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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 86, No. 5 2328
Copyright © 2001 by The Endocrine Society

Letters to the Editor

Vitamin D Receptor Status in Parathyroid Adenomasc

D. Sudhaker Rao

A. Michael Parfitt

Bone and Mineral Metabolism Henry Ford Health System Detroit, Michigan 48202-2689
Division of Endocrinology University of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199

To the editor:

We are pleased to learn that our initial finding of loss of vitamin D receptor in parathyroid adenomas by immunohistochemistry (1, 2) has now been confirmed by independent investigators looking at vitamin D receptor messenger RNA (3).

They cite our study showing the inverse relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and parathyroid gland weight (4). However, they misquoted our findings. We found no correlation between serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels and parathyroid gland weight.

Footnotes

c Received June 28, 2000. Address correspondence to: D. Sudhaker Rao, M.D., Bone and Mineral Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Room E-1607, Detroit, Michigan 48202-2689.

References

  1. Rao D, Han Z-H, Phillips E, Palnitkar S, Parfitt A. 1997 Loss of calcitriol receptor expression in parathyroid adenomas: implications for pathogenesis (Abstract). J Bone Miner Res. 12:S107.
  2. Rao D, Han Z-H, Phillips E, Palnitkar S, Parfitt A. 2000 Reduced vitamin D receptor expression in parathyroid adenomas: implications for pathogenesis. Clin Endocrinol 53:373–381.
  3. Carling T, Rastad J, Szabo E, Westin G, Akerstrom G. 2000 Reduced parathyroid vitamin D receptor messenger ribonucleic acid levels in primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 85:2000–2003.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  4. Rao D, Honasoge M, Divine G, et al. 2000 Effect of vitamin D nutrition on parathyroid adenoma weight: pathogenetic and clinical implications. J Clin Endocrinol Metab,85 :1054–1058.




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