title: The influence of dialysate calcium on the therapeutic effects of sevelamer hydrochloride in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism under treatment of intravenous vitamin d metabolites.
abstract: The management of hyperphosphatemia is essential to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism and to prevent ectopic calcification. Sevelamer hydrochloride (sevelamer), a new phosphate binder that contains neither aluminum nor calcium, which could be theoretically beneficial for the management of hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism who are receiving intravenous vitamin D metabolites (maxacalcitol or calcitriol). To reduce calcium loads, a dialysate calcium concentration of 2.5 mEq/L is recommended by Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) guidelines. In Japan, a dialysate calcium concentration of 3.0 mEq/L prevails. We investigated the influence of dialysate calcium on the therapeutic effect of sevelamer in 40 hemodialysis patients who are under treatment of intravenous vitamin D metabolites for secondary hyperparathyroidism (VD(+)) and compared the results with those of 41 patients who had not received vitamin D metabolites (VD(-)). Serum phosphorus and calcium-phosphorus products showed no significant change by sevelamer in either the VD(+) subgroup of patients receiving hemodialysis with dialysate calcium of 2.5 mEq/L (DCa2.5) or those receiving hemodialysis with dialysate calcium of 3.0 mEq/L (DCa3.0), while serum phosphorus and calcium-phosphorus products decreased in both the VD(-) subgroups. Serum calcium decreased in the DCa2.5 subgroup and did not change in the DCa3.0 subgroup in both the VD(+) and the VD(-) subjects. Parathyroid hormone and alkaline phosphatase increased in the DCa2.5 subgroup and did not change in the Ca 3.0 subgroup in the VD(+) subjects. Serum calcium decreased in both subgroups in the VD(-) subjects. Parathyroid hormone obtained after sevelamer administration in the VD(-) group was within the target range of the K/DOQI guidelines. In conclusion, the concomitant use of sevelamer as a phosphate binder and the dialysate of calcium concentration of 2.5 mEq/L have possibilities for worsening secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients receiving intravenous vitamin D.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, 1-26-1, Kyonancho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8610, Japan. rando@musashino.jrc.or.jp
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Shotaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Yuichro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chida
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D002117:Calcitriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002118:Calcium / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015312:Hemodialysis Solutions / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D011073:Polyamines; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D000069603:Sevelamer; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D015312:Hemodialysis Solutions; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D011073:Polyamines; D011095:Polyethylenes; D010758:Phosphorus; D000069603:Sevelamer; D002117:Calcitriol; C051883:maxacalcitol; D002118:Calcium