Calcitonin load in absorptive hypercalciuria type I.
The persistence of hypercalciuria (HCU), despite long-lasting calcium restriction in the diet in patients with absorptive HCU type I gives evidence of an additional endogenous source of calcium contributing to the pathogenesis of this disorder. The role of calcium mobilization from the bone is documented by the effective suppression of enhanced calcium mobilization from the bone, by means of calcitonin load in 5 patients with absorptive HCU type I and comparison with 7 normal controls.
D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002116:Calcitonin; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D002116:Calcitonin; D002118:Calcium