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
Role of the interleukin-6/interleukin-6 soluble receptor cytokine system in mediating increased skeletal sensitivity to parathyroid hormone in perimenopausal women.
Insogna K, Mitnick M, Pascarella J, Nakchbandi I, Grey A, Masiukiewicz U. Role of the interleukin-6/interleukin-6 soluble receptor cytokine system in mediating increased skeletal sensitivity to parathyroid hormone in perimenopausal women. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2002, 17 Suppl 2: n108-16. PMID: 12412787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBone and BonesBone ResorptionCollagenCollagen Type ICytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEstrogensFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHyperparathyroidismInterleukin-6MenopauseMiceMiddle AgedOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalParathyroid HormonePeptidesPostmenopausePredictive Value of TestsPremenopauseReceptors, Interleukin-6Reference ValuesRetrospective StudiesConceptsIL-6/ILInterleukin-6Skeletal sensitivityPerimenopausal periodPrimary hyperparathyroidismPerimenopausal womenCytokine systemInterleukin-6 soluble receptorSerum IL-6 valuesEstrogen-deficient stateUrine N-telopeptideInterleukin-6/interleukinAction of PTHGroup of patientsIL-6 valuesSerum IL-6/ILEstrogen modulatesIL-6sRIL-6sR.Perimenopausal groupUrine NTXPremenopausal womenSkeletal complicationsCytokine profileExaggerated releaseCirculating 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 studiesTertileGroupEvidence that the IL-6/IL-6 Soluble Receptor Cytokine System Plays a Role in the Increased Skeletal Sensitivity to PTH in Estrogen-Deficient Women
Masiukiewicz US, Mitnick M, Gulanski BI, Insogna KL. Evidence that the IL-6/IL-6 Soluble Receptor Cytokine System Plays a Role in the Increased Skeletal Sensitivity to PTH in Estrogen-Deficient Women. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2002, 87: 2892-2898. PMID: 12050269, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.6.8577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen-deficient womenIL-6/ILSkeletal sensitivityIL-6IL-6sREstrogen deficiencyCytokine systemIL-6 soluble receptorUrine N-telopeptideAction of PTHPrevious animal studiesNTx excretionPTH infusionPostmenopausal womenSerum calciumN-telopeptideCytokine productionTNF-alphaExaggerated increaseIL-1betaHormonal statusBaseline valuesSoluble receptorAnimal studiesColony-stimulating factor-1
2001
Parathyroid hormone induces hepatic production of bioactive interleukin-6 and its soluble receptor
Mitnick M, Grey A, Masiukiewicz U, Bartkiewicz M, Rios-Velez L, Friedman S, Xu L, Horowitz M, Insogna K. Parathyroid hormone induces hepatic production of bioactive interleukin-6 and its soluble receptor. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2001, 280: e405-e412. PMID: 11171594, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2001.280.3.e405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterleukin-6IL-6sRParathyroid hormoneSoluble receptorBioactive interleukin-6Hepatic IL-6 productionBioactive IL-6IL-6 productionType 1 receptorHepatic stellate cellsDose-dependent productionIsolated rat liverHepatic endothelial cellsIL-6sR.Serum levelsBone resorptionHepatic productionEndocrine effectsKupffer cellsStellate cellsPTHImportant mediatorEndothelial cellsLiverHormone