Calcium Metabolism
Calcium Metabolism
Calcium Metabolism
Calcium Metabolism
Asep Harirohman
Calcium
: Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body
about 1 kg in a 70 kg man
: Rich
Milk, milk products as cheese & yoghurt
Fair
Legumes, vegetables
Biological Functions of Calcium
Bone Formatio
n
1%
Metabolic Regulati
on for Action of Ho
rmones & Enzyme
ICF Activation
Calcium in Blood
Calcium in Blood
:Paratiroid Gland
Sel epitelial (chief cell, oxyphil cell)-
Stromal fat-
:Other regulator
Hipermagnesemia-
MgSO4 infusion-
Cathecolamine-
Pheocromositoma PTHrP-
Calcitriol CKD-
Functions of Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
: On bone
PTH stimulates bone resorption by osteoclasts resulting in release of
calcium ions from bones to blood in cases of hypocalcemia
: On kidney
.PTH increases reabsorption of calcium from kidney tubules- 1
PTH promotes activity of 1hydroxylase of the kidney (with more- 2
hydroxylation of 25 hydroxycholecalciferol (25 HCC) to 1,25 DHCC
which increases intestinal absorption( activation of vitamin D )
of
calcium
So, action of PTH on intestine is indirect (via Vitamin D)
Role of Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) in
Hypocalcemia
PTH
is the principal
acute regulator of b
lood [Ca2+]
PTH
is a hypercalcemic
hormone in case of
hypocalcemia
Regulation of PTH
Vitamin D
Vitamin D
.A group of sterols with a hormone-like function
Sources of Vitamin D
:Skin synthesis (On Exposure to Sun Lights)- 1
In the skin, 7 dehydrocholesterol is converted to vitamin D3 by exposure to
sunlight
:Diet- 2
Animal Source Cholecalciferol (Vitamins D3) -
Plant Source: Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2) -
Vitamin D2 & D3 are NOT biologically active
DIET VITAMINs D
Vitamin D3
animal source
fatty fish
Liver
egg yolk
Sun
Rays
7-dehydrocholesterol
In the skin
Vitamin D metabolism
Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) is derived from 7-dehydrocholesterol in
the skin by sunlight or supplied in the diet
:In liver
Cholecalciferol is converted to 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-HCC)
by the enzyme 25 hydroxylase
:In kidneys
The 1 α hydroxylase enzyme converts 25 hydroxycholecalciferol to
dihydroxycholecalciferol (1, 25 DHCC or Calcitriol)-1,25
which is the biologically active form of vitamin D
A simplified schema for the regulation of serum phosphate by PTH, 1,25
(0H)2D and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23)
Mechanism of Action of Vitamin D
Functions of Vitamin D
Active vitamin D (1, 25 DHCC or Calcitriol) regulates calcium levels in the bod
y (calcium homeostasis)
:Through
Increasing absorption of calcium by the intestine
Minimizing loss of calcium by kidney
Stimulating resorption of bone (when necessary)
Calcitonin Hormone
: Calcitonin hormone is
Secreted by the parafollicular or “C” cells of the thyroid gland
Released in response to high blood calcium (hypercalcemia)
hypercalcemia