PTH levels and establishment of reference intervals: Impact of vitamin D and renal function.

Introduction: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D are essential components in mineral metabolism. Our aims were to estimate the thresholds of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) that inhibit PTH, establish PTH reference intervals (RIs), and the stratify need based on age and gender.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on participants older than 18 years.

Methodology developed for the simultaneous measurement of bone formation and bone resorption in rats based on the pharmacokinetics of fluoride.

This paper describes a novel methodology for the simultaneous estimation of bone formation (BF) and resorption (BR) in rats using fluoride as a nonradioactive bone-seeker ion. The pharmacokinetics of flouride have been extensively studied in rats; its constants have all been characterized. This knowledge was the cornerstone for the underlying mathematical model that we used to measure bone fluoride uptake and elimination rate after a dose of fluoride.