INTRODUCTION Calcium has anti-proliferative and pro-differentiation effects on cells in vitro and can inhibit the development of various cancers. While there is some epidemiologic evidence for an inverse relation between dietary calcium intake and prostate cancer risk, only few have focused on serum calcium levels in this respect. MATERIALS AND METHODS We assayed total serum calcium and ioniz...

We recently reported a significant positive association in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between high levels of total calcium in serum, measured prospectively, and risk of fatal prostate cancer. To confirm this, we examined associations between total and ionized serum calcium and prostate cancer mortality in an independent cohort, the Third National Health and Nutrition E...

We recently reported a significant positive association in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between high levels of total calcium in serum, measured prospectively, and risk of fatal prostate cancer. To confirm this, we examined associations between total and ionized serum calcium and prostate cancer mortality in an independent cohort, the Third National Health and Nutrition E...

Concentrations of serum total calcium and serum calcium fractions were compared between 28 hypertensive subjects and 28 race-sex-age-matched normotensive controls. Mean levels of serum total calcium were not different between the two groups. Hypertensive subjects had lower mean serum levels of ultrafilterable calcium (-0.32 mg/dl; p = 0.01), ionized calcium (-0.07 mg/dl; p = 0.09), and complexe...

INTRODUCTION Total dialysate calcium concentration has an important influence on calcium metabolism in bicarbonate high-flux dialysis. The aim of the study is to investigate the influence of different dialysate calcium concentrations on serum concentration of ionised calcium and on the balance of total dialysate calcium. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 20 stable aneuric patients on chronic b...

Introduction: Parathyroid dysfunction leading to symptomatic hypocalcemia is not uncommon following a total thyroidectomy and is often associated with significant patient morbidity and a prolonged hospital stay. The current study aimed at evaluating the comparative predictive role of serum calcium and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) for post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia.   Materials and Methods...

results the mean levels of serum calcium, serum zinc, cerebrospinal fluid calcium and cerebrospinal fluid zinc were 14.51 ± 3.69 mg/dl; 184.04 ± 65.49 µg/dl; 5.23 ± 2.21 mg/dl and 87.06 ± 28.25 µg/dl respectively. conclusions we did not find any clear abnormality in plasma or cerebrospinal fluid calcium and zinc levels in children with febrile seizures in our patient population. patients and me...

pure submandibular saliva was collected from anaesthetized vitamin - a - treated and control rats with using of pilocarpine as secretogogue, and then the serum was collected by cardiac puncutre. intraperitoneal injection of a large single dose (100,000 iu/kg) of vitamin a changed total protein, calcium and sodium concentrations of saliva so that sodium level of submandibular saliva was reduced ...

OBJECTIVES To assess calcium status in healthy pregnant women during limited sun exposure time in winter, and to demonstrate the possible effect of serum albumin alterations on serum total calcium level and the role of albumin adjusted calcium concentration. METHODS Subjects enrolled in the study included 160 apparently healthy women divided equally into four groups (I - IV), group I was cons...

To investigate the association between serum calcium and risk of breast cancer using a large cohort and a systematic review with meta-analysis. From the Swedish Apolipoprotein Mortality Risk (AMORIS) Study we included 229,674 women who had baseline measurements of serum total calcium and albumin. Multivariable Cox regression was used to assess the association between total and albumin-corrected...