In women with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, hPTH increased osteocalcin more than 150% above baseline at 3 months, sustained throughout treatment.
In plain wordsIn women with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, hPTH increased a bone formation marker above baseline throughout treatment.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseOsteocalcin
- Study
n = 28
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 400 U/day · injection · 12 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Osteocalcin change from baseline
- > 150%
- hPTH group at 3 months, maintained throughout treatment
Source sentences
In the hPTH group, OST increased by more than 150% above baseline at 3 months and was maintained at this level throughout the treatment period.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
All studied subjects (n=51) had postmenopausal osteoporosis, had been receiving long-term treatment with glucocorticoid plus estrogen or estrogen/progesterone and were randomly allocated either to a group receiving hPTH, 400 U/day (n=28), or to a control group (n=23).