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Effect of calcimimetic agent, KRN568, on gastrin secretion in healthy subjects.
Endocrine journal - 1 Oct 2000
Igarashi T, Ogata E, Maruyama K, Fukuda T
Abstract excerpt
KRN568 is a calcimimetic compound which acts on the calcium sensing receptors (CaR) on the parathyroid gland to suppress secretion of PTH. A recent report has demonstrated that CaRs are expressed on cultured human antral gastrin cells and that gastrin secretion is stimulated by an increase in extracellular calcium level. However, the effect of KRN568 on serum gastrin levels has yet to be clinically assessed. We...
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