Low Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis with Bisphosphonates Treatment
Keywords:
Bisphosphonates, Osteoporosis, Low bone turnoverAbstract
Low bone turnover in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis with bisphosphonates treatment Bisphosphonates have been widely used and recommended for prevention and treatment of Postmenopausal osteoporosis. They inhibited osteoclast function and promoted osteoclast apoptosis. The inhibition of bone resorption produced a net increase in bone mass in the first or second year of bisphosphonates use. Afterthat, bone cells signal to one another to maintain appropriate resorptionformation coupling. The rate of bone formation eventually decreased to equal that of resorption, leading to an overall reduction in bone turnover. Several reports concerned about oversuppression of bone turnover during long-term use of bisphosphonates might impact to bone fragility. A retrospective descriptive study was done in patients who have continuous treatment with bisphosphonates to determine duration of treatment and low bone turnover status by interpreted bone markers : Beta Crosslaps (CTx), Osteocalcin (OC), Procollagen type I propeptides (PINP) compared with below 1 SD of the mean of healthy premenopausal women. 116 patients were included, age 66.2±9.7 years, body mass index (BMI) 24.0± 4.1 kg/m2. 83 patients were found to have low bone turnover status. The level of bone markers was CTx: 0.07±0.04 ng/ml, OC 6.65±2.56 ng/ml, PINP 12.42±4.07 ng/ml with duration of treatment 20.02±8.23 months. In conclusion, the result showed 71.55% of patients who have continuous treatment with bisphosphonates had low bone turnover status, which 45.78% was found in the treatment duration of 9-17 months.
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