›› 2013, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (8): 685-689.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2013.08.008

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The analysis of related bone metabolism indicators in postmenopausal osteoporosis

YANG Lishun,YUAN Haisheng,SHEN Xingya,KANG Jianhua,WANG Aiyun.   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beichen Chinese Medicine Hospital, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Tianjin 300400,China
  • Received:2013-08-30 Revised:2013-08-30 Online:2013-08-30 Published:2013-08-30

Abstract: Objective To observe the changes of the main factor for regulating osteoclast activity and bone resorption and bone formation markers in vivo of patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis(PMOP), and provide the reference for clinical early prevention of osteoporosis. Methods The levels of serum osteoprotegerin(OPG),nuclear factor-k beta receptor activator ligand(RANKL),bone alkaline phosphatase(BAP),serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase(TRACP)-5b,estradiol (E2), plasma homocysteine(Hcy) were determined in 38 patients with PMOP, 50 patients with bone mass reducing and 94 subjects with normal bone mass(control group). Partial correlation analysis was used for some of the indicators excluding age and E2. Independent risk factor analysis and binary Logistic regression analysis were used for all indicators. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve evaluation was used for the diagnosis accuracy. Results A statistical significance in E2,Hcy,OPG,RANKL,TRACP-5b and BAP levels was observed in patient groups and control group(P<0.05, P<0.01, P<0.001). BAP levels of PMOP group were higher than those of bone mass reducing and control groups(P<0.001). However, E2 levels were lower than those of bone mass reducing group(P<0.001) and control group(P<0.05). There was no significant difference in E2 and BAP levels between bone mass reducing group and control group(P>0.05). There was a negative correlation between E2 level with TRACP-5b level(r=-0.198, P=0.007)and BAP level (r=-0.157, P=0.035) excluding age. Excluding age and E2, there was a positive correlation between Hcy with RANKL, TRACP-5b and BAP(r=0.368, P<0.001; r=0.193, P=0.009 and r=0.224, P=0.002) and a negative correlation between Hcy with OPG(r=-0.330, P<0.001). There was a negative correlation between OPG and TRACP-5b(r=-0.458, P=0.008), and there was a positive correlation between RANKL and BAP (r=0.228, P=0.044), excluding age and E2. The areas under the ROC curve of E2, Hcy, OPG, RANKL, TRACP-5b and BAP for the diagnosis of osteoporosis were 0.819, 0.686, 0.803, 0.776, 0.731 and 0.719, respectively. The Logistic regression analysis showed that E2, OPG, TRACP-5b and Hcy had evident effect to osteoporosis excluding age, which the odd ratios(OR) were 0.901, 0.046, 4.165 and 9.112, respectively. Conclusions TRACP-5b, Hcy and BAP are better for the diagnosis of osteoporosis, and they can be used as the reference for the clinical early prevention of PMOP.

Key words: Osteoprotegerin, Nuclear factor-k beta receptor activator ligand, Bone alkaline phosphatase, Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, Estradiol, Homocysteine, Bone metabolism, Postmenopausal osteoporosis

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