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Previous studies have shown that thiazide diuretic agents reverse secondary hyperparathyroidism and reduce circulating 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] and intestinal calcium absorption rates in patients with idiopathic hypercalciuria of the renal-leak variety. We have investigated whether thiazides can reverse the secondary increase in serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 1,25(OH)2D3 levels or intestinal calcium absorption induced by feeding rats a diet low in calcium (LCD, 0.02% calcium) but adequate in phosphorus and vitamin D. We found that LCD increased circulating immunoreactive PTH [chow vs. LCD, 0.52 +/- 0.06 vs. 1.06 +2- 0.1 (SE) ng/ml, P less than 0.001], 1,25(OH)2D3 (chow vs. LCD, 101 +/- 15 vs. 325 +/- 38 pg/ml, P less than 0.001), calcium uptake by everted gut sacs from duodenum, ileum, and descending colon, and net calcium absorption by descending colon studied in Ussing chambers in vitro. Chlorothiazide (CTZ) prevented the increase in PTH during LCD (chow + CTZ vs. LCD + CTZ, 0.69 +/- 0.07 vs. 0.73 +/- 0.06, NS) but not the increase in 1,25(OH)2D3 (chow + CTZ vs. LCD + CTZ, 88 +/- 10 vs. 277 +/- 31, P less than 0.002) or intestinal calcium transport. The drug caused no change in serum 1,25(OH)2D3 or intestinal calcium absorption in rats fed normal chow. In rats given exogenous 1,25(OH)2D3 to stimulate intestinal calcium absorption, CTZ reduced urine calcium excretion greatly but did not alter intestinal calcium absorption.
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