title: Serum level of carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen in haemodialysis patients.
abstract: Serum concentrations of carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP) and carboxyterminal parathyroid hormone (C-PTH) were measured in 33 haemodialysis patients. Serum levels of PICP and C-PTH in the haemodialysis group were significantly higher than those in the controls. Although there was no correlation between serum C-PTH and creatinine, a positive correlation was found between PICP and creatinine. This indicates that the measurement of PICP in serum is useful for monitoring metabolic bone diseases in haemodialysis patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawamura
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sasagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishigooka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011347:Procollagen / Q000097:blood*; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011347:Procollagen; C042813:procollagen type I carboxy terminal peptide; D003404:Creatinine