Endocrine Abstracts

The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a G-protein coupled receptor that regulates extracellular calcium concentration. The CaSR is also implicated in the pathogenesis of non-calcium disorders such as vascular calcification and diabetes, which are leading causes of cardiovascular disease. Common CaSR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been demonstrated to be determinants of calcium metabolism. The aim of this study was to investigate whether CaSR SNPs may influence va...

The modulation of pancreatic islet mass represents a novel therapeutic approach for the management of diabetes mellitus. G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate beta-cell expansion and proliferation, and the objective of this study was to assess whether the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), which is an abundantly expressed beta-cell GPCR, may influence islet mass and systemic glucose homeostasis, and thus represent an exploitable drug target in some forms of diabetes. We c...