Serum Parathyroid Hormone Level Is Elevated in Some Patients With Disorders of Keratinization
Milstone LM, Ellison AF, Insogna KL. Serum Parathyroid Hormone Level Is Elevated in Some Patients With Disorders of Keratinization. JAMA Dermatology 1992, 128: 926-930. PMID: 1320849, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1992.01680170058005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of keratinizationPityriasis rubra pilarisPTH levelsSecondary hyperparathyroidismPTH valuesSerum parathyroid hormone levelsNormal PTH valuesParathyroid hormone valuesSerum PTH valuesParathyroid hormone levelsSerum PTH levelsElevated PTH levelsHigh calcium dietIchthyosis linearis circumflexaCongenital ichthyosiform erythrodermaSecond patientBullous congenital ichthyosiform erythrodermaExact prevalenceCalcium metabolismHormone valuesHormone levelsPatientsActive PTHPhysiologic significanceDifferent disordersAnalysis of PTHRP binding and signal transduction mechanisms in benign and malignant squamous cells
Orloff J, Ganz M, Ribaudo A, Burtis W, Reiss M, Milstone L, Stewart A. Analysis of PTHRP binding and signal transduction mechanisms in benign and malignant squamous cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1992, 262: e599-e607. PMID: 1590371, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1992.262.5.e599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid hormone-related proteinHuman epidermal keratinocytesIntracellular calciumImmunoreactive parathyroid hormone-related proteinLow-affinity binding sitesSqCC cellsDose-dependent transient increaseHuman parathyroid hormone-related proteinMalignant squamous cellsHormone-related proteinIntracellular calcium responseCyclic monophosphate responsePotential autocrine roleSquamous carcinoma cellsHigh-affinity receptorHalf maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) valuesPTHrP concentrationsSquamous cellsPTH receptorIsoproterenol responseAutocrine roleCalcium responsePTHrP bindingMonophosphate responseInhibitory concentration values