Journal
BONE
Volume 77, Issue -, Pages 69-74Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.04.023
Keywords
Biomarkers; Isotopes; Calcium; Bone loss
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- National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health [1UL1RR029876-01]
- NASA Human Research Program's Human Health Countermeasures Element [07-HRP-2-0042, NNX-08Aq38G]
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We are exploring variations in the Ca isotope composition of blood and urine as a new tool for early diagnosis and monitoring of changes in bone mineral balance for patients suffering from metabolic bone disease, cancers that originate in or metastasize to bone, and for astronauts who spend time in low gravity environments. Blood samples are often collected instead of, or in addition to, urine in clinical settings, so it is useful to know if variations in the Ca isotope composition of blood carry the same information as variations in urine. We found that the Ca isotope composition of blood shifts in the same direction and to the same magnitude (similar to 2 parts per ten thousand - pptt) as that of urine in response to skeletal unloading during bed rest. However, the Ca isotope composition of blood is lighter than that of urine by 12 +/- 2 pptt This offset between blood and urine may result from Ca isotope fractionation occurring in the kidneys. This is the first study to confirm the suspected offset between the Ca isotope composition of blood and urine in humans, to directly quantify its magnitude, and to establish that either blood or urine can be used to detect and quantify bone loss. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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