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Parathyroid hormone in the treatment of osteoporosis.

Abstract
Parathyroid hormone (PTH), especially intact human PTH [hPTH(1-84)] and its various fragments [hPTH(1-31), (1-34), (1-36), (1-38) and their modifications], has been used for the treatment of osteoporosis over the last 10 years. Although chronic continuous excess of PTH markedly increases bone resorption, as seen in the typical example of primary hyperparathyroidism and osteitis fibrosa generalisata, intermittent PTH administration has been found to stimulate bone formation in animals, providing a basis for the use of PTH as a therapeutic agent for osteoporosis. In addition to dramatically increasing trabecular bone density and also sustaining cortical bone density, PTH administration increases bone strength and reduces the fracture rate, despite occasional increases in cortical porosity. Administration of PTH in combination with antiresorptive agents such as estrogen, calcitonin, vitamin D and bisphosphonates augments its effect. Because of its bone anabolic action, PTH is expected to be effective for osteoporosis in those of advanced age with suppressed bone remodelling, which might not respond favourably to antiresorptive agents.
AuthorsT Fujita
JournalBioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy (BioDrugs) Vol. 15 Issue 11 Pg. 721-8 ( 2001) ISSN: 1173-8804 [Print] New Zealand
PMID11707147 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Parathyroid Hormone
Topics
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Osteoporosis (drug therapy, metabolism)
  • Parathyroid Hormone (administration & dosage, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)

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