title: Acute effects of parathyroid hormone on vitamin D metabolism in patients with the bone loss of aging.
abstract: This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of an iv injection of parathyroid extract on serum levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2D3] in elderly osteopenic patients and age-matched nonosteopenic controls. Serum concentrations of 1,25-(OH)2D were reduced in elderly osteopenic subjects (mean +/- SEM, 20 +/- 3 pg/ml) compared with values in age-matched nonosteopenic controls (35 +/- 3 pg/ml), whereas no differences were found in serum 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels (1.5 +/- 0.3 and 2.2 +/- 0.5 ng/ml, respectively). An iv injection of parathyroid extract was followed by a significant increase in serum 1,25-(OH)2D levels in both osteopenic patients (16 +/- 6 pg/ml) and controls (15 +/- 5 pg/ml). The mean 4-h increases in serum 1,25-(OH)2D of 11-18 pg/ml were not significantly different in the two groups. The results indicate that the reduced 1,25-(OH)2D concentrations in the osteopenic patients are secondary to changes in factors that normally stimulate this enzyme system.
mesh_terms: D015650:24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3; D015652:25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000097:blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004100:Dihydroxycholecalciferols / Q000097:blood; D004872:Ergocalciferols / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000097:blood*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D004100:Dihydroxycholecalciferols; D004872:Ergocalciferols; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010710:Phosphates; D014807:Vitamin D; D015652:25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2; D015650:24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3; D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium