title: [Human calcitonin in the treatment of symptomatic Paget's disease].
abstract: We evaluated the effect of a 6 months trial with synthetic human calcitonin in 10 symptomatic patients with polyosseous Paget's disease of bone. All patients reported a distinct clinical improvement which correlated with a significant decrease of alkaline phosphatase in the plasma and hydroxyproline and calcium excretion in the urine. Though no changes in skeletal x-rays were observed, the bone lesions showed a significant decrease of activity in tho bone scintigrams. Histologically there was a marked decrease of bone turn-over calcitonin therapy. No patient revealed the formation of autoantibodies against exogenous calcitonin after treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D006909:Hydroxyproline; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Humanes Kalzitonin in der Behandlung des symptomatischen Morbus Paget.