title: Effect of chronic propranolol treatment on bone changes of secondary hyperparathyroidism in dialysis patients.
abstract: To assess the effect of long-term propranolol therapy on uremic osteodystrophy, we evaluated retrospectively the biochemical, X-ray, and bone histological changes in 9 dialysed hypertensives who had been on propranolol treatment for periods ranging from 1 to 8 years. The control group included 9 well-matched dialysed uremics never treated with beta-blockers. The two groups did not differ in serum ionized calcium or iPTH levels. The incidence of bone resorption evaluated on X-ray findings and on bone biopsy specimens was of a comparable degree in the two groups. Our data show that propranolol even if started early in the course of renal failure, is of no benefit in preventing uremic bone disease.
mesh_terms: D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000187:drug effects; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D011433:Propranolol