Published in:
01-06-2017 | Research Letter
Leptin directly stimulates parathyroid hormone secretion
Authors:
Ignacio Lopez, Carmen Pineda, Ana I. Raya, Maria E. Rodriguez-Ortiz, Juan M. Diaz-Tocados, Rafael Rios, Juan M. Rodriguez, Escolastico Aguilera-Tejero, Yolanda Almaden
Published in:
Endocrine
|
Issue 3/2017
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Excerpt
Leptin is best known for its modulatory effects on food intake [
1] but also participates in the regulation of calciotropic hormones. Leptin has been reported to stimulate bone secretion of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) [
2], a major phosphaturic hormone, and to decrease 1,25(OH)
2-vitamin D
3 both directly, by decreasing 1-alpha-hydroxylase activity in the kidney, and indirectly, through increasing levels of FGF23 [
2,
3]. …