title: Biochemical markers of bone turnover: an update.
abstract: Currently, biomarkers are available which have considerably increased the possibility of monitoring changes in bone turnover. Assays for carboxy-terminal procollagen I fragments, osteocalcin and the bone-specific isoenzyme of alkaline phosphatase allow a more precise assessment of the complex osteoblastic functions in health and disease; osteocalcin appears at present to be the most satisfactory one. With respect to bone resorption, the measurement of urinary pyridinoline cross-links seems to be the most reliable assay. It has to be emphasized, however, that a single biomarker may be of value in some metabolic bone diseases but not in others.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: van Daele
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Birkenhäger
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Pols
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000652:urine*; D015415:Biomarkers; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000378:metabolism*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000652:urine*; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011347:Procollagen / Q000097:blood*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011347:Procollagen; C041876:procollagen Type III-N-terminal peptide; C042813:procollagen type I carboxy terminal peptide; D015675:Osteocalcin; C015484:pyridinoline; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D006909:Hydroxyproline