RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Parathyroid Hormone Stimulation of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Production in Antiestrogen-treated Japanese Quail JF Molecular Pharmacology JO Mol Pharmacol FD American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics SP 932 OP 940 VO 16 IS 3 A1 BAKSI, SAMARENDRA N. A1 KENNY, ALEXANDER D. YR 1979 UL http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/content/16/3/932.abstract AB In vivo administration of estradiol benzoate (E2B) or parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulates in vitro renal conversion of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25-(OH)D3] to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] in birds. In the present investigation, the effect of PTH on 1,25-(OH)2D3 production was studied in female Japanese quail pretreated with the antiestrogen, tamoxifen citrate (30 mg/kg) daily for 7 days. PTH was injected at two different doses (92 and 275 U.S.P. units/kg) every 8 hours during the last two days of tamoxifen treatment. E2B (0.1 and 1.0 mg/kg) was injected 24 hours before sacrifice. Control groups received vehicle only. All injections were given intramuscularly. Kidney homogenates were prepared and incubated with tritiated 25-(OH)D3. E2B-induced stimulation of 1,25-(OH)2D3 production was completely blocked by prior treatment with tamoxifen, but PTH-induced stimulation of 1,25-(OH)2D3 production was unaffected by antiestrogen treatment. When PTH and E2B were injected together, no additive effects on either 1,25-(OH)2D3 production or hypercalcemia were observed. The data indicate that estrogen receptors are not an essential link in the chain of events mediating the PTH-induced stimulation of 1,25-(OH)2D3 production. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors are grateful for the technical assistance of Stephen M. Fuller, Vicki D. Edgington and Ingrid L. Greene.