title: Evaluation of mineral metabolism and bone turnover in osteoporotic females treated with phosphorus and salmon calcitonin.
abstract: Twenty-five patients with radiological and clinical evidence of osteoporosis were studied. Nineteen patients received oral phosphorus at a dose of 1,000 mg/die for 10 days followed by salmon calcitonin (100 U MRC/die) for 20 days. Six patients received only oral calcium at a dose of 1,000 mg/die). In the first group, a significant increase in serum osteocalcin and parathyroid hormone, after administration of phosphorus and persisting after treatment with salmon calcitonin, was found. No variation in the controls was observed. In a later study, a significant increase in serum 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D3), after receiving phosphorus and persisting after salmon calcitonin, was demonstrated. In accordance with the authors' results, phosphorus could be considered a useful activator of bone formation and this stimulus by parathyroid hormone was mediated. Finally, the positive effects of phosphorus on circulating 1,25(OH)2D3 must be considered for a good treatment protocol of osteoporosis.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000097:blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000652:urine; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*; D015675:Osteocalcin; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D008903:Minerals; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D015675:Osteocalcin; D010758:Phosphorus; C028815:salmon calcitonin; D002116:Calcitonin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002117:Calcitriol; D006909:Hydroxyproline; D002118:Calcium