Calcitonin News
Long-term effects of elevated gastrin levels on calcitonin secretion
Gastrin and pentagastrin stimulate thyroid C cells and elevate serum calcitonin levels. Gastrin levels may be elevated when histamine-2 receptor blockers (H2RB) and/or proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are used, or in patients with...
Calcitonin concentrations in patients with chronic kidney disease and medullary thyroid carcinoma or c-cell hyperplasia
It is currently not known which level of pentagastrin-stimulated calcitonin serum concentration indicates medullary thyroid carcinoma in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Salmon calcitonin in the treatment of post herpetic neuralgia
A 78-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented to our pain medicine clinic for treatment of post herpetic neuralgia.
Oral salmon calcitonin reduces Lequesne's algofunctional index scores and decreases urinary and serum levels of biomarkers of joint metabolism in knee osteoarthritis
Objective: To evaluate the effects of oral salmon calcitonin (sCT) on Lequesne's algofunctional index scores and on biomarkers of joint metabolism in knee osteoarthritis.
Emisphere Announces New Multi-Product Research Collaboration Agreement with Roche
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMIS) announced today that it has entered into a multi-product research collaboration agreement with Roche to explore the use of Emisphere's eligen(R) technology in feasibility studies for...