title: Cathepsin K in treatment monitoring following intravenous zoledronic acid.
abstract: Cathepsin K (CatK) is mainly expressed by osteoclasts and plays an important role in bone resorption. As CatK is expressed and secreted by osteoclasts during active bone resorption, it may be a useful and specific biochemical marker of osteoclastic activity. Therefore, CatK serum levels were studied for monitoring the treatment of females with postmenopausal osteoporosis by zoledronic acid. The serum CatK levels were determined in nine postmenopausal females before and after 3, 6 and 12 months of treatment. The levels were significantly reduced after 3 and 6 months (P<0.05), whereas they returned to baseline after 1 year. Taken together, the serum level of CatK may be suitable for monitoring anti-osteoporotic therapy in association with treatment response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma Surgery, Otto von Guericke University, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto von Guericke University, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany ; Medical Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department Molecular Genetics, Otto von Guericke University, D-39124 Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wex
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hypertension, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Otto von Guericke University, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klose
authors.affiliation: Department of Biometry and Medical Informatics, Otto von Guericke University, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kropf
authors.affiliation: Department of Biometry and Medical Informatics, Otto von Guericke University, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adolf
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma Surgery, Otto von Guericke University, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piatek
keywords: bisphosphonat; bone density measurement; cathepsin K; compliance; osteoporosis