Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
A sigmoidal relationship, fitting a four-parameter model, has been demonstrated in in vivo and in vitro studies to link the parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion rate and calcium concentration changes. In uraemic patients different patterns of calcium-mediated PTH secretion were reported in different types of renal bone diseases and a shift to the right and a steeper slope has been observed in secondary hyperparathyroidism. To gain more information that could predict indexes for successful medical therapy we investigated the calcium-PTH sigmoidal relationship in 42 hyperparathyroid patients with different degrees of secondary hyperparathyroidism; we classified as moderate those patients presenting basal PTH (PTHbas) < 600 pg/ml and bone alkaline phosphatase (AP) < 500 U/l, and severe those with a PTHbas > or = 600 pg/ml and bone AP > or = 500 U/l. Changes in ionized calcium (iCa) were induced by calcium-free dialysis on the first day, to induce hypocalcaemia up to serum iCa 3.5 mEq/l, and calcium 8 mEq/l dialysis on the third day, to induce hypercalcaemia. The moderate hyperparathyroidism patients had PTHmax, PTHmin and slope, calculated in absolute values and relative values, lower than severe hyperparathyroidism patients but they did not differ in the minimal to maximal PTH ratio. In the moderate group the PTHbas correlated with all the curve parameters except PTHmin, calculated both in absolute and percentage values, while in the severe group PTHmin was the only parameter correlating to the PTHbas. In conclusion, by performing the dynamic test, we found that some glands were not suppressible among moderate hyperparathyroidism patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0931-0509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11 Suppl 3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
136-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
The PTH-calcium relationship curve in secondary hyperparathyroidism, an index of sensitivity and suppressibility of parathyroid glands.
pubmed:affiliation
Nephrology and Dialysis Department, Provincial General Hospital, Busto Arsizio, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article