PLC/IP3/DAG

Binds: 1-34 fragment, 1-84, and PTHrP

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What is PTH 2R?

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Another PTH receptor that binds the 1-34 fragment of PTH
Does NOT bind PTHrP
Unclear of importance in humans

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What are the targets of PTH and their net effects?

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Targets: Bone and Kidney

Net EffectS: Increase plasma Calcium and decrease plasma phosphate

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Where is the vast majority of calcium present in?

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99% found in bone

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What do osteoblasts do?

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Bone formation and mineralization

High expression of PTH receptors

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Where are osteoblasts derived from?

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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What do osteoclasts do?

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Bone reabsorption

Do NOT express PTH receptors

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Where are osteoclasts derived from?

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hematopoietic stem cells

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What are osteocytes?

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Make up most of bone matrix

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Where do osteocytes derive from?

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Terminally differentiated osteoblasts

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How does PTH affect bone remodleing?

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PTH stimulates M-CSF in osteoblasts-> M-CSF stimulates differentiation of osteoclast precursors -> PTH stimulates RANK-ligand -> osteoclasts mature-> bone reabsorption -> bone degradation leads to release of calcium and phosphate into blood

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What is osteoprotegerin (OPG)?

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Antagonist to RANK ligand ->prevents association with RANK on osteoclast precursors-> prevents maturation of osteoclasts

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What regulates OPG?

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Estrogens stimulate OPG

Glucocorticoids inhibit OPG

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How do osteoclasts reabsorb bone?
Secrete H+ and acid proteases into lacuna -> dissolves bone mineral and hydrolyze bone matrix proteins
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What does the PTH do in the kidney?
Stimulate CYP1a(1a-hydroxylase) -> converts to active form of Vitamin D3 Stimulate Calcium channel insertion on the apical membrane of distal tubule REduce phosphate reabsorption
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Where in the kidney does PTH exert its effects?
Thick Ascending limb Distal tubule Proximal tubule
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What is CaSR?
Calcium sensing receptor Binds ionized Calcium -> regulates PTH by inhibiting its synthesis at the promoter level Also stimulates degradation of preformed PTH
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Where are CaSRs found?
Chief Cells, Kidney Tubules, C cells
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What role does Vitamin D play in PTH regulation?
Binds nuclear receptor (VDR) to inhibit PTH synthesis at promoter level Stimulates CaSR gene transcription -> indirect regulation of PTH
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How does PTH stimulate Osteoclasts?
Indirectly through M-CSF secretion stimulation in osteoblasts
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What is calciferol?
General term for Vitamin D and natural sturctural analogs
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What is cholecalciferol?
Vitamin D3 (animal tissues)
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What is calcidiol?
25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-D): immediate precursor to active Vitamin D
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What is Calcitriol?
1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D (1,25-D): active form of Vitamin D
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What is ergocaliferol?
Vitamin D2 from vegetables
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Where is Vitamin D3 derived from?
From cholesterol (steroid hormone)
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What receptor does Vitamin D3 bind?
Nuclear receptor VDR
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How is Vitamin D3 transported?
Bound to vitamin D binding protein
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How is Vitamin D3 synthesized in the skin?
Precursor hormone (7-dehydr/ocholesterol) converted to cholecalciferol in skin by UV -> isomerized -> Vitman D3 -> binds to Vitamin D binding protein in circulation -> transport to liver
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How do you activate vitamin D3 and vitamin D2 from the diet?
1a-hydroxylase enzyme in kdiney via stimulation from PTH
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How is Vitamin D3 metabolized?
VitD3 transported from skin to liver VitD3 and D2 from diet are transported to liver directly via portal circulation or indirectly via chylomicrons LIVER: hydroxylated to calcidiol (25- D) -> goes to kidney to convert to active Calcitriol (1,25-D) by 1a-hydroxylase
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What is the default pathway for Vitamin D3 synthesis?
Inactive form 24,25-D
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What is the sequence in the pathway for active vitamin D3 synthesis?
7-dehydrocholesterol(skin) -> UV light -> Cholecalciferol-> liver -> Calcidiol(25-D3) -> Kidney(1a Hydroxylase) -> Calcitriol (1,25D3) active form
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What conditions lead to the active form pathway for Vitamin D?
Key Factors: hypocalcemia and hypophosphatemia Others: Vitamin D deficiency, Increased PTH
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What are the effects of Vitamin D on bone?
Direct: mobilize calcium from bone via VDRs on osteoblasts and osteoclasts stimulate osteoclast proliferation/differentiation Indirect: Increase plasma calcium to promote bone mineralization
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What are the effects of Vitamin D on the intestine?
Increase transcellular Calcium absorption in duodenum by increasing expression of TRPV5/6 Stimulate phosphate reabsorption from small intestine
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How does Vitamin D promote calcium reabsorption transcellularly in the intestine?
Vitamin D-> inc TRPV5/6 -> Calcium comes in from luminal side -> binds to Calbindin -> goes through membrane calcium ATPase pump on other side
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How does Vitamin D promote phosphate absorption in the intestine?
Vitamin D -> inc expression of Na+/Pi cotransporter -> secrete 2 Na+ for 1 phosphate
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Does Vitamin D show pleiotropic effects?
Yes
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What can Vitamin D deficiency lead to?
``` MS Asthma CV disease DM T2 Colorectal/breast cancer Depressive disorder ```
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How does vitamin D affect immune cells?
induces differentiation
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How is low blood calcium regulatd?
Hypocalcemia -> inc PTH => inc CYP1a-> inc 1,25D (calcitriol -> inc dietary calcium absorption in intestine, inc bone turnover-> inc blood Ca inc bone turnover +inc Ca2+ reabsorption and inc phosphate excretion in kidneys -> inc blood Ca2+
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How are low serum calcium and high serum phosphate dealt with?
PTH infusion normalizes them
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What is the normal range for serum calcium? phosphate?
Calcium: 2.2-2.6 mM Phosphate: 0.8-1.45 mM
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What is osteoporosis? What cases it?
Reduced bone density in trabecular bone | Causes: Genetics, Menopause(low estrogen), Glucocorticoid/stress, low dietary Caclium
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How do you treat osteoporosis?
Estrogen Calcitonin Bisphosphonates Vitamin D
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What are the 2 forms of hyperparathyroidism?
Primary: hyperplasia, carcinoma of Parathyroid gland->leads to hypercalcemia and kidney stones Secondary: due to chronic renal failure -> reduced Vitamin D -> excess PTH secretion
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What is seen with hypoparathryoidism?
hypocalcemic tetany (low calcium levels lower the threshold for depolarizaiton) Chvostek Sign
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What is Chvostek Sign?
twitching of facial muscles in response to tapping facial nerve
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What causes rickets(children)/osteomalacia (adults)?
Unmineralized bone due to Vitamin D deficiency leading to decreased bone strength
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What is calcitonin?
Peptide produced in C cells of thyroid gland with unclear importance in normal physiology
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What happens to calcium levels with thyroidectomy but intact parathyroid glands??
No change in normal range of calcium (calcitonin thus is not a major regulator of calcium)
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What happens to calcium levels with C cell tumors?
Tumors -> very high levels of calcitonin -> but no changes seen in calcium levels => calcitnon is not a major regulator of calcium
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What uses does calcitonin have?
Therapeutic: inhibit osteoclast reabsorption of bone and slows bone turnover- > leads to hypocalcemic effect
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What is Paget disease and how can it be treated?
Excessive localized regions of bone resorption and reactive sclerosis leading to very high bone turnover Treat with calcitonin
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What is the escape phenomenon in relation to calcitonin
Rapid downregulation of calcitonin receptors -> leads to diminished anti-osteoclastic effects of calcitonin -> makes it become less effective treatment option

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