Associations of Serum Osteocalcin and Polymorphisms of the Osteocalcin Gene with Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal and Elderly Chinese Women.

The aims of this study were: (1) to evaluate the association of serum osteocalcin with bone mineral density (BMD) and markers of bone metabolism in postmenopausal and elderly Chinese women, and (2) to observe the relationships of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in and around the osteocalcin gene with osteocalcin and BMD. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 725 postmenopausal Chinese women. Five SNPs (rs1543294, rs1800247, rs759330, rs2842880, and rs933489) of the osteocalcin gene were genotyped. Serum osteocalcin and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], and type I collagen containing cross-linked C-telopeptide (β-CTX) were measured. The BMD of the lumbar spine and proximal femur was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Osteocalcin was positively correlated with serum phosphorus (p = 0.001), alkaline phosphatase (ALP; p < 0.001), PTH (p = 0.002) and β-CTX (p < 0.001), and negatively correlated with BMD at the lumbar spine (p < 0.001) and total hip (p = 0.002). No significant association was obtained between the SNPs, haplotypes of the osteocalcin gene, and BMD or osteocalcin. Our results suggest that osteocalcin was positively correlated with serum phosphorus, ALP, PTH, and β-CTX, but negatively correlated with BMD at the lumbar spine and total hip. Common genetic variants of the osteocalcin gene may not be a major contributor to variations in serum osteocalcin or BMD in postmenopausal and elderly Chinese women.

Zhang XY ，He JW ，Fu WZ ，Liu YJ ，Zhang ZL ... -  《-》

Associations of serum sclerostin and polymorphisms in the SOST gene with bone mineral density and markers of bone metabolism in postmenopausal Chinese women.

He J ，Zhang H ，Wang C ，Zhang Z ，Yue H ，Hu W ，Gu J ，Fu W ，Hu Y ，Li M ，Liu Y ，Zheng H ，Zhang Z ... -  《-》

The levels of bone turnover markers 25(OH)D and PTH and their relationship with bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in a suburban district in China.

Gao C ，Qiao J ，Li SS ，Yu WJ ，He JW ，Fu WZ ，Zhang ZL ... -  《-》

Associations of Serum Cathepsin K and Polymorphisms in CTSK Gene With Bone Mineral Density and Bone Metabolism Markers in Postmenopausal Chinese Women.

Cathepsin K plays an important role in bone resorption. The reports of the association of serum cathepsin K with bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover markers are conflicting and the role of serum cathepsin K as a bone turnover marker is unclear. The aims of the study were as follows: (1) to investigate the association of serum cathepsin K with BMD and markers of bone turnover and (2) to evaluate the correlations of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the CTSK gene with serum cathepsin K, BMD, and markers of bone metabolism in postmenopausal Chinese women. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1752 postmenopausal Chinese women. Four tagging SNPs (rs12085336, rs12746973, rs4379678, and rs10847) of the CTSK gene were genotyped. Serum cathepsin K of 768 and markers of bone metabolism of 1752 including serum intact PTH, 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP), and β-CrossLaps of type I collagen containing cross- linked C-telopeptide (β-CTX) were measured. The BMD of the lumbar spine and proximal femur were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). No significant relationship was detected between serum cathepsin K and age, BMI, BMD or bone metabolic markers (all P > 0.05) after adjustment for age and BMI. We failed to identify any significant association between the genotypes or haplotypes of CTSK and BMD, bone turnover markers, or serum cathepsin K. Neither serum cathepsin K nor CTSK gene polymorphisms was correlated with BMD or bone turnover markers. Genetic polymorphisms of CTSK may not be a major contributor to variations in the serum cathepsin K or BMD in postmenopausal Chinese women. The results implied that serum cathepsin K may not be viewed as a substitute for bone turnover markers.

Gao LH ，Li SS ，Yue H ，Zhang ZL ... -  《Frontiers in Endocrinology》

The relationship between the metabolic syndrome and its components and bone status in postmenopausal women.

Fodor D ，Vesa S ，Albu A ，Simon S ，Craciun A ，Muntean L ... -  《ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA HUNGARICA》