title: Clinical significance of serum bone Gla protein and urinary gamma-Gla as biochemical markers in primary hyperparathyroidism.
abstract: The serum bone Gla-protein (BGP) and urinary gamma-carboxyglutamic acid (gamma-Gla) levels were determined in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP). The mean serum BGP and urinary gamma-Gla levels were 18.6 +/- 2.34 ng/ml and 65.5 +/- 4.62 nmoles/mgCr, respectively, for the 11 patients with the skeletal type of PHP, 5.13 +/- 0.85 ng/ml and 45.2 +/- 1.33 nmoles/mgCr for the 4 with the chemical type, and 7.91 +/- 2.43 ng/ml and 43.2 +/- 3.47 nmoles/mgCr for the 5 with the renal type. Thus, patients with skeletal-type PHP had significantly higher serum BGP and urinary gamma-Gla levels than those with the other type of PHP. Serum BGP levels had significant positive correlations with serum Ca (r = 0.64, P less than 0.005), serum A1-p (r = 0.77, P less than 0.001) and serum PTH (r = 0.45, P less than 0.005). Urinary gamma-Gla levels also had significant positive correlations with serum Ca (r = 0.50, P less than 0.05), serum A1-p (r = 0.67, P less than 0.005), serum 1,25(OH)2D (r = 0.62, P less than 0.02), and serum BGP (r = 0.72, P less than 0.001). Mineral content in the left radius had significant negative correlations with serum BGP levels (r = -0.73, P less than 0.001) and urinary gamma-Gla levels (r = -0.59, P less than 0.01). As these data show, serum BGP and urinary gamma-Gla levels clearly reflect the abnormal bone metabolism and can therefore be useful biochemical markers in PHP.
mesh_terms: D015055:1-Carboxyglutamic Acid / Q000652:urine*; D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000097:blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005971:Glutamates / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015675:Osteocalcin; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D005971:Glutamates; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D015675:Osteocalcin; D015055:1-Carboxyglutamic Acid; D002116:Calcitonin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium