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A 3D Human Lung Tissue Model for Functional Studies on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Published on: October 5, 2015
A A Hafiez1, M A Abdel-Hafez, M el-Khashab
1Biochemistry Department, Cairo University, Egypt.
Abstract:
Oral calcium tolerance test was done for 17 normal subjects and 26 pulmonary tuberculous patients. Ingestion of 1 gm calcium did not alter serum calcium levels significantly, while urinary calcium significantly increased in normal controls (p less than 0.001) and significantly decreased in tuberculous patients. The decrease in urinary calcium in untreated TB patients may be attributed to the associated decrease in serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Serum PTH and nephrogenous cAMP showed insignificant changes both in controls and TB patients. Meanwhile, these changes are antiparallel to serum calcium, denoting a normal response (function) of parathyroid gland to serum calcium alterations.
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