Background Recombinant human parathyroid hormone (1-34) (rhPTH (1-34)) given by injection is a new seventh class drug of biological products, which is prepared by adopting gene recombination technique, rhPTH (1...Background Recombinant human parathyroid hormone (1-34) (rhPTH (1-34)) given by injection is a new seventh class drug of biological products, which is prepared by adopting gene recombination technique, rhPTH (1-34) is mainly used to treat osteoporosis, especially for postmenopausal women. This study compared the clinical efficacy and safety of rhPTH (1-34) with elcatonin for treating postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in 11 urban areas of China. Methods Two hundred and five women with osteoporosis were enrolled in a 6-month, multicenter, randomized, controlled study. They were randomized to receive either rhPTH (1-34) 20 ug (200 U) daily or elcatonin 20 U weekly. Lumbar spine (L1-4) and femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD), as well as biochemical markers of bone turnover were measured. Adverse events were recorded. Results rhPTH (1-34) increased lumbar BMD significantly more than did elcatonin at 3 months and 6 months (2.38% vs 0.59%, P 〈0.05; 5.51% vs 1.55%, P 〈0.01), but there were no significant increases of BMD in these two groups at femoral neck. There were larger mean increases in bone markers in the rhPTH (1-34) group than in the elcatonin group at 3 months and 6 months (serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BSAP) 36.79% vs 0.31%; 92.42% vs -0.17%; urinary N-telopeptide/creatinine (NTX/Cr) 48.91% vs -5.32%; 68.82% vs -10.86%). Both treatments were well tolerated and there were no significant differences detected between the two groups in the proportion of any adverse events and any serious adverse events (67.0% vs 59.0%; 0 vs 0). Conclusions rhPTH (1-34) has more positive effects on bone formation, as shown by the larger increments of lumbar BMD and bone formation markers, than elcatonin, with only mild adverse events and no significant change in the liver, kidney or hematological indices.展开更多
Background:Vitamin D has been found to have more biological effects beyond the traditional research range,which involve in immunoregulation,occurrence,and development of tumor,reproduction,cell differentiation,and so ...Background:Vitamin D has been found to have more biological effects beyond the traditional research range,which involve in immunoregulation,occurrence,and development of tumor,reproduction,cell differentiation,and so forth.Herein,the influence of Vitamin D level in the second trimester of pregnancy on the Chinese pregnant women and fetal weight was investigated.Methods:Totally 1,612 pregnant women were followed up during the study,the 25-hydroxyvitamin D(25(OH)D)level was measured with ELISA at the 16th gestational week,and the fasting blood glucose was measured with hexokinase method using an automatic biochemistry analyzer at the same time.At week 24,oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT)was performed to test the blood glucose level(fasting blood glucose,1 h and 2 h after oral administration of glucose).Besides,other indices(e.g.,fetal birth weight)were recorded and analyzed by SPSS version 19.0 software.Results:Pearson’s correlation analysis indicated that the serum 25(OH)D had a negative correlation with blood glucose at 1 h after oral glucose administration at week 24 in OGTT(correlation coefficient:−0.03,P=0.01).However,it did not have correlations with the fasting blood glucose at weeks 16 and 24 as well as the blood glucose at 2 h after oral glucose administration at week 24.The Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between Vitamin D level in the pregnant women and fetal birth weight,and there was no correlation between them.Conclusion:The Vitamin D level in the second trimester of pregnancy had a negative correlation with blood glucose glucose at 1 h after oral glucose administration and had no correlation with fetal birth weight.展开更多
文摘Background Recombinant human parathyroid hormone (1-34) (rhPTH (1-34)) given by injection is a new seventh class drug of biological products, which is prepared by adopting gene recombination technique, rhPTH (1-34) is mainly used to treat osteoporosis, especially for postmenopausal women. This study compared the clinical efficacy and safety of rhPTH (1-34) with elcatonin for treating postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in 11 urban areas of China. Methods Two hundred and five women with osteoporosis were enrolled in a 6-month, multicenter, randomized, controlled study. They were randomized to receive either rhPTH (1-34) 20 ug (200 U) daily or elcatonin 20 U weekly. Lumbar spine (L1-4) and femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD), as well as biochemical markers of bone turnover were measured. Adverse events were recorded. Results rhPTH (1-34) increased lumbar BMD significantly more than did elcatonin at 3 months and 6 months (2.38% vs 0.59%, P 〈0.05; 5.51% vs 1.55%, P 〈0.01), but there were no significant increases of BMD in these two groups at femoral neck. There were larger mean increases in bone markers in the rhPTH (1-34) group than in the elcatonin group at 3 months and 6 months (serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BSAP) 36.79% vs 0.31%; 92.42% vs -0.17%; urinary N-telopeptide/creatinine (NTX/Cr) 48.91% vs -5.32%; 68.82% vs -10.86%). Both treatments were well tolerated and there were no significant differences detected between the two groups in the proportion of any adverse events and any serious adverse events (67.0% vs 59.0%; 0 vs 0). Conclusions rhPTH (1-34) has more positive effects on bone formation, as shown by the larger increments of lumbar BMD and bone formation markers, than elcatonin, with only mild adverse events and no significant change in the liver, kidney or hematological indices.
文摘Background:Vitamin D has been found to have more biological effects beyond the traditional research range,which involve in immunoregulation,occurrence,and development of tumor,reproduction,cell differentiation,and so forth.Herein,the influence of Vitamin D level in the second trimester of pregnancy on the Chinese pregnant women and fetal weight was investigated.Methods:Totally 1,612 pregnant women were followed up during the study,the 25-hydroxyvitamin D(25(OH)D)level was measured with ELISA at the 16th gestational week,and the fasting blood glucose was measured with hexokinase method using an automatic biochemistry analyzer at the same time.At week 24,oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT)was performed to test the blood glucose level(fasting blood glucose,1 h and 2 h after oral administration of glucose).Besides,other indices(e.g.,fetal birth weight)were recorded and analyzed by SPSS version 19.0 software.Results:Pearson’s correlation analysis indicated that the serum 25(OH)D had a negative correlation with blood glucose at 1 h after oral glucose administration at week 24 in OGTT(correlation coefficient:−0.03,P=0.01).However,it did not have correlations with the fasting blood glucose at weeks 16 and 24 as well as the blood glucose at 2 h after oral glucose administration at week 24.The Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between Vitamin D level in the pregnant women and fetal birth weight,and there was no correlation between them.Conclusion:The Vitamin D level in the second trimester of pregnancy had a negative correlation with blood glucose glucose at 1 h after oral glucose administration and had no correlation with fetal birth weight.