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Calcium and phosphate balance
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Calcium Homeostasis
Suzanne Dickson
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Functions of calcium
ØStructural: bone, teeth, connective tissue
ØExcitation-contraction coupling (muscles)
ØExcitation-secretion coupling (neurotransmitters,
hormones)
ØStability of excitable membranes
ØCardiac & smooth muscle potentials
ØEnzyme activity
ØBlood clotting
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Calcium homeostasis
The issues:
1. Maintaining adequate amounts of calcium in bone. If fails à
osteoporosis.
د bone mineral content &
¯ bone matrix
ØIncreasing in the Western
World
ØRisk increases with age
ØMore common in post-
menopausal women than
in men
ØOestrogen helps prevent
progression of disease
Normal
matrix
Severe
osteoporotic
matrix
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Calcium homeostasis
The issues:
1.
Maintaining adequate amounts of calcium in bone. If fails à
osteoporosis.
2.
Maintenance of a stable concentration of ionized calcium (Ca2+) in
the plasma. If fails à tetany, seizures (+ death). Short term.
Tetany: The point at which
action potentials are arriving
to skeletal muscle rapidly
enough in succession to cause
a steady contraction, and not
just a series of individual
twitches.
Larynx: spasm can cause airway
obstruction and asphyxia à
death
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Distribution of calcium
Total body content is approx 1.3 kg
99% in bone
1% intracellular
0.1% extracellular
Normal range: 2.00 2.5 mmol/l.
Calcium in blood
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Distribution of calcium in the plasma
44% ionized
1.18 mM
11% complexed as
bibarbonate, citrate,
phosphate 0.16 mM
31.5% albumin-
bound: 0.92 mM
13.5% globulin-
bound: 0.24 mM
55% free
(filterable)
1.54 mM
45% bound
(non-
filterable)
1.16 mM
ØNote: measurements
of total serum calcium
include both ionised
(metabolically active)
calcium (Ca2+) and
bound calcium.
ØWhen protein (eg.
albumin)
concentrations
fluctuate, total Ca
levels may vary
whereas Ca2+ remains
relatively stable.
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Blood pH important
Ionised fraction (Ca2+) depends on blood pH
Protein binding decreases as pH decreases.
Alkalosis:
pH 7.45
pH 7.35
Acidosis:
If H+ decreases (eg hyperventilating)
à­ calcium binding to protein
௠ionised fraction (Ca2+)
àRisk of tetany (if total Ca is <1.5 mmol/l)
More H+
Less H+
If H+ increases
௠calcium binding to protein
à­ ionised fraction (Ca2+)
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Calcium balance
Normally: intake=loss
Positive balance (intake>loss) in
growing young, pregnancy, bone
healing.
Negative balance (loss>intake) in
old age, prolonged
weightlessness, prolonged bed
rest.
Bone
mass
(g
calcium)
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Calcium exchange (per day)
Intestinal
secretions
400 mg
1. Absorption
500 mg
Faecal
excretion
900 mg
Dietary intake
(1000 mg)
Filtered
10,000 mg
Renal
excretion
100 mg
2. Reabsorption
9,900 mg
Extracellular
1000 mg
Intracellular
10,000 mg
Body fluid compartments
Regulatable calcium flux
Unregulated calcium flux
300 mg
300 mg
3. Exchange
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Ways to increase blood calcium
• Ingest/absorb more (GUT)
• Lose less (KIDNEY)
• Release from stores (last defense) (BONE)
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Calcium absorption
Intestinal
secretions
400 mg
1. Absorption
500 mg
Faecal
excretion
900 mg
Dietary intake
(1000 mg)
Filtered
10,000 mg
Renal
excretion
100 mg
2. Reabsorption
9,900 mg
Extracellular
1000 mg
Intracellular
10,000 mg
Body fluid compartments
Regulatable calcium flux
Unregulated calcium flux
300 mg
300 mg
3. Exchange
Most important hormone is CALCITRIOL (from Vit D)
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Calcium absorption by the gut
About 40-50% ingested calcium is absorbed
Duodenum (& upper jejunum)
Active process regulated by vitamin D metabolite (CALCITRIOL)
Low uptake
Ileum and lower jejunum
Passive process (ie no hormones involved)
Uptake higher
Absorption rate also influenced by:
Acidity of stomach (­ absorption)
Fatty acids form insoluble soaps (¯ absorption)
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Calcitriol summary
ØAlso called 1,25- dihydroxycholecalciferol (1,25-DHCC).
ØA steroid hormone derived from vitamin D
ØNormal plasma 0.03 ng/ml
ØNuclear receptors that regulate transcription of RNA. Located in
intestine, bone, kidney.
ØAction:
- DIRECT Primary action: ­ intestinal absorption of calcium
and phosphate.
- (Facilitates Ca2+ reabsorption in kidneys)
- (­ Synthetic activity of osteoblasts. Required for normal
calcification of matrix).
ØDeficiency à rickets in children; osteomalaci in adults
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Rickets
(vit D deficiency -
children)
Articular cartilage
bone
Epiphyseal plate
Calcifying cartilage or
metaphyseal bone
Osteoid tissue
bone
Bone marrow
cavity
Ø Soft bones
Ø Bowing of tibiae
Ø Cupping of metaphyses
Ø Epiphyseal cartilage is
enlarged.
Ø Osteoid tissue
(in adults vit D deficiency
= osteomalacia)
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.
van de Graaf S F J et al. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2006;290:F1295-F1302
©2006 by American Physiological Society
Vitamin D metabolite
(calcitriol, 1,25 DHCC)
Ca ABSORPTION (duodenum & upper jejunum)
VITAMIN D metabolite
(calcitriol, 1,25 DHCC)
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By what mechanism does calcitriol increase
calcium absortion in the duodenum?
Brush border uptake into epithelial cell
­ expression of TRPV6* (also TRPV5**), a membrane
calcium channel.
Inside epithelial cell
­ expression of calbindin-D9K which binds calcium and acts
as a calcium buffer (ie stops it from impacting on the cell
function eg excitability etc).
Basolateral membrane delivery to blood.
­ expression of NCX1 (a Na+/Ca2+ exchanger)
­ expression of PMCA1b (a plasma membrane Ca2+-
ATPase)
*TRPV = Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V
**TRPV5 More important in kidney
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Important: Absorption is controllable.
When calcium intake is high,
Ø active transport mechanism becomes
saturated.
Ø calcitriol (vit D derivative) levels fall (as
plasma Ca levels increase)
Absorption of Calcium (gut)
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SKIN
VIT D3 (1 OH)
DIET
VIT D2
VIT D3
SUNSHINE
(UV)
25-OH-cholecalciferol (2 OH)
If Ca2+ low
24,25-dihydroxy-
cholecalciferol
(inactive)
1,25-dihydroxy-
cholecalciferol
(active)
= calcitriol (3 OH)
Production of 1,25-DHCC (calcitriol)
- only when calcium low
Stimulates Ca
transport
mechanism
­ Ca2+
absorption
If Ca2+ high
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Calcium exchange (per day)
Intestinal
secretions
400 mg
1. Absorption
500 mg
Faecal
excretion
900 mg
Dietary intake
(1000 mg)
Filtered
10,000 mg
Renal
excretion
100 mg
2. Reabsorption
9,900 mg
Extracellular
1000 mg
Intracellular
10,000 mg
Body fluid compartments
Regulatable calcium flux
Unregulated calcium flux
300 mg
300 mg
3. Exchange
THE MOST IMPOSTANT HORMONE IS PTH
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Renal excretion and reabsorption of
calcium
Reabsorption (controllable):
Ø 98-99% filtered calcium is reabsorbed
Ø low blood calcium à ­reabsorption
Ø 60% occurs in the proximal kidney tubule (an active
transport mechanism)
Ø 25% occurs in the thick ascending limb of the loop of
Henle
Ø 15% occurs in distal tubule and collecting ducts (involves
TRP5 channel). Only this 15% is under parathyroid
hormone (PTH) control. PTH regulates expression of TRP5
in the distal tubule.
Excretion in glomeruli (unregulated):
Increased by high circulating calcium concentrations.
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Calcium exchange (per day)
Intestinal
secretions
400 mg
1. Absorption
500 mg
Faecal
excretion
900 mg
Dietary intake
(1000 mg)
Filtered
10,000 mg
Renal
excretion
100 mg
2. Reabsorption
9,900 mg
Extracellular
1000 mg
Intracellular
10,000 mg
Body fluid compartments
Regulatable calcium flux
Unregulated calcium flux
300 mg
300 mg
3. Exchange
THE MOST IMPOSTANT HORMONE IS PTH
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
ØSecreted by the chief cells of the (usually 4) parathyroid
glands.
ØPlasma: 10-55 pg/ml; Half-life <10 min.
ØPeptide hormone. 84 amino acids.
ØTwo receptors: PTHR1 and PTHR2.
ØPrimary physiological role: ­ blood calcium and ¯
blood phosphate
ØEssential for life.
ØSecretion rate increased when blood calcium levels fall.
thyroid
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PTH secretion is regulated by blood
calcium
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Time (hrs)
1
0
3
2
4
6
Ca 2+
24
12
18
6
0
PTH
secretion
ng/min
0
5
10
5
EDTA
Serum
calcium
(mg/100 ml)
Perfusion of goat parathyroid gland.
EDTA= calcium
chelating compound ie
removes calcium
The parathyroid glands detect changes in serum calcium levels via
calcium sensing receptors.
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How does PTH increase blood calcium?
DIRECT EFFECTS
1. Release of calcium from bone (­ resorption).
2. Calcium reabsorption in kidney.
INDIRECT EFFECTS
3. ­ Gut calcium absorption by promoting calcitriol
formation in kidney. It increases expression of 1 alpha
hydroxylase, the enzyme that converts vitamin D into its
active form.
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SKIN
VIT D3 (1 OH)
DIET
VIT D2
VIT D3
SUNSHINE
(UV)
25-OH-cholecalciferol (2 OH)
­ Ca2+
¯ Ca2+
24,25-dihydroxy-
cholecalciferol
(inactive)
1,25-dihydroxy-
cholecalciferol
(active)
= calcitriol (3 OH)
Production of 1,25-DHCC (calcitriol)
Stimulates Ca
transport
mechanism
­ Ca2+
(-ve feedback)
absorption
1α-hydroxylase
¯ PTH
­ PTH
+
+
+
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Bone calcium
Ø99% of bone calcium is located within the crystal structure
(stable, slowly exchangeable).
ØThere are 2 pools of calcium in bone
- One that readily releases calcium into blood
- One dedicated to bone remodelling
Ø1% of bone calcium is found as simple calcium phosphate salts -
rapidly exchangeable with extracellular calcium pool. (ie provides
a buffer for maintaining blood calcium).
ØKey hormone releasing calcium from bone is PTH.
At low PTH concentrations:
remodelling. (Ca exchange)
At high PTH concentrations
demineralization. (Ca loss)
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Bone remodelling cycle
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
50
100
150
200
Time (days)
Bone remodelling cycle
Thickness
(µm)
osteoclast
osteoid
osteoblast
lining cell
osteocyte
Mineralized
matrix
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Cell types in bone
Osteoblasts - laying down of bone. They secrete osteoid (non-
mineralised pre-bone, that has not yet been calcified).
Osteoblasts become trapped in the bone as it is being laid
down and become osteocytes.
Osteoclasts - bone resorption. Release acids and proteolytic
enzymes.
Bone lining cells - protect the bone. If they retract, the
osteoclasts will get access. Osteoclasts only act where there
are no bone lining cells.
Remodelling cycle exists because bone is not intert until we
die - it is dynamic - broken down and built up again.
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PTH increases osteoclast activity but
this is indirect
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
50
100
150
200
Time (days)
Thickness
(µm)
osteoclast
osteoid
osteoblast
lining cell
osteocyte
Mineralized
matrix
Retraction.
Osteoclast-
stimulating protein
Indirect actions (no PTH
receptors): Increased osteoclast
number and activity
¯ cell size, ¯ protein
synthesis, ¯ differentiation
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PTH acts on osteoblasts to induce RANK ligand,
which aids fusion of osteoclast precursors
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
50
100
150
200
Time (days)
Thickness
(µm)
osteoclast
Mineralized
matrix
RANKL (RANK ligand)
Osteoclast
Precursor
cells
RANK
Fusion of
osteoclast
precursor
cells
(receptor)
Osteoblasts
PTH
receptor
RANK = Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B
(TRAF6)
WNT16 inhibits
osteoclast formation
(bone-saving)
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Mechanism of actions of PTH on bone:
Osteoclasts (bone destruction/resorption):
-
indirectly stimulated by PTH.
1. Osteoblasts (bone creation)
PTH acts via PTH receptors directly on osteoblasts à
production of RANKL (RANK ligand)
2. RANKL bind to osteoclast precursors containing RANK, a
receptor for RANKL.
3. The binding of RANKL to RANK stimulates these precursors to
fuse, forming new osteoclasts which ultimately enhances the
resorption of bone.
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PTH summary
PARATHYROIDS
3. Ca2+ release
­ IONIZED
Ca2+
PTH
LOW IONISED Ca 2+
2. Ca2+ reabsorption
PO4- excretion
VIT
D3(sun)
25-OH D3
Ca2+, PO4-
1. absorption
1,25 (OH)2D3
DIETARY Ca2+
1. Calcitriol synthesis
Negative
feedback
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Endocrine control of calcium homeostasis
Blood calcium
Parathormone
(PTH)
Calcitonin
(less important)
Vitamin D derivative
calcitriol
+
+
-
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Blood calcium
Parathormone
(PTH)
Calcitonin
(less important)
Vitamin D derivative
Calcitriol (=1,25-DHCC)
+
+
-
Very
important
Endocrine control of calcium homeostasis
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Endocrine control of calcium homeostasis
Blood calcium
Parathormone
(PTH)
Calcitonin
(less important)
Vitamin D derivative
Calcitriol (=1,25 DHCC)
+
+
-
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Calcitonin
ØMUCH less important than PTH and calcitriol.
ØRole: Moves Ca2+ into bone after a meal. Also
prevents bone demineralization during pregnancy and
lactation.
ØProduced by parafollicular (or C-cells) of the thyroid
gland
ØAction: Lowers blood Ca2+ by inhibiting osteoclasts.
ØRelease: induced by an increase
in blood Ca2+, gut hormones
(gastrin, CCK, secretin).
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Slow recovery from changes in plasma
[Ca2+] after thyro-parathyroidectomy
120
140
100
160
80
Plasma
[calcium]
as % of
control
value
0
12
24
Result:
Thyro-parathyroidectomy caused loss of calcium control.
Parathyroidectomy (ie no PTH) à slow recovery when Ca removed
Thyroidectomy (ie no calcitonin)à slow recovery when calcium infused.
Thyro-
parathyroidectomy
controls
Response
to calcium
infusion
Response
to EDTA
infusion
Experimental model: dogs
hours
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Hypercalcemia
Cause:
Ø hyperparathyroidism, malignancy, excessive vitamin
D activity.
Symptoms:
Ø Kidney stones - calcium deposition in soft tissue.
Ø Impaired renal function Ca toxicity to kidneys, thirst,
large volume of dilute urine.
Ø CNS: Fatigue, depression
Ø Muscular aches & pains
Ø Bone erosion - If too much PTH.
Ø Gastro-intestinal: nausea, vomiting, constipation
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Hypocalcemia
Cause:
hypoparathyroidism, (vitamin D deficiency, renal
disease)
Symptoms:
Increased excitability of nervous tissue (pins and
needles, tetany, epilepsy, cardiac arrhythmias).
Chvosteks sign - facial muscles
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjtHDhNcXEQ)
Trousseaus sign - wrist spasm
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHIL3pK_Nao)
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Other hormones in Ca Balance:
glucocorticoids
Ølower plasma Ca by inhibiting osteoclast
formation and activity.
Ø(longterm) osteoporosis - ¯ bone formation, ­
bone resorption
ØIntestine: ¯ Ca and phosphate absorption
ØKidney: ­ Ca and phosphate excretion
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Other hormones in Ca Balance: PTH-
related peptide
ØStructurally related to PTH,
ØSimilar effects as PTH.
ØProduced by almost all cells in the body. ­ levels in
breast milk. Important for cartilage growth in utero.
ØIdentified as a tumor product that can activate PTH
receptors à hypercalcemia
ØCauses 80% of cancer-related hypercalcemia
(paramalignant symptom)
Øcauses hypercalcemia by increasing bone resorption
and renal tubular resorption of calcium.
ØMost actions mediated by actions at PTH receptor.
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PTH, PTH-rP and their receptors
Bone, Kidney
CNS, pancreas, testis, and placenta
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Other hormones in Ca Balance:
oestrogens
ØPreserves bone mass in both males
(testosterone àestradiol locally) and females
ØReduce bone resorption (Direct effect on
osteoclasts),
ØPrevent osteoporosis, inhibit the stimulation of
osteoclasts by cytokines (e g IL-6).
osteoporosis
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Other hormones in Ca Balance:
Thyroid hormones
ØHyperthyroidism increases risk of osteoporosis and
bone fracture.
ØT3 and T4 stimulate the activity of osteoclasts (=the
bone resorption).
ØThey increase the production of RANKL which
promotes the differentiation and activity of
osteoclasts.
ØAs a result, osteoclasts break down bone tissue more
actively, leading to increased bone resorption.
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Osteoporosis treatment
1. Bisfosfanate binds to hydroxyapatite and
inhibits osteoclasts
2. Denosumab monoclonal antibody that binds to
RANKL and blocks it.
3. Teriparatid. PTH analogue given intermittently.
1 and 2 anti-resorptive for bone
3 anabolic for bone.
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Phosphate balance
• Total body phosphorus is 500-800 g, 90% of which is in
bone (+ continually exchanged).
• Reaborption kidney proximal tubule
Sodium-dependent Pi cotransporters, NaPi-IIa and NaPi-
IIc.
NaPi-IIa powerfully inhibited by PTH à phosphaturea.
NaPi-IIa also inhibited by FGF23 from bone (next slide)
• Absorption duodenum & small intestine.
Involves NaPi-IIb
Stimulated by calcitriol. (Note FGF23 inhibits formation
of calcitriol ie less absorption).
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FGF-23 is produced by from skeletal osteocytes and
osteoblasts. Also - high production by tumors, that can
decrease Ca2+ and phosphate.
FGF-23 from bone generates a negative
phosphate balance
Pi
Kidney
ØInhibits the sodium/phosphate
cotransporter (NaPi-IIa) à
phosphaturea.
ØReduces levels of calcitriol (by
inhibiting 1α-hydroxylase). Less gut
absorption.
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FGF-23 generates a negative phosphate balance
1. PO4- loss
- kidneys
FGF-23 produced
by bone
2. Reduces production
of calcitriol by
inhibiting the enzyme
1-alpha hydroxylase.
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α-Klotho (enhances FGF23 action)
u Klotho = daughter of Zeus who spins the
thread of life.
u Anti-aging protein (supposedly).
u Mice that lack it age faster, have decreased
bone mineral density, calcifications, high
blood calcium.
u Actions:
Required for stabilizing membrane location
of proteins imp for calcium & phosphate
(re)absorption.
Enhances FGF-23 action at its receptor - ie
less phosphate (re)absorption
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