CKD leads to disturbances in multiple interrelated hormones that regulate bone and mineral metabolism. The renal handling of mineral metabolism hormones in humans is incompletely understood. We determined the single-pass renal clearance of parathyroid hormone, fibroblast growth factor 23, vitamin D metabolites, and phosphate from paired blood samples collected from the abdominal aorta and renal vein in 17 participants undergoing simultaneous right and left heart catheterization and estimated associations of eGFR with the renal elimination of metabolites. The mean age 6SD of the study population was 71.4610.0 years and 11 participants (65%) were male. We found a relatively large mean6SD single-pass renal extraction of parathyroid hormone (44.2%610.3%) that exceeded the extraction of creatinine (22.1%67.9%). The proportionate renal extraction of parathyroid hormone correlated with eGFR. The renal extraction of fibroblast growth factor 23 was, on average, lower than that of parathyroid hormone with greater variability across individuals (17.1%619.5%). There were no differences in the mean concentrations of vitamin D metabolites across the renal vein and artery. In summary, we demonstrate substantial single-pass renal extraction of parathyroid hormone at a rate that exceeds glomerular filtration. Impaired renal clearance of parathyroid hormone may contribute to secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD. Known causes of these hormonal changes include alterations in circulating calcium and phosphate concentrations and inadequate production of 1,25(OH) 2 D and klotho by the failing kidneys.The renal handling of mineral metabolism hormones in humans is incompletely understood. Older studies using early PTH antibodies suggested renal clearance of PTH via peritubular uptake and, to a lesser extent, glomerular filtration. Some experimental studies also indicate that impaired degradation of PTH contributes to the high circulating levels of PTH in CKD. [4][5][6] FGF23 is produced in bone and cleaved in the circulation; however, little is known about the renal clearance of FGF23. It is possible that reduced renal clearance of mineral metabolism hormones contributes to their accumulation in CKD.To understand how the human kidney modulates circulating biomarkers of mineral metabolism, we determined the single-pass renal clearance of PTH, FGF23, vitamin D metabolites, and phosphate from paired blood samples collected from the abdominal aorta and renal vein among patients undergoing left and right heart catheterization.
RESULTSThe mean age of the study population was 71610 years; 11 participants (65%) were male. There were seven participants who were using vitamin D supplements; none of the study participants used calcitriol (Table 1 The single-pass renal elimination of creatinine was 22.167.9% (Table 2). The mean concentrations of PTH, FGF23, and phosphate were significantly lower in the renal vein compared with the renal artery. The mean concentration of