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Parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide regulate osteosarcoma cell functions: Focus on the extracellular matrix (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Dragana Nikitovic
    • Rafaela‑Maria Kavasi
    • Aikaterini Berdiaki
    • Dionysios J. Papachristou
    • John Tsiaoussis
    • Demetrios A. Spandidos
    • Aristides M. Tsatsakis
    • George N. Tzanakakis
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  • Published online on: August 1, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4986
  • Pages: 1787-1792
  • Copyright: © Nikitovic et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary bone tumor of mesenchymal origin mostly affecting children and adolescents. The OS extracellular matrix (ECM) is extensively altered as compared to physiological bone tissue. Indeed, the main characteristic of the most common osteoblastic subtype of OS is non‑mineralized osteoid production. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a polypeptide hormone secreted by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands. The PTH-related peptide (PTHrP) may be comprised of 139, 141 or 173 amino acids and exhibits considerate N‑terminal amino acid sequence homology with PTH. The function of PTH/PTHrP is executed through the activation of the PTH receptor 1 (PTHR1) and respective downstream intracellular pathways which regulate skeletal development, bone turnover and mineral ion homeostasis. Both PTHR1 and its PTH/PTHrP ligands have been shown to be expressed in OS and to affect the functions of these tumor cells. This review aims to highlight the less well known aspects of PTH/PTHrP functions in the progression of OS by focusing on ECM-dependent signaling.
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Nikitovic D, Kavasi RM, Berdiaki A, Papachristou DJ, Tsiaoussis J, Spandidos DA, Tsatsakis AM and Tzanakakis GN: Parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide regulate osteosarcoma cell functions: Focus on the extracellular matrix (Review). Oncol Rep 36: 1787-1792, 2016
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Nikitovic, D., Kavasi, R., Berdiaki, A., Papachristou, D.J., Tsiaoussis, J., Spandidos, D.A. ... Tzanakakis, G.N. (2016). Parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide regulate osteosarcoma cell functions: Focus on the extracellular matrix (Review). Oncology Reports, 36, 1787-1792. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4986
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Nikitovic, D., Kavasi, R., Berdiaki, A., Papachristou, D. J., Tsiaoussis, J., Spandidos, D. A., Tsatsakis, A. M., Tzanakakis, G. N."Parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide regulate osteosarcoma cell functions: Focus on the extracellular matrix (Review)". Oncology Reports 36.4 (2016): 1787-1792.
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Nikitovic, D., Kavasi, R., Berdiaki, A., Papachristou, D. J., Tsiaoussis, J., Spandidos, D. A., Tsatsakis, A. M., Tzanakakis, G. N."Parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide regulate osteosarcoma cell functions: Focus on the extracellular matrix (Review)". Oncology Reports 36, no. 4 (2016): 1787-1792. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4986