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Ripamonti C, Lisi L, Ciaffi J, Buffa A, Caudarella R, Ursini F. Spine Fragility Fracture Prediction Using TBS and BMD in Postmenopausal Women: A Bayesian Approach. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:14315. [PMID: 36361195 PMCID: PMC9655521 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The trabecular bone score (TBS) estimates bone microarchitecture and can be used to evaluate the risk of osteoporotic fractures independently of bone mineral density (BMD). In this retrospective case-control study, we tested and compared the ability of TBS and lumbar spine BMD (LS-BMD) to predict vertebral fragility fractures. The inclusion criteria were female sex, age range 50-90 years, menopause, and clinical risk factors for osteoporosis. Patients with secondary osteoporosis were excluded. LS-BMD and TBS were measured at the L1-L4 vertebral level. The ability of the two diagnostic systems in predicting vertebral fragility fractures was assessed by combining LS-BMD and TBS according to the Bayesian "OR rule" (the diagnosis is negative only for those negative for both tests, and it is positive for those who were positive for at least one test) or to the "AND rule" (the diagnosis is positive only for those positive to both tests and is negative for those negative for at least one test). Of the 992 postmenopausal women included, 86 had a documented vertebral fragility fracture. At the cutoff value used in the present study, the TBS and LS-BMD showed a similar diagnostic ability to predict vertebral fragility fractures, having positive predictive values (PPV) of, respectively, 13.19% and 13.24%. Negative predictive values (NPV) were, respectively, 95.40% and 94.95%. Compared to that of each single diagnostic system, the "OR-rule" significantly increased the NPV to 97.89%, while no statistically significant differences were found by using the "AND-rule". In conclusion, the present study highlights the possibility that combining LS-BMD and TBS could improve their predictive ability in diagnosing vertebral fragility fractures, and that there is a significant probability of absence of fractures in women who test negative to both diagnostic systems.
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- Claudio Ripamonti
- Center for Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Medicine & Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Medicine & Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- UOC Medicina Interna ad Indirizzo Reumatologico AUSL, 40133 Bologna, Italy
- Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Casa di Cura Privata Villalba, GVM Care & Research, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Medicine & Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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Perut F, Graziani G, Columbaro M, Caudarella R, Baldini N, Granchi D. Citrate Supplementation Restores the Impaired Mineralisation Resulting from the Acidic Microenvironment: An In Vitro Study. Nutrients 2020; 12:E3779. [PMID: 33317151 PMCID: PMC7763163 DOI: 10.3390/nu12123779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Chronic metabolic acidosis leads to bone-remodelling disorders based on excessive mineral matrix resorption and inhibition of bone formation, but also affects the homeostasis of citrate, which is an essential player in maintaining the acid-base balance and in driving the mineralisation process. This study aimed to investigate the impact of acidosis on the osteogenic properties of bone-forming cells and the effects of citrate supplementation in restoring the osteogenic features impaired by the acidic milieu. For this purpose, human mesenchymal stromal cells were cultured in an osteogenic medium and the extracellular matrix mineralisation was analysed at the micro- and nano-level, both in neutral and acidic conditions and after treatment with calcium citrate and potassium citrate. The acidic milieu significantly decreased the citrate release and hindered the organisation of the extracellular matrix, but the citrate supplementation increased collagen production and, particularly calcium citrate, promoted the mineralisation process. Moreover, the positive effect of citrate supplementation was observed also in the physiological microenvironment. This in vitro study proves that the mineral matrix organisation is influenced by citrate availability in the microenvironment surrounding bone-forming cells, thus providing a biological basis for using citrate-based supplements in the management of bone-remodelling disorders related to chronic low-grade acidosis.
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- Francesca Perut
- Biomedical Science and Technology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (F.P.); (N.B.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy;
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- Electron Microscopy Platform, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy;
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- Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Via Corriera 1, 48033 Cotignola (RA), Italy;
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- Biomedical Science and Technology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (F.P.); (N.B.)
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Via Pupilli 1, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Biomedical Science and Technology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (F.P.); (N.B.)
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Granchi D, Caudarella R, Baldini N. Osteosarcopenia in hip fracture: taking cues from pathophysiology for clinical practice. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 34:81-86. IORS Special Issue on Orthopedics. [PMID: 33739010] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Hip fractures are common in older and frail adults, and the risk of adverse outcomes and mortality is significantly increased in patients affected by osteosarcopenia. Identifying particularly vulnerable subjects is a critical step to act aimed at promoting postoperative recovery and reducing the risk of adverse events. However, the diagnostic criteria that are currently used to establish the severity of osteosarcopenia are not easily applicable in patients with hip fractures and impaired mobility. In this review, the new knowledge on the pathophysiology of osteosarcopenia that provides several cues for studying biomarkers potentially useful in clinical practice is summarized. Although significant progress has been obtained in understanding the biological mechanisms leading to the involution of the bone- muscle unit, further studies are needed to identify clinically relevant biomarkers and their diagnostic accuracy in establishing the severity of the osteosarcopenia, predicting adverse outcomes, and guiding physicians in choosing appropriate therapeutic interventions.
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- D Granchi
- Biomedical Science and Technology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Cotignola (Ravenna), Italy
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- Biomedical Science and Technology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
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Granchi D, Baldini N, Ulivieri FM, Caudarella R. Role of Citrate in Pathophysiology and Medical Management of Bone Diseases. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11112576. [PMID: 31731473 PMCID: PMC6893553 DOI: 10.3390/nu11112576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Citrate is an intermediate in the “Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle” and is used by all aerobic organisms to produce usable chemical energy. It is a derivative of citric acid, a weak organic acid which can be introduced with diet since it naturally exists in a variety of fruits and vegetables, and can be consumed as a dietary supplement. The close association between this compound and bone was pointed out for the first time by Dickens in 1941, who showed that approximately 90% of the citrate bulk of the human body resides in mineralised tissues. Since then, the number of published articles has increased exponentially, and considerable progress in understanding how citrate is involved in bone metabolism has been made. This review summarises current knowledge regarding the role of citrate in the pathophysiology and medical management of bone disorders.
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- Donatella Granchi
- Laboratory for Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-051-636-6896
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- Laboratory for Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy;
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Via Pupilli 1, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, Bone Metabolic Unit, IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via F.Sforza 35, 20122 Milano, Italy;
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- Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Via Corriera 1, 48033 Cotignola (RA), Italy;
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Ulivieri FM, Caudarella R, Camisasca M, Cabrini DM, Merli I, Messina C, Piodi LP. Assessment of Bone Quality in Osteoporosis Treatment with Bone Anabolic Agents: Really Something New? Curr Rheumatol Rev 2018; 14:53-61. [PMID: 27908253 DOI: 10.2174/1573397112666161201162322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Osteoporosis is a chronic pathologic condition, particularly of the elderly, in which a reduction of bone mineral density (BMD) weakens bone, leading to the so-called fragility fractures, most often of spine and femur. The gold standard exam for the quantitative measurement of BMD is the dual X-ray photon absorptiometry (DXA), a radiological method. However, a relevant number of fragility fractures occurs in the range of normal BMD values, meaning that also qualitative aspects of bone play a role, namely bone architecture and bone geometry. Bone structure is investigated by microCT and histomorphometry, which necessitate an invasive approach with a biopsy, usually taken at the iliac crest, not the typical site of fragility fractures. New tools, trabecular bone score (TBS) and hip structural analysis (HSA), obtained during DXA, can supply informations about bone structure of spine and femur, respectively, in a not invasive way. Therapy of osteoporosis is based on two types of drugs leading to an increase of BMD: antiresorptive and anabolic treatments. The antiresorptive drugs inhibit the osteoclasts, whereas teriparatide and, in part, strontium ranelate ameliorate bone structure. The present review deals with the relation between the anabolic drugs for osteoporosis and the cited new tools which investigate bone architecture and geometry, in order to clarify if they represent a real advantage in monitoring efficacy of osteoporosis' treatment. Data from the studies show that increases of TBS and HSA values after anabolic therapy are small and very close to their least significant change at the end of the usual period of treatment. Therefore, it is questionable if TBS and HSA are really helpful in monitoring bone quality and in defining reduction of individual fragility fracture risk during osteoporosis treatment with bone anabolic agents.
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- Maria Cecilia Hospital GVM Care and Research Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa, Milano, Italy
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- Universita degli Studi di Milano - Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Milano, Italy
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- Universita degli Studi di Milano - Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Milano, Italy
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- Universita degli Studi di Milano - Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Milano, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Milano, Italy
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Ripamonti C, Lisi L, Buffa A, Gnudi S, Caudarella R. The Trabecular Bone Score Predicts Spine Fragility Fractures in Postmenopausal Caucasian Women Without Osteoporosis Independently of Bone Mineral Density. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 72:46-50. [PMID: 29416218 PMCID: PMC5789571 DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2018.72.46-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Introduction The trabecular bone score (TBS) is a gray-level textural metric that can be extracted from the two-dimensional lumbar spine dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) image. TBS is related to bone microarchitecture. Several literature data suggest that TBS predicts fracture risk as well as lumbar spine bone mineral density (LS-BMD) measurements in postmenopausal women. Objective A retrospective case-control study assessing the ability of the TBS to predict spine fragility fractures (SFF) in postmenopausal women with or without osteoporosis (diagnosed by T-score≤-2.5). Methods LS-BMD and the TBS were determined in the L1-L4 vertebrae. Statistical analyses were carried out in the entire group of women (entire-group) (n.699), in women both with osteoporosis (osteoporosis-subgroup) (n.253) and those without osteoporosis (non-osteoporosis-subgroup) (n. 446). Results At the unpaired t-test, both the TBS and the LS-BMD (p≤0.001) were lower in women with SFF (n.62) in the entire-group. In the non-osteoporosis subgroup, the TBS (p≤0.009) was lower in women with SFF (n.29). In the osteoporosis subgroup, the LS-BMD (p≤0.003) was lower in women with SFF (n.33). Considering the TBS and LS-BMD separately in a block logistic regression, the TBS was associated with SFF in the entire-group (odds ratio (OR): 1.599, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.021-2.128) and in the non-osteoporosis-subgroup (OR: 1.725, 95% CI:1.118-2.660) whereas LS-BMD was associated with SFF in the entire-group (OR: 1.611, 95% CI: 1.187-2.187) and in the osteoporosis-subgroup (OR: 2.383, 95% CI: 1.135-5.003). According to forward logistic regression, entering the TBS, LS-BMD and confounders as predictors, the LS-BMD in the entire-group (OR: 1.620, 95% CI: 1.229-2.135) and in the osteoporosis subgroup (OR: 2.344, 95% CI: 1.194-4.600), and the TBS in the non-osteoporosis subgroup (OR: 1.685, 95% CI: 1.131-2.511) were the only predictors of SFFs. Conclusions In the entire-group, the TBS predicted SFFs almost as well as LS-BMD, but not independently of it. The TBS, but not LS-BMD, predicted SFFs in the non-osteoporosis subgroup.
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- Claudio Ripamonti
- Struttura Semplice Osteoporosi e Malattie Metaboliche dello Scheleletro, Bologna, Italy.,Struttura Semplice Dipartimentale Medicina e Reumatologia Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Struttura Semplice Dipartimentale Medicina e Reumatologia Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Programma Dipartimentale Gestione delle Malattie Reumatiche e del Connettivo e Malattie Metaboliche dell'osso-Malavolta, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Italy Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Casa di Cura Privata Villalba, Bologna, GVM Care and Research, Bologna, Italy
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Bonaccorsi G, Fila E, Messina C, Maietti E, Ulivieri FM, Caudarella R, Greco P, Guglielmi G. Comparison of trabecular bone score and hip structural analysis with FRAX ® in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Aging Clin Exp Res 2017; 29:951-957. [PMID: 27722900 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-016-0634-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate (a) the performance in predicting the presence of bone fractures of trabecular bone score (TBS) and hip structural analysis (HSA) in type 2 diabetic postmenopausal women compared to a control group and (b) the fracture prediction ability of TBS versus Fracture Risk Calculator (FRAX®) as well as whether TBS can improve the fracture prediction ability of FRAX® in diabetic women. METHODS Eighty diabetic postmenopausal women were matched with 88 controls without major diseases for age and body mass index. The individual 10-year fracture risk was assessed by FRAX® tool for Europe-Italy; bone mineral density (BMD) at lumbar spine, femoral neck and total hip was evaluated through dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; TBS measurements were taken using the same region of interest as the BMD measurements; HSA was performed at proximal femur with the HSA software. RESULTS Regarding variables of interest, the only significant difference between diabetic and control groups was observed for the value of TBS (median value: 1.215; IQR 1.138-1.285 in controls vs. 1.173; IQR 1.082-1.217 in diabetic; p = 0.002). The prevalence of fractures in diabetic women was almost tripled than in controls (13.8 vs. 3.4 %; p = 0.02). The receiver operator characteristic curve analysis showed that TBS alone (AUC = 0.71) had no significantly lower discriminative power for fracture prediction in diabetic women than FRAX major adjusted for TBS (AUC = 0.74; p = 0.65). CONCLUSION In diabetic postmenopausal women TBS is an excellent tool in identifying fragility fractures.
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Granchi D, Torreggiani E, Massa A, Caudarella R, Di Pompo G, Baldini N. Potassium citrate prevents increased osteoclastogenesis resulting from acidic conditions: Implication for the treatment of postmenopausal bone loss. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181230. [PMID: 28715463 PMCID: PMC5513456 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The extracellular acidic milieu in bones results in activation of osteoclasts (OC) and inhibition of osteoblasts (OB) causing a net loss of calcium from the skeleton and the deterioration of bone microarchitecture. Alkalinization through supplementation with potassium citrate (K citrate) has been proposed to limit the osteopenia progression, even though its pharmacological activity in bone microenvironment is not well defined. We evaluated if K citrate was able to prevent the adverse effects that acidic milieu induces on bone cells. OC and OB were maintained in neutral (pH 7.4) versus acidic (pH 6.9) culture medium, and treated with different K citrate concentrations. We evaluated the OC differentiation at seven days, by counting of multinucleated cells expressing tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, and the activity of mature OC at 14 days, by quantifying of collagen degradation. To evaluate the effects on OB, we analyzed proliferation, mineralization, and expression of bone-related genes. We found that the low pH increased OC differentiation and activity and decreased OB function. The osteoclastogenesis was also promoted by RANKL concentrations ineffective at pH 7.4. Non-cytotoxic K citrate concentrations were not sufficient to steadily neutralize the acidic medium, but a) inhibited the osteoclastogenesis, the collagen degradation, and the expression of genes involved in RANKL-mediated OC differentiation, b) enhanced OB proliferation and alkaline phosphatase expression, whereas it did not affect the in vitro mineralization, and c) were effective also in OC cultures resistant to alendronate, i.e. the positive control of osteoclastogenesis inhibition. In conclusion, K citrate prevents the increase in OC activity induced by the acidic microenvironment, and the effect does not depend exclusively on its alkalizing capacity. These data provide the biological basis for the use of K citrate in preventing the osteopenia progression resulting from low-grade acidosis.
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- Donatella Granchi
- Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Granchi D, Caudarella R, Ripamonti C, Spinnato P, Bazzocchi A, Torreggiani E, Massa A, Baldini N. Association between markers of bone loss and urinary lithogenic risk factors in osteopenic postmenopausal women. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2016; 30:145-151. [PMID: 28002912] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this study, we explored if urinary lithogenic risk parameters could have some application for monitoring bone health status. We recruited 20 women with postmenopausal osteopenia and a negative medical history for nephrolithiasis. Markers of lithogenic risk were evaluated on 24-h urine and fastingmorning urine. Serum levels of bone turnover markers (BTM) were measured in fasting-blood samples. We found that cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) was significantly correlated with 24-h calcium excretion. N-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PINP) correlated with 24-h excretion of potassium, calcium and citrate. CTX had considerably increased in patients with pH less than 5.5. Low citrate levels (less than 3.3 mmol/24 h) were associated with lower levels of CTX and PINP. Our findings suggest that a low-grade acidosis and some lithogenic risk factors are detectable in a proportion of patients with postmenopausal osteopenia. Further studies are necessary to confirm that this evaluation could be clinically relevant.
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- D Granchi
- Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Villalba Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Bologna, Italy
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- Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Prezioso D, Strazzullo P, Lotti T, Bianchi G, Borghi L, Caione P, Carini M, Caudarella R, Ferraro M, Gambaro G, Gelosa M, Guttilla A, Illiano E, Martino M, Meschi T, Messa P, Miano R, Napodano G, Nouvenne A, Rendina D, Rocco F, Rosa M, Sanseverino R, Salerno A, Spatafora S, Tasca A, Ticinesi A, Travaglini F, Trinchieri A, Vespasiani G, Zattoni F. ERRATUM: Dietary treatment of urinary risk factors for renal stone formation. A review of CLU Working Group. Arch Ital Urol Androl 2016; 88:76. [PMID: 27072186 DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2016.1.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Due to a technical error, Dr. Manuel Ferraro was omitted from the author list of this article. The correct author details appear above.
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Prezioso D, Strazzullo P, Lotti T, Bianchi G, Borghi L, Caione P, Carini M, Caudarella R, Ferraro M, Gambaro G, Gelosa M, Guttilla A, Illiano E, Martino M, Meschi T, Messa P, Miano R, Napodano G, Nouvenne A, Rendina D, Rocco F, Rosa M, Sanseverino R, Salerno A, Spatafora S, Tasca A, Ticinesi A, Travaglini F, Trinchieri A, Vespasiani G, Zattoni F. Dietary treatment of urinary risk factors for renal stone formation. A review of CLU Working Group. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 87:105-20. [PMID: 26150027 DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2015.2.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Diet interventions may reduce the risk of urinary stone formation and its recurrence, but there is no conclusive consensus in the literature regarding the effectiveness of dietary interventions and recommendations about specific diets for patients with urinary calculi. The aim of this study was to review the studies reporting the effects of different dietary interventions for the modification of urinary risk factors in patients with urinary stone disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS A systematic search of the Pubmed database literature up to July 1, 2014 for studies on dietary treatment of urinary risk factors for urinary stone formation was conducted according to a methodology developed a priori. Studies were screened by titles and abstracts for eligibility. Data were extracted using a standardized form and the quality of evidence was assessed. RESULTS Evidence from the selected studies were used to form evidence-based guideline statements. In the absence of sufficient evidence, additional statements were developed as expert opinions. CONCLUSIONS General measures: Each patient with nephrolithiasis should undertake appropriate evaluation according to the knowledge of the calculus composition. Regardless of the underlying cause of the stone disease, a mainstay of conservative management is the forced increase in fluid intake to achieve a daily urine output of 2 liters. HYPERCALCIURIA: Dietary calcium restriction is not recommended for stone formers with nephrolithiasis. Diets with a calcium content ≥ 1 g/day (and low protein-low sodium) could be protective against the risk of stone formation in hypercalciuric stone forming adults. Moderate dietary salt restriction is useful in limiting urinary calcium excretion and thus may be helpful for primary and secondary prevention of nephrolithiasis. A low-normal protein intake decrease calciuria and could be useful in stone prevention and preservation of bone mass. Omega-3 fatty acids and bran of different origin decreases calciuria, but their impact on the urinary stone risk profile is uncertain. Sports beverage do not affect the urinary stone risk profile. HYPEROXALURIA: A diet low in oxalate and/or a calcium intake normal to high (800-1200 mg/day for adults) reduce the urinary excretion of oxalate, conversely a diet rich in oxalates and/or a diet low in calcium increase urinary oxalate. A restriction in protein intake may reduce the urinary excretion of oxalate although a vegetarian diet may lead to an increase in urinary oxalate. Adding bran to a diet low in oxalate cancels its effect of reducing urinary oxalate. Conversely, the addition of supplements of fruit and vegetables to a mixed diet does not involve an increased excretion of oxalate in the urine. The intake of pyridoxine reduces the excretion of oxalate. HYPERURICOSURIA: In patients with renal calcium stones the decrease of the urinary excretion of uric acid after restriction of dietary protein and purine is suggested although not clearly demonstrated. HYPOCITRATURIA: The administration of alkaline-citrates salts is recommended for the medical treatment of renal stone-formers with hypocitraturia, although compliance to this treatment is limited by gastrointestinal side effects and costs. Increased intake of fruit and vegetables (excluding those with high oxalate content) increases citrate excretion and involves a significant protection against the risk of stone formation. Citrus (lemons, oranges, grapefruit, and lime) and non citrus fruits (melon) are natural sources of dietary citrate, and several studies have shown the potential of these fruits and/or their juices in raising urine citrate levels. CHILDREN There are enought basis to advice an adequate fluid intake also in children. Moderate dietary salt restriction and implementation of potassium intake are useful in limiting urinary calcium excretion whereas dietary calcium restriction is not recommended for children with nephrolithiasis. It seems reasonable to advice a balanced consumption of fruit and vegetables and a low consumption of chocolate and cola according to general nutritional guidelines, although no studies have assessed in pediatric stone formers the effect of fruit and vegetables supplementation on urinary citrate and the effects of chocolate and cola restriction on urinary oxalate in pediatric stone formers. Despite the low level of scientific evidence, a low-protein (< 20 g/day) low-salt (< 2 g/day) diet with high hydration (> 3 liters/day) is strongly advised in children with cystinuria. ELDERLY: In older patients dietary counseling for renal stone prevention has to consider some particular aspects of aging. A restriction of sodium intake in association with a higher intake of potassium, magnesium and citrate is advisable in order to reduce urinary risk factors for stone formation but also to prevent the loss of bone mass and the incidence of hypertension, although more hemodynamic sensitivity to sodium intake and decreased renal function of the elderly have to be considered. A diet rich in calcium (1200 mg/day) is useful to maintain skeletal wellness and to prevent kidney stones although an higher supplementation could involve an increase of risk for both the formation of kidney stones and cardiovascular diseases. A lower content of animal protein in association to an higher intake of plant products decrease the acid load and the excretion of uric acid has no particular contraindications in the elderly patients, although overall nutritional status has to be preserved.
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Caudarella R, Simonelli L, Vasi V, Rizzoli E, Malavolta N, Stefani F, Cappelletti R. New in vitro methodological approaches to GAG study in idiopathic calcium lithiasis. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 58:89-92. [PMID: 3691155 DOI: 10.1159/000414494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- R Caudarella
- Istituti di Patologia Medica II, Università di Bologna, Italia
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Amato M, Donzelli S, Lombardi M, Salvadori M, Carini M, Selli C, Caudarella R. Primary hyperoxaluria: effect of treatment with vitamin B6 and shock waves. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 58:190-2. [PMID: 3691125 DOI: 10.1159/000414515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- M Amato
- Division of Nephrology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Guaraldi G, Orlando G, Madeddu G, Vescini F, Ventura P, Campostrini S, Mura MS, Parise N, Caudarella R, Esposito R. Alendronate Reduces Bone Resorption in HIV-Associated Osteopenia/Osteoporosis. HIV Clinical Trials 2015; 5:269-77. [PMID: 15562367 DOI: 10.1310/md8v-5dlg-en3t-brhx] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of alendronate, vitamin D, and calcium supplementation on bone metabolism and bone mineral density (BMD) in both HIV-infected men and women treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). METHOD We performed a 52-week prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label clinical trial. Eligible participants were on stable HAART and had BMD values at the femoral neck or lumbar spine that corresponded to a t score less than -1. Patients were randomized to receive alendronate 70 mg weekly or no alendronate; calcium 1000 mg daily and vitamin D 500 IU daily were provided to all study recipients. Primary endpoint of the study was the change in bone metabolism evaluated by N-telopeptide of type 1 collagen and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase; the secondary endpoint was BMD variation. RESULTS 18 patients were randomized to the alendronate and 23 to the no-alendronate group (controls). The alendronate-treatment group compared to controls had a significant decrease in serum N-telopeptides, 1914 +/- 1433.4 vs. 3967 +/- 1650.5 pM/L (p = .005) after 1 year. Lumbar spine BMD increased by 4% in the alendronate group (p = .004) vs. 3.7% (p = .062) in controls, compared to baseline values. Femoral neck BMD decreased by 0.5% in the alendronate group (p = .05) and by 3.5% in the control group (p = .04). No between-groups differences for BMD were found (Delta lumbar-BMD 0.0351 +/- 0.0406 in cases and 0.0356 +/- 0.073 in controls [p = .977], Delta femoral-BMD -0.085 +/- 0.160 in cases and -0.100 +/- 0.165 in controls [p = .795]). CONCLUSION Alendronate plus vitamin D and calcium was effective in reducing bone resorption. Alendronate improved lumbar BMD and minimized femoral BMD decrease after 52 weeks compared to treatment with vitamin D and calcium alone in patients on HAART with osteopenia/osteoporosis.
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- G Guaraldi
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Specialità Mediche, School of Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy.
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Ulivieri FM, Silva BC, Sardanelli F, Hans D, Bilezikian JP, Caudarella R. Utility of the trabecular bone score (TBS) in secondary osteoporosis. Endocrine 2014; 47:435-48. [PMID: 24853880 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-014-0280-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Altered bone micro-architecture is an important factor in accounting for fragility fractures. Until recently, it has not been possible to gain information about skeletal microstructure in a way that is clinically feasible. Bone biopsy is essentially a research tool. High-resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography, while non-invasive, is available only sparsely throughout the world. The trabecular bone score (TBS) is an imaging technology adapted directly from the Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) image of the lumbar spine. Thus, it is potentially readily and widely available. In recent years, a large number of studies have demonstrated that TBS is significantly associated with direct measurements of bone micro-architecture, predicts current and future fragility fractures in primary osteoporosis, and may be a useful adjunct to BMD for fracture detection and prediction. In this review, we summarize its potential utility in secondary causes of osteoporosis. In some situations, like glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis and in diabetes mellitus, the TBS appears to out-perform DXA. It also has apparent value in numerous other disorders associated with diminished bone health, including primary hyperparathyroidism, androgen-deficiency, hormone-receptor positive breast cancer treatment, chronic kidney disease, hemochromatosis, and autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis. Further research is both needed and warranted to more clearly establish the role of TBS in these and other disorders that adversely affect bone.
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- Fabio M Ulivieri
- Bone Metabolic Unit, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione Irccs Ca' Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Vezzoli G, Terranegra A, Aloia A, Arcidiacono T, Milanesi L, Mosca E, Mingione A, Spotti D, Cusi D, Hou J, Hendy GN, Soldati L, Paloschi V, Dogliotti E, Brasacchio C, Dell'Antonio G, Montorsi F, Bertini R, Bellinzoni P, Guazzoni G, Borghi L, Guerra A, Allegri F, Ticinesi A, Meschi T, Nouvenne A, Lupo A, Fabris A, Gambaro G, Strazzullo P, Rendina D, De Filippo G, Brandi ML, Croppi E, Cianferotti L, Trinchieri A, Caudarella R, Cupisti A, Anglani F, Del Prete D. Decreased transcriptional activity of calcium-sensing receptor gene promoter 1 is associated with calcium nephrolithiasis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:3839-47. [PMID: 23864702 PMCID: PMC3763974 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-1834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND CaSR gene is a candidate for calcium nephrolithiasis. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) encompassing its regulatory region were associated with calcium nephrolithiasis. AIMS We tested SNPs in the CaSR gene regulatory region associated with calcium nephrolithiasis and their effects in kidney. SUBJECTS AND METHODS One hundred sixty-seven idiopathic calcium stone formers and 214 healthy controls were genotyped for four CaSR gene SNPs identified by bioinformatics analysis as modifying transcription factor binding sites. Strontium excretion after an oral load was tested in 55 stone formers. Transcriptional activity induced by variant alleles at CaSR gene promoters was compared by luciferase reporter gene assay in HEK-293 and HKC-8 cells. CaSR and claudin-14 mRNA levels were measured by real-time PCR in 107 normal kidney medulla samples and compared in patients with different CaSR genotype. RESULTS Only rs6776158 (A>G), located in the promoter 1, was associated with nephrolithiasis. Its minor G allele was more frequent in stone formers than controls (37.8% vs 26.4%, P = .001). A reduced strontium excretion was observed in GG homozygous stone formers. Luciferase fluorescent activity was lower in cells transfected with the promoter 1 including G allele at rs6776158 than cells transfected with the A allele. CaSR mRNA levels were lower in kidney medulla samples from homozygous carriers for the G allele at rs6776158 than carriers for the A allele. Claudin-14 mRNA levels were also lower in GG homozygous subjects. CONCLUSIONS Minor allele at rs6776158 may predispose to calcium stones by decreasing transcriptional activity of the CaSR gene promoter 1 and CaSR expression in kidney tubules.
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- Giuseppe Vezzoli
- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, San Raffaele Hospital Instituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 20132 Milan, Italy.
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Pironi L, Miglioli M, Ruggeri E, Dallasta MA, Poggioli G, Caudarella R, Piazzi S, Miniero R, Gozzetti G, Barbara L. Nutritional status of patients undergoing ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Clin Nutr 2012; 10:292-7. [PMID: 16839934 DOI: 10.1016/0261-5614(91)90009-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/1991] [Accepted: 05/24/1991] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The nutritional consequences of total colectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) were assessed by evaluating 36 patients at the end of the defunctionalised stage (DS group) and 18 patients with recanalised IPAA (IPAA group). The changes in protein-calorie and zinc status occurring after the closure of the diverting ileostomy were evaluated also in 11 patients assessed both during the DS and the IPAA stage. The results were compared with those observed in 14 patients who underwent a Brooke-type permanent ileostomy (PI group). In the DS group there were protein-calorie malnutrition in 50% of cases characterised by body weight, TSF and AMC values lower than normal associated with normal serum protein levels; severe salt and water depletion with secondary aldosteronism in 90%; normal calcium-phosphorus balance in all but few cases, low values of parameters related to vitamin D and K, Fe, Zn and Cu status in 6-25% of cases and normal folate status. In the IPAA group all the anthropmetric parameters improved significantly after the closure of the protective ileostomy, but muscle mass (AMC) remained lower than normal in 40% of cases; mild salt depletion (urinary Na K ratio between 1 and 2) was observed in 1 3 of cases and of severe degree (urinary Na K < 1 ) in 20%; lower serum Zn occurred in 60% of patients probably due to greater requirements of the metal, secondary to increased muscle protein synthesis; parameters of calcium-phosphorus balance, vitamin D and K, folate, Fe and Cu status, were normal in almost all the cases. In the PI group, protein-calorie and salt and mineral nutritional status were similar to those of the IPAA group, whereas Zn status was normal in all the patients and erythrocytes folate levels and prothrombin time were significantly lower than in the IPAA group. These last two results might be explained by the different characteristics of the small bowel flora occurring in the two types of ileostomy.
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- L Pironi
- Istituto di Clinica Medica e Gastroenterologia, Policlinico ‘S. Orsola-Malpighi’, via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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Francucci CM, Ceccoli L, Caudarella R, Rilli S, Vescini F, Boscaro M. Asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism: surgical and medical management. J Endocrinol Invest 2011; 34:50-4. [PMID: 21985981] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder, frequently asymptomatic. Notwithstanding, mild PHPT may cause adverse skeletal effects that include high bone remodeling, reduced bone mineral density (BMD), and increased fracture risk. The definitive therapy for symptomatic and asymptomatic PHPT (aPHPT) is parathyroidectomy, which has been shown to increase BMD. In patients who choose not to be treated surgically or have contraindications for surgery, medical therapy should include drugs designed to protect the skeleton and/or to lower serum calcium, such as bisphosphonates, hormone replacement, and/or calcimimetic agents. However, there are currently no fracture data for any of these options. Obviously, there is the need for larger randomized controlled trials with fractures as end-points to evaluate the efficacy of medical treatment.
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- C M Francucci
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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Caudarella R, Vescini F, Buffa A, Rizzoli E, Ceccoli L, Francucci CM. Role of calcium-sensing receptor in bone biology. J Endocrinol Invest 2011; 34:13-7. [PMID: 21985974] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Extracellular calcium concentration changes are recognized by Ca++ sensing receptor (CaR), a member of the G-protein-coupled receptor family. Recently, progress has been made in the understanding of CaR functional role in bone cells, notwithstanding a lack of detailed knowledge about the identity of the cation receptors. It is generally agreed that a high extracellular calcium induces osteoblast proliferation and osteoclastogenesis inhibition. Potential implications that may be considered include a role for CaR in osteogenesis, in serum calcium homeostasis regulation, and as a factor coupling bone formation to resorption in bone remodeling. The localization of CaR in bone cells provides further knowledge of the mechanisms operating in the bone remodeling model; in fact, increased calcium gradient in the site of bone resorption favors osteoblast precursors chemotaxis and inhibits osteoclasts through the increase of [Ca++]e. In vitro data indicate that CaR is a physiological regulator of bone cells, regulating the recruitment, differentiation and survival of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. This leads to the concept that the CaR present in bone cells may be targeted by agonists or antagonists to control bone cell metabolism and bone remodeling.
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- R Caudarella
- Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy.
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Caudarella R, Tonello L, Rizzoli E, Vescini F. Predicting five-year recurrence rates of kidney stones: an artificial neural network model. Arch Ital Urol Androl 2011; 83:14-19. [PMID: 21585163] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Due to high recurrence rates of urolithiasis, many attempts have been performed to identify tools for predicting the risk of stone formation. The application of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) seems to be a valid candidate for reaching this endpoint. The aim of this study was to find a set of parameters able to predict recurrence episodes immediately after clinical and metabolic evaluation performed at the first visit in a 5-year window. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data were collected from 80 outpatients who presented idiopathic calcium stone disease both at baseline and after 5 years; patients underwent treatment including both general measures and medical therapy. After 5 years, patients were classified into two subsets, namely SSFs (without recurrence episodes), consisting of 45 subjects (56.25%) and RSFs, with at least one episode of recurrence after the baseline, consisting of 35 subjects (43.75%). Helped by conventional statistics (One-way ANOVA and three Discriminant Analyses: standard, backward stepwise and forward stepwise), an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) approach was used to predict recurrence episodes. RESULTS An optimal set of 6 parameters was identified from amongst the different combinations in order to efficiently predict the outcome of stone recurrence in approximately 90% of cases. This set consist of serum Na and K as well as Na, P, Oxalate and AP (CaP) index from urine. The results obtained with ANN seem to suggest that some kind of relationship is present between the identified parameters and future stone recurrence. This relationship is probably very complex (in the mathematical sense) and non-linear In fact, a Logistic Regression was built as a comparative method and performed less good results at least in terms of accuracy and sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS The application of ANN to the database led to a promising predicting algorithm and suggests that a strongly non-linear relationship seems to exist between the parameters and the recurrence episodes. In particular, the ANN approach identifies as optimal parameters serum concentration of Na and K as well as urinary excretion of Na, P, Oxalate and AP (CaP) index. This study suggest that ANNs could potentially be a useful approach because of their ability to work with complex dynamics such as recurrent stone formation seems to have.
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Croppi E, Cupisti A, Lombardi M, Marangella M, Sanseverino R, Carrano F, D'Addessi A, Drudi FM, Gambaro G, Micali S, Simeoni PG, Tasca A, Terribile M, Zattoni F, Baggio B, Bianchi G, Caudarella R, Cicerello E, Cosciani-Cunico S, D'angelo AR, Mossetti G, Muto G, Novenne A, Prampolini M, Strazzullo P, Trinchieri A, Vezzoli G. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach in Patients with Urinary Calculi. Urologia 2010. [DOI: 10.1177/039156031007700307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The natural history of urolithiasis includes the risk of recurrence and of the development of chronic kidney and/or bone disease, which is why a thorough clinical and metabolic evaluation of these patients is of the utmost importance at disease onset. This paper is aimed at identifying the type of urolithiasis, the related risk factors, and the corresponding treatment options. The diagnostic and therapeutic approach described here includes 1) accurate history taking to detect secondary nephrolithiasis and screen for the main risk factors for kidney and bone disease; 2) metabolic evaluation graded according to different complexity levels based on the severity of the disease and the presence of risk factors; 3) carrying out appropriate imaging procedures. The resulting information allows to plan treatment based either on general rules of lifestyle and diet, or on selected medical intervention, if necessary. This report, which is based on current guidelines, was produced by the Gruppo Italiano di Studio Multidisciplinare per la Calcolosi Renale. It is addressed to all professionals involved in the management of patients suffering from nephrolithiasis, first of all general practitioners, who often become involved immediately at the onset of the disease.
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- Emanuele Croppi
- Medico di Medicina Generale ASL 10, Firenze, Specialista in Nefrologia e Professore A.C. Università degli Studi, Firenze
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- Netrologia Universitaria, Dipartimento di Medicina interna, Università degli Studi, Pisa
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- U.O. Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale S.M. Annunziata, Azienda Sanitaria, Firenze
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- U.O.C. di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Medicina Specialistica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Complesso Integrato Columbus, Policlinico “Gemelli”, Roma
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- U.O. di Urologia, Ospedale “S. Bortolo”, Vicenza
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- Clinica Urologica, Università di Padova, c/o Ospedale Civile, Padova
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi, Padova
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- Unità Complessa di Urologia, Ospedale “Ca’ Foncello”, Treviso
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Urologiche, Università degli Studi “La Sapienza”, Roma
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi, “Federico II”, Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, Università degli Studi, Parma
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi, “Federico II”, Napoli
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- Unità di Nefrologia e Dialisi, IRCCS, Ospedale “San Raffaele”, Milano
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Croppi E, Cupisti A, Lombardi M, Marangella M, Sanseverino R, Carrano F, Croppi E, Cupisti A, D'Addessi A, Drudi FM, Gambaro G, Lombardi M, Micali S, Simeoni PG, Tasca A, Terribile M, Zattoni F, Baggio B, Bianchi G, Caudarella R, Cicerello E, Cosciani-Cunico S, D'angelo AR, Marangella M, Mossetti G, Muto G, Novenne A, Prampolini M, Sanseverino R, Strazzullo P, Trinchieri A, Vezzoli G. [Diagnostic and therapeutic approach in patients with urinary calculi]. G Ital Nefrol 2010; 27:282-289. [PMID: 20540021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The natural history of urolithiasis includes the risk of recurrence and of the development of chronic kidney and/or bone disease, which is why a thorough clinical and metabolic evaluation of these patients is of the utmost importance at disease onset. This paper is aimed at identifying the type of urolithiasis, the related risk factors, and the corresponding treatment options. The diagnostic and therapeutic approach described here includes 1) accurate history taking to detect secondary nephrolithiasis and screen for the main risk factors for kidney and bone disease; 2) metabolic evaluation graded according to different complexity levels based on the severity of the disease and the presence of risk factors; 3) carrying out appropriate imaging procedures. The resulting information allows to plan treatment based either on general rules of lifestyle and diet, or on selected medical intervention, if necessary. This report, which is based on current guidelines, was produced by the Gruppo Italiano di Studio Multidisciplinare per la Calcolosi Renale. It is addressed to all professionals involved in the management of patients suffering from nephrolithiasis, first of all general practitioners, who often become involved immediately at the onset of the disease.
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Francucci CM, Ceccoli L, Caudarella R, Rilli S, Boscaro M. Skeletal effect of natural early menopause. J Endocrinol Invest 2010; 33:39-44. [PMID: 20938225] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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It is well-known that women with spontaneous or natural early menopause (NEM) (between ages of 40 and 45 yr) experience an increased risk of overall mortality, cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, neurological and/or psychiatric diseases, and other sequelae. On the contrary, the role of NEM is more contentious on the long-term bone consequences. The published data highlight that NEM has an ambiguous effect on bone mineral density, and is associated with an increased incidence of fractures, likely related to other risk factors rather than to osteoporosis. Therefore, an estrogen treatment should be considered for these women, especially if osteopenia is present at age of menopause.
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- C M Francucci
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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Caudarella R, Vescini F. Urinary citrate and renal stone disease: the preventive role of alkali citrate treatment. Arch Ital Urol Androl 2009; 81:182-187. [PMID: 19911682] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Hypocitraturia or low urinary citrate excretion is a common feature in patients with nephrolithiasis, particularly in those with calcium stone disease. Citrate is a weak acid that is synthesized inside Krebs' cycle. It can also enter the body through dietary intake. Differences in intestinal handling, serum concentration as well as filtered load of citrate were not found between kidney stone formers and normal subjects. On the contrary, several metabolic abnormalities, such as metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia and starving, seem to influence the renal handling of citrate by inducing a decrease in the urinary citrate excretion. Hypocitraturia is defined as urinary citrate excretion lower than 320 mg/day. Literature data show a large prevalence of hypocitraturia in patients with nephrolithiasis, ranging from 8% up to 68.3%. The protective role of citrate is linked to several mechanisms; in fact citrate reduces urinary supersaturation of calcium salts by forming soluble complexes with calcium ions and by inhibiting crystal growth and aggregation. Furthermore, citrate increases the activity of some macromolecules in the urine (eg. Tamm-Horsfall protein) that inhibit calcium oxalate aggregation. Citrate seems able to reduce the expression of urinary osteopontin. A role of citrate in pathogenesis of metabolic bone diseases has been recently suggested and citrate measurement in urine has been proposed as a predictor of both bone mass loss and fracture risk. Idiopathic calcium stone disease, with or without hypocitraturia, can be treated with alkaline citrate, as well as other forms of nephrolithiasis and different pathological conditions. The therapy with potassium citrate, or magnesium potassium citrate, is commonly prescribed in clinical practice in order to increase urinary citrate and to reduce stone formation rates. Our data as well as those of the literature confirm that alkali citrate induces both an increase of protective urinay analytes (eg. citrate, potassium and pH) and a decrease of calcium oxalate supersaturation. Moreover, alkali treatment reduces the rate of stone recurrence and increases the clearance rates and dissolution of stone fragments. Last but not the least, an increasing number of papers pointed out the protective role of alkali citrate in preserving bone mass in stone formers as well as in healthy subjects with bone loss. Nevertheless, the evaluation of urinary citrate in patients with kidney stones and the treatment of these patients with alkali salts namely with potassium citrate are still scarce.
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- Renata Caudarella
- Centro Studi del Metabolismo Minerale, Fondazione Villa Maria, Lugo, Ravenna, Italy.
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Caudarella R, Vescini F, Rizzoli E, Francucci CM. Salt intake, hypertension, and osteoporosis. J Endocrinol Invest 2009; 32:15-20. [PMID: 19724161] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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A high salt intake has been correlated with several pathological conditions such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, renal calcium stones, and osteoporosis. Some of these diseases present a high prevalence in the elderly and common pathogenetic mechanisms are proposed for some of them. A high salt intake has been associated with hypertension as well as osteoporosis and one of the proposed pathogenetic mechanisms is an increased calcium excretion in urine. Urinary calcium loss induces a negative calcium balance that may predispose hypertensive subjects to developing greater bone loss. The gene which encodes for the thiazide- sensitive sodium-chloride cotransporter (NCCT) represents a possible link between hypertension and osteoporosis. Subjects heterozygous for an inactivating mutation of NCCT present a positive effect on bone density as shown by the significantly higher Z-scores at the lumbar spine and total femur. Recent clinical studies also support the benefit of ACE inhibitors in reducing fracture risk or improving bone metabolism. These data suggest that the renin-angiotensin system may be one of the several factors involved in bone metabolism. Hypertension, together with stroke, has been demonstrated to be a risk factor for osteoporosis. Although the risk associated with hypertension was limited in terms of relative risk, it may have a significant impact on the general population owing to the high prevalence of hypertension. The treatment of hypertension may thus be very useful in also giving protection against fractures.
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- R Caudarella
- GVM Hospitals of Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy.
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Francucci CM, Ceccoli L, Rilli S, Fiscaletti P, Caudarella R, Boscaro M. Skeletal effects of oral anticoagulants. J Endocrinol Invest 2009; 32:27-31. [PMID: 19724163] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) are often used as oral anticoagulants (OA) in order to prevent thromboembolic diseases. In bone, vitamin K reduces bone resorption and functions as a co-factor in the post-translational carboxylation of several bone proteins. Osteocalcin (OC), the most abundant of these bone matrix proteins, is produced by osteoblasts and released in small amounts in blood as a specific marker of bone formation. Carboxylated proteins have a high affinity for calcium and are important in the incorporation of calcium into bone and bone formation. The increased levels of undercarboxylated osteocalcin can bring about an alteration of the bone mineral density and the risk of fracture, even if contradictory results have been observed in several epidemiologic studies. However, some, but not all reports, find that vitamin K deficiency, induced by hydroxycoumarins, may be associated with low bone mass. Additionally, epidemiologic studies have found that the use of OA may be associated with either increased or no change in fracture risk. Such divergent results may imply that human studies are compromised by the physical illnesses for which OA were prescribed. Additional epidemiological or cohort studies are warranted in order to determine whether potential pharmacological effects of VKA on bone metabolism may have clinical consequences.
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- C M Francucci
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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Francucci CM, Caudarella R, Rilli S, Fiscaletti P, Ceccoli L, Boscaro M. Adrenal incidentaloma: effects on bone metabolism. J Endocrinol Invest 2008; 31:48-52. [PMID: 18791352] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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The effects of clinically inapparent adrenal masses or adrenal incidentalomas (AI) on bone metabolism are a controversial clinical problem related to their activity. Most of these lesions are non-functioning tumors and only a small percentage of patients exhibits a subclinical hypercortisolism (SH). The degree of clinical appearance of SH varies with the extent of hormone overproduction. However, it is controversial, up to now, if this disorder is associated with long-term morbidity and if the treatment to reverse subtle glucocorticoid excess is beneficial. Patients with AI represent an ideal field to evaluate if alterations of bone turnover may be considered a precocious sign of an abnormal pattern of endogenous steroid secretion. Several small trials have highlighted in AI with and without SH reduced levels of osteocalcin (OC), probably due to a reducted bone formation induced by a subtle excess of glucocorticoids. In patients with AI with and without SH low levels of OC might be considered a precocious sign of an abnormal pattern of slight cortisol hypersecretion and could become one of the pivotal criteria to decide whether these tumors deserve surgical excision.
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- C M Francucci
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Conca 71, Ancona, Italy.
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Francucci CM, Romagni P, Fiscaletti P, Caudarella R, Boscaro M. Morphometric dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (MXA) for identification of vertebral fractures. Aging Clin Exp Res 2007; 19:11-14. [PMID: 18180600] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Visual identification of vertebral fractures from spinal radiographs makes use of operator expertise in ruling out non-fracture deformities or normal variants. Morphometric X-ray absorptiometry (MXA) has recently been developed to assess vertebral deformity status quantitatively by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The reliability of MXA measurements depends on the precision of the technique, and this is influenced by system error, variability associated with morphometric analysis, and variability within study populations. This technique has proved to be useful in the identification and evaluation of osteoporotic vertebral deformities in both epidemiologic surveys and clinical trials. The major limitation of DXA vertebral assessment is the poor quality of images of thoracic vertebrae. We conclude that, used as a screening tool, this approach may help to identify vertebral fractures with a reduced radiation dose to the patient, and that technological improvements are necessary to improve image quality.
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Caudarella R, Vescini F, Buffa A, Francucci CM. Hyperphosphatemia: effects on bone metabolism and cardiovascular risk. J Endocrinol Invest 2007; 30:29-34. [PMID: 17721071] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Hyperphosphatemia indicates a plasma inorganic phosphate (Pi) concentration greater than 5 mg/dl in the adult and 7 mg/dl in adolescent subjects. Pi homeostasis is maintained by several mechanisms (intestinal absorption, renal excretion, balance of Pi exchanges in and out of the cells, hormonal regulation). Most of the Pi, after intestinal absorption, undergoes urinary excretion suggesting that the kidney plays a major role in the maintenance of homeostasis and plasma concentration of the Pi, modifying its reabsorption in the proximal tubule where 3 types of sodium/ phosphate cotransporters have been identified (NPT). NPT2 is crucial for the Pi reabsorption and is modulated by several hormones (PTH and vitamin D3, phosphatonins) and non-hormonal factors. The hyperphospatemia is usually due to a decrease in renal function or a PTH absence (primary or secondary hypoparathyroidism) or phosphatonin deficiency. A correct serum Pi concentration is a critical condition for maintaining the calcium-phosphate (CaxPi) product within a safe range ensuring the physiological processes of bone mineralization; an increase of CaxPi product in extracellular fluids over a critical threshold, may promote processes of extraskeletal calcification. In the last few years several studies have shown that the pathogenetic mechanisms of vascular calcification do not imply a simple deposition of calcium phosphate crystals in the wall of the vessels affected by atherosclerotic lesions, but an active process making vascular smooth cells assume functional characteristics of osteoblasts. The consequences on bone are heterogeneous according to the pathogenetic mechanisms responsible for hyperphosphatemia.
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- R Caudarella
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Applied Biotechnology D. Campanacci, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Gibellini D, Borderi M, De Crignis E, Cicola R, Vescini F, Caudarella R, Chiodo F, Re MC. RANKL/OPG/TRAIL plasma levels and bone mass loss evaluation in antiretroviral naive HIV-1-positive men. J Med Virol 2007; 79:1446-54. [PMID: 17705184 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Osteopenia and osteoporosis are common in HIV-1-infected individuals and represent a challenge in clinical and therapeutic management. This report investigated osteopenia/osteoporosis in a group of 31 antiretroviral naive HIV-1-positive men and the role of specific molecules belonging to TNF and the TNF-receptor family in HIV-1-related bone mass loss. Osteoprotegerin (OPG), the receptor activator of NF-kappab-ligand (RANKL), and the TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) were significantly increased in the plasma of antiretroviral naive HIV-1-positive patients compared to a control group of healthy blood donors. In addition, TRAIL and RANKL plasma concentrations were positively correlated to HIV-1-RNA viral load. Measurement of bone mineral density in 20 out of 31 HIV-1-positive subjects disclosed osteopenia/osteoporosis in 40% of these patients. The antiretroviral naive HIV-1-positive subjects with low bone mineral density had a decreased plasma OPG/RANKL ratio and a plasma RANKL concentration >500 pg/ml. Together, these data indicate that plasma concentrations of specific factors involved in bone homeostasis were increased during HIV-1 infection and that RANKL and OPG/RANKL ratio deregulation may be involved in osteopenia/osteoporosis occurring in antiretroviral naive HIV-1 individuals.
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- Davide Gibellini
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Microbiology Section, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Francucci CM, Gatti C, Camilletti A, Fiscaletti P, Caudarella R, Boscaro M. Hypogonadism and reduced bone mineral density in heterozygous H63D mutation in the HFE gene: an unusual presentation of hereditary hemochromatosis. J Androl 2007; 28:21-6. [PMID: 16988327 DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.000786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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- Cristiano Maria Francucci
- Clinica di Endocrinologia, Ospedale Generale Regionale di Torrette, Via Conca n. 61, 60020 Ancona, Italy.
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Nuti R, Bianchi G, Brandi ML, Caudarella R, D'Erasmo E, Fiore C, Isaia GC, Luisetto G, Muratore M, Oriente P, Ortolani S. Superiority of alfacalcidol compared to vitamin D plus calcium in lumbar bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Rheumatol Int 2005; 26:445-53. [PMID: 16283320 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0073-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2005] [Accepted: 10/10/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In a randomized multicenter, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel group study a comparison of the efficacy and safety of 1 microg alfacalcidol to 880 IU vitamin D plus calcium carbonate (1 g calcium) once daily per os was performed on 148 postmenopausal osteoporotic Caucasian patients with normal vitamin D serum levels for 18 months. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured at baseline, 12 and 18 months. Safety parameters were followed during the entire study period. Sixty-nine (90.8%) in the alfacalcidol group and 67 (93.1%) in the vitamin D group were included in the ITT analysis. Lumbar BMD in the alfacalcidol group increased by 0.017 g/cm2 (2.33%) and 0.021 g/cm2 (2.87%) from baseline (P<0.001) at 12 and 18 months, respectively, whereas in the vitamin D plus calcium group the increase was 0.005 g/cm2 (0.70%) from baseline (N.S.) at both 12 and 18 months. The higher changes from baseline in the alfacalcidol group, as compared to the changes in the vitamin D plus calcium group at both 12 and 18 months, were found to be statistically significant (P=0.018, 0.005). A small increase of mean femoral BMD was achieved in both groups (N.S.). Adverse events were similar in both groups. No significant differences were noted between the groups in serum calcium. In conclusion, alfacalcidol was found to be superior in significantly increasing lumbar BMD as compared to vitamin D plus calcium while safety characteristics were found to be similar in both treatments.
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- R Nuti
- University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
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Vescini F, Morselli Labate AM, Buffa A, Ripani R, Caudarella R. Uselessness of a questionnaire for osteoporosis and role of bone mass measurements in predicting tooth loss. Minerva Stomatol 2005; 54:497-507. [PMID: 16215534] [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: 05/04/2023]
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AIM We evaluated whether the number of teeth lost is associated with risk factors for osteoporosis and whether bone mass measurements can add further information. METHODS A total of 455 healthy women were enrolled. All the subjects filled in a questionnaire on risk factors for osteoporosis. The bone mineral density (BMD) was measured both by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative ultrasound measurements (QUS). RESULTS On the basis of the questionnaire score 65.1% of the subjects were in the low risk category, 11% in the moderate risk category, 19.3% in the fairly high risk category and 4.6% in the high risk category. Close relationships (P<0.001) were observed between bone mass loss and the questionnaire risk categories. The number of teeth lost significantly increased from normal to osteoporosis groups. High correlations were also found between osteosonographic parameters and the number of teeth lost. Among questionnaire items a significant positive correlation was found only between the number of teeth lost and both age class (P<0.001) and years since menopause (P<0.001). A multiple regression showed that only age class (P<0.001) and ultrasound bone profile index (UBPI) (P=0.041) were independently linked to tooth loss. CONCLUSIONS The results obtained showed that age is the main determinant of tooth loss and that QUS adds further information in identifying patients at a higher risk of tooth loss.
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- F Vescini
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Applied Biotechnology D. Campanacci, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Vescini F, Buffa A, La Manna G, Ciavatti A, Rizzoli E, Bottura A, Stefoni S, Caudarella R. Long-term potassium citrate therapy and bone mineral density in idiopathic calcium stone formers. J Endocrinol Invest 2005; 28:218-22. [PMID: 15952405 DOI: 10.1007/bf03345376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Several authors have described an association between idiopathic calcium (Ca) stone disease and bone mass reduction. Hypocitraturia is a frequent feature of urolithiasis, and alkaline citrate has been recommended as one of the choice treatments in this disease. Some evidence exists as to the positive effect of potassium (K) citrate therapy on bone mass. The aim of this work was the longitudinal evaluation of bone mineral density (BMD) changes in a group of Ca oxalate stone formers treated with K citrate for two years. Enrolled patients were 120; 109 subjects completed the study (51 males and 58 females). A metabolic study and distal radius BMD measurements were conducted both at baseline (BAS) and at the end of the study (END). BMD (0.451 +/- 0.081 vs 0.490 +/- 0.080 g/cm2), T-score (-1.43 +/- 1.02 vs -0.90 +/- 1.04), net gastrointestinal alkali absorption (40.37 +/- 50.57 vs 61.26 +/- 42.26 mEq/day), urinary citrate (2.53 +/- 1.15 vs 3.10 +/- 1.44 mmol/day) and K (58.93 +/- 22.28 vs 65.45 +/- 23.97 mmol/day) excretion significantly increased from BAS to END. Urinary Ca excretion remained unchanged from BAS to END (5.16 +/- 2.74 vs 5.57 +/- 2.85 mmol/ day). Our results indicate that long-term treatment with K citrate increases forearm BMD in idiopathic Ca stone formers. It seems probable that the alkali load provided by this drug reduces bone resorption by a buffering of the endogenous acid production. K citrate appears to be a further therapeutic opportunity for the management of osteoporosis in Ca stone formers.
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- F Vescini
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Applied Biotechnology D. Campanacci, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Vescini F, Francucci CM, Buffa A, Stefoni S, Caudarella R. Does bone mineral density predict fractures comparably in women and men? J Endocrinol Invest 2005; 28:48-51. [PMID: 16550723] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Osteoporosis (OP) is a very common disease associated with increased morbidity, mortality and costs. For a 50-yr-old woman the lifetime risk of an osteoporotic fracture is 40%, while for a man of the same age the risk is 13%. Good evidence exists as to the correlation between bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk in post-menopausal women. The diagnosis of OP can be made when BMD is more >2.5 SD below the mean of normal young women (T-score < or = -2.5). In men it has not been possible, until now, to identify a definite T-score under which the diagnosis of OP can be made. Several studies produced conflicting results when they tried to answer the question as to whether males and females fracture at the same absolute BMD value. Men have a greater bone size than women even when this parameter is corrected for weight and body mass. As densitometric devices measure areal density, men appear to have a higher BMD than women. Some studies have shown that, for a given BMD, males and females have the same fracture risk, while other papers have demonstrated that fractured men have a higher BMD than fractured women. Another problem concerns the diagnosis of osteoporosis. In fact, when the T-score is calculated in men on the basis of a young female reference range the prevalence of osteoporosis can be underestimated. The official position of International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) may represent an "interim" answer in order to identify men at risk of fracture.
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- F Vescini
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Applied Biotechnology D. Campanacci, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Several studies have indicated that up to 60% of idiopathic calcium stone formers present hypercalciuria. Many authors have described reduced bone mineral density (BMD) in stoneformers with hypercalciuria, but osteopenia has also been found in normocalciuric patients. Moreover, Jaeger's group found that bone mass was reduced in all patients with calcium stone disease, independently of hypercalciuria. Many factors may contribute to the pathogenesis of osteopenia in stone formers. A predominant role has been given to the low-calcium diet that is still prescribed in nephrolithiasis. Also slight metabolic acidosis, which is frequently present in stone formers eating a diet rich in animal protein, can contribute to bone loss. Finally, some authors described a pathogenetic role for cytokines, prostaglandins and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms.
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- R Caudarella
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Applied Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Citrate is a weak acid that is formed in the tricarboxylic acid cycle or that may be introduced with diet. In the present paper all the mechanisms involved in intestinal absorption, renal handling and modulation of citrate will be reviewed. The evaluation of plasma citric acid is scarcely used in the diagnosis of human diseases. On the contrary urinary citrate excretion is a common tool in the differential diagnosis of kidney stones, renal tubular acidosis and it plays also a role in bone diseases. Therefore the importance of hypocitraturia will be reviewed with regard to bone mass, urine crystallization and urolithiasis. Finally particular attention will be paid to the incidence of hypocitraturia and to the therapy with citrate salts, both in kidney stone disease and in osteopenia.
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- Renata Caudarella
- Department of Internal Medicine and Applied Biotechnology, D. Campanacci University of Bologna. Italy.
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Vescini F, Borderi M, Buffa A, Sinicropi G, Tampellini L, Chiodo F, Caudarella R. Bone mass in HIV-infected patients: focus on the role of therapy and sex. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2003; 33:405-7. [PMID: 12843753 DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200307010-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Caudarella R, Vescini F, Buffa A, Sinicropi G, Rizzoli E, La Manna G, Stefoni S. Bone mass loss in calcium stone disease: focus on hypercalciuria and metabolic factors. J Nephrol 2003; 16:260-6. [PMID: 12768074] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2002] [Revised: 02/10/2003] [Accepted: 02/19/2003] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several authors have observed that idiopathic calcium stone formers show a bone mass reduction, which is more evident in those with idiopathic hypercalciuria. The aim of this work was the evaluation of osteopenia and osteoporosis rate in a group of idiopathic calcium stone formers. The influence of hypercalciuria, nutritional factors and anthropometric parameters on bone mass was evaluated in these patients as well. METHODS We enrolled 196 idiopathic calcium stone formers; 102 males, and 94 females. All subjects underwent a metabolic study. BMC and BMD were evaluated as well as QUS. RESULTS Males showed greater weight, height, BMI, densitometric values and plasma creatinine, uric acid, urea, sodium, magnesium, GFR and urinary osmolarity than females. Moreover males excreted more uric acid, urea, creatinine, sulphate, phosphate, oxalate and citrate than females. The prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis, according to T-score, was 54% and 14% respectively. Hypercalciuria was demonstrated in 21.7% of the patients. Hypercalciuric men showed a higher excretion of urea, phosphate, sulphate and magnesium. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm the importance of QUS in the evaluation of stone formers' bone mass. Anthropometric characteristics and dietary habits seem to play a role in bone loss. We did not demonstrate any influence of hypercalciuria on bone mass. Although the pathogenesis of bone loss in stone formers still remains unclear, it can be hypothesized that a slight degree of metabolic acidosis, probably of alimentary origin, may be involved in the reduction of bone mass.
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- Renata Caudarella
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplant, Unit of Mineral Metabolism, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
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Borderi M, Farneti B, Tampellini L, Giuliani R, Verucchi G, Vescini F, Caudarella R, Chiodo F. HIV-1, HAART and bone metabolism. New Microbiol 2002; 25:375-84. [PMID: 12173783] [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: 02/26/2023]
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Much attention has been paid to the emerging complications of HIV infection in patients receiving HAART. Recently, there emerged a potentially increased risk of bone problems like osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteonecrosis as patients live longer. It could be a drug side effect, a consequence of prolonged exposure to HIV and/or activated immune cells characteristic of HIV infection, or a consequence of immune system changes that accompany suppression of virus by the drugs. Future research should focus on the etiologic mechanisms, define the incidence and prevalence prospectively, determine the relationship with HAART (especially the rule of protease inhibitors), and help to guide management. Only when the mechanism for HIV-related versus HAART-related changes can be defined, will we be much closer to designing specific interventions.
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- M Borderi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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Gandolfi MG, Pugnaloni A, Mattioli-Belmonte M, Muzzarelli R, De Benedittis A, Mengucci P, Zucchini C, Tesei M, Caudarella R, Biagini G. Osteoblast behaviour in the presence of bisphosphonates: ultrastructural and biochemical in vitro studies. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1999; 17:327-33. [PMID: 10410266] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A positive balance in bone remodelling is an important goal of bone metabolism both in the presence of the osteoporotic processes characteristic of ageing and, especially, of prosthetic implants. The aim of the present work was to obtain new information about the initial steps of osteoblastic growth in an in vitro osteoblastic model in the presence of two bisphosphonates. METHODS Experiments were performed with Alendronate and Neridronate, two molecules used in the therapy of osteoporosis. Since differentiating features into osteoblastic cells are known to parallel the presence in the cytoplasm of alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin, we also carried out immunohistochemical typing. RESULTS Good differentiation and osteoblastic activity were generally observed in the cells in contact with these compounds, except for 10(-4) Neridronate, where biochemical data clearly indicated its toxic effect on the cells. CONCLUSION The detection of osteoblastic markers associated with an ultrastructural picture of correct organellar morphology in our cultures further supports the hypothesis of a metabolically positive action of these molecules on osteoblasts.
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- M G Gandolfi
- Institute of Histology, University of Bologna, Italy
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Caudarella R, Rizzoli E, Buffa A, Bottura A, Stefoni S. Comparative study of the influence of 3 types of mineral water in patients with idiopathic calcium lithiasis. J Urol 1998; 159:658-63. [PMID: 9474120] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE While there is general agreement on the need to increase urinary volume in stone formers, contrasting opinions have been expressed about the hardness of water and stone incidence. We evaluate the influence of 3 types of mineral water on urinary analytes in 22 idiopathic calcium oxalate stone formers. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients underwent a nutritional and metabolic evaluation at baseline, and after a controlled diet including water with a high, medium or low calcium content. RESULTS In patients who drank water with high and medium calcium contents calcium excretion increased, although the results did not reach statistical significance. In those who drank water with the highest calcium content oxalate excretion significantly decreased (p = 0.05), as did the oxalate-to-calcium ratio (p = 0.05). Moreover, these modifications did not induce relevant changes in urinary saturation. In patients who drank water with the greatest amount of bicarbonate citrate excretion increased (p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Mineral water with a higher calcium content induced increased calcium excretion but significantly decreased oxalate excretion. These data are in accordance with those of others, who did not find definite evidence that hard water is more lithogenic than soft water. Furthermore, water components other than calcium can modify the tendency toward crystal formation, affecting inhibitory power and/or lithogenic salt excretion.
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- R Caudarella
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Biotecnologia Applicata D. Campanacci, Universitá degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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Gnudi S, Malavolta N, Ripamonti C, Caudarella R. Ultrasound in the evaluation of osteoporosis: a comparison with bone mineral density at distal radius. Br J Radiol 1995; 68:476-80. [PMID: 7788232 DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-68-809-476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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It is proven that, from a technical point of view, ultrasound transmission velocity (UTV) measurement can easily be taken at the distal end of the radius. The reproducibility of UTV is good (coefficient of variation 0.3% intraoperator and 0.5% interoperator). 248 normal and 65 osteoporotic women were then studied to establish the range of UTV values and to compare the ability of UTV and bone mineral density (BMD) measurement, taken at the same skeletal sites, to detect osteoporotic fragility. Osteoporosis was defined by the presence of atraumatic vertebral fractures on an X-ray of the spine. Ultrasound velocity averaged 1570.5 +/- 43.3 m s-1 in normal and 1519.2 +/- 15.2 m s-1 in osteoporotic women; the difference is also statistically significant (p < 0.01) for BMD. Both BMD and UTV decline after menopause and are significantly correlated with age. A weak correlation (r = 0.68) was found between UTV and BMD; this supports the thesis that ultrasound velocity measures bone mass as well as other fragility components of bone distinct from the decrease of mass. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that UTV discriminates between normal and osteoporotic patients at least as well as radial BMD, indicating that UTV is a new available diagnostic modality which can be used to screen osteoporotic subjects.
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- S Gnudi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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Caudarella R, Rizzoli E, Pironi L, Malavolta N, Martelli G, Poggioli G, Gozzetti G, Miglioli M. Renal stone formation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Scanning Microsc 1993; 7:371-9; discussion 379-80. [PMID: 8316806] [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: 01/29/2023]
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Kidney stones are more common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than in the general population. The main lithogenetic risk factors were evaluated in patients affected by Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Our results show the presence of several factors, besides hyperoxaluria, in patients with IBD although their behaviour appears different in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis at pre- and post-operative stages. Before surgery in patients with Crohn's disease we found a decreased citrate (p < 0.001) and magnesium (p < 0.005) excretion together with a low urinary volume (p < 0.001) and pH (p < 0.005). After surgery patients with Crohn's disease showed a further reduction of magnesium and citrate. Patients with ulcerative colitis before surgery showed a reduced citrate excretion (p < 0.05) and a more acidic pH (p < 0.05) than healthy subjects. Surgical treatment of proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis seems to increase the risk of stone formation; in fact, after surgery we observed a relevant decrease of urinary volume (p < 0.001), pH (p < 0.0001) and urinary excretion of citrate (p < 0.0001) as well as magnesium (p < 0.005). Patients with IBD seem to be at greater risk of stone formation than patients with idiopathic calcium lithiasis; in fact, they show a lower excretion of citrate (p < 0.001) and magnesium (p < 0.001) together with a low urinary pH (p < 0.001) and volume (p < 0.001). Urinary volume reduction is probably one of the major risk factors together with the decrease of small molecular weight inhibitors that is a constant finding in all patients with IBD.
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- R Caudarella
- Istituto di Patologia Medica II e Medicina del Lavoro D. Campanacci, Bologna Italy
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Caudarella R, Tolomelli B, Berveglieri F, Rizzoli E, Malavolta N, Marchetti M. Vitamin-B6 Status and Oxalate Excretion in Patients with Calcium Lithiasis. Urolithiasis 1989. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0873-5_271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Caudarella R, Malavolta N, Rizzoli E, Stefani F, D'Antuono G. [Evaluation of citrates in a group of patients with idiopathic calcium calculi]. G Clin Med 1985; 66:126-34. [PMID: 4029530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Caudarella R, Stefani F, Malavolta N, Rizzoli E, Maccaferri M, D'Antuono G. [Allopurinol in the therapy of idiopathic calcic lithiasis]. G Clin Med 1983; 64:198-208. [PMID: 6618055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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