title: Correlations of new markers of bone formation and resorption in kidney transplant recipients.
abstract: Renal osteodystrophy is a common complication of chronic renal failure and renal replacement therapy. Successful kidney transplantation reverses many of these abnormalities, but the improvement is often incomplete. The evaluation of renal osteodystrophy in everyday practice is based on noninvasive measurements. Taking this into consideration the aim of the present study was to assess new markers of bone metabolism: serum CrossLaps degradation products of C-terminal telopeptides of type I collagen tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (bALP), as well as their correlations with bone mineral disease (BMD) in kidney transplant recipients. Twenty-six patients (aged 26 to 54 years) receiving a triple immunosuppressive regimen with stable graft function were enrolled in the study. Serum parathormone (PTH) osteocalcin type collagen C-terminal peptides (ICTP), and procollagen type I carboxyterminal extension peptide (PICP) concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA), Serum CrossLaps, bALP, beta2-microglobulin, TRAP 5b by enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA), and deoxypyridinoline (DPD) in urine immunochemiluminescence. BMD, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), correlated negatively with markers of bone formation (bALP, osteoclacin, and PICP) and resorption (TRAP, ICTP, and beta2-microglobulin). The only positive correlation was between urine DPD and BMD at the femoral neck. Interestingly, BMD correlated negatively with CsA concentration. TRAP 5b correlated positively with serum creatinine, ALP, bALP, osteocalcin, iPTH, ICTP, and serum beta2-microglobulin, and negatively with CsA concentration, and azathioprine and prednisone dose. DPD did not correlate with any parameters. Serum CrossLaps correlated with markers of both bone formation and resorption. Because TRAP and serum CrossLaps correlated with markers of both bone formation and or resorption, additional studies are needed to establish the value of these markers of bone resorption to assess renal osteodystrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland. jolmal@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Małyszko
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wołczyński
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Małyszko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Konstantynowicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaczmarski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Myśliwiec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D015519:Bone Density; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000097:blood; D010012:Osteogenesis; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin; D015675:Osteocalcin; D003404:Creatinine; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase