title: Effects of intranasal salmon calcitonin in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: an observational study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to follow the changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and biochemical markers of bone turnover in 10 children (7.5-17.5 years of age) with severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), during a 3-year therapy with salmon calcitonin (100 IU/day 2 months on and 2 off for a year and 200 IU/day for 2 years) and calcium (500 mg/day). All patients were functional classes III and IV and were measured at yearly intervals with a dual photon absorptiometer at the lumbar spine. The changes observed were 7.2-9.5% per year for BMD and 2.0-6.0% for volumetric bone mineral density (BMDvol). The bone resorption markers showed significant decreases after a year's treatment (Pyr/Cr from 175+/-15 to 108+/-15 nm/mm, P < 0.001, Pyr-D/Cr from 24.3+/-3.5 to 13.3+/-1.9 nm/mm, P < 0.05, and OHPr/Cr from 57.4+/-11 to 35.1+/-8.4 microg/mg) and smaller changes thereafter. No significant changes were observed in the bone formation markers of osteocalcin and alkaline phosphatase. Serum iPTH, the vitamin D metabolites, and calcium concentrations fluctuated within normal, while calcium excretion increased from 0.3+/-0.1 to 1.9+/-0.4 mg/kg/24 hours, P < 0.001. In conclusion, the present study, despite its limitations of not being placebo controlled, shows possible beneficial effects of intranasal calcitonin on bone resorption and pain relief in JIA patients.
authors.affiliation: Child Health Department, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siamopoulou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Challa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kapoglou
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cholevas
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mavridis
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Lapatsanis
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000293:Adolescent; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000097:blood; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D015675:Osteocalcin; C028815:salmon calcitonin; D002116:Calcitonin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium