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Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation, 6-33 Noguchi-Nakamachi, Beppu Oita 874-0932, Japan. yama@noguchi-med.or.jp
OBJECTIVE: It was discovered that an immunoreactive large carboxy-terminal parathyroid hormone (PTH) fragment (large C-PTH), likely 7-84 PTH, is present in the circulation. However, very little is known about the production and metabolism of this large C-PTH. Combining a whole molecule PTH (whole PTH) immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) specifically for 1-84 PTH and an intact PTH (iPTH) IRMA for the sum of 1-84 PTH and large C-PTH, we were able to assess the circulating level of this large C-PTH as well as the glandular secretion and metabolism of this large C-PTH in primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). METHODS: This study consisted of two patient groups consisting of 77 pHPT patients with a single adenoma. Of these, 43 comprised the venous sampling study group and 70 comprised the intra-operative PTH study group. (Seven patients belonged only to the former group, 34 patients to only the latter group, and 36 patients to both groups.) Preoperatively, blood samples were drawn from the bilateral internal jugular vein by ultrasonographic guidance and from the peripheral vein (n=43). During surgery, blood samples were drawn after anesthesia (basal level), before excision (pre-excision level) of one enlarged parathyroid gland, and at 5, 10, and 15 min post-excision (n=70). RESULTS: There were 26 patients whose iPTH assay levels differed by more than 10% between the right and left internal jugular. In 24 of the 26 patients, the large C-PTH levels obtained from the adenoma side were significantly higher than those from the contralateral side (117+/-135 vs 43+/-33 pg/ml, P<0.001). The plasma whole PTH values decreased more rapidly than the iPTH values after parathyroidectomy (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Our study has demonstrated that the large C-PTH, likely 7-84 PTH, is directly released from the parathyroid gland in humans. Since the half-life of 1-84 PTH is much shorter than large C-PTH, likely 7-84 PTH, it would be advantageous to use an assay that specifically measures 1-84 PTH for intra-operative monitoring of parathyroidectomy.
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