title: Increased serum gastrin concentration in hemodialysis patients treated with 1-alpha-hydroxy vitamin D.
abstract: Serum gastrin and serum calcium concentrations were measured in 9 hemodialysis patients treated with 1-alpha-hydroxy vitamin D3 and in 15 control patients. Serum calcium and serum gastrin concentrations were significantly increased after 1 and after 5 months of treatment with 1-alpha-hydroxy vitamin D3. It is concluded that serum gastrin concentration is sensitive to a rise in calcium concentration within physiological range in patients with chronic renal failure.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D002762:Cholecalciferol