title: Primary hyperparathyroidism: evaluated by 47calcium kinetics, calcium balance and serum bone-Gla-protein.
abstract: Combined 47Calcium kinetic and calcium balance studies with correction for dermal calcium loss were performed in thirteen patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP), in whom serum bone-Gla-protein (S-BGP) was measured, and in ten matched controls. Dietary calcium was normal in PHP but both net (7.9 +/- 1.4 mmol Ca day-1 in PHP v. 3.5 +/- 0.9 mmol Ca day-1 in normals (mean +/- SE] and true (11.1 +/- 1.6 v. 6.8 +/- 0.9 mmol Ca day-1) intestinal absorbed calcium were enhanced (P less than 0.05). The renal calcium excretion (10.9 +/- 0.8 v. 5.1 +/- 0.4 mmol Ca day-1, P less than 0.001) and the dermal calcium loss (2.5 +/- 0.3 v. 1.5 +/- 0.1 mmol Ca day-1, P less than 0.02) were increased in PHP. Both patients and controls were in a negative calcium balance (P less than 0.01 and P less than 0.001, respectively) without any difference between the groups (P greater than 0.10). Mineralization (12.0 +/- 1.7 v. 4.8 +/- 0.8 mmol Ca day-1, P less than 0.02) and resorption rates (17.6 +/- 2.5 v. 7.9 +/- 0.6 mmol Ca day-1, P less than 0.02) were increased in PHP and S-BGP correlated positively to both variables (r = 0.64, P less than 0.05 and r = 0.62, P less than 0.05, respectively). Serum immunoreactive parathyroid hormone correlated positively to serum calcium (r = 0.69, P less than 0.01) but not to the calcium kinetic data.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001862:Bone Resorption; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism; D015675:Osteocalcin; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D008903:Minerals; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D015675:Osteocalcin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium