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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes2014

Trajectories of Bone Remodeling Markers and Bone Mineral Density during Treatment with Strontium Ranelate in Postmenopausal Women Previously Treated with Bisphosphonates.

Helisane Lima, Juliana Maia, Francisco Bandeira

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Article in Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Helisane LimaDivision of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Agamenon Magalhães Hospital, Ministry of Health, University of Pernambuco, Medical School, Recife, Brazil.
Juliana MaiaDivision of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Agamenon Magalhães Hospital, Ministry of Health, University of Pernambuco, Medical School, Recife, Brazil.
Francisco BandeiraDivision of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Agamenon Magalhães Hospital, Ministry of Health, University of Pernambuco, Medical School, Recife, Brazil.
Hospital de Magalhães Lemos · PT

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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the responses of C-terminal telopeptide (CTX) and serum osteocalcin after the first 4 months of treatment with strontium ranelate (SR) and demonstrate their association with long-term bone density changes. SUBJECTS AND

methodsA sample of 13 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis was analyzed (mean age 65 ± 7.7 years), who were treated with SR for an average of 2.56 ± 0.86 years. All patients had undergone previous treatment with bisphosphonates for an average period of 4.88 ± 2.27 years. Serum CTX and osteocalcin levels were determined before and after four months of treatment with SR. Bone mineral density in the lumbar spine and femoral neck were obtained before and after treatment with SR.

resultsWe observed an average increase of 53.7% in the CTX levels, and 30.7% in the osteocalcin levels. The increase in bone markers was associated with a mean 4.8% increase in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) from 0.820 to 0.860 g/cm(2) (T-score from -2.67 to -1.92; P = 0.001), after 2.5 years of treatment with SR.

conclusionThese data suggest an anabolic effect of SR on postmenopausal women who were previously treated with long-term bisphosphonates.

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bisphosphonatesCTXosteocalcinosteoporosisstrontium ranelate

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