title: Decreased bone sensitivity of thyroidectomized rats to the calcaemic effect of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol.
abstract: The calcaemic response of thyroidectomized parathyroid transplanted rats to a single dose of biosynthetic 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (50 ng) injected into a jugular vein, was evaluated. The animals were fed a vitamin D-free, low calcium diet. Compared to sham-operated and to thyroid-intact parathyroid transplanted rats thyroidectomized animals had a significantly reduced calcaemic response to 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. Daily supplementation with d,1-thyroxine (100 mug/rat) during the experimental period restored a normal response. The increase in serum calcium concentration after 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol injection was a similar in thyroidectomized bilaterally nephrectomized animals, and in thyroidectomized kidney-intact rats. The results suggest that in thyroxine depleted rats, the sensitivity of bone to the calcaemic effect of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol is decreased.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004100:Dihydroxycholecalciferols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000637:transplantation; D051381:Rats; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D004100:Dihydroxycholecalciferols; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D013974:Thyroxine; D002118:Calcium