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====== Secondary hyperparathyroidism ====== | ====== Secondary hyperparathyroidism ====== | ||
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In patients with the disease, the kidneys try to compensate for the low level of calcium by increasing the conversion of 25-D to 1,25-D. Because the illness involves the vitamins D, many doctors mistakenly think that supplementation with the steroid might help the problem. However, the truth is that this condition is best corrected by bringing the level of calcium intake back into range. | In patients with the disease, the kidneys try to compensate for the low level of calcium by increasing the conversion of 25-D to 1,25-D. Because the illness involves the vitamins D, many doctors mistakenly think that supplementation with the steroid might help the problem. However, the truth is that this condition is best corrected by bringing the level of calcium intake back into range. | ||
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When researchers at Winthrop University Hospital made sure that subjects consumed adequate calcium, they found that only a small percentage of patients with low 25-D actually had elevated levels of PTH, and that just 16 ng/ml of 25-D is usually enough to keep PTH in the correct range.(({{pubmed> | When researchers at Winthrop University Hospital made sure that subjects consumed adequate calcium, they found that only a small percentage of patients with low 25-D actually had elevated levels of PTH, and that just 16 ng/ml of 25-D is usually enough to keep PTH in the correct range.(({{pubmed> | ||
- | In reality, 25-D may account for only a very small percentage of variation in PTH levels, especially when subjects are taking adequate calcium. Several studies have shown that low magnesium, increasing age, or elevated serum phosphate and creatinine due to kidney disease also greatly contribute to the level of PTH, causing researchers at the University Hospital of New Norway to conclude that elevated PTH “is therefore probably a result of a combination of factors.” (({{pubmed> | + | ==== vitamin D ==== |
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+ | In reality, 25-D may account for only a very small percentage of variation in PTH levels, especially when subjects are taking adequate calcium. Several studies have shown that low magnesium, increasing age, or elevated serum phosphate and creatinine due to kidney disease also greatly contribute to the level of PTH, causing researchers at the University Hospital of New Norway to conclude that elevated PTH “is therefore probably a result of a combination of factors.” (({{pubmed> | ||
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+ | It’s not surprising then, that several studies have noted that giving vitamin D to patients with low levels of 25-D often does nothing to bring PTH back to normal levels.(({{pubmed> | ||
In the end, it is perfectly possible that when calcium intake is adequate, most of what remains of the association between low 25-D and elevated PTH is simply part of the pathogenesis of chronic disease and osteoporosis. Just as the low 25-D seen in patients with chronic disease is the //result// rather than the //cause// of the disease process, elevated PTH in patients with low 25-D may simply be an indicator of inflammation caused by the Th1 pathogens. | In the end, it is perfectly possible that when calcium intake is adequate, most of what remains of the association between low 25-D and elevated PTH is simply part of the pathogenesis of chronic disease and osteoporosis. Just as the low 25-D seen in patients with chronic disease is the //result// rather than the //cause// of the disease process, elevated PTH in patients with low 25-D may simply be an indicator of inflammation caused by the Th1 pathogens. | ||
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===== Notes and comments ===== | ===== Notes and comments ===== |