Comparable Initial Engagement of Intracellular Signaling Pathways by Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Ligands Teriparatide, Abaloparatide, and Long-Acting PTH.
Quick Facts
What This Study Found
Teriparatide, abaloparatide, and LA-PTH showed comparable PTH1R downstream signaling (cAMP, calcium, SIK, gene expression) in vitro, with abaloparatide uniquely showing faster receptor recycling after washout.
Key Numbers
3 ligands; no difference in cAMP, calcium, β-arrestin, SIK2, gene expression; abaloparatide faster receptor recycling; comparable at all tested concentrations
How They Did This
Lab study comparing three PTH1R ligands across multiple cell-based signaling assays: receptor internalization, beta-arrestin recruitment, intracellular calcium, cAMP, SIK2 phosphorylation, substrate dephosphorylation, and gene expression changes.
Why This Research Matters
Understanding why similar peptide drugs have different clinical effects is key to designing better bone therapies. If the difference is pharmacokinetic rather than signaling-based, it changes how we optimize these drugs.
What This Study Doesn't Tell Us
In vitro study only. Cell-based assays may not capture the full complexity of PTH1R signaling in bone cells in vivo. Only short-term signaling was measured. Pharmacokinetic differences were proposed but not tested.
Trust & Context
- Original Title:
- Comparable Initial Engagement of Intracellular Signaling Pathways by Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Ligands Teriparatide, Abaloparatide, and Long-Acting PTH.
- Published In:
- JBMR plus, 5(5), e10441 (2021)
- Authors:
- Sato, Tadatoshi, Verma, Shiv, Khatri, Ashok, Dean, Thomas, Goransson, Olga, Gardella, Thomas J, Wein, Marc N
- Database ID:
- RPEP-05742
Evidence Hierarchy
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https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/RPEP-05742APA
Sato, Tadatoshi; Verma, Shiv; Khatri, Ashok; Dean, Thomas; Goransson, Olga; Gardella, Thomas J; Wein, Marc N. (2021). Comparable Initial Engagement of Intracellular Signaling Pathways by Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Ligands Teriparatide, Abaloparatide, and Long-Acting PTH.. JBMR plus, 5(5), e10441. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10441
MLA
Sato, Tadatoshi, et al. "Comparable Initial Engagement of Intracellular Signaling Pathways by Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Ligands Teriparatide, Abaloparatide, and Long-Acting PTH.." JBMR plus, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10441
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