Studies on calcium nutrition in appropriate large animal models can be directly relevant to
humans. We have examined the effect of dietary Ca deficiency on various bone and bone …

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D are both active regulators of bone remodeling.
Several studies, mostly in animals and in vitro, have suggested that the two hormones act …

Using an experimental rat model, this study was undertaken to assess the effects of a short-
term application of high dose 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1, 25-(OH) 2D3] on calcium …

Biochemical markers of bone formation [alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and
carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP)] and bone resorption [cross‐linked …

The annually necessary human bone grafts are in continuous grown due to the increasing of
fractals, congenital and non-congenital diseases. Based on statistical reports (Murugan and …

Osteoporosis in men is an emerging public health problem. As calcitriol reduces the rate of
vertebral fractures in osteoporotic postmenopausal women, we conducted a prospective …

We studied 60 women with postmenopausal bone loss randomly allocated to the following
treatments: Group 1 (20 patients), no treatment; Group 2 (20 patients), clodronate 400 mg …

Background Although much is known about the regulation of osteoclast (OC) formation and
activity, little is known about OC senescence. In particular, the fate of of OC seen after 1, 25 …

Aim This study was undertaken to examine the effects of long-term vitamin D treatment on
calcium, phosphate and magnesium homeostasis at organ level in hypoparathyroid patients …

We measured changes in serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), calcitriol, parathyroid
hormone (PTH), thyroid hormones, insulin, and plasma glucagon in response to seven days …