A Model of Calcium Homeostasis in the Rat.

A Model of Calcium Homeostasis in the Rat. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2016 Jun 29;:ajprenal.00230.2016 Authors: Granjon D, Bonny O, Edwards A Abstract We developed a model of calcium homeostasis in the rat in order to better understand the impact of dysfunctions such as primary hyperparathyroidism and vitamin D deficiency on calcium balance. The model accounts for the regulation of calcium intestinal uptake, bone resorption, and renal reabsorption by parathyroid hormone (PTH), vitamin D3, and Ca2+ itself. It is the first such model to incorporate recent findings regarding the role of the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in the kidney, the presence of a rapidly exchangeable pool in bone, and the delayed response of vitamin D3 synthesis. Accounting for two (fast and slow) calcium storage compartments in bone allows the model to properly predict the effects of bisphophonates on the plasma levels of Ca2+ ([Ca2+]p), PTH, and vitamin D3. Our model also suggests that Ca2+ exchange rates between plasma and the fast pool vary with both sex and age, allowing [Ca2+]p to remain constant in spite of sex- and age-based hormonal and other differences. Our results suggest that the inconstant hypercalciuria that is observed in primary hyperparathyroidism can be attributed in part to counterbalancing effects of PTH and CaSR in the kidney. Our model also correctly predicts that calcimimetic agents such as Cinacalcet bring down [Ca2+]p to within its nor...
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