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Intact serum parathyroid hormone levels increase during running exercise in well-trained men

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The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of exercise on the serum concentrations of intact parathyroid hormone (PTH). Serum PTH and plasma lactate were measured in 15 well-trained men, 9 long-distance runners and 6 fire-fighters, during two running exercises. Test one consisted of 40-minute treadmill running with a stepwise increased load and test two consisted of 50-minute treadmill running with a constant velocity. When the load was step-wise increased, the PTH concentrations increased moderately at the slower running paces but reached a final value that was about 50% higher than the starting value. This rise occurred despite a concomitant increase of total serum calcium from 2.38±0.06 to 2.49±0.05 mmol/liter (P<0.01). During the constant running exercise, the long-distance runners, but not the fire-fighters, displayed a significant increase in PTH concentrations although the rise in total serum calcium was similar in both groups. There was a weak correlation between the changes in PTH and lactate in both exercises. The findings demonstrate that both high and low intensity exercise enhance release of PTH in long-distance runners through a mechanism that does not involve serum calcium. This relationship might be of importance for bone mass in men performing long-distance training.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, S-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden

    H. Salvesen, A. G. Johansson, K. Piehl-Aulin & S. Ljunghall

  2. Department of Clinical Physiology, University Hospital, S-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden

    P. Foxdal

  3. Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, S-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden

    L. Wide

  4. University College, Falun/Borlänge, S-791 31, Falun, Sweden

    K. Piehl-Aulin

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Salvesen, H., Johansson, A.G., Foxdal, P. et al. Intact serum parathyroid hormone levels increase during running exercise in well-trained men. Calcif Tissue Int 54, 256–261 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00295947

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