Mineral Metabolism

Mechanism of action of strontium ranelate: what are the facts?

Nonruminant Nutrition: Mineral-Mineral Interactions: Implications for Nutrition

Inorganic elements (metals, non-metals, transition elements, and electrolytes commonly called “minerals” in nutrition science) are critical to all life processes as enzyme cofactors, stabilizers of proteins, structural components of tissues, second messengers, regulators of acid-base balance, participants in redox reactions, and for the maintenance of cellular electrical potential. For this rea...

Effects of elevated serum prolactin on bone mineral density and bone metabolism in female patients with schizophrenia: a prospective study.

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to prospectively examine differential effects of sustained "high" and "low" serum prolactin levels on bone mineral density and peripheral markers of bone metabolism. METHOD A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer was used to measure bone mineral density. Peripheral markers of bone formation and resorption were used to measure bone metabolism in 14 Caucasian female...

Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Renal Nutrition and Metabolism. Vienna, Austria. August 29-September 1, 1998.

Calcium and bone disorders during pregnancy and lactation.

Mineral metabolism in the mother must adapt to the demand created by the fetus and placenta, which together draw calcium and other minerals from the maternal circulation to mineralize the developing fetal skeleton. Similarly, mineral metabolism must adapt in the lactating woman to supply sufficient calcium to milk and the suckling neonate. Potential adaptations include increased intake of miner...

Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumour syndrome detected by aggressive generalized osteitis fibrosa cystica.

Severe hyperparathyroidism can affect bone metabolism and be in the origine of multiple brown tumours (generalized osteitis fibrosa cystica). When associated with fibro-ossifying tumours of the jaw, it realizes a rare genetic syndrome referred as Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumour HPT-JT. We report the case of a patient we treated for HPT-JT, and literature review.