Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0034p17 | Bone | SFEBES2014

The calcilytic NPS2143 rectifies the gain-of-function associated with G-protein α 11 mutations causing autosomal dominant hypocalcaemia type 2

Babinsky Valerie , Hannan Fadil , Nesbit M Andrew , Howles Sarah , Hu Jianxin , Spiegel Allen , Thakker Rajesh

Autosomal dominant hypocalcaemia (ADH) is a disorder that needs to be distinguished from hypoparathyroidism, as ADH patients are at risk of nephrocalcinosis and renal failure when treated with activated vitamin D preparations. ADH types 1 and 2 are due to gain-of-function mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) and G-protein α 11 (Gα11), respectively. CaSR targeted drugs, known as calcilytics, rectify the gain-of-function associated with ADH1-causing mutatio...

ea0015oc24 | Tumours, diabetes, bone | SFEBES2008

The calcilytic agent NPS2143 rectifies hypocalcaemia in a mouse model, Nuf, that is due to an activating calcium-sensing-receptor (CaSR) mutation: relevance to autosomal dominant hypocalcaemia with hypercalciuria

Hannan Fadil , Walls Gerard , Kallay Eniko , Nesbit M Andrew , Hough Tertius , Cox Roger , Hu Jianxin , Spiegel Allen , Thakker Rajesh

The G-protein coupled calcium-sensing-receptor (CaSR) regulates calcium homeostasis and inactivating mutations result in familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia (FHH), whilst activating mutations result in autosomal dominant hypocalcaemia with hypercalciuria (ADHH). Allosteric CaSR modulators consist of: calcimimetics, which activate the CaSR e.g. Cinacalcet, that is used to treat the hypercalcaemia of chronic renal failure and metastatic parathyroid carcinoma; and calcilytics e...