Elkatonin je derivat kalcitonina, ki se pretvori iz kalcitonina jegulje s spremembo S-S vezi v stabilno C-N vez. Zavira absorpcijo in avtolizo kosti, kar vodi do znižanja kalcija v krvi. Poleg tega, zavira raztapljanje in prenos kostnih soli ter pospešuje izločanje kalcija in fosforja z urinom. medtem, zavira reabsorpcijo kalcija v ledvičnih tubulih, phosphorus and sodium and keeps blood calcium at normal level. It is mainly used for remitting or eliminating the pain caused by Osteoporosis.
Calcitonin can be used as a drug to treat calcium and phosphorus metabolic disorders, and can be used to treat hypercalcemia, osteitis deformation, osteoporosis, hyperphosphatemia, ulcer disease, as well as the diagnosis of thyroid myelocellular carcinoma and lung cancer. Neurodystrophy and calcium, phosphorus metabolic disorders such as hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, ulcer disease, acute pancreatitis. It is also used to diagnose thyroid and medullary cell carcinoma and lung cancer.
