Bone Abstracts

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 ...