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ArticleJournal of bone metabolism2016

Serum Sclerostin Levels in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Their Association with Bone Turnover Markers and Bone Mineral Densitometry.

Abdulrahman Y Almansouri, Mohammed E Abdulfatah, Omar H Baaqil, Alaa A Bakheet, Sarah A Turki, Mamdouh M Kotb, Alaa Althubaiti, Majed M Almaghrabi, Abdulrahman M Althubaiti, Badr M Madani and 1 more

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Article in Journal of bone metabolism, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdulrahman Y AlmansouriCenter of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed E AbdulfatahCenter of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Omar H BaaqilCenter of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Alaa A BakheetCenter of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sarah A TurkiCenter of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mamdouh M KotbDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Alaa AlthubaitiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Majed M AlmaghrabiDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman M AlthubaitiCenter of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Badr M MadaniCenter of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ali S M JawadDepartment of Rheumatology, Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
King Abdulaziz University · SAKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SARoyal London Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of the study was to compare serum sclerostin levels in human im-munodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and healthy controls, and to evaluate their relationship with bone turnover markers (BTM) and bone mineral density (BMD).

methodsWe prospectively studied 33 HIV treatment-naive patients and 63 healthy individuals; matched for age and sex. Serum sclerostin levels, BTM, BMD were measured. Viral load and cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) levels were also assessed in HIV-infected patients.

resultsThe mean±standard deviation (SD) age of sample was 37.6±10.3 years (range, 19 to 59 years). Of the 96 subjects, 58 (60.4%) were male and 38 (39.6%) were female. Infection with HIV is associated with significant reduction in serum sclerostin levels (HIV-infected: 39.4±28.3 vs. non HIV: 76.6±15.7 pmol/L; P<0.001) and a decrease in BMD at femoral neck and lumbar spine compared to healthy controls. Sclerostin however was not correlated with BMD and was not related to age, generally a strong correlation. There were no significant correlations between sclerostin and BTM (P>0.05).

conclusionsThese findings suggest that untreated HIV and the resulting immune deficiency and/or systemic inflammation could be an important regulator of serum sclerostin in this population.

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GlycoproteinsHIVOsteoporosisSaudi Arabia

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