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[Parathyroidectomy and autotransplantation in renal hyperparathyroidism. II. Functional in vitro studies for tissue selection].

The PTH secretion was studied in fragments of 83 (reactive) hyperplastic parathyroids (type 1 a: n = 24; type 1 b: n = 20, type 2: n = 39) simulating hypo- (0.3 mmol Ca++ = maximal PTH secretion), normo- (0.9 and 1.2 mmol Ca++) and hypercalcemia (3.0 mmol Ca++ = basic PTH secretion, maximal suppressibility) in vitro. 56 out of 83 glands (67%) were suppressible (PTH secretion decreased under 50% of maximal secretion) with no significant difference in suppressibility of diffuse and nodular hyperplasia (50% and 74%, respectively). Differentiating diffuse hyperplastic glands in those with (type 1 a) and without (type 1 b) stroma fat cells, 92% of type 1 a glands and only 25% of type 1 b glands were suppressible (Fischer's test: p less than 0.001). Separated (oxyphilic and/or chief cell) nodules, type 1 b- and type 1 a-like areas (both localized between nodules) of types 2 glands were suppressible in 18%, 17% and 91%, respectively (Fischer's test: p less than 0.001). Thus fragments of type 1 a regions should be autotransplanted for preference. Type 1 b regions or nodules should not be used for grafting.

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Effect of parathyroidectomy on the fasting-refeeding response in the rat colon.

Following fasting and refeeding, the colonic epithelium of the rat exhibits a marked hyperplasia. This response is of a similar magnitude but of a longer duration to that observed in mice. This response is not affected by reducing serum calcium levels to those reported to alter normal tissue proliferation in vivo.

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Significance of early increase in stable and radioactive plasma calcium after parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism.

Early effects of parathyroid hormone (PTH) deficiency were studied in 12 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism due to single parathyroid adenoma by following the precise time course of changes in plasma calcium (Ca) and immunoreactive parathyroid hormone (IPTH) after parathyroid surgery and by prelabeling 2 patients with radiocalcium (Ca*). Surgical removal of the adenoma was immediately followed by a sudden increase in plasma Ca which preceded the usual fall. The increase in plasma Ca commenced simultaneously with the fall in iPTH and was accompanied by a parallel increase in specific activity (sp. act.) of plasma Ca*. Specific activity continued to rise for 2 h in both prelabeled patients, whereas blood calcium was already falling thereafter reaching a markedly low removal rate constant as long as plasma Ca decreased. When plasma Ca began to rise, sp. act. resumed a descending course. Our findings indicate that the initial hypercalemia depends on PTH withdrawal and results from a rapid flux into general extracellular fluid (ECF) of calcium coming from a compartment with higher sp. act., contained within the miscible pool, immediately followed by a reduction in calcium transfer from bone. These results suggest that acute PTH deficiency determines an outflow of calcium from bone cells and support the theory that PTH initiates its action by modifying their intracellular calcium content.

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Expanding indications for early parathyroidectomy in the elderly female.

In a study of fifty consecutive patients with hyperparathyroidism we have noted: (1) Automated laboratory studies have increased the incidence of diagnosed hyperparathyroidism, especially in the elderly. (2) Bone abnormalities and mental changes are the most frequent symptoms in this older population. (3) Natural history studies have produced some delay in surgical treatment, accentuating mental aberrations and bone-associated deficits. Especially in the elderly, the benefits in personality change, feeling of well-being, and lessened bone deterioration warrant early operation.

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