Identification of an orally active small-molecule PTHR1 agonist for the treatment of hypoparathyroidism
oleh: Tatsuya Tamura, Hiroshi Noda, Eri Joyashiki, Maiko Hoshino, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Masahiko Kinosaki, Yoshikazu Nishimura, Tohru Esaki, Kotaro Ogawa, Taiji Miyake, Shinichi Arai, Masaru Shimizu, Hidetomo Kitamura, Haruhiko Sato, Yoshiki Kawabe
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Hypoparathyroidism and osteoporosis can be treated with parathyroid hormone, but frequent injections are required. Here the authors develop a small-molecule agonist for the parathyroid hormone type I receptor that can be administered orally, and demonstrate its efficacy in rats.