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
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