Bone Abstracts

Aim: Aim of our study was to investigate the serum adiponectin, leptin, and osteoprotegerin (OPG) levels and its expressions in the adipose tissue, and their relationships with bone metabolism and in patients with severe C chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Materials and methods: Serum leptin, adiponectin, OPG, the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand (RANKL), and bone turnover markers (osteocalcin and type 1 collagen C-telopeptide (C...

Aim: To assess the relationships of serum osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor-activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) superfamily with bone composition in end-stage COPD.Methods: Body and bone composition, serum OPG, RANKL, TNF-α and its receptors (sTNFR I, sTNFR II), TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (sTRAIL) levels were measured in 48 men end-stage COPD accepted for lung transplantation, and ...

Aim: To assess the relationships of serum osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor-activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) superfamily with bone composition in end-stage COPD.Methods: Body and bone composition, serum OPG, RANKL, TNF-α and its receptors (sTNFR I, sTNFR II), TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (sTRAIL) levels were measured in 48 men end-stage COPD accepted for lung transplantation, and ...

Objective: To determine associations between the adipokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and its receptors sTNFR I, II, leptin, adiponectin, resistin, ghrelin, pulmonary function testing, bone mineral density (BMD) and nutritive status in severe COPD.Materials and methods: We determined BMD, serum adipokine and ghrelin in 48 patients with severe COPD and and 52 age and sex matched controls.Bone density at lumbar spine ...