2020
Targeted FGFR Blockade for the Treatment of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia
Hartley IR, Miller CB, Papadakis GZ, Bergwitz C, Del Rivero J, Blau JE, Florenzano P, Berglund JA, Tassone J, Roszko KL, Moran S, Gafni RI, Isaacs R, Collins MT. Targeted FGFR Blockade for the Treatment of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 383: 1387-1389. PMID: 32905668, PMCID: PMC7561341, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2020399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChondrosarcoma, MesenchymalDisease ProgressionFatal OutcomeFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsHumansMaleMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasms, Connective TissueOsteomalaciaParaneoplastic SyndromesPhenylurea CompoundsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPyrimidinesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1
2017
Intraperitoneal pyrophosphate treatment reduces renal calcifications in Npt2a null mice
Caballero D, Li Y, Fetene J, Ponsetto J, Chen A, Zhu C, Braddock DT, Bergwitz C. Intraperitoneal pyrophosphate treatment reduces renal calcifications in Npt2a null mice. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0180098. PMID: 28704395, PMCID: PMC5509111, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal calcificationCompared to WT miceElevated urinary excretionRenal stone diseaseNucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 1WT miceDietary calciumUrinary excretionIntraperitoneal administrationStone diseaseNull miceMouse mutationMiceCalcificationNephrocalcinosisNpt2aDisordersUnrecognized factorsContribution of genotypePresent studyPhosphodiesterase 1PPINpt2cPatientsNephrolithiasis
2016
Hypophosphatemia promotes lower rates of muscle ATP synthesis
Pesta DH, Tsirigotis DN, Befroy DE, Caballero D, Jurczak MJ, Rahimi Y, Cline GW, Dufour S, Birkenfeld AL, Rothman DL, Carpenter TO, Insogna K, Petersen KF, Bergwitz C, Shulman GI. Hypophosphatemia promotes lower rates of muscle ATP synthesis. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 3378-3387. PMID: 27338702, PMCID: PMC5024687, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600473r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle ATP synthesisATP synthesisMuscle weaknessIsolated muscle mitochondriaSolute carrier familyWild-type littermate controlsSolute carrier family 34Carrier familyLower ratesInsulin-stimulated ratesMuscle mitochondriaChronic hypophosphatemiaHeart failureHypophosphatemic groupHypophosphatemic miceHypophosphatemiaLittermate controlsKnockout miceBlood PLow ratePlasma PPatientsSimilar findingsMember 1Plasma inorganic phosphate