In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, PTH 1‑34 increased radius cortical porosity from baseline.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis, PTH increased cortical porosity at the radius compared with baseline.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseRadius cortical porosity
- Study
n = 18
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 µg daily · subcutaneous · 18 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Porosity change
- 32%
- radius
Source sentences
Anabolic therapy increased cortical porosity in radius (PTH 1-34 32 ± 37%, PTH 1-84 39 ± 32%, both p < 0.001) and tibia (PTH 1-34 13 ± 27%, PTH 1-84 15 ± 22%, both p < 0.001) with corresponding declines in cortical density.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
in postmenopausal osteoporotic women treated with PTH 1-34 (20 µg sc daily, n = 18) or PTH 1-84 (100 µg sc daily, n = 20) for 18 months in an open-label, nonrandomized study.