In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, formation markers increased significantly after one month of teriparatide regardless of prior osteoporosis therapy.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis, bone formation markers increased after one month of teriparatide, regardless of prior therapy.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseBone formation markers at one month
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 μg/day · up to 24 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Significant increases in formation markers occurred after 1 month of teriparatide regardless of prior osteoporosis therapy.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
We measured procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (PINP), bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (b-ALP), and total alkaline phosphatase (t-ALP) at baseline, 1 and 6 months, and change in BMD at the lumbar spine, total hip and femoral neck from baseline to 24 months.
We conducted a prospective, open-label, 24-month study at 95 centers in 10 countries in 758 postmenopausal women with established osteoporosis (n = 181 treatment-naïve) who had at least one post-baseline bone marker determination.
Teriparatide (20 μg/day) was administered for up to 24 months.