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. 2020 Mar 17;12(3):189. doi: 10.3390/toxins12030189

Table 1.

PTH-related manifestations and beneficial effects of Parathyroidectomy.

PTH-Related Manifestations Parathyroidectomy Effects Ref.
Hypertension
Myocardial hypertrophy
Blood pressure reduction
Beneficial effect on cardiovascular mortality
[44,46]
Abnormal bone density (mainly in cortical compartment) Improvement of bone mineral density at lumbar spine and femoral neck [19,94]
Increase of levels of cytosolic calcium in brain synaptic terminals Improvement of cognitive function
Prevention of electroencephalogram abnormalities in uremic animals
[85,95]
Hematopoietic dysfunction
Accelerate erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Increase of osmotic fragility of erythrocytes
Improvement of anemia
Regression of medullar fibrosis
[87,96]
Reduction of T lymphocyte proliferation and cytokine production
Impairment of immunoglobulins production
Improvement on serum immunoglobulins and complement titles [90,91]
Increase in all-cause mortality risk Improve of survival in patients with severe secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Improvement of quality of life
[14,97]