In women with osteoporosis, teriparatide increased cancellous remodeling-based bone formation from baseline.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis, teriparatide increased cancellous remodeling-based bone formation compared with baseline.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseCancellous remodeling-based formation
- Study
n = 33
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 μg/d · subcutaneous · 3 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
All types of formation significantly increased from baseline in the cancellous and endocortical envelopes (differences p < 0.001) with teriparatide (range of changes 2.9- to 21.9-fold), as did MBF in the periosteum (p < 0.001).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis received subcutaneous teriparatide (n = 33, 20 μg/d) or denosumab (n = 36, 60 mg once/6 months), open-label for 6 months at 7 US and Canadian sites.
Subjects received double fluorochrome labeling at baseline and before biopsy at 3 months.