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Banica T, Vandewalle S, Zmierczak HG, Goemaere S, De Buyser S, Fiers T, Kaufman JM, De Schepper J, Lapauw B. The relationship between circulating hormone levels, bone turnover markers and skeletal development in healthy boys differs according to maturation stage. Bone 2022; 158:116368. [PMID: 35181575 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2022.116368] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study investigates peri-pubertal changes in bone turnover markers, Wnt-signalling markers, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and sex steroid levels, and how they reflect skeletal development in peri-pubertal boys. MATERIALS AND METHODS Population-based study in 118 peri-pubertal boys from the NINIOS cohort (age range at baseline 5.1-17.3 years) with repeated measurements at baseline and after two years. Serum levels of the classical bone turnover markers (BTM) procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide and carboxy-terminal collagen crosslinks, as well as sex-hormone binding globulin, IGF-1, osteoprotegerin, sclerostin and dickkopf-1 were measured using immunoassays. Sex steroids (estradiol, testosterone, and androstenedione) were measured using mass spectrometry and free fractions calculated. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry was used for bone measurements at the lumbar spine and whole body. Volumetric bone parameters and bone geometry at the proximal and distal radius were assessed by peripheral QCT. Pubertal development was categorized based on Tanner staging. RESULTS During puberty, sex steroid and IGF-1-levels along with most parameters of bone mass and bone size increased every next Tanner stage. In contrast, classical bone turnover markers and sclerostin peaked around mid-puberty, with subsequent declines towards adult values in late puberty. Especially classical BTM and sex steroid levels showed consistent associations with areal and volumetric bone parameters and bone geometry. However, observed associations differed markedly according to pubertal stage and skeletal site. CONCLUSION Serum levels of sex steroids, IGF-1 and bone metabolism markers reflect skeletal development in peri-pubertal boys. However, skeletal development during puberty is nonlinear, and the relations between skeletal indices and hormonal parameters are nonlinear as well, and dependent on the respective maturation stage and skeletal site.
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- Thiberiu Banica
- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium and Free University of Brussels, Ghent, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Banica T, Vandewalle S, Zmierczak HG, Goemaere S, De Schepper J, Kaufman JM, Lapauw B. Relatively higher bone formation markers during puberty are correlated with more bone mass accrual independent of longitudinal growth in boys. Bone Rep 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100671] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Tack LJW, Craen M, Lapauw B, Goemaere S, Toye K, Kaufman JM, Vandewalle S, T'Sjoen G, Zmierczak HG, Cools M. Proandrogenic and Antiandrogenic Progestins in Transgender Youth: Differential Effects on Body Composition and Bone Metabolism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018; 103:2147-2156. [PMID: 29672753 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-02316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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CONTEXT Progestins can be used to attenuate endogenous hormonal effects in late-pubertal transgender (trans) adolescents (Tanner stage B4/5 and G4/5). Currently, no data are available on the effects of progestins on the development of bone mass or body composition in trans youth. OBJECTIVE To study prospectively the evolution of body composition and bone mass in late-pubertal trans adolescents using the proandrogenic or antiandrogenic progestins lynestrenol (L) and cyproterone acetate (CA), respectively. DESIGN AND OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS Forty-four trans boys (Tanner B4/5) and 21 trans girls (Tanner G4/5) were treated with L or CA for 11.6 (4 to 40) and 10.6 (5 to 31) months, respectively. Anthropometry, grip strength, body composition, and bone mass, size, and density were determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and peripheral quantitative computed tomography before the start of progestin and before addition of cross-sex hormones. RESULTS Using L, lean mass [+3.2 kg (8.6%)] and grip strength [+3 kg (10.6%)] significantly increased, which coincided with a more masculine body shape in trans boys. Trans girls showed loss of lean mass [-2.2 kg (4.7%)], gain of fat mass [+1.5 kg (9.4%)], and decreased grip strength Z scores. CA limited normal bone expansion and impeded pubertal bone mass accrual, mostly at the lumbar spine [Z score: -0.765 to -1.145 (P = 0.002)]. L did not affect physiological bone development. CONCLUSION Proandrogenic and antiandrogenic progestins induce body composition changes in line with the desired appearance within 1 year of treatment. Bone health, especially at the lumbar spine, is of concern in trans girls, as bone mass accrual is severely affected by androgen suppressive therapy.
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- Lloyd J W Tack
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Vandewalle S, Van Caenegem E, Craen M, Taes Y, Kaufman JM, T'Sjoen G. Growth, sexual and bone development in a boy with bilateral anorchia under testosterone treatment guided by the development of his monozygotic twin. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2018; 31:361-367. [PMID: 29353265 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2017-0126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sex steroids are essential for sexual maturation, linear growth and bone development. However, there is no consensus on the optimal timing, dosage and dosage interval of testosterone therapy to induce pubertal development and achieve a normal adult height and bone mass in children with hypogonadism. CASE PRESENTATION A monozygotic monochorial male twin pair, of which one boy was diagnosed with anorchia at birth due to testicular regression syndrome was followed from the age of 3 until the age of 18 years. Low dose testosterone substitution (testosterone esters 25 mg/2 weeks) was initiated in the affected twin based on the start of pubertal development in the healthy twin and then gradually increased accordingly. Both boys were followed until age 18 and were compared as regards to linear growth, sexual maturation, bone maturation and bone development. Before puberty induction both boys had a similar weight and height. During puberty, a slightly faster weight and height gain was observed in the affected twin. Both boys ended up however, with a similar and normal (near) adult height and weight and experienced a normal development of secondary sex characteristics. At the age of 17 and 18 years, bone mineral density, body composition and volumetric bone parameters at the forearm and calf were evaluated in both boys. The affected boy had a higher lean mass and muscle cross-sectional area. The bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and whole body was similar. Trabecular and cortical volumetric bone parameters were comparable. At one cortical site (proximal radius), however, the affected twin had a smaller periosteal and endosteal circumference with a thicker cortex. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, a low dose testosterone substitution in bilateral anorchia led to a normal onset of pubertal development and (near) adult height. Furthermore, there was no difference in bone mineral density at the age of 17 and 18 years.
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- Sara Vandewalle
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185 6K12IE, 9000 Ghent, Belgium, Phone: +32 9 332 34 13, Fax: +32 9 332 38 17
- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Vandewalle S, Van De Walle M, Chattopadhyay S, Du Prez F. Polycaprolactone-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) nanoparticles: Synthesis and temperature induced coacervation behavior. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Roggen I, Roelants M, Sioen I, Vandewalle S, De Henauw S, Goemaere S, Kaufman JM, De Schepper J. Erratum to: Pediatric Reference Values for Tibial Trabecular Bone Mineral Density and Bone Geometry Parameters Using Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography. Calcif Tissue Int 2015; 97:426-7. [PMID: 26249729 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-015-0047-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Inge Roggen
- Department of Pediatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Anthropogenetics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
- Department of Endocrinology, UZ Gent, Ghent, Belgium.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Data on sex steroid levels and pubertal development in obese adolescent boys are scarce and contrasting. The present review summarizes the most recent results obtained with improved methodology to measure low sex steroid levels in children. RECENT FINDINGS Obese pubertal boys have lower serum sex hormone-binding globulin and consequently lower total testosterone levels compared to normal-weight peers. However, during pubertal development, free testosterone levels in obese adolescents are not different from controls, indicating preserved androgen exposure as is additionally suggested by similar clinical genital staging (Tanner), serum gonadotropins levels, and serum prostate-specific antigen concentrations compared to nonobese adolescents. In pre and early puberty, total testosterone levels is not decreased, notwithstanding low sex hormone-binding globulin, and free testosterone is slightly increased in obese boys. This may result from increased adrenal activity as revealed by elevated serum androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate. In obese adolescent boys, increased aromatization of testosterone to estradiol tends to accelerate skeletal maturation. SUMMARY In obese adolescent boys, free testosterone is a better index than total testosterone levels of androgen status, which is not different from nonobese controls. Increased aromatization of testosterone to estradiol underlies the dissociation between normal clinical sexual maturation and advanced skeletal maturation in the obese adolescent.
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- Sara Vandewalle
- aDepartment of Endocrinology bDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital cDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Brussels University Hospital, Belgium
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Roggen I, Roelants M, Sioen I, Vandewalle S, De Henauw S, Goemaere S, Kaufman JM, De Schepper J. Pediatric reference values for tibial trabecular bone mineral density and bone geometry parameters using peripheral quantitative computed tomography. Calcif Tissue Int 2015; 96:527-33. [PMID: 25837845 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-015-9988-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to establish reference data, in relation to age and body height, for tibial trabecular and cortical volumetric bone mineral density, bone mineral content, and cross-sectional bone geometry in healthy children and adolescents using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). Over a 2-year period, 432 (207 male and 225 female) healthy children, with an age range of 5 to 19 years, from 6 different geographic areas in Belgium were recruited. Multislice pQCT scanning (XCT2000(®), Stratec Medizintechnik, Pforzheim, Germany) was performed at the distal metaphysis (at the 4% site) and the distal diaphysis (14 and 38% sites) of the tibia of the dominant leg. Gender-specific centile curves in relation to age and body height were generated with the LMS method for total and trabecular volumetric bone mineral density (at 4% site), bone mineral content, total bone cross-sectional area, periosteal circumference (all at 4, 14, and 38% site), cortical volumetric bone mineral density, endosteal circumference, and cortical thickness (at the 14 and the 38% site). These centile curves can be used for the interpretation of pQCT results at the 4, 14, and 38% site of the tibia in European children and adolescents, at least when a similar methodology is used.
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- Inge Roggen
- Department of Pediatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium
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Van Caenegem E, Wierckx K, Taes Y, Schreiner T, Vandewalle S, Toye K, Lapauw B, Kaufman JM, T'Sjoen G. Body composition, bone turnover, and bone mass in trans men during testosterone treatment: 1-year follow-up data from a prospective case-controlled study (ENIGI). Eur J Endocrinol 2015; 172:163-71. [PMID: 25550352 DOI: 10.1530/eje-14-0586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [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: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the evolution of body composition and bone metabolism in trans men during the first year of cross-sex hormonal therapy. METHODS In a prospective controlled study, we included 23 trans men (female-to-male trans persons) and 23 age-matched control women. In both groups, we examined grip strength (hand dynamometer), biochemical markers of bone turnover (C-terminal telopeptides of type 1 collagen (CTX) and procollagen 1 aminoterminal propeptide (P1NP)), total body fat and lean mass, and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) by dual-X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and fat and muscle area at the forearm and calf, bone geometry, and volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) by peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT), before treatment and after 1 year of treatment with undecanoate (1000 mg i.m./12 weeks). RESULTS Before hormonal treatment, trans men had similar bone and body composition compared with control women. Testosterone treatment induced in trans men a gain in muscle mass (+10.4%) and strength and loss of fat mass (-9.7%) (all P<0.001) and increased the levels of P1NP and CTX (both P<0.01). Areal and volumetric bone parameters remained largely unchanged apart from a small increase in trabecular vBMD at the distal radius and in BMD at the total hip in trans men (P=0.036 and P=0.001 respectively). None of these changes were observed in the control group. CONCLUSIONS Short-term testosterone treatment in trans men increased muscle mass and bone turnover. The latter may rather reflect an anabolic effect of testosterone treatment rather than bone loss.
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- E Van Caenegem
- Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium Department of EndocrinologyGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumEuropean Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI)Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of EndocrinologyRikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannvn 20, Oslo, NorwayCenter for Sexology and Gender ProblemsGhent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent, Belgium
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Van Caenegem E, Wierckx K, Taes Y, Schreiner T, Vandewalle S, Toye K, Kaufman JM, T'Sjoen G. Preservation of volumetric bone density and geometry in trans women during cross-sex hormonal therapy: a prospective observational study. Osteoporos Int 2015; 26:35-47. [PMID: 25377496 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-2805-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [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: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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UNLABELLED Although trans women before the start of hormonal therapy have a less bone and muscle mass compared with control men, their bone mass and geometry are preserved during the first 2 years of hormonal therapy, despite of substantial muscle loss, illustrating the major role of estrogen in the male skeleton. PURPOSE The aim of this study is to examine the evolution of areal and volumetric bone density, geometry, and turnover in trans women undergoing sex steroid changes, during the first 2 years of hormonal therapy. METHODS In a prospective observational study, we examined 49 trans women (male-to-female) before and after 1 and 2 years of cross-sex hormonal therapy (CSH) in comparison with 49 age-matched control men measuring grip strength (hand dynamometer), areal bone mineral density (aBMD), and total body fat and lean mass using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone geometry and volumetric bone mineral density, regional fat, and muscle area at the forearm and calf using peripheral quantitative computed tomography. Standardized treatment regimens were used with oral estradiol valerate, 4 mg daily (or transdermal 17-β estradiol 100 μg/24 h for patients >45 years old), both combined with oral cyproterone acetate 50 mg daily. RESULTS Prior to CSH, trans women had lower aBMD at all measured sites (all p < 0.001), smaller cortical bone size (all p < 0.05), and lower muscle mass and strength and lean body mass (all p < 0.05) compared with control men. During CSH, muscle mass and strength decreased and all measures of fat mass increased (all p < 0.001). The aBMD increased at the femoral neck, radius, lumbar spine, and total body; cortical and trabecular bone remained stable and bone turnover markers decreased (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Although trans women, before CSH, have a lower aBMD and cortical bone size compared with control men, their skeletal status is well preserved during CSH treatment, despite of substantial muscle loss.
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- E Van Caenegem
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium,
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Vandewalle S, Taes Y, Fiers T, Toye K, Van Caenegem E, Kaufman JM, De Schepper J. Relation of adrenal-derived steroids with bone maturation, mineral density and geometry in healthy prepubertal and early pubertal boys. Bone 2014; 69:39-46. [PMID: 25220426 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2014.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2014] [Revised: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the effects of adrenal steroids on skeletal maturation and bone mass acquisition in healthy prepubertal boys. OBJECTIVE To study whether adrenal-derived steroids within the physiological range are associated with skeletal maturation, areal and volumetric bone mineral density (aBMD and vBMD) and bone geometry in healthy prepubertal and early pubertal boys. METHODS 98 healthy prepubertal and early pubertal boys (aged 6-14 y) were studied cross-sectionally. Androstenedione (A) and estrone (E1) were determined by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and DHEAS was determined by immunoassay. Whole body and lumbar spine aBMD and bone area were determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Trabecular (distal site) and cortical (proximal site) vBMD and bone geometry were assessed at the non-dominant forearm and leg using peripheral QCT. Skeletal age was determined by X-ray of the left hand. RESULTS Adrenal-derived steroids (DHEAS, A and E1) are positively associated with bone age in prepubertal and early pubertal children, independently of age. There are no associations between the adrenal-derived steroids and the studied parameters of bone size (lumbar spine and whole body bone area, trabecular or cortical area at the radius or tibia, periosteal circumference and cortical thickness at the radius or tibia) or BMD (aBMD or vBMD). CONCLUSION In healthy prepubertal and early pubertal boys, serum adrenal-derived steroid levels, are associated with skeletal maturation, independently of age, but not with bone size or (v)BMD. Our data suggest that adrenal derived steroids are not implicated in the accretion of bone mass before puberty in boys.
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- S Vandewalle
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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- Department of Hormonology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Brussels University Hospital, Belgium
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Vandewalle S, Taes Y, Fiers T, Van Helvoirt M, Debode P, Herregods N, Ernst C, Van Caenegem E, Roggen I, Verhelle F, De Schepper J, Kaufman JM. Sex steroids in relation to sexual and skeletal maturation in obese male adolescents. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014; 99:2977-85. [PMID: 24796931 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-1452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 02/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Childhood obesity is associated with an accelerated skeletal maturation. However, data concerning pubertal development and sex steroid levels in obese adolescents are scarce and contrasting. OBJECTIVES To study sex steroids in relation to sexual and skeletal maturation and to serum prostate specific antigen (PSA), as a marker of androgen activity, in obese boys from early to late adolescence. METHODS Ninety obese boys (aged 10-19 y) at the start of a residential obesity treatment program and 90 age-matched controls were studied cross-sectionally. Pubertal status was assessed according to the Tanner method. Skeletal age was determined by an x-ray of the left hand. Morning concentrations of total testosterone (TT) and estradiol (E2) were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, free T (FT) was measured by equilibrium dialysis, and LH, FSH, SHBG, and PSA were measured by immunoassays. RESULTS Genital staging was comparable between the obese and nonobese groups, whereas skeletal bone advancement (mean, 1 y) was present in early and midadolescence in the obese males. Although both median SHBG and TT concentrations were significantly (P < .001) lower in obese subjects during mid and late puberty, median FT, LH, FSH, and PSA levels were comparable to those of controls. In contrast, serum E2 concentrations were significantly (P < .001) higher in the obese group at all pubertal stages. CONCLUSION Obese boys have lower circulating SHBG and TT, but similar FT concentrations during mid and late puberty in parallel with a normal pubertal progression and serum PSA levels. Our data indicate that in obese boys, serum FT concentration is a better marker of androgen activity than TT. On the other hand, skeletal maturation and E2 were increased from the beginning of puberty, suggesting a significant contribution of hyperestrogenemia in the advancement of skeletal maturation in obese boys.
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- S Vandewalle
- Department of Endocrinology (S.V., Y.T., E.V.C., J.D.S., J.M.K.), Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases (S.V., Y.T., J.M.K.), Department of Pediatric Endocrinology (S.V., J.D.S.), and Department of Hormonology (T.F.), Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Zeepreventorium (M.V.H., P.D.), 8420 De Haan, Belgium; Department of Radiology (N.H.), Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; and Departments of Radiology (C.E., F.V.) and Pediatric Endocrinology (I.R., J.D.S.), University Hospital Brussels, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium
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Vandewalle S, Taes Y, Fiers T, Toye K, Van Caenegem E, Roggen I, De Schepper J, Kaufman JM. Associations of sex steroids with bone maturation, bone mineral density, bone geometry, and body composition: a cross-sectional study in healthy male adolescents. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014; 99:E1272-82. [PMID: 24670081 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-3887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although both testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) are considered essential in the regulation of the male skeleton, there are few data concerning the relative contribution of T and E2 on bone mineral density (BMD), bone geometry, and bone maturation in healthy boys. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to analyze the relationship between T and E2 and BMD, bone geometry, skeletal maturation, and body composition. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study in 199 healthy boys (aged 6-19 y). T and E2 were determined by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Whole-body and lumbar areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and bone area, lean mass, and fat mass were determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Trabecular (distal site) and cortical (proximal site) volumetric BMD (vBMD) and bone geometry were assessed at the nondominant forearm and leg using peripheral quantitative computed tomography. Skeletal age was determined by an X-ray of the left hand. RESULTS T was positively associated with lean mass (P < .001), lumbar and whole-body bone area (P < .001), trabecular and cortical area (P < .01), and periosteal circumference (P < .01) at the radius. E2 was positively associated with lumbar and whole-body aBMD (P < .001), trabecular vBMD at the radius and tibia (P < .01), and cortical thickness at the radius (P < .05). E2 was an independent negative predictor of the endosteal circumference (P < .01). Moreover, E2 was positively associated with bone age advancement (P < .001). CONCLUSION Circulating E2 is positively associated with bone maturation and aBMD and vBMD and negatively with endosteal circumference in healthy boys, whereas T is a determinant of lean mass and bone size. These findings underscore the important role of E2 in skeletal development in boys.
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- S Vandewalle
- Departments of Endocrinology (S.V., Y.T., K.T., E.V.C., J.D.S., J.-M.K.), Pediatric Endocrinology (S.V., J.D.S.), and Hormonology (T.F.) and Unit for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases (S.V., Y.T., K.T., E.V.C., J.-M.K.), Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; and Department of Pediatric Endocrinology (I.R., J.D.S.), Brussel University Hospital, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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Vandewalle S, Taes Y, Van Helvoirt M, Debode P, Herregods N, Ernst C, Roef G, Van Caenegem E, Roggen I, Verhelle F, Kaufman JM, De Schepper J. Bone size and bone strength are increased in obese male adolescents. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:3019-28. [PMID: 23666962 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3914] [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: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Controversy exists on the effect of obesity on bone development during puberty. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to determine differences in volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and bone geometry in male obese adolescents (ObAs) in overlap with changes in bone maturation, muscle mass and force development, and circulating sex steroids and IGF-I. We hypothesized that changes in bone parameters are more evident at the weight-bearing site and that changes in serum estradiol are most prominent. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We recruited 51 male ObAs (10-19 years) at the entry of a residential weight-loss program and 51 healthy age-matched and 51 bone-age-matched controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES vBMD and geometric bone parameters, as well as muscle and fat area were studied at the forearm and lower leg by peripheral quantitative computed tomography. Muscle force was studied by jumping mechanography. RESULTS In addition to an advanced bone maturation, differences in trabecular bone parameters (higher vBMD and larger trabecular area) and cortical bone geometry (larger cortical area and periosteal and endosteal circumference) were observed in ObAs both at the radius and tibia at different pubertal stages. After matching for bone age, all differences at the tibia, but only the difference in trabecular vBMD at the radius, remained significant. Larger muscle area and higher maximal force were found in ObAs compared with controls, as well as higher circulating free estrogen, but similar free testosterone and IGF-I levels. CONCLUSIONS ObAs have larger and stronger bones at both the forearm and lower leg. The observed differences in bone parameters can be explained by a combination of advanced bone maturation, higher estrogen exposure, and greater mechanical loading resulting from a higher muscle mass and strength.
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- S Vandewalle
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Van Caenegem E, Taes Y, Wierckx K, Vandewalle S, Toye K, Kaufman JM, Schreiner T, Haraldsen I, T'Sjoen G. Low bone mass is prevalent in male-to-female transsexual persons before the start of cross-sex hormonal therapy and gonadectomy. Bone 2013; 54:92-7. [PMID: 23369987 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 09/25/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cross-sex hormonal therapy and sex reassignment surgery (including gonadectomy) in transsexual persons has an impact on body composition and bone mass and size. However, it is not clear whether baseline differences in bone and body composition between transsexual persons and controls before cross-sex hormonal therapy play a role. DESIGN A cross-sectional study with 25 male-to-female transsexual persons (transsexual women) before cross-gender sex steroid exposure (median age 30 years) in comparison with 25 age-matched control men and a male reference population of 941 men. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Areal and volumetric bone parameters using respectively dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT), body composition (DXA), grip strength (hand dynamometer), Baecke physical activity questionnaire, serum testosterone and 25-OH vitamin D. RESULTS Transsexual women before cross-sex hormonal therapy presented with less muscle mass (p≤0.001) and strength (p≤0.05) and a higher prevalence of osteoporosis (16%) with a lower aBMD at the hip, femoral neck, total body (all p<0.001) and lumbar spine (p=0.064) compared with control men. A thinner radial cortex (p≤0.01) and lower cortical area at the radius and tibia (both p<0.05) was found in transsexual women vs. control men. Serum testosterone was comparable in all 3 groups, but 25-OH vitamin D was lower in transsexual women (p≤0.001). CONCLUSIONS Transsexual women before the start of hormonal therapy appear to have lower muscle mass and strength and lower bone mass compared with control men. These baseline differences in bone mass might be related to a less active lifestyle.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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OBJECTIVE Sclerostin inhibits osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. If aberrant sclerostin action is involved in less efficient bone acquisition in men with idiopathic low bone mass, this might be reflected in higher serum sclerostin levels. METHODS In 116 men with idiopathic osteoporosis (≤65 years old), 40 of their sons and healthy controls, areal bone parameters were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and volumetric and geometric bone parameters were measured using peripheral quantitative computed tomography. Serum analytes were measured using immunoassays and estradiol (E2) levels using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. RESULTS Men with idiopathic low bone mass had lower levels of sclerostin than the controls (0.54±0.17 vs 0.66±0.23 ng/ml; P<0.001). In both groups, sclerostin levels were strongly associated with age; when adjusting for age, no associations with anthropometrics were observed (P>0.14). In multivariate analyses, sclerostin levels displayed a positive association with whole-body bone mineral content (BMC) and areal BMD (aBMD), as well as with trabecular and cortical volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) at the tibia in the probands. No clear associations were observed in the control group, neither were sclerostin levels associated with BMC at the radius or lumbar spine (all P>0.11). Testosterone, but not E2, was inversely related to sclerostin levels in the probands. No difference in sclerostin levels was found in their sons when compared with their controls. CONCLUSION Lower rather than higher serum sclerostin levels in the probands with idiopathic low bone mass suggest that aberrant sclerostin secretion is not involved in the pathogenesis of low bone mass in these subjects.
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- B Lapauw
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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Taes Y, Lapauw B, Vandewalle S, Zmierczak H, Goemaere S, Vanderschueren D, Kaufman JM, T'Sjoen G. Estrogen-specific action on bone geometry and volumetric bone density: longitudinal observations in an adult with complete androgen insensitivity. Bone 2009; 45:392-7. [PMID: 19376280 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.04.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 03/04/2009] [Revised: 04/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sex steroids have distinct effects on bone growth and maintenance in men and women, mediated through their respective steroid receptors. Though most evidence is derived from animal studies, several concepts have been confirmed in humans by detection of specific mutations. In this report we describe changes in bone size and volumetric bone density in a complete androgen insensitive subject (CAIS) due to a mutation in the androgen receptor during 5 years of estrogen treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS We present a case report of a 31 year old XY female with CAIS with a longitudinal follow-up for 5 years of areal and volumetric bone parameters. Areal and volumetric bone parameters were determined using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). Sex steroids, LH, FSH and IGF-I were determined by immunoassay. RESULTS Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome was genetically confirmed by detection of the mutation Asp767Tyr in the androgen receptor gene. Bone size at presentation was found to be intermediate between male and female reference values. Low areal and volumetric bone density (both trabecular and cortical) was observed at baseline and improved gradually with estrogen treatment (+2% to 6.5%). Upon estrogen treatment, endosteal contraction (-1%) was demonstrated, with increasing cortical thickness (+3%), cortical area (+5%) and unchanged periosteal circumference. CONCLUSIONS During adult life, estrogens mediate endosteal bone apposition and volumetric bone density, without marked influence on periosteal bone apposition. The finding of a bone size intermediate between male and female supports testosterone as an essential mediator for periosteal bone expansion, but not as the sole stimulus for bone expansion during growth.
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- Youri Taes
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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* Gas-filled intercellular spaces are considered the predominant pathways for gas transport through bulky plant organs such as fruit. Here, we introduce a methodology that combines a geometrical model of the tissue microstructure with mathematical equations to describe gas exchange mechanisms involved in fruit respiration. * Pear (Pyrus communis) was chosen as a model system. The two-dimensional microstructure of cortex tissue was modelled based on light microscopy images. The transport of O(2) and CO(2) in the intercellular space, cell wall network and cytoplasm was modelled using diffusion laws, irreversible thermodynamics and enzyme kinetics. * In silico analysis showed that O(2) transport mainly occurred through intercellular spaces and less through the intracellular liquid, while CO(2) was transported at equal rates in both phases. Simulations indicated that biological variation of the apparent diffusivity appears to be caused by the random distribution of cells and intercellular spaces in tissue. Temperature does not affect modelled gas exchange properties; it rather acts on the respiration metabolism. * This modelling approach provides, for the first time, detailed information about gas exchange mechanisms at the microscopic scale in bulky plant organs, such as fruit, and can be used to study conditions of anoxia.
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- Flanders Center of Postharvest Technology, BIOSYST-MeBioS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Flanders Center of Postharvest Technology, BIOSYST-MeBioS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Flanders Center of Postharvest Technology, BIOSYST-MeBioS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Flanders Center of Postharvest Technology, BIOSYST-MeBioS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Scientific Computing Research Group, Computer Science Dept., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200A, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Flanders Center of Postharvest Technology, BIOSYST-MeBioS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Speeckaert MM, Wehlou C, Vandewalle S, Taes YE, Robberecht E, Delanghe JR. Vitamin D binding protein, a new nutritional marker in cystic fibrosis patients. Clin Chem Lab Med 2008; 46:365-70. [PMID: 18303991 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2008.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vitamin D binding protein (DBP) is a multifunctional transport protein with a decreased serum concentration in cystic fibrosis (CF). The present study investigates the importance of DBP and its role as an alternative nutritional marker in CF. METHODS DBP phenotypes of 116 CF patients were determined electrophoretically. Serum DBP was measured by immunonephelometry. Parathormone was assessed by an immunoradiometric assay. Serum 25OH vitamin D(3), 1,25(OH)(2) vitamin D(3) and leptin concentrations were determined by a radioimmunoassay. Serum alpha-tocopherol was measured by HPLC. Routine chemistry parameters were assessed using commercial methods. The Prognostic Inflammatory and Nutritional Index was calculated. RESULTS Decreased serum DBP concentrations were observed in the CF group. Total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, triglyceride concentration, alpha-tocopherol and a low nutritional status correlated positively with DBP. Lipoprotein precipitation demonstrated a partial presence of DBP in very-low-density lipoprotein and LDL. Furthermore, DBP was positively correlated with serum leptin concentration. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates a positive correlation between DBP and serum lipids. Serum DBP concentration can be considered as a nutritional marker (especially for lipids).
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Robberecht E, Vandewalle S. Cholecalciferol and 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in adults with cystic fibrosis. Am J Clin Nutr 2008; 87:190; author reply 190-1. [PMID: 18175755 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.1.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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De Wachter D, Neven A, Vandewalle S, Vanderlinden J, Lange A. [Dissociative phenomena: relationship to present and past stress]. Tijdschr Psychiatr 2008; 50:83-88. [PMID: 18264898] [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: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Up till now research into dissociation has paid little attention to the relationship between current stress and family variables on the one hand and dissociative phenomena on the other hand. By contrast, however, many studies have investigated the link between traumatic experiences in the past and dissociative phenomena. AIM To investigate, in a clinical population, whether dissociation is linked to current stress (within and outside the family) and to traumatic experiences in the past. METHOD Dissociation was predicted on the basis of current stress (within and outside the family) and trauma by means of a multiple regression conducted on a population of patients with an eating disorder. RESULTS Results indicated a clear link between current stress and dissociation. Patients with particularly high dissociation scores reported significantly more stress both on the measures of current stress and on the list of trauma. CONCLUSION Dissociation is associated with stressful experiences, but not only with sexual trauma. Dissociation is also linked to stress experienced in current living conditions. Therefore the simple model that links dissociative experiences directly with trauma needs to be revised. This finding demonstrates that more attention should be given to stress factors in the treatment of dissociative phenomena.
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- D De Wachter
- Psychiater en diensthoofd Systeemthera-pie aan het Universitair Centrum Sint-Jozef, Kortenberg.
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