The effect of recombinant parathyroid hormone 1–34 and 1–84 on serum ionized calcium, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and urinary calcium excretion

Introduction Gain-of-function mutations in the CASR gene cause Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia Type 1 (ADH1), the most common genetic cause of isolated hypoparathyroidism. Subjects have increased calcium sensitivity in the renal tubule, leading to increased urinary calcium excretion, nephrocalcinosis and nephrolithiasis when compared with other causes of hypoparathyroidism. The traditional approach to treatment includes activated vitamin D but this further increases urinary calcium excretion. Methods In this case series, we describe the use of recombinant human parathyroid hormone (rhPTH)1–84 to treat subjects with ADH1, with improved control of serum and urinary calcium levels. Results We describe two children and one adult with ADH1 due to heterozygous CASR mutations who were treated with rhPTH(1–84). Case 1 was a 9.4-year-old female whose 24-h urinary calcium decreased from 7.5 to 3.9 mg/kg at 1 year. Calcitriol and calcium supplementation were discontinued after titration of rhPTH(1–84). Case 2 was a 9.5-year-old male whose 24-h urinary calcium decreased from 11.7 to 1.7 mg/kg at 1 year, and calcitriol was also discontinued. Case 3 was a 24-year-old female whose treatment was switched from multi-dose teriparatide to daily rhPTH(1–84). All three subjects achieved or maintained target serum levels of calcium and normal or improved urinary calcium levels with daily rhPTH(1–84) monotherapy. Conclusions We have described three subjects with ADH1 who were treated effectively with rhPTH(1–84). In all cases, hypercalciuria improved by comparison to treatment with conventional therapy consisting of calcium supplementation and calcitriol.

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Dipyridamole decreases renal phosphate leak and augments serum phosphorus in patients with low renal phosphate threshold.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ◽

10.1681/asn.v971264 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 1264-1269 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

D Prié ◽

F B Blanchet ◽

M Essig ◽

J P Jourdain ◽

G Friedlander

Keyword(s):

Parathyroid Hormone ◽

Serum Calcium ◽

Chronic Treatment ◽

Serum Phosphorus ◽

Calcium Excretion ◽

Normal Range ◽

Dihydroxyvitamin D ◽

1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D ◽

Renal Phosphate Reabsorption ◽

A Prospective Study

It has been shown that an acute infusion of dipyridamole increased renal phosphate reabsorption in rats and humans. A prospective study was performed to determine whether chronic treatment by dipyridamole given orally could decrease renal phosphate leak and increase serum phosphorus in patients with idiopathic low renal phosphate threshold (TmPO4/GFR < 0.77 mM). Sixty-four patients with low TmPO4/GFR were included and treated with dipyridamole (75 mg, 4 times daily) for more than 12 mo. Serum phosphorus, TmPO4/GFR, parathyroid hormone, serum calcium, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D were measured sequentially before treatment, and after 3, 6 to 9, and 12 mo of treatment. Under chronic treatment with dipyridamole, TmPO4/GFR and serum phosphorus significantly increased in 80% of patients within 3 mo, with maximal values reached within 9 mo. This improvement persisted after 12 mo of treatment. In 28 patients, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentrations were above the normal range (> 42 pg/ml) and normalized in parallel with the increase of serum phosphorus. The 24-h calcium excretion (which was initially increased in patients with high vitamin D concentrations) and urolithiasis decreased under treatment. Ionized serum calcium and parathyroid hormone remained unchanged. After 2 yr, treatment was discontinued in three patients; serum phosphorus and TmPO4/GFR decreased within 1 mo after discontinuation. Dipyridamole at a dose of 75 mg 4 times daily increases low TmPO4/GFR and improves hypophosphatemia in patients with renal phosphate losses and can be used to treat these patients.

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Effects of calcium-modulating hormones on thiazide receptor density.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ◽

10.1681/asn.v771052 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 7 (7) ◽

pp. 1052-1057 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P Blakely ◽

D A Vaughn ◽

D D Fanestil

Keyword(s):

Parathyroid Hormone ◽

Calcium Ion ◽

Excretion Rate ◽

Urinary Calcium ◽

Plasma Calcium ◽

Urinary Calcium Excretion ◽

Ion Concentration ◽

Calcium Excretion ◽

Calcitropic Hormones ◽

Calcium Ion Concentration

Thiazide diuretic drugs act in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) to inhibit a Na+Cl- cotransporter and enhance reabsorption of luminal calcium. The density of receptors for thiazides in the rat DCT is known to be increased by adrenocortical steroids, furosemide, and bendroflumethiazide, but decreased by ischemia. Because the DCT is a physiologic site of action by calcitonin and parathyroid hormone, this study examined the effects of these calcitropic hormones in thyroparathyroidectomized Sprague-Dawley rats on (1) the density of the rat thiazide receptor (TZR), as quantitated by binding of (3H)metolazone to renal membranes, and (2) urinary electrolyte excretion rate. Salmon calcitonin (sCT) (20 to 100 ng/h) (1) increased the density of the renal TZR twofold, an effect that is maximal by 6 h after sCT administration, and (2) decreased urinary calcium excretion rate. Adequate dietary calcium must be provided for the effects of sCT to be observed. Regression analysis demonstrated that renal TZR density correlated negatively with total urinary calcium excretion rate but not with plasma calcium ion concentration. In addition, neither rat calcitonin (rCT), at doses that cause hypocalcemia, nor parathyroid hormone, at doses that cause hypercalcemia, produce direct effects on TZR density in the DCT of the thyroparathyroidectomized rat. Our findings indicate that upregulation of TZR by sCT, which occurs independently of plasma calcium-ion concentration, is likely via a calcitonin-like receptor other than that for rat calcitonin itself.

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A bout of resistance exercise increases urinary calcium independently of osteoclastic activation in men

Journal of Applied Physiology ◽

10.1152/jappl.1997.83.4.1159 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 83 (4) ◽

pp. 1159-1163 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Noriko Ashizawa ◽

Rei Fujimura ◽

Kumpei Tokuyama ◽

Masashige Suzuki

Keyword(s):

Parathyroid Hormone ◽

Metabolic Acidosis ◽

Bone Resorption ◽

Resistance Exercise ◽

Urinary Calcium ◽

Urinary Calcium Excretion ◽

Osteoclastic Bone Resorption ◽

Calcium Excretion ◽

Repetition Maximum ◽

Renal Tubular

Ashizawa, Noriko, Rei Fujimura, Kumpei Tokuyama, and Masashige Suzuki. A bout of resistance exercise increases urinary calcium independently of osteoclastic activation in men. J. Appl. Physiol. 83(4): 1159–1163, 1997.—Metabolic acidosis increases urinary calcium excretion in humans as a result of administration of ammonium chloride, an increase in dietary protein intake, and fasting-induced ketoacidosis. An intense bout of exercise, exceeding aerobic capacity, also causes significant decrease in blood pH as a result of increase in blood lactate concentration. In this study we investigated changes in renal calcium handling, plasma parathyroid hormone concentration, and osteoclastic bone resorption after a single bout of resistance exercise. Ten male subjects completed a bout of resistance exercise with an intensity of 60% of one repetition maximum for the first set and 80% of one repetition maximum for the second and third sets. After exercise, blood and urine pH shifted toward acidity and urinary calcium excretion increased. Hypercalciuria was observed in the presence of an increased fractional calcium excretion and an unchanged filtered load of calcium. Therefore, the observed increase in urinary calcium excretion was due primarily to decrease in renal tubular reabsorption of calcium. Likely causes of the increase in renal excretion of calcium are metabolic acidosis itself and decreased parathyroid hormone. When urinary calcium excretion increased, urinary deoxypyridinoline, a marker of osteoclastic bone resorption, decreased. These results suggest that 1) strenuous resistance exercise increased urinary calcium excretion by decreasing renal tubular calcium reabsorption, 2) urinary calcium excretion increased independently of osteoclast activation, and 3) the mechanism resulting in postexercise hypercalciuria might involve non-cell-mediated physicochemical bone dissolution.

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