Influence of PTH assay methodology on differential diagnosis of renal bone disease
Influence of PTH assay methodology on differential diagnosis of renal bone disease
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DOI:
10.1093/ndt/gfg144
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发表时间:
2003-04-01
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6.1
通讯作者:
Schmidt-Gayk, H
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作者:
Reichel, H;Esser, A;Schmidt-Gayk, H
Background. Determination of plasma parathyroid hormone (PTH) is routinely performed to diagnose and monitor renal bone disease. Recently, a new PTH assay ('whole PTH') using an antibody directed specifically against PTH(1-4) has been introduced. It was the aim of the current study to evaluate whole PTH and parameters derived from whole PTH in renal bone disease.Methods. The following measurements were carried out in blood samples from 141 unselected haemodialysis patients: three intact PTH assays (Nichols, Roche Elecsys((R)), Scantibodies total); whole PTH (Scantibodies); bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (W); tartrate-resistant acid-phosphatase 5b (TRAP 5b); osteocalcin, 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Parameters derived from whole PTH were: (i) non-PTH(1-84), difference between intact PTH (Scantibodies assay) and whole PTH; (ii) whole PTH/non-PTH(1-84) ratio.Results. The values generated by the intact PTH assays were comparable. The mean whole PTH concentration was lower than mean intact PTH concentrations (16.9 +/- 18.1 vs 26.4 +/- 30.5 pmol/l, Nichols, P < 0.05). The correlation coefficients between all four PTH assays were comparable and were very high (r > 0.96, ns). The rank order of values generated by the whole PTH assay was statistically not significantly different from the rank order generated by the Nichols intact PTH assay. The median non-PTH(1-84) concentration was 5.2 pmol/l (range 0-49.4). All PTH assays correlated highly significantly with non-PTH (1-84) (correlation coefficients 0.83-0.92). Corrected serum calcium was also associated with non-PTH (1-84) but the correlation was weaker (r = 0.28). Regression analysis indicated that the non-PTH(1-84) concentration could be predicted by 76.6-84.6% by the prevailing intact PTH concentrations. Other parameters contributed only marginally to prediction of non-PTH(1-84). In the entire patient group, there was no statistically significant correlation between the whole PTH/non-PTA(1-84) ratio and any of the PTH assays or biochemical bone markers. Eight of 141 patients had a whole PTH/non-PTH(1-84) ratio