calcitonin has been researched along with Kidney-Failure--Chronic* in 2 studies
2 other study(ies) available for calcitonin and Kidney-Failure--Chronic
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Studies on in vivo and in vitro release of intact parathyroid hormone using a new two-site immunochemiluminometric assay.
Topics: Adenoma; Adult; Aged; Calcitonin; Calcium; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Humans; Hypercalcemia; Hyperparathyroidism; Hyperplasia; In Vitro Techniques; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Luminescent Measurements; Male; Middle Aged; Parathyroid Glands; Parathyroid Hormone; Parathyroid Neoplasms | 1988 |
Reduction of serum prolactin after salmon calcitonin infusion in patients with impaired renal function.
The physiological role of calcitonin is still uncertain. Recently human calcitonin gene-related peptide, produced by alternative RNA processing from the calcitonin gene, was shown to have structural homology to salmon calcitonin and probably have a modulator function in the hypothalamus. In this study, salmon calcitonin was infused at a low dose (10 MRC units over 30 min) in seven patients with impaired renal function (51-Cr-EDTA clearance = 34.8 +/- 4.8 ml/min) in order to elucidate its effects on PRL secretion. The results show that salmon calcitonin at a subhypocalcaemic dose significantly suppresses PRL secretion by over 40% (P less than 0.01) and may be of therapeutic use in the treatment of gonadal dysfunction in chronic renal failure. Topics: Adult; Calcitonin; Female; Glomerulonephritis; Humans; Hyperprolactinemia; Infusions, Intravenous; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Male; Middle Aged | 1987 |