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Generation of Hypoparathyroid Rats via Carbon-Nanoparticle-Assisted Parathyroidectomy
Published on: July 14, 2023
Relationship between plasma level of parathyroid hormone and carboxymethyllysine in hemodialyzed patients--does it
F Kokot1, R Schinzel, J Chudek
1Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Silesian University Medical School, Katowice, Poland. nefro@spskm.katowice.pl
Aims:
Both parathyroid hormone and advanced glycated end products (AGEs) are uremic toxins. The present study aimed to examine the likely interrelationship between these compounds.
Methods:
Seventy-four hemodialyzed patients (41 female, 33 male; mean age 47 +/- 2 years, mean duration on hemodialysis 36 +/- 6 months) were enrolled in this study. In all subjects, the body mass index (BMI) was calculated and total lean mass (TLM) and total fat mass (TFM) were assessed by dual X-ray absorptiometry. Blood samples for estimation of plasma calcium, phosphorus, carboxymethyl lysine (as marker of AGEs) and PTH-1-84 were obtained after overnight fasting, before subsequent hemodialysis session.
Results:
BMI, TFM and TLM were 23.6 +/- 0.5 kg/m2, 16.3 +/- 1.0 kg and 46.3 +/- 1.1 kg, respectively. PTH plasma level (223 +/- 32 pg/ml) and plasma CML (1,837 +/- 84 ng/ml) were markedly elevated as compared with reference values. A significant positive correlation was found between TLM and CML levels (tau = 0.225; p = 0.04) and between plasma PTH and CML levels (tau = 0.224; p = 0.04).
Conclusion:
It seems likely that PTH and AGEs are interrelated. The pathophysiological relevance of this finding in the pathogenesis of uremic toxicity remains to be elucidated.
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