@article{ref1,
title="Effects of 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 on lumbar bone mineral density and vertebral fractures in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis",
journal="Calcified tissue international",
year="1994",
author="Orimo, Hajime and Shiraki, M. and Hayashi, Yoshihiko and Hoshino, T. and Onaya, T. and Miyazaki, S. and Kurosawa, H. and Nakamura, T. and Ogawa, N.",
volume="54",
number="5",
pages="370-376",
abstract="The effects of 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 1 alpha(OH)D3 on bone mineral density, fracture incidence, and bone metabolism were evaluated by a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Eighty postmenopausal osteoporotic Japanese women (71.9 +/- 7.3 years, mean +/- SD) were randomly assigned to 1 microgram of 1 alpha(OH)D3 daily or inactive placebo for 1 year. All patients were given supplemental calcium (300 mg of elemental calcium daily). Lumbar (L2-L4) bone mineral density (BMD) determined by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry increased 0.65% with 1 alpha(OH)D3 treatment and decreased 1.14% with placebo (P = 0.037). BMD in both the femoral neck and Ward's triangle did not yield any significant differences between the two groups, whereas trochanter BMD in the 1 alpha(OH)D3-treated group increased 4.20% and decreased 2.37% with placebo (P = 0.055). X-ray analysis demonstrated that new vertebral fractures occurred in two patients with 1 alpha(OH)D3 and in seven patients with placebo. The vertebral fracture rate in the treated group was significantly less (75/1000 patient years) than in the control group (277/1000 patient years; P = 0.029). Hypercalcemia (12.1 mg/100 ml) occurred in one patient receiving 1 alpha(OH)D3; however, the serum calcium level in this patient promptly decreased to the reference range after cessation of the treatment. There were no significant changes in serum creatinine level in either group. A significant increase in urinary excretion of calcium was found but there was no significant change in urinary excretion of hydroxyproline in the treated group. The serum level of bone-derived alkaline phosphatase activity significantly decreased by -26 +/- 26 (mU/ml) after the treatment (P = 0.003).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0171-967X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}