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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
Gallium nitrate (GaN) reduces cancer-related hypercalcemia and inhibits bone resorption in vitro. This study investigated the effects of chronic GaN administration on bone, kidney, and parathyroid gland activity of growing rats. Experimental animals received GaN (1.75 mg elemental gallium i.p. QOD X 8, Ga+), and controls received the solvent (Ga-). In the bone of Ga+ rats the number of osteoclasts was increased (Ga+: 70.4 +/- 2.31 osteoclasts/mm2; Ga-: 46.5 +/- 1.61 osteoclasts/mm2, P less than 0.001), and apposition rate and osteoid width were unchanged. Ga was concentrated in bone (2.4 mumol/g cortical bone) and detected by electron microprobe on the surface of a few trabeculae. Alkaline (Alp) and acid (Acp) phosphatase activities were higher in Ga+ than in Ga- calvaria (Ga+: Alp 223 +/- 23.4 U/mg prot, Ga-: Alp 145 +/- 13.3 U/mg prot, P less than 0.02; Ga+: Acp 69.5 +/- 4.7 U/mg prot, Ga-: 57.5 +/- 2.8 U/mg prot, P less than 0.05). Serum iPTH was increased (Ga+: 112.9 +/- 17.6 pg/ml, Ga-: 41.4 +/- 7.4 pg/ml, P less than 0.01), serum calcium was reduced (Ga+: 2.4 +/- 0.02 mmol/l, Ga-: 2.6 +/- 0.03 mmol/l, P less than 0.001); calciuria remained comparable to controls. Relative to the hypocalcemia this suggests renal loss of Ca. The calcemic response to hPTH 1-34 (i.v. 50 micrograms/kg) was decreased 2 hours after injection of the hormone (delta Ca: TPTX Ga+: 0.11 +/- 0.04 mmol/l, Ga-: 0.33 +/- 0.03 mmol/l P less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0171-967X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
270-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Bone modeling in gallium nitrate-treated rats.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article