2018
Associations among circulating colony-stimulating factor-1, estrogen, and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women
Haas AV, Cong E, Simpson CA, Sukumar N, Deng Y, Insogna KL. Associations among circulating colony-stimulating factor-1, estrogen, and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2018, 25: 197-201. PMID: 28816930, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000000974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityEstrogen-deficient womenMineral densityBone lossColony-stimulating factor-1Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention StudyPostmenopausal bone lossPlacebo-controlled studyOsteoclastic bone resorptionFactor 1CSF-1 levelsCSF-1Estrogen replacementEstrogen therapyPlacebo groupPostmenopausal womenCardiovascular endpointsSerum levelsFemoral neckBone resorptionPrevention StudyAncillary studiesTreatment groupsWomenSignificant correlation
2002
Evidence that the IL-6/IL-6 Soluble Receptor Cytokine System Plays a Role in the Increased Skeletal Sensitivity to PTH in Estrogen-Deficient Women
Masiukiewicz US, Mitnick M, Gulanski BI, Insogna KL. Evidence that the IL-6/IL-6 Soluble Receptor Cytokine System Plays a Role in the Increased Skeletal Sensitivity to PTH in Estrogen-Deficient Women. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2002, 87: 2892-2898. PMID: 12050269, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.6.8577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen-deficient womenIL-6/ILSkeletal sensitivityIL-6IL-6sREstrogen deficiencyCytokine systemIL-6 soluble receptorUrine N-telopeptideAction of PTHPrevious animal studiesNTx excretionPTH infusionPostmenopausal womenSerum calciumN-telopeptideCytokine productionTNF-alphaExaggerated increaseIL-1betaHormonal statusBaseline valuesSoluble receptorAnimal studiesColony-stimulating factor-1