title: Calcitriol and doxercalciferol are equivalent in controlling bone turnover, suppressing parathyroid hormone, and increasing fibroblast growth factor-23 in secondary hyperparathyroidism.
abstract: We compared the effects of calcitriol and doxercalciferol, in combination with either calcium carbonate or sevelamer, on bone, mineral, and fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) metabolism in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. A total of 60 pediatric patients treated with peritoneal dialysis were randomized to 8 months of therapy with either oral calcitriol or doxercalciferol, combined with either calcium carbonate or sevelamer. Bone formation rates decreased during therapy and final values were within the normal range in 72% of patients. A greater improvement in eroded surface was found in patients treated with doxercalciferol than in those given calcitriol. On initial bone biopsy, a mineralization defect was identified in the majority of patients which did not normalize with therapy. Serum phosphate concentrations were controlled equally well by both binders, but serum calcium levels increased during treatment with calcium carbonate, and serum parathyroid hormone levels were decreased by 35% in all groups. Baseline plasma FGF-23 values were significantly elevated and rose over fourfold with calcitriol and doxercalciferol, irrespective of phosphate binder. Thus, doxercalciferol is as effective as calcitriol in controlling serum parathyroid hormone levels and suppressing the bone formation rate. Sevelamer allows the use of higher doses of vitamin D. Implications of these changes on bone and cardiovascular biology remain to be established.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. kwesseling@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wesseling-Perry
authors.forename: Renata C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Shobha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahney
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gales
authors.forename: He-Jing
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elashoff
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jüppner
authors.forename: Isidro B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Salusky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004872:Ergocalciferols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D000089703:Fibroblast Growth Factor-23; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D054559:Hyperphosphatemia; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D011073:Polyamines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069603:Sevelamer
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D004872:Ergocalciferols; C000717427:FGF23 protein, human; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D011073:Polyamines; C042533:1 alpha-hydroxyergocalciferol; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D000089703:Fibroblast Growth Factor-23; D000069603:Sevelamer; D002117:Calcitriol; D002119:Calcium Carbonate