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International audience; Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a hypercalcemic hormone acting on kidneys, bone and intestine. PTH promotes calcium release from the bone, renal calcium reabsorption and phosphate excretion, and conversion of 25-hydroxyvitamin D to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-3. Hyperparathyroidism consists in PTH elevation, which may be adapted (secondary hyperparathyroidism) or non-adapted to calcemia levels (primary hyperparathyroidism, familial hypercalcemia/hypocalciuria, tertiary hyperparathyroidism). Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) features hypercalcemia and elevated or inappropriate PTH elevation. PHP may be revealed by biological abnormalities such as hypercalcemia and can be accompanied by renal complications (hypercalciuria, nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis) and/or osteoporosis. However, it can also be normocalcemic and calcium loading will be necessary to diagnosis it. The differential diagnosis of PHP is familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH), a dominant autosomal disease implicating a calcium sensing receptor-inactivating mutation. It impairs parathyroid cell sensitivity to calcemia elevation and thus induces excessive PTH stimulation, leading to hypercalcemia. Secondary HP (SHP) consists in PTH elevation secondary to a stimulus that needs to be corrected. 25 OHvitD deficiency, kidney failure, renal hypercalciuria, malabsorption and some drugs can induce SHP. Tertiary HP (THP) consists in autonomous PTH secretion by the parathyroid glands after prolonged stimulation under SHP, of whatever cause. This parathyroid autonomy results from the polyclonal hyperplasia observed in SHP progressing toward monoclonal nodular proliferation, leading to nodular hyperplasia or parathyroid adenoma (or, exceptionally, carcinoma), with reduced expression of CaSR and vitamin D receptor. In patients under dialysis, the frontier between SHP and THP is a matter of debate. This review will focus on the pathophysiology of calcium, diagnosis, and management of hyperparathyroidism.

International audience; BACKGROUND: Sodium-23 magnetic resonance imaging ((23)Na MRI) allows non-invasive assessment of tissue sodium concentration ([Na(+)]). Age and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with increased tissue [Na(+)] in adults, but limited information is available pertaining to children and adolescents. We hypothesized that pediatric CKD is associated with altered tissue [Na(+)] compared to healthy controls. METHODS: This was a case-control exploratory study on healthy children and adults and pediatric CKD patients. Study participants underwent an investigational visit, blood/urine biochemistry, and leg (23)Na MRI for tissue [Na(+)] quantification (whole leg, skin, soleus muscle). CKD was stratified by etiology and patients' tissue [Na(+)] was compared against healthy controls by computing individual Z-scores. An absolute Z-score \textgreater 1.96 was deemed to deviate significantly from the mean of healthy controls. Pearson correlation was used to compute the associations between tissue [Na(+)] and kidney function. RESULTS: A total of 36 pediatric participants (17 healthy, 19 CKD) and 19 healthy adults completed the study. Healthy adults had significantly higher tissue [Na(+)] compared with pediatric groups; conversely, no significant differences were found between healthy children/adolescents and CKD patients. Four patients with glomerular disease and one kidney transplant recipient due to atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome had elevated whole-leg [Na(+)] Z-scores. Reduced whole-leg [Na(+)] Z-scores were found in two patients with tubular disorders (Fanconi syndrome, proximal-distal renal tubular acidosis). All tissue [Na(+)] measures were significantly associated with proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia. CONCLUSIONS: Depending on etiology, pediatric CKD was associated with either increased (glomerular disease) or reduced (tubular disorders) tissue [Na(+)] compared with healthy controls. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.

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Background Omega-3 fatty acids, including alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and derivatives, play a key role in the resolution of inflammation. Higher intake has been linked to decreased morbidity in several diseases, though effects on respiratory diseases like COPD are understudied. Methods The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), with a focus on dietary assessment, provides a unique opportunity to explore relationships between omega-3 intake and morbidity in respiratory diseases marked by inflammation in the United States (US) population. We investigated relationships between ALA or EPA + DHA intake and respiratory symptoms among US adults with COPD, as well as variation in relationships based on personal characteristics or exposures. Results Of 878 participants, mean age was 60.6 years, 48% were current smokers, and 68% completed high school. Omega-3 intake was, 1.71 ± 0.89 g (ALA), and 0.11 ± 0.21 g (EPA + DHA). Logistic regression models, adjusting for age, gender, race, body mass index, FEV1, education, smoking status, pack-years, total caloric intake, and omega-6 (linoleic acid, LA) intake demonstrated no primary associations between omega-3 intake and respiratory symptoms. Interaction terms were used to determine potential modification of relationships by personal characteristics (race, gender, education) or exposures (LA intake, smoking status), demonstrating that at lower levels of LA intake, increasing ALA intake was associated with reduced odds of chronic cough (pint = 0.015) and wheeze (pint = 0.037). EPA + DHA, but not ALA, was associated with reduced symptoms only among current smokers who did not complete high school. Conclusions Individual factors should be taken into consideration when studying the association of fatty acid intake on respiratory diseases, as differential responses may reveal susceptible subgroups. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12890-019-0852-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

International audience; BACKGROUND: The assessment of phosphate homeostasis in clinical practice relies on circulating phosphate levels but also on phosphate tubular reabsorption, ideally assessed using the Tubular maximum Phosphate Reabsorption per Glomerular Filtration Rate (TmP/GFR). TmP/GFR reference values were established before the onset of IDMS-standardized creatinine assays, and thus need to be updated. Our objective is to provide reference values for TmP/GFR from childhood to adulthood, using the gold-standard of GFR assessment and IDMS-standardized creatinine values. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed all the inulin and iohexol clearances (mGFR) performed in children and in adults screened for a living-donation in our unit since the beginning of IDMS-creatinine assays. TmP/GFR was calculated on a fasting sample, using the conventional formula without correction for TRP in subjects below 19 years of age. RESULTS: A total of 2051 subjects (1711 children, 340 adults), aged from 1.9 to 73.4 years with normal GFR, normal phosphate and normal calcium levels, was included for TmP/GFR analysis. As expected, there was a progressive decrease along puberty in both genders of plasma phosphate and TmP/GFR, the decrease occurring earlier in girls. After the age of 19, there was a stabilization of plasma phosphate and TmP/GFR levels until the age of 55, phosphate levels and TmP/GFR being slightly lower in men than in women. CONCLUSION: We present the largest cohort describing TmP/GFR reference values in the era of IDMS-standardized creatinine assays. We believe that these data will help physicians to better diagnose and manage patients with abnormal phosphate metabolism in daily clinical routine.