In Vitro Studies of Calcitonin Release in Man

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The influence of various agents on calcitonin release from human thyroid was studied in vitro. Under the conditions of this investigation, calcium, magnesium and phosphate did not stimulate calcitonin release from short-term incubated slices of human thyroid. However, pentagastrin and USP glucagon were potent stimulators of calcitonin release. Theophylline and dibutyryl cyclic AMP were also potent stimuli. A highly purified preparation of pancreatic glucagon was without an effect. Those agents which stimulated calcitonin release were associated with augmented cyclic AMP accumulation. Although maximal discharge of calcitonin required the presence of calcium, our in vitro experiments raise the question as to whether a gastrointestinal hormone, rather than calcium, might not be the principal agent affecting calcitonin release.

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