Evaluation of 25‐hydroxy‐vitamin D and parathyroid hormone in Callithrix penicillata primates living in their natural habitat in Brazil

• DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12021
• Publication Date: 2012-10-18T19:42:02Z
• Authors: Danilo Simonini T...; Yanna Karla M. No...; Carlos Enrique Ur...; Lenora Gandolfi; Riccardo Pratesi; Luiz Claudio G. C...
• Keywords: Male; 0301 basic medicine; 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; Parathyroid Hormone; Animals; Calcium; Callithrix; Female; Vitamin D; Brazil; Ecosystem

Abstract Background Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone with important roles in the control of bone and mineral metabolism vertebrates maintenance systemic homeostasis. This study aimed (i) to evaluate serum concentrations 25‐hydroxy‐vitamin levels [25( OH ) ], parathyroid ( PTH ionized calcium (i C a) wild allithrix penicillata (black‐tufted marmosets) (ii) propose reference ranges for those analytes free‐living marmosets. Methods Blood samples were collected from 15 animals analyzed 25( , i a. Reference values calculated following standard analytical criteria. Results The observed mean (±standard deviation) 61.7 (±20.8) ng/ml; 275.2 (±34.1) pg/ml; ai 4.0 (±0.6) mg/dl. Conclusions For marmosets, proposed physiological range 20.1–103.3 ng/ml 207.0–343.3 pg/dl, confidence interval 95%.