Bone mineral density and calcium regulating hormones in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis).
Bone mineral density and calcium regulating hormones in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis).
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炎症性肠病(克罗恩病和溃疡性结肠炎)患者的骨矿物质密度和钙调节激素。
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2009
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Reinhard Ziegler
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S. Scharla;Helmut W. Minne;U. Lempert;G. Leidig;M. Hauber;R. Raedsch;Reinhard Ziegler
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) is associated with decreased bone mineral density and increased risk of osteoporosis. However, the pathogenesis of this bone loss is not yet fully understood. In the present study we measured lumbar bone mineral density (by dual photon absorptiometry), serum levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D metabolites, and serum markers of bone turnover (alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin) in 15 patients with Crohn's disease and in 4 patients with ulcerative colitis. The median duration of the disease was 4 years and the median lifetime steroid dose was 10g of prednisone. We compared our results to a control group of 19 normal persons, who were matched for age and sex to the patients. We found that lumbar bone density was reduced by 11% in patients compared with control persons (Z-score -0.6 +/- 0.6 versus -0.1 +/- 0.8; p < 0.05). In patients, the serum levels of PTH, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, and calcitriol (1,25(OH)2D3) were significantly reduced compared with control persons. Serum alkaline phosphatase activity (AP) was significantly higher in the patients and was inversely related to lumbar bone density. Osteocalcin values were not different between patients and control persons. There was also no difference in serum levels of calcium between the two groups, whereas phosphorus levels were higher in patients. We conclude that malabsorption of calcium was not a primary cause of bone loss in our patients, because we did not find secondary hyperparathyroidism. Accordingly, we did not find a severe vitamin D deficiency, since 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels were within the normal range.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)