Parathyroid hormone-related peptide - A smooth muscle tone and proliferation regulatory protein

Thierry Massfelder, Nathalie Fiaschi-Taesch, Andrew Fyfe Stewart, Jean Jacques Helwig

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Abstract

Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) appears to play crucial roles in the cardiovascular system. Over the past few years it has become apparent that there is more than one receptor recognizing parathyroid hormone or PTHrP, or both, and that PTHrP is not only a potent vasodilator of vascular smooth muscle cell tone, but is also a regulator of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and a secretagogue of renin and vasopressin. Investigators in several laboratories have started to query whether PTHrP intervenes in vascular diseases such as hypertension, (re)stenosis- atherosclerosis and endotoxaemia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-32
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

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