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
2001
PARAMETERS OF HIGH BONE-TURNOVER PREDICT BONE LOSS IN RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY1,2
Cruz D, Wysolmerski J, Brickel H, Gundberg C, Simpson C, Mitnick M, Kliger A, Lorber M, Basadonna G, Friedman A, Insogna K, Bia M. PARAMETERS OF HIGH BONE-TURNOVER PREDICT BONE LOSS IN RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY1,2. Transplantation 2001, 72: 83-88. PMID: 11468539, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200107150-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityPosttransplant bone lossRenal transplant recipientsLong-term renal transplant recipientsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryRenal transplant patientsBone lossTransplant recipientsBone resorptionBiochemical markersTransplant patientsLumbar spineLong-term renal transplant patientsEnergy X-ray absorptiometryAccelerated bone resorptionElevated urinary levelsUse of cyclosporineElevated biochemical markersPrevious cross-sectional studiesCross-sectional studyX-ray absorptiometryStable bone massPostrenal transplantationAntiresorptive therapyKidney transplantation
1999
A Role for Interleukin-6 in Parathyroid Hormone-Induced Bone Resorption in Vivo
Grey A, Mitnick M, Masiukiewicz U, Sun B, Rudikoff S, Jilka R, Manolagas S, Insogna K. A Role for Interleukin-6 in Parathyroid Hormone-Induced Bone Resorption in Vivo. Endocrinology 1999, 140: 4683-4690. PMID: 10499526, DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.10.7036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid hormoneInterleukin-6Bone resorptionBiochemical markersPTH infusionEffect of PTHIL-6 productionCytokine interleukin-6Bone-resorbing cellsRelease of calciumPrimary hyperparathyroidismSerum levelsOsteoblastic cellsParacrine agentsCalcium homeostasisExperimental animalsPermissive roleChronic deficiencyResorptionImportant mediatorSystemic levelsBone formationRegulatory effectsInfusionMarkersA Role for Interleukin-6 in Parathyroid Hormone-Induced Bone Resorption in Vivo1
Grey A, Mitnick M, Masiukiewicz U, Sun B, Rudikoff S, Jilka R, Manolagas S, Insogna K. A Role for Interleukin-6 in Parathyroid Hormone-Induced Bone Resorption in Vivo1. Endocrinology 1999, 140: 4683-4690. DOI: 10.1210/en.140.10.4683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiochemical markers of bone resorptionMarkers of bone resorptionPTH-induced bone resorptionParathyroid hormoneBone resorptionInterleukin-6Biochemical markersPTH infusionResponse to PTH infusionCirculating levels of interleukin-6Action of PTH in vivoMarkers of bone formationResponse to PTHEffect of parathyroid hormoneLevels of interleukin-6Neutralization of interleukin-6Associated with markedly lower levelsParathyroid hormone-induced bone resorptionPTH in vivoBone resorbing actionPTH-induced changesRelease of calciumInterleukin-6 productionCytokine interleukin-6Paracrine factor(s
1996
Circulating levels of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha are elevated in primary hyperparathyroidism and correlate with markers of bone resorption--a clinical research center study
Grey A, Mitnick MA, Shapses S, Ellison A, Gundberg C, Insogna K. Circulating levels of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha are elevated in primary hyperparathyroidism and correlate with markers of bone resorption--a clinical research center study. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1996, 81: 3450-3454. PMID: 8855783, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.81.10.8855783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary hyperparathyroidismUntreated primary hyperparathyroidismSerum type ITumor necrosisInterleukin-6Bone resorptionSerum levelsBiochemical markersSerum deoxypyridinolineUrinary deoxypyridinolineUrinary pyridinolineBone lossCarboxyterminal telopeptideSoluble receptorClinical research center studyControl valuesNormal parathyroid functionSuccessful surgical treatmentBone-resorbing cytokinesInterleukin-1 betaType IIntact PTHParathyroid functionSurgical treatmentCenter study