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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Hypocalcemia may develop in disorders associated with insufficient parathyroid hormone or vitamin D production or resistance to hormonal activities. Perturbations of calcium homeostasis can be caused by environmental factors or occur as a result of genetic mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor (as in type 1 autosomal dominant hypocalcemia), Gs α subunit (as in type 1A and 1B pseudohypoparathyroidism), vitamin D hydroxylase (as in type 1 vitamin D-dependent rickets , and calcitriol receptor (as in type 2 vitamin D-dependent rickets).
Pathophysiology
Physiology
The normal physiology of Hypocalcemia can be understood as follows:[1][2]
- The normal concentrations of calcium in the body is maintained within the narrow range and that is required for the optimal activity of the many extra- and intracellular processes that calcium regulates.
- Calcium transport within the blood is mainly via bound to plasma proteins such as albumin (45%), phosphate and citrate (15%) and ionized state (40%).
- Only the ionized form of calcium is active but most laboratories show report of total serum calcium concentrations.
- The normal concentration of calcium ranges between 8.5 and 10.5 mg/dL.
- The normal range of ionized calcium in the plasma is 4.65 to 5.25 mg/dL.
Pathogenesis
It is understood that hypocalcemia may result through any of the following mechanisms:
Vitamin D deficiency
- One of the common causes of hypocalcemia is underproduction of vitamin D.[3]
- The consequence of low serum calcium levels is an increase in serum PTH (to allow the calcium levels to return within normal range- mainly via increased release of calcium from bone tissue).
- Causes of vitamin D deficiency include:[4]
- Poor intake of vitamin D
- Malabsorption
- Reduced ultraviolet light exposure
- Decrease in 25-hydroxylation to convert vitamin D into 25-hydroxyvitamin D
- Decreased 1-hydroxylation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (primarily occurrs in the kidney- so chronic kidney disease is one of the causes of reduced active form of vitamin D and hence hypocalcemia)
Hypoalbuminemia
- When there is a fluctuation in serum protein concentrations, especially albumin, total calcium levels in the blood may change.[5][6]
- Whereas the levels of ionized calcium (free form) remains mostly constant, because it is hormonally regulated.
- In cases of hypoalbuminemia, total serum calcium levels may not accurately reflect the physiologically important ionized calcium concentration.
- Therefore, a correction may be required in order to arrive at the corrected calcium levels. (Corrected calcium = Measured calcium + 0.02 x [40 - Albumin])
Hormonal regulation
- Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D play an important role in regulating serum calcium.[7]
- Calcium auto-regulates its own serum levels via a calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) in the parathyroid gland to inhibit parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion and on a CaSR in the loop of Henle of the kidney to stimulate renal calcium excretion.[8][9][10][11]
- Whenever the serum ionized calcium decreases below normal (even in small amounts) PTH (parathyroid hormone) is secreted to aid in return of serum calcium levels within normal range. This is achieved by 3 major actions of PTH: [12][13][14][15]
- 1)PTH (parathyroid hormone) stimulation of calcium reabsorption in the distal tubule of the kidney results in decreased urinary calcium excretion by the kidney.[16]
- 2)PTH (parathyroid hormone) increases renal production of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D which is also called as calcitriol which in turn increases the intestinal calcium absorption.[17]
- 3)PTH (parathyroid hormone) increases bone resorption which in turn increases the serum calcium levels.[18]
- When PTH secretion is insufficient hypokalemia may occur, which is classically seen in hypoparathyroidism.
Magnesium
- Hypocalcemia can be caused by both hypomagnesemia or by severe hypermagnesemia.[19][20]
- Magnesium depletion can lead to hypocalcemia by increasing parathyroid hormone (PTH) resistance.
- Parathyroid hormone (PTH) resistance occurs especially when serum magnesium concentrations fall below 0.8 mEq/L.
- In this patients hypocalcemia can be corrected by only correcting magnesium levels and by not giving calcium.
- Hypomagnesemia can be caused mostly by[21][22]
- Malabsorption
- Chronic alcoholism
- Cisplatin when combined with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin
- Diuretics
- Aminoglycosides
Acid-base disturbances
Alkalosis
- In alkalosis, hydrogen ions dissociate from the negatively charged albumin, which allows for increased calcium binding and leads to a decreased concentration of free calcium.
- For an increase in pH of 0.1 unit, there is an approximately 0.05 mmol/L (0.1 mEq/L) fall in the serum level of ionized calcium.
Respiratory alkalosis
- Reduced ionized calcium concentration and hypocapnia associated with hyperventilation may contribute to symptoms of vasoconstriction including lightheadedness, fainting, and paresthesia.
Globulin binding
- Calcium binding to globulin is relatively small (1.0 g of globulin binds 0.2–0.3 mg of calcium) and generally does not influence the total serum calcium concentration.[23]
Autoimmune
- Hypoparathyroidism which is acquired but not related to any surgery is most often an autoimmune disease.[24]
- Autoimmune destruction of parathyroid glands results in permanent hypoparathyroidism .
Genetics
The development of hypocalcemia is the result of genetic mutations such as
- Mutations in the transcription factor glial-cell missing B (GCMB).
- Mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor, results in autosomal dominant hypocalcemia (ADH).which is of 2 types[25][26][27]
- Type 1: Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia (ADH) 1 is due to activating mutation in the CaSR.[28][29][30][31]
- Type 2: Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia (ADH) 2 is due to activating mutation in the guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha 11 gene(GNA11).[32][33]
- This mutation leads to downstream CaSR signaling.
References
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