ISSN:
1432-0827
Keywords:
Key words: N-terminal osteocalcin — Heterogeneity — Paget's disease — Bone turnover — Pre- and postmenopause.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract. An osteocalcin (OC) nitrogen (N)-terminal sandwich enzyme immunoassay that employs anit-N-20 (amino acids 1–20) polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies has been developed. This assay has demonstrated the existence of a heterogeneity in the OC N-terminal fragments observed in the serum of a patient with Paget's disease and a normal child. The elevation of the serum OC N-terminal value that occurs in Paget's disease was considered to be comparable to the serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) elevations that also occur. The size of the peaks corresponding to N-terminal OC fragments in Paget's serum decreased 3 months after bisphosphonate treatment. Serum levels of OC N-terminals, and other biochemical indices, were determined for 67 premenopausal and 181 postmenopausal Japanese women. Serum OC N-terminal levels increased significantly (41.2%) in postmenopausal women compared with age-matched premenopausal women. These results strongly suggest that serum OC N-terminal levels reflect bone turnover rates when bone resorption is dominant.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002239900558
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