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Mudri D, Bilić Ćurčić I, Meštrović L, Mihaljević I, Kizivat T. Hyperthyroidism and Wnt Signaling Pathway: Influence on Bone Remodeling. Metabolites 2023; 13:metabo13020241. [PMID: 36837860 PMCID: PMC9968154 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13020241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland, characterized by increased production of thyroid hormones, which can affect many different organ systems in the body. Among other problems, it can cause disorders of the skeletal system, shortening the bone remodeling cycle and causing a decrease in bone density. The Wnt cascade signaling pathway and the β-catenin, as a part of the canonical Wnt pathway, also play roles in maintaining bone mass. Inhibition of the Wnt pathway can cause bone loss, and its stimulation can increase it. The Wnt signaling pathway influences the effectiveness of thyroid hormones by affecting receptors for thyroid hormones and deiodinase, while thyroid hormones can change levels of β-catenin within the cell cytoplasm. This indicates that the Wnt pathway and thyroid hormone levels, including hyperthyroidism, are linked and may act together to change bone density. In this review article, we attempt to explain the interplay between thyroid hormones and the Wnt pathway on bone density, with a focus on directions for further research and treatment options.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dunja Mudri
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Disorders, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Correspondence: (I.B.Ć.); (T.K.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Academy of Medical Sciences of Croatia, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Correspondence: (I.B.Ć.); (T.K.)
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Mudri D, Kizivat T, Smolić M, Mihaljević I, Smolić R, Raguž Lučić N, Bilić-Ćurčić I. IMPACT OF GRAVES' DISEASE AND ANTITHYROID DRUG THERAPY ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY - PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE. Acta Clin Croat 2022; 61:496-504. [PMID: 37492357 PMCID: PMC10364114 DOI: 10.20471/acc.2022.61.03.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease characterized by excessive thyroid hormone production. One of the consequences of that state can be a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD). Graves' disease is often treated with antithyroid drugs (ATD) as first line therapy, which can lead to disease remission. Moreover, recent data show that improvement in BMD can be expected. However, vitamin D deficiency can coexist along with Graves' disease, which is also involved in the process of bone remodeling. It is still not known whether lower values of vitamin D can contribute to onset of Graves' disease and if its supplementation might be helpful in therapy for hyperthyroidism. In the past couple of decades, osteopenia and osteoporosis have become a major health burden not only in post-menopausal women but also as a result of other diseases, leading to extensive research into various pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for bone remodeling. The Wnt (wingless integrated) signaling pathway is a very important factor in bone homeostasis, especially the canonical pathway. Present data indicate that stimulation of the Wnt pathway leads to bone mass increase and, in contrast, its inhibition leads to bone mass decrease. Hence, inhibitors of the canonical Wnt pathway became the focus of interest, in particular sclerostin and dickkopf 1 (DKK1). Hyperthyroidism and osteopenia/osteoporosis are quite common today and can coexist together or as separate entities. In this article, we aimed to give an overview of possible associations and potential mutual pathophysiological mechanisms.
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- Dunja Mudri
- Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek
- Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Centre Osijek
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- Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek
- Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Centre Osijek
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- Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek
- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek Josip Juraj Strossmayer University
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- Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek
- Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Centre Osijek
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek Josip Juraj Strossmayer University
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek Josip Juraj Strossmayer University
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- Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek
- Clinical Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Disorders, University Hospital Centre Osijek
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Kizivat T, Maric I, Mudri D, Curcic IB, Primorac D, Smolic M. Hypothyroidism and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Pathophysiological Associations and Therapeutic Implications. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2020; 8:347-353. [PMID: 33083258 PMCID: PMC7562794 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2020.00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a complex clinical entity which can be secondary to many other diseases including hypothyroidism, characterized by lowering of thyroid hormones and increased thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). A lot of emerging data published recently advocates the hypothesis that hypothyroid induced NAFLD could be a separate clinical entity, even suggesting possible treatment options for NAFLD involving substitution therapy for hypothyroidism along with lifestyle modifications. In addition, a whole new field of research is focused on thyromimetics in NAFLD/NASH treatment, currently in phase 3 clinical trials. In this critical review we summarized epidemiological and pathophysiological evidence linking these two clinical entities and described specific treatment options with the accent on promising new agents in NAFLD treatment, specifically thyroid hormone receptor (THR) agonist and its metabolites.
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- Tomislav Kizivat
- University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
- University Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
- University Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
- University Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
- University Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
- St Catherine Specialty Hospital, Zagreb & Zabok, Croatia
- University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
- Eberly College of Science, State College, Penn State University, PA, USA
- The Henry C Lee College of Criminal Justice & Forensic Sciences, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, USA
- University of Rijeka School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
- University of Osijek Faculty of Dental Medicine & Health, Osijek, Croatia
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- University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
- University of Osijek Faculty of Dental Medicine & Health, Osijek, Croatia
- Correspondence to: Martina Smolic, University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Department of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia. Tel: +385-31-512-800, Fax: +385-31-512-833, E-mail:
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Mihaljević I, Mudri D, Smolić R, Smolić M, Tucak-Zorić S. Biochemical bone turnover markers: significance in patients with osteoporosis. Coll Antropol 2009; 33 Suppl 2:21-24. [PMID: 20120398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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UNLABELLED Osteoporosis is a systemic disease, which is characterized by reduced bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of the bone tissue, resulting in an increased risk of fracture. Since osteoporosis is today a disease with high incidence rate, the aim of this study was to determine a correlation between bone mass density (BMD) and concentration of biochemical bone turnover markers--deoxypyridinoline (DPD) as a marker of bone resorption, and osteocalcin (OC) as a marker of bone formation. The study included 70 women between 33 and 76 years of age. In all women BMD was measured by Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) as a T-score. T-score was defined as the number of standard deviations of the bone mass density from the maximum bone mass density in young adults. According to T-score, patients were divided into three groups: patients with osteoporosis, patients with osteopenia and control group consisting of patients with normal T-score. DPD in urine and OC in serum were measured by a routine procedure. RESULTS a negative correlation between BMD and concentration of bone turnover marker was discovered. One-way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation were used for statistical analysis, with a P value < 0.05 being considered significant. Although a negative correlation was discovered, we concluded that both procedures have a significant role in diagnosis and follow-up of patients with osteoporosis.
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- Ivan Mihaljević
- Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
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