UNLABELLED: We determined whether suppression of sclerostin levels by estrogen treatment was mediated by anti-resorptive effect. Raloxifene, but not bisphosphonates, suppressed circulating sclerostin concentration, suggesting that sclerostin may mediate the action of estrogen on bone metabolism, independently of their anti-resorptive effects. INTRODUCTION: Circulating sclerostin concentrations are higher in postmenopausal than in premenopausal women, and estrogen treatment suppresses sclerostin levels in both men and women. We determined whether anti-resorptives may suppress the circulating sclerostin levels. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective observational study. Eighty postmenopausal women were treated with raloxifene for 19.4 ± 7.7 months (n = 16), bisphosphonates for 19.2 ± 6.7 months (n = 32), or were untreated (n = 32) for 17.1 ± 4.6 months. Plasma sclerostin concentrations were measured before and after treatment. RESULTS: Plasma sclerostin levels after treatment were significantly lower in the raloxifene than in the control group (55.8 ± 23.4 pmol/l vs. 92.1 ± 50.4 pmol/l, p = 0.046), but were similar between the bisphosphonate and control groups. Relative to baseline, raloxifene treatment markedly reduced plasma sclerostin concentration (-40.7 ± 22.8%, p < 0.001), with respect to both control (-7.5 ± 29.1%) and bisphosphonate (-3.1 ± 35.2%) groups. Changes in bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin levels showed reverse associations with sclerostin concentration changes in the raloxifene (γ = -0.505, p = 0.017) and control (γ = -0.410, p = 0.020) groups. CONCLUSIONS: Raloxifene, but not bisphosphonates, significantly suppressed circulating sclerostin concentration, suggesting that sclerostin may mediate the action of estrogen on bone metabolism, independently of their anti-resorptive effects.
UNLABELLED: We determined whether suppression of sclerostin levels by estrogen treatment was mediated by anti-resorptive effect. Raloxifene, but not bisphosphonates, suppressed circulating sclerostin concentration, suggesting that sclerostin may mediate the action of estrogen on bone metabolism, independently of their anti-resorptive effects. INTRODUCTION: Circulating sclerostin concentrations are higher in postmenopausal than in premenopausal women, and estrogen treatment suppresses sclerostin levels in both men and women. We determined whether anti-resorptives may suppress the circulating sclerostin levels. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective observational study. Eighty postmenopausal women were treated with raloxifene for 19.4 ± 7.7 months (n = 16), bisphosphonates for 19.2 ± 6.7 months (n = 32), or were untreated (n = 32) for 17.1 ± 4.6 months. Plasma sclerostin concentrations were measured before and after treatment. RESULTS: Plasma sclerostin levels after treatment were significantly lower in the raloxifene than in the control group (55.8 ± 23.4 pmol/l vs. 92.1 ± 50.4 pmol/l, p = 0.046), but were similar between the bisphosphonate and control groups. Relative to baseline, raloxifene treatment markedly reduced plasma sclerostin concentration (-40.7 ± 22.8%, p < 0.001), with respect to both control (-7.5 ± 29.1%) and bisphosphonate (-3.1 ± 35.2%) groups. Changes in bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin levels showed reverse associations with sclerostin concentration changes in the raloxifene (γ = -0.505, p = 0.017) and control (γ = -0.410, p = 0.020) groups. CONCLUSIONS:Raloxifene, but not bisphosphonates, significantly suppressed circulating sclerostin concentration, suggesting that sclerostin may mediate the action of estrogen on bone metabolism, independently of their anti-resorptive effects.
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