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Kropf J, Vo M, Cheyney S, Kayaleh O, McWhorter J, Carlan SJ. Hypercalcemia Resulting from Necrotizing Leiomyoma in a Pregnant Female. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2020; 21:e923412. [PMID: 32753570 PMCID: PMC7423168 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.923412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Patient: Female, 38-year-old Final Diagnosis: Hypercalcemia resulting from necrotizing leiomyoma in pregnancy Symptoms: Pain Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Cesarean section Specialty: General and Internal Medicine • Obstetrics and Gynecology
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- Jacqueline Kropf
- Department of Internal Medicine, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Division of Medical Critical Care, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Division of Academic Affairs and Research, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA
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Stiver S, Laukkanen C, Luong R. Suspected Hypercalcemia of Benignancy Associated with Canine Vaginal Leiomyoma. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2019; 55:e55205. [PMID: 30653358 DOI: 10.5326/jaaha-ms-6828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hypercalcemia was identified in a canine patient with a benign vaginal leiomyoma. Subsequent diagnostic workup did not reveal hypercalcemia of malignancy. Surgical resection of the leiomyoma resulted in a conversion to normocalcemic status. Although rare, hypercalcemia of benignancy should be considered in a patient in which hypercalcemia is identified via clinical pathology.
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- Shane Stiver
- From IDEXX Reference Laboratories, Inc., Napa, California (S.S., R.L.); and Kyle Animal Hospital, Kyle, Texas (C.L.)
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- From IDEXX Reference Laboratories, Inc., Napa, California (S.S., R.L.); and Kyle Animal Hospital, Kyle, Texas (C.L.)
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- From IDEXX Reference Laboratories, Inc., Napa, California (S.S., R.L.); and Kyle Animal Hospital, Kyle, Texas (C.L.)
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Koren R, Neeman O, Koren S, Benbassat CA. Humoral hypercalcemia of pregnancy treated with bisphosphonates. ARCHIVES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM 2018; 62:125-128. [PMID: 29694631 PMCID: PMC10118686 DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hypercalcemia can be hazardous during pregnancy, most cases being due to primary hyperparathyroidism. We report a case of hypercalcemia with suppressed PTH levels necessitating treatment with bisphosphonates during pregnancy. A 38-year-old woman at the 26th week gestation was admitted because of symptomatic hypercalcemia. She did not take any medication that could influence her calcium levels. Physical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory tests on admission were: calcium 12.7 mg/dL (8.5-10.5 mg/dL), phosphorus 1.8 mg/dL (2.5-4.5 mg/dL) and PTH on 3 consecutive tests 1.2, 1.3 and 1.2 pg/mL (15-65 pg/mL). Her 24h urine calcium was 900 mg, 25-OH-D 40 ng/mL (30-58 ng/mL) and 1,25-OH-D 99 pg/mL (80-146 for women in the third trimester). Abdominal ultrasound revealed multiple hypervascular liver lesions consistent with hemangiomas by MRI. Breast and neck ultrasound were normal, and chest CT revealed few non-significant 0.3-0.7 cm pulmonary nodules with no change after an interval of 3 months. She was treated with isotonic saline, loop diuretics and calcitonin. Despite this treatment, calcium levels remained high (14.1 mg/dL), and pamidronate was initiated. On 35th week gestation, she underwent a cesarean section complicated by hypocalcemia of the newborn. Eight weeks after delivery, her calcium levels are 9.4 mg/dL and PTH 18 mg/dL. According to the extensive workup and the post-partum normalization of PTH and calcium levels, we conclude that excessive secretion of placental PTHrP was the cause of hypercalcemia in this patient. No significant adverse effect of bisphosphonate on the mother or baby were seen at the short term follow up.
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- Ronit Koren
- Department of Internal Medicine A, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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- Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Ishchenko Y, Shakirzyanova A, Giniatullina R, Skorinkin A, Bart G, Turhanen P, Määttä JA, Mönkkönen J, Giniatullin R. Selective Calcium-Dependent Inhibition of ATP-Gated P2X3 Receptors by Bisphosphonate-Induced Endogenous ATP Analog ApppI. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2017; 361:472-481. [PMID: 28404687 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.116.238840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Pain is the most unbearable symptom accompanying primary bone cancers and bone metastases. Bone resorptive disorders are often associated with hypercalcemia, contributing to the pathologic process. Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (NBPs) are efficiently used to treat bone cancers and metastases. Apart from their toxic effect on cancer cells, NBPs also provide analgesia via poorly understood mechanisms. We previously showed that NBPs, by inhibiting the mevalonate pathway, induced formation of novel ATP analogs such as ApppI [1-adenosin-5'-yl ester 3-(3-methylbut-3-enyl) triphosphoric acid diester], which can potentially be involved in NBP analgesia. In this study, we used the patch-clamp technique to explore the action of ApppI on native ATP-gated P2X receptors in rat sensory neurons and rat and human P2X3, P2X2, and P2X7 receptors expressed in human embryonic kidney cells. We found that although ApppI has weak agonist activity, it is a potent inhibitor of P2X3 receptors operating in the nanomolar range. The inhibitory action of ApppI was completely blocked in hypercalcemia-like conditions and was stronger in human than in rat P2X3 receptors. In contrast, P2X2 and P2X7 receptors were insensitive to ApppI, suggesting a high selectivity of ApppI for the P2X3 receptor subtype. NBP, metabolite isopentenyl pyrophosphate, and endogenous AMP did not exert any inhibitory action, indicating that only intact ApppI has inhibitory activity. Ca2+-dependent inhibition was stronger in trigeminal neurons preferentially expressing desensitizing P2X3 subunits than in nodose ganglia neurons, which also express nondesensitizing P2X2 subunits. Altogether, we characterized previously unknown purinergic mechanisms of NBP-induced metabolites and suggest ApppI as the endogenous pain inhibitor contributing to cancer treatment with NBPs.
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- Yevheniia Ishchenko
- A. I. Virtanen Institute (Y.I., A.Sh., Rai.G., G.B., Ras.G.) and School of Pharmacy (P.T., J. M.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk.); Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.A.M.); and Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk., R.Gas.)
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- A. I. Virtanen Institute (Y.I., A.Sh., Rai.G., G.B., Ras.G.) and School of Pharmacy (P.T., J. M.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk.); Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.A.M.); and Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk., R.Gas.)
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- A. I. Virtanen Institute (Y.I., A.Sh., Rai.G., G.B., Ras.G.) and School of Pharmacy (P.T., J. M.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk.); Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.A.M.); and Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk., R.Gas.)
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- A. I. Virtanen Institute (Y.I., A.Sh., Rai.G., G.B., Ras.G.) and School of Pharmacy (P.T., J. M.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk.); Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.A.M.); and Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk., R.Gas.)
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- A. I. Virtanen Institute (Y.I., A.Sh., Rai.G., G.B., Ras.G.) and School of Pharmacy (P.T., J. M.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk.); Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.A.M.); and Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk., R.Gas.)
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- A. I. Virtanen Institute (Y.I., A.Sh., Rai.G., G.B., Ras.G.) and School of Pharmacy (P.T., J. M.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk.); Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.A.M.); and Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk., R.Gas.)
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- A. I. Virtanen Institute (Y.I., A.Sh., Rai.G., G.B., Ras.G.) and School of Pharmacy (P.T., J. M.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk.); Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.A.M.); and Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk., R.Gas.)
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- A. I. Virtanen Institute (Y.I., A.Sh., Rai.G., G.B., Ras.G.) and School of Pharmacy (P.T., J. M.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk.); Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.A.M.); and Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk., R.Gas.)
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- A. I. Virtanen Institute (Y.I., A.Sh., Rai.G., G.B., Ras.G.) and School of Pharmacy (P.T., J. M.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk.); Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.A.M.); and Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia (A.Sh., A.Sk., R.Gas.)
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