Changes of serum bone markers in CAPD and hemodialysis patients.

Background: A non-invasive method for evaluation of high-turnover and low-turnover bone diseases is the measurement of certain important serum bone markers such as osteocalcin, procolagen-I-propeptide, dioxypiridinoline, hydroxyproline and alkaline phosphatase. Renal osteodystrophy (ROD) in pre-dialysis and dialysis patients, is manifested in 3 forms: high-turnover ROD, related to secondary hyperparathyroidism; low-turnover ROD and mixed ROD.

Material And Methods: Serum levels of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), osteocalcin (OC), procolagen-I-propeptide (PIPC) and dioxypiridinoline (DYP) were measured in 20 patients on hemodialysis (HD) and 20 patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) to assess the prevalence of ROD type in the HD and CAPD groups.