2007
The Role of the Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand/Osteoprotegerin Cytokine System in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Nakchbandi IA, Lang R, Kinder B, Insogna KL. The Role of the Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand/Osteoprotegerin Cytokine System in Primary Hyperparathyroidism. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2007, 93: 967-973. PMID: 18073309, PMCID: PMC2266956, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear factor-kappaB ligandPrimary hyperparathyroidismBone lossReceptor activatorTotal femurIL-6Bone resorptionIL-6 soluble receptorMild primary hyperparathyroidismBone mineral densitySoluble receptor activatorMechanism of actionIL-6sRSRANKL levelsSerum levelsBone turnoverMineral densityCytokine systemSoluble receptorHyperparathyroidismNormal rangeSkeletal responsivenessBiochemical markersPatientsGreater risk
2002
Circulating Levels of Interleukin-6 Soluble Receptor Predict Rates of Bone Loss in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Nakchbandi IA, Mitnick MA, Lang R, Gundberg C, Kinder B, Insogna K. Circulating Levels of Interleukin-6 Soluble Receptor Predict Rates of Bone Loss in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2002, 87: 4946-4951. PMID: 12414855, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2001-011814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone lossIL-6sRTotal femurIL-6IL-6 soluble receptorPrimary hyperparathyroidism resultsYearly bone lossSubset of patientsUntreated hyperparathyroidismDisease activityPrimary hyperparathyroidismUpper tertileCytokine axisHyperparathyroidismSoluble receptorPatientsBiochemical markersClassical biochemical markersWhole groupFemurPredict rateGreater rateRecent studiesTertileGroupTreatment of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in Long‐term Renal Transplant Patients with Alendronate
Cruz DN, Brickel HM, Wysolmerski JJ, Gundberg CG, Simpson CA, Kliger AS, Lorber MI, Basadonna GP, Friedman AL, Insogna KL, Bia MJ. Treatment of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in Long‐term Renal Transplant Patients with Alendronate. American Journal Of Transplantation 2002, 2: 62-67. PMID: 12095058, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.020111.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityHigh bone turnoverRenal transplant patientsBone lossBone turnoverTransplant patientsTotal femurLumbar spineLong-term renal transplant patientsLong-term renal transplant recipientsBiochemical markersBiochemical parametersGood renal functionGroup A patientsRenal transplant recipientsBone turnover markersRegional bone mineral densityTreatment of osteoporosisSerum alkaline phosphataseFirst yearBisphosphonate therapyTransplant recipientsAlendronate therapyRenal functionA patients