| Literature DB >> 35243530 |
Aurélie Ladang1, Frank Rauch2, Edgard Delvin3, Etienne Cavalier4.
Abstract
Bone turnover markers (BTMs) have been developed many years ago to study, in combination with imaging techniques, bone remodeling in adults. In children and adolescents, bone metabolism differs from adults since it implies both growth and bone remodeling, suggesting an age- and gender-dependent BTM concentration. Therefore, specific studies have evaluated BTMs in not only physiological but also pathological conditions. However, in pediatrics, the use of BTMs in clinical practice is still limited due to these many children-related specificities. This review will discuss about physiological levels of BTMs as well as their modifications under pathological conditions in children and adolescents. A focus is also given on analytical and clinical challenges that restrain BTM usefulness in pediatrics.Entities:
Keywords: BALP; Bone turnover markers; CTX; Children; Osteoblasts; Osteoclasts; PINP; TRAP
Year: 2022 PMID: 35243530 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-022-00964-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Calcif Tissue Int ISSN: 0171-967X Impact factor: 4.333