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Fan HC, Wang SY, Peng YJ, Lee HS. Valproic Acid Impacts the Growth of Growth Plate Chondrocytes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E3675. [PMID: 32456093 PMCID: PMC7277424 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17103675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A range of bone abnormalities including short stature have been reported to be associated with the use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in children. Exactly how AEDs impact skeletal growth, however, is not clear. In the present study, rat growth plate chondrocytes were cultured to study the effects of AEDs, including valproic acid (VPA), oxcarbazepine (OXA), levetiracetam (LEV), lamotrigine (LTG), and topiramate (TPM) on the skeletal growth. VPA markedly reduced the number of chondrocytes by apoptosiswhile other AEDs had no effect. The apoptosis associated noncleaved and cleaved caspase 3, and caspases were increased by exposure to VPA, which up-regulated cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) mRNA and protein levels likely through histone acetylation. The COX-2 inhibitor NS-398 attenuated the effects of VPA up-regulating COX-2 expression and decreased VPA-induced caspase 3 expression. The use of VPA in children should be closely monitored or replaced, where appropriate, by AEDs which do not apparently affect the growth plate chondrocytes.
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- Hueng-Chuen Fan
- Department of Pediatrics, Tungs’ Taichung Metroharbor Hospital, Taichung 435, Taiwan;
- Department of Medical Research, Tungs’ Taichung Metroharbor Hospital, Taichung 435, Taiwan
- Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli 35053, Taiwan
- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan; (S.-Y.W.); (Y.-J.P.)
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81362, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan; (S.-Y.W.); (Y.-J.P.)
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- Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan; (S.-Y.W.); (Y.-J.P.)
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81362, Taiwan
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Serin HM, Koç ZP, Temelli B, Esen İ. The bone mineral content alterations in pediatric patients medicated with levetiracetam, valproic acid, and carbamazepine. Epilepsy Behav 2015; 51:221-4. [PMID: 26298867 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AIM The negative effect of antiepileptic drugs on bone health has been previously documented. However, which antiepileptic drug is safer in regard to bone health is still questionable. Our aims were to investigate the bone mineral density alterations in pediatric patients who receive antiepileptic medication for a minimum of two years and to compare the results of these drugs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-nine patients (32 males, 27 females; mean age: 8.6±4.6years) and a control group (13 males, 7 females; mean age: 7.6±3.3years) were included in the study. The patients were receiving necessarily the same antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for at least two years, and none of the patients had mental retardation or cerebral palsy. The patients were divided into three groups: group 1 (patients receiving levetiracetam (LEV), n=20), group 2 (patients receiving carbamazepine (CBZ), n=11), and group 3 (patients receiving valproic acid (VPA), n=28). Plasma calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), parathyroid hormone (PTH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), vitamin D levels, and bone mineral density (BMD) values of femur and vertebras (L1-4) and z-scores (comparative results of BMD values of the patients with the age- and gender-matched controls in device database) of the groups were compared. RESULTS The differences between P, PTH, ALP and age, Ca and BMD results, and vitamin D levels of the patients in all four groups was not statistically significant according to Kruskal-Wallis test (p>0.05). The z-score levels of all the patient and control groups were also not statistically significantly different compared with each other. CONCLUSION In contrast to previous reports in pediatric patients, our study has documented that there is not a considerable bone loss in patients receiving long-term AED medication. Although levetiracetam has been proposed as bone-protecting medication, we did not observe any difference between AEDs regarding bone mineral density after two years of treatment.
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Firat University Hospital, Turkey.
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Firat University Hospital, Turkey.
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Firat University Hospital, Turkey.
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Evaluation of bone turnover in epileptic children using oxcarbazepine. Pediatr Neurol 2008; 39:266-71. [PMID: 18805365 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2008] [Revised: 07/14/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study evaluated the effects of oxcarbazepine monotherapy on bone turnover in prepubertal and pubertal children. Thirty-four newly diagnosed pediatric patients with normal bone mineral density, serum biochemical markers of bone formation, and hormonal markers participated. Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D were significantly decreased after therapy compared with baseline values. Levels of gamma-glutamyl transferase, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, parathyroid hormone, and calcitonin had increased. However, only changes in osteocalcin and gamma-glutamyl transferase levels were statistically significant compared with baseline values. Drug-induced osteopenia was evident in 3 patients with z scores of bone-mineral density less than -2.0, whereas these patients had z scores of less than -1.5 before treatment. Although 18 months of oxcarbazepine treatment exerted slightly adverse effects on bone metabolism, the effect seems insignificant in children with normal bone-mineral density. Although alterations in bone metabolism do not always suffice to explain the decrease in bone-mineral metabolism, we think that patients with osteopenia before the initiation of oxcarbazepine therapy should be followed carefully, especially in long-term treatment.
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Tekgul H, Serdaroglu G, Huseyinov A, Gökben S. Bone mineral status in pediatric outpatients on antiepileptic drug monotherapy. J Child Neurol 2006; 21:411-4. [PMID: 16901447 DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210050101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Drug-induced osteopenia has been reported in institutionalized children on chronic antiepileptic drug therapy. The aim of this study was to assess longitudinally bone mineral status in pediatric outpatients on antiepileptic drug monotherapy. The study group consisted of 30 ambulatory children on a normal diet: 15 on valproic acid, 11 on carbamazepine, and 4 on phenobarbital monotherapy. Bone mineral density, serum active vitamin D (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D), and certain biochemical markers of bone formation (calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, intact parathyroid hormone, osteocalcin, calcitonin, and urinary calcium to serum creatinine and urinary phosphorus to serum creatinine ratios) were studied at the beginning of antiepileptic drug monotherapy and at the end of 2 years of treatment. Age- and sex-specific Z-scores of bone mineral density were measured at anterior-posterior L2-L4 by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Drug-induced osteopenia was defined in only two patients (one on carbamazepine and the other on phenobarbital monotherapy), with Z-scores of bone mineral density less than -1.5. Serum levels of active vitamin D and biochemical markers were not significantly correlated with the Z-scores of bone mineral density. We detected a frequency of antiepileptic drug-induced osteopenia of 6.7% in pediatric outpatients after 2 years of monotherapy. However, osteopenia was not attributed to a defect in serum active vitamin D production owing to hyperparathyroidism in children on antiepileptic drug monotherapy.
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- Hasan Tekgul
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmer, Turkey.
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Ali II, Schuh L, Barkley GL, Gates JR. Antiepileptic drugs and reduced bone mineral density. Epilepsy Behav 2004; 5:296-300. [PMID: 15145297 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2004] [Revised: 02/11/2004] [Accepted: 02/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There is a growing interest in recognizing the association between antiepileptic drugs and reduced bone mineral density. Although the literature regarding this association has been available for more than three decades, the management of this complication remains unclear. We review the relevant literature regarding antiepileptic drugs and reduction in bone mineral density with the aim of developing some guidelines for practical management of this problem. This review focuses on the mechanism of antiepileptic drug-induced bone loss, its recognition, and its management.
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- Imran I Ali
- Department of Neurology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH, USA.
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A growing body of literature indicates an association between antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and bone disease, including histologic, radiographic, and biochemical evidence. The AEDs most commonly reported to cause decreased bone mineral density and disorders of bone metabolism are inducers of the cytochrome P450 enzyme system (phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, primidone). More recent studies also suggest that valproate, an enzyme inhibitor, causes abnormalities in bone health. Multiple mechanisms have been postulated to support the association; however, no single mechanism explains all the findings. Identifying bone disease in persons with epilepsy receiving AEDs is important, as multiple treatment options are available.
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Verrotti A, Greco R, Latini G, Morgese G, Chiarelli F. Increased bone turnover in prepubertal, pubertal, and postpubertal patients receiving carbamazepine. Epilepsia 2002; 43:1488-92. [PMID: 12460249 DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.13002.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To study the markers of bone turnover in epilepsy patients in the different stages of the pubertal growth before and after the beginning of carbamazepine (CBZ) monotherapy. METHODS We have investigated bone turnover in 60 epilepsy patients treated with CBZ. They were stratified according to pubertal stage and compared with a control group of 60 sex- and age-matched healthy children. RESULTS After 2 years of therapy, we found higher values of the serum markers of bone formation [bone alkaline phosphatase (bone ALP), osteocalcin (OC), carboxy-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP), amino-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP)], and of bone resorption [carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP) and the urinary cross-linked N-telopeptides of type I collagen (NTX)] in patients than in control subjects, in presence of a normal vitamin D metabolism. CONCLUSIONS CBZ induces an increase of bone formation and of bone resorption that seems to be independent of the pubertal stage.
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- Alberto Verrotti
- Department of Medicine, Section of Pediatrics, University of Chieti, Italy
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Tsukahara H, Kimura K, Todoroki Y, Ohshima Y, Hiraoka M, Shigematsu Y, Tsukahara Y, Miura M, Mayumi M. Bone mineral status in ambulatory pediatric patients on long-term anti-epileptic drug therapy. Pediatr Int 2002; 44:247-53. [PMID: 11982890 DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2002.01561.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND For ambulatory pediatric outpatients,reports of abnormalities of bone metabolism associated with anti-epileptic drugs are inconsistent and may be difficult to interpret. METHODS The effects of long-term anti-epileptic therapy (mainly valproic acid and/or carbamazepine) on bone mineral status were evaluated in ambulatory epileptic patients(seven males and 11 females) aged 5.5-15.9 years. Bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and markers of bone and mineral metabolism were determined. RESULTS The mean BMD was decreased by 9% in our patients relative to the control, and five patients (all males)showed osteopenia, defined as BMD SD scores less than - 1.5. Serum levels of minerals, intact parathyroid hormone and 1alpha,25(OH)2 vitamin D were within the normal ranges. In most patients, serum levels of intact osteocalcin, carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen and pyridinoline cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen were reduced relative to the corresponding mean control values. The BB genotype by BsmI restriction fragment length polymorphism, associated with low BMD, was not found in our patients. The dietary calcium intake in the osteopenic patients was significantly lower than that of the non-osteopenic patients. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that long-term anti-epileptic treatment induces a state of decreased bone turnover in children, resulting in osteopenia preferentially in males. The alterations may be due, at least in part, to direct effects of the drugs on bone cells; and that low calcium intake could be an aggravating factor for anti-epileptic-associated osteopenia.
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Pack AM, Morrell MJ. Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs on bone structure: epidemiology, mechanisms and therapeutic implications. CNS Drugs 2001; 15:633-42. [PMID: 11524035 DOI: 10.2165/00023210-200115080-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) were first associated with disorders of bone in both adults and children in the late 1960s. The most severe manifestations of these disorders are osteopenia/osteoporosis, osteomalacia and fractures. Bone disease has been described in several groups of patients receiving AEDs. Groups identified as being more vulnerable to AED-associated bone disease include institutionalised patients, postmenopausal women, older men and children. Radiological and histological evidence of bone disease is found in patients taking AEDs. Numerous biochemical abnormalities of bone metabolism have also been described. The severity of bone and biochemical abnormalities is thought to correlate with the duration of AED exposure and the number of AEDs used. In monotherapy, the AEDs most commonly associated with altered bone metabolism are phenytoin, primidone and phenobarbital (phenobarbitone). To date there have been no reports of altered bone metabolism in individuals receiving the newer anticonvulsants (specifically lamotrigine, topiramate, vigabatrin and gabapentin). The mechanisms of AED-associated bone disease are not clearly elucidated; however, several theories have been proposed to explain the link. No definitive guidelines for evaluation or treatment have yet been determined.
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- A M Pack
- Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Guo CY, Ronen GM, Atkinson SA. Long-term valproate and lamotrigine treatment may be a marker for reduced growth and bone mass in children with epilepsy. Epilepsia 2001; 42:1141-7. [PMID: 11580761 DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.416800.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether long-term treatment with valproate (VPA) and/or lamotrigine (LTG) in children with epilepsy is associated with altered growth and/or bone metabolism. METHODS Twenty-seven boys and 26 girls, aged 3 to 17 years (9.2 +/- 3.9, mean +/- SD), with epilepsy treated with VPA and/or LTG for > or =2 years were evaluated for growth, nutrient intakes, physical activity, bone mineral density (BMD), and blood biochemical indices of mineral and bone metabolism. RESULTS Twenty-three (43.4%) of the children had a body height below the 10th percentile. Z-scores for BMD below -1.5 occurred in 24.4% of the children. When patients were divided into two groups according to daily activity score, a significantly lower Z-score for total body BMD (p = 0.007), percentile for body height (p = 0.05), and plasma parathyroid hormone (PTH; p = 0.04), osteocalcin (p = 0.04) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) (p = 0.01) were found in the inactive compared with the active group. Z-score for total body BMD was correlated with daily activity score (r = 0.43, p = 0.008). Plasma intact osteocalcin and intact PTH values correlated significantly (r = 0.36, p = 0.02). Plasma 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D was within normal range for all subjects. When patients were divided into LTG-alone, VPA-alone, and LTG-plus-VPA treatment groups, significantly lower (p < 0.05) plasma osteocalcin and percentile for body height were found in the VPA-plus-LTG treatment group. CONCLUSIONS Long-term VPA and LTG therapy, particularly when combined, is associated with short stature, low BMD, and reduced bone formation. These alterations may be mediated primarily through reduced physical activity rather than through a direct link to the VPA and/or LTG therapy.
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- C Y Guo
- Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Hypocalcemia can be devastating if unrecognized. Neuromuscular dysfunction occurs in severe cases. A review and an update on the topic may assist general pediatricians. The authors provide a general overview of pathogenesis and management of hypocalcemia in children.
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- V Umpaichitra
- State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Children's Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Pedrera JD, Canal ML, Carvajal J, Postigo S, Villa LF, Hernández ER, Rico H. Influence of vitamin D administration on bone ultrasound measurements in patients on anticonvulsant therapy. Eur J Clin Invest 2000; 30:895-9. [PMID: 11029604 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2000.00731.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of the study was to evaluate bone mass status (as measured by bone ultrasound) in patients on anticonvulsant therapy, and the influence that Vitamin D administration exerts over it. MATERIALS AND METHODS We measured and compared the basal serum levels of 25(OH)D3, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and phalangeal bone ultrasound (Ad-SOS), in 30 adult patients who were taking anticonvulsant drugs, with a control group of similar age and sex. We then gave the patients a large oral dose of 3 mg (120.000 UI) of 25(OH)D3, and repeated the measurements after one month. RESULTS Basal 25(OH)D3 and Ad-SOS values were significantly lower, and PTH values significantly higher (P< 0.0001 in all), in the patient group. The low Ad-SOS values for the patients were independent of the treatment, but directly related to basal 25(OH)D3 levels (r = 0.45, P<0.01). There was a negative association between PTH and 25(OH)D3 (r = -0.64, P<0.0001), and no correlation between PTH y Ad-SOS (r = -0.20, p NS). After ingestion of the large dose of the vitamin D, the patient group registered a significant (P<0.0001) increase in 25(OH)D3 levels, their Ad-SOS values increased (P<0.0001) nearly to the mean basal value of the control group, and PTH decreased significantly (P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS These findings justify the need to assure adequate vitamin D intake in patients being treated with anticonvulsants, independently of the treatment, age, sex, and activity status, in order to prevent osteomalacia.
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- J D Pedrera
- Department of Nursing at the University of Extremadura, Madrid, Spain
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- A J Lee
- Division of Clinical Sciences (NGHT), University of Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, UK
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Kafali G, Erselcan T, Tanzer F. Effect of antiepileptic drugs on bone mineral density in children between ages 6 and 12 years. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1999; 38:93-8. [PMID: 10047942 DOI: 10.1177/000992289903800205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We assessed the effects of sodium valproate and carbamazepine monotherapy on bone mineral density (BMD) in children. BMD at the lumbar vertebrae (L1-L4) and radius-ulna was measured by the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) method in 19 children (9 girls, 10 boys) with uncomplicated epilepsy and in 57 healthy children (28 girls, 29 boys), between the ages of 6 and 12 years. The study patients had been receiving either sodium valproate (n = 13) or carbamazepine (n = 6) monotherapy for more than 6 months. There were no significant differences between the control and study patients in age, height, weight, physical activity, or of serum concentrations of calcium, phosphate, and transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase). However, the serum alkaline phosphatase concentration was greater in the patient group as compared with the control group. BMD values were lower in girl patients (L1-L4; 0.497 +/- 0.08 vs 0.566 +/- 0.07 g/cm2, p < 0.05), but not in boys (0.534 +/- 0.06 vs 0.530 +/- 0.08 g/cm2). While BMD reduction was 8% in valproate therapy (midregion of radius-ulna; 0.287 +/- 0.03 vs 0.312 +/- 0.04 g/cm2, p < 0.04), it was reduced only 4.5% in the carbamazepine-treated group (0.298 +/- 0.01 vs 0.312 +/- 0.04 g/cm2, statistically not significant), although the mean durations of monotherapy with valproate (1.8 +/- 0.7 years) and carbamazepine (1.7 +/- 0.8 years) were similar. Thus decreased bone mineralization was observed in children with epilepsy, treated with sodium valproate even though treatment was for a rather short time.
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- G Kafali
- Department of Pediatrics, Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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This article discusses the important secondary causes of osteoporosis that contribute significantly to bone loss and that seem to increase fracture risk, including hypogonadism, endogenous and exogenous thyroxine excess, hyperparathyroidism, malignancies, gastrointestinal diseases, medications, vices, and connective tissue diseases.
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- K D Harper
- Bone and Metabolic Diseases Clinic, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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In order to assess the bone changes in the subjects receiving anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), bone mineral densities (BMDs) of the arms, legs, ribs, pelvis, spine, and the whole body were scanned in 78 epileptic children and in 78 controls using dual photon absorptiometry. The study subjects were classified according to the duration of the monotherapy with phenobarbital (PB) or phenytoin (PHT); those who received AEDs for less than 12 months as Group I, for 13-23 months as Group II, and for 24 months as Group III. Group III was subclassified according to the kind of AEDs administered, into those receiving PB as Group IIIp, and those receiving PHT as Group IIId. There was no significant differences in the BMDs of each area, when compared to each control in Groups I and II. In Group III, there were significant differences in ribs and spine, according to the duration of administration. In Group IIIp, there was a significant difference in ribs and spine, and, in Group IIId, there was a significant difference in most of the areas. These results show that the measurement of BMDs in the ribs and spine is necessary for the early detection of subtle bone loss, and it is recommended that vitamin D be administered to children with epilepsy receiving AEDs over 24 months.
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- S Chung
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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Välimäki MJ, Tiihonen M, Laitinen K, Tähtelä R, Kärkkäinen M, Lamberg-Allardt C, Mäkelä P, Tunninen R. Bone mineral density measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and novel markers of bone formation and resorption in patients on antiepileptic drugs. J Bone Miner Res 1994; 9:631-7. [PMID: 8053391 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650090507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In patients on antiepileptic drugs, bone loss has been mainly demonstrated at radial sites using old technology and has been ascribed to drug-induced vitamin D deficiency rather than to any direct effects of the treatment on bone cells. We examined 38 epileptic patients (24 women and 14 men) aged 20-49 years who were using either carbamazepine or phenytoin or both. Bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine and three femoral sites was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and serum and urine markers of bone and mineral metabolism were determined. The latter included the C-terminal extension peptide of type I procollagen (PICP), a putative serum marker of bone formation, and the cross-linked carboxyl-terminal telopeptide of human type I collagen (ICTP), a novel serum marker of bone matrix degradation. In female patients on phenytoin, weight- and height-adjusted BMD was reduced at the femoral neck and the Ward's triangle (p < 0.05) but was at the control level in the other patient groups at all four measurement sites. Compared with controls, the serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D were reduced by 26% (p < 0.01) and by 27% (p < 0.001) in female patients. These changes were independent of the therapy used. They were not present in male patients. For both genders the serum levels of vitamin D binding protein were normal. Both female and male patients had hypocalcemia, but women only showed hypocalciuria.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M J Välimäki
- Third Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Osteocalcin is a small (Mr 5800), very interesting bone specific protein, synthesized by osteoblasts and measured in plasma as a biochemical indicator of bone formation. Many immunoassays for osteocalcin have been developed, including radio- and enzymoimmunoassays, with the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. These are used in many different clinical settings, including bone, kidney, and liver diseases. However, there is a wide range of published values for plasma osteocalcin concentrations in control and patient samples and this has hindered a more widespread adoption of osteocalcin measurement by clinicians. This review discusses how various immunoassays for osteocalcin may contribute to the wide variation of published values and suggests approaches for the development of standardized assays. For example, epitope specificity and immunoreactivity with multiple forms of osteocalcin and osteocalcin peptides in plasma are discussed. It also includes a recent update on interesting clinical applications of osteocalcin.
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- M J Power
- Dept. of Biochemistry, University College, Galaway, Ireland
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Williams DC, Frolik CA. Physiological and pharmacological regulation of biological calcification. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1991; 126:195-292. [PMID: 2050499 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)60685-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Biological calcification is a highly regulated process which occurs in diverse species of microorganisms, plants, and animals. Calcification provides tissues with structural rigidity to function in support and protection, supplies the organism with a reservoir for physiologically important ions, and also serves in a variety of specialized functions. In the vertebrate skeleton, hydroxyapatite crystals are laid down on a backbone of type I collagen, with the process being controlled by a wide range of noncollagenous proteins present in the local surroundings. In bone, cells of the osteoblast lineage are responsible for the synthesis of the bone matrix and many of these regulatory proteins. Osteoclasts, on the other hand, are continually resorbing bone to both produce changes in bone shape and maintain skeletal integrity, and to establish the ionic environment needed by the organism. The proliferation, differentiation, and activity of these cells is regulated by a number of growth factors and hormones. While much has already been discovered over the past few years about the involvement of various regulators in the process of mineralization, the identification and functional characterization of these factors remains an area of intense investigation. As with any complex, biological system that is in a finely tuned equilibrium under normal conditions, problems can occur. An imbalance in the processes of formation and resorption can lead to calcification disorders, and the resultant diseases of the skeletal system have a major impact on human health. A number of pharmacological agents have been, and are being, investigated for their therapeutic potential to correct these defects.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- D C Williams
- Department of Connective Tissue and Monoclonal Antibody Research, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285
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The diagnosis and treatment of metabolic bone disease has been limited by a lack of understanding of bone cell physiology and of suitable markers for various bone cell functions in different diseases. The identification of noncollagenous proteins and their measurement in serum has added to our knowledge. At this stage, of all the bone-derived proteins, bone Gla protein (BGP) is apparently the most useful, but it is best used in conjunction with other tests. The diagnostic usefulness of other noncollagenous proteins, procollagen, and local factors still remains to be documented.
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- S Epstein
- Albert Einstein Medical Center at the Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA
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