Endocrine Abstracts

Background and methods: The HORIZON-PFT is a multinational, 3-year, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the potential of once-yearly zoledronic acid (ZOL) 5 mg, infused over 15 minutes, to decrease risk of fracture in 7736 postmenopausal osteoporotic women 65–89 years of age.Results: Treatment with ZOL 5 mg resulted in significant relative risk reductions in morphometric vertebral fracture of 70% vs PBO (3.8% vs 12.8%; 95% ...

Several studies demonstrated that IGFs stimulate aromatase activity in ovary but no data on bone are available. In the present study the role of IGF system components on aromatase action has been characterized during osteogenic differentiation in a model of rat tibial osteoblasts. At confluence (day 0) cells have been transferred to differentiating medium supplemented with 1% FCS and delta4androstenedion with or without IGF-II 3 nM, IGFBP-2 1 nM and IGFBP-3 1 nM. Cells have be...

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) may occur sporadically or within MEN syndromes. It is classically thought that PHPT in MEN occurs at earlier ages than sporadic PHPT without significant differences in clinical and biochemical presentation. The aim of the study was to compare clinical and biochemical parameters between sporadic PHPT and MEN1 patients. The study included 41 genetically diagnosed MEN1 patients (14M, 27F) and 88 sporadic PHPT patients (24M, 64F) matched for age ...

Vertebral morphometric X-ray absorptiometry (MXA) is a new tool developed to evaluate the presence of vertebral deformities. Low dose of radiation, fan-beam and the centerline scan technique are believes more advantageous than the classic morphometry using conventional lateral radiograms. We assessed the prevalence of vertebral fractures by MXA in adult population of &Lstrok;ód&zacute; region as a part of Polish population studied in EPOLOS epidemiological study.<p cl...

Adult GHD patients may have reduced BMD, which is thought to be reverted by long-term rhGH replacement therapy. We have recently reported high prevalence of vertebral osteoporotic deformities in untreated adult GHD patients. Gonadal status is the main determinant of bone loss in patients with primary form of osteoporosis.In this cross-sectional study, we investigated whether the prevalence and degree of spinal deformities in adults with treated or untrea...

We investigated calcium and bone metabolism in a group of 123 institutionalized volunteers between 60 and 98 years old, 73 females and 50 males. 25OH-D3 was measured by an indoor RIA technique. 1.25(OH)2D3 was measured by HPLC, serum calcium by photocolorimetry, bone alkaline phosphatase by immunoenzymatic technique, whereas serum PTH and urinary deoxypyridinoline (DPD) were measured by IRMA. Almost all volunteers (92.6%) had low 25OH-D3</...

Vitamin K is known as a critical cofactor in blood coagulation and bone homeostasis by helping the function of vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase. We have recently shown that vitamin K2, one of the natural vitamin Ks, has a novel function to regulate the transcription of extracellular matrix-related genes in osteoblastic cells and increase collagen accumulation by activating the steroid and xenobiotic receptor, SXR. In the present study, we searched for novel vitamin K targ...