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Calca  -  calcitonin/calcitonin-related polypeptide,...

Mus musculus

Synonyms: Alpha-type CGRP, CA, CGRP-1, CGRP-I, CGRP1, ...
 
 
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Chemical compound and disease context of Calca

  • Concentrations of immunoreactive SP, NKA, and CGRP were measured in extracts of the eczema ears (n = 26), whereas extracts of the opposite ears were used as controls [4].
  • Hypercalcemia evoked by vitamin D2 treatment, which is known to degranulate thyroid C cells, reduced the thyroid content of both CGRP and CT [2].
  • Levels of CGRP messenger RNA in dorsal root ganglion neurons isolated from female CGRP(+/+) mice were decreased by ovariectomy, and these decreases were reversed by estradiol replacement [12].
  • Conversely, the selective NK2, NK3, and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) CGRP(8-37) receptor antagonists all failed to interfere with PGE2-induced paw edema [13].
  • Effects of phorbol esters and pertussis toxin on calcitonin-stimulated accumulation of cyclic AMP in neonatal mouse calvarial bones [14].
 

Biological context of Calca

  • We have recently described an unexpected high bone mass phenotype in mice carrying a targeted deletion of the Calca gene [15].
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS: Bones from Calca(-/-) mice, alphaCGRP(-/-) mice, and their corresponding wildtype controls were analyzed using radiography, muCT imaging, and undecalcified histology [15].
  • Acute administration of a CGRP receptor antagonist increases the blood pressure (BP) in several models of hypertension, which indicates that this potent vasodilator plays a counterregulatory role to attenuate the BP increase in these settings [16].
  • These results indicate for the first time that alpha-CGRP may be involved in the long-term regulation of resting BP and suggest that these mice are particularly sensitive to challenges to BP homeostasis because of the loss of a compensatory vasodilator mechanism [16].
  • In this study, we have characterized binding sites for 125I-salmon calcitonin (125I-sCT), 125I-rat alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide (125I-CGRP), and 125I-rat amylin in alpha-TSH cells [17].
 

Anatomical context of Calca

 

Associations of Calca with chemical compounds

  • At birth, transgenic DRG showed increased neuron numbers, and displayed a normal proportion of neurons expressing substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide and the NT3 receptor trkC [21].
  • After 4 weeks of streptozotocin-induced diabetes, the number of immunoreactive CGRP A-cells was reduced from 692 +/- 122 to 489 +/- 125 (P = 0.004) in p75(+/+) mice on the noncrushed side [19].
  • Capsaicin, heat and pH 5.2 were able to induce significant increases in calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) release (14.6-, 5.1-, and 2.3-fold over baseline), however, only capsaicin induced a significant increase in substance P (SP) levels (1.8-fold over baseline) [22].
  • This diminution correlated with the loss of CGRP inhibition of acetylcholine-induced contractions observed in the force experiments [23].
  • Substance P, calcitonin gene related peptide and PGE2 co-released from the mouse colon: a new model to study nociceptive and inflammatory responses in viscera, in vitro [22].
 

Physical interactions of Calca

 

Co-localisations of Calca

  • SP colocalized with CGRP in some of those axonal boutons and fibres [27].
 

Regulatory relationships of Calca

  • These results suggest that CT down-regulates C1a-CTR mRNA expression at least in part by a transcriptional mechanism, thereby contributing to the ligand-induced desensitization in cells of the osteoclast lineage [28].
  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide enhanced IFN-gamma secretion in susceptible mouse splenocytes at 10(-6), 10(-7) and 10(-9) M, as did VIP at 10(-10) M and NPY at 10(-7) M [29].
  • Blockade of protein synthesis with cycloheximide inhibited Ca2+ uptake induced by PTH but not that stimulated by calcitonin [30].
  • In contrast, RIA demonstrated a lower (p < .05) concentration of CGRP in the inflamed ears compared with controls and a tendency for substance P to decrease in concentration in eczematous ears versus controls [31].
  • Expression of dopaminergic phenotypes in the mouse olfactory bulb induced by the calcitonin gene-related peptide [32].
 

Other interactions of Calca

 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Calca

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  2. Calcitonin gene-related peptide in thyroid nerve fibers and C cells: effects on thyroid hormone secretion and response to hypercalcemia. Grunditz, T., Ekman, R., Håkanson, R., Rerup, C., Sundler, F., Uddman, R. Endocrinology (1986) [Pubmed]
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  13. Pharmacological and molecular characterization of the mechanisms involved in prostaglandin E2-induced mouse paw edema. Claudino, R.F., Kassuya, C.A., Ferreira, J., Calixto, J.B. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. (2006) [Pubmed]
  14. Effects of phorbol esters and pertussis toxin on calcitonin-stimulated accumulation of cyclic AMP in neonatal mouse calvarial bones. Ransjö, M., Lerner, U.H. Calcif. Tissue Int. (1991) [Pubmed]
  15. Decreased bone formation and osteopenia in mice lacking alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide. Schinke, T., Liese, S., Priemel, M., Haberland, M., Schilling, A.F., Catala-Lehnen, P., Blicharski, D., Rueger, J.M., Gagel, R.F., Emeson, R.B., Amling, M. J. Bone Miner. Res. (2004) [Pubmed]
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  17. Characterization of amylin and calcitonin receptor binding in the mouse alpha-thyroid-stimulating hormone thyrotroph cell line. Perry, K.J., Quiza, M., Myers, D.E., Morfis, M., Christopoulos, G., Sexton, P.M. Endocrinology (1997) [Pubmed]
  18. Amylin inhibits bone resorption while the calcitonin receptor controls bone formation in vivo. Dacquin, R., Davey, R.A., Laplace, C., Levasseur, R., Morris, H.A., Goldring, S.R., Gebre-Medhin, S., Galson, D.L., Zajac, J.D., Karsenty, G. J. Cell Biol. (2004) [Pubmed]
  19. Selective loss of calcitonin gene-related Peptide-expressing primary sensory neurons of the a-cell phenotype in early experimental diabetes. Jiang, Y., Nyengaard, J.R., Zhang, J.S., Jakobsen, J. Diabetes (2004) [Pubmed]
  20. Stimulation of interleukin-6 production by either calcitonin gene-related peptide or parathyroid hormone in two phenotypically distinct bone marrow-derived murine stromal cell lines. Sakagami, Y., Girasole, G., Yu, X.P., Boswell, H.S., Manolagas, S.C. J. Bone Miner. Res. (1993) [Pubmed]
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  23. Inhibitory effect of calcitonin gene-related peptide on myometrial contractility is diminished at parturition. Naghashpour, M., Rosenblatt, M.I., Dickerson, I.M., Dahl, G.P. Endocrinology (1997) [Pubmed]
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  29. Modulating effects of sensory and autonomic neuropeptides on murine splenocyte proliferation and cytokine secretion induced by Leishmania major. Ahmed, A.A., Mutt, V., Nordlind, K. Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology. (1999) [Pubmed]
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