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Bisphosphonate effects and the bone remodeling transient

R P Heaney1, A J Yates, A C Santora

  • 1Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research : the Official Journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
|August 1, 1997
PubMed
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This study analyzed alendronate

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Area of Science:

  • Bone biology and osteoporosis treatment.
  • Pharmacological effects on bone remodeling.

Background:

  • Alendronate is a bisphosphonate used to treat osteoporosis.
  • Understanding its precise mechanism on bone density is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the contribution of the bone remodeling transient versus net positive bone balance to lumbar spine bone density improvements with alendronate.
  • To validate current bone remodeling models using clinical trial data.

Main Methods:

  • Computerized fitting of published randomized clinical trial data for alendronate (10 mg/day) to a bone remodeling model.
  • Simulations to determine the degree of remodeling suppression and positive bone balance.

Main Results:

  • The model accurately fitted clinical data, supporting current bone remodeling theories.
  • The best fit required 36-38% suppression of remodeling activation and 1.1-1.4% annual positive bone balance.
  • Bone biomarker changes suggested greater suppression and higher baseline remodeling than model fits indicated.

Conclusions:

  • Alendronate treatment involves both suppressed bone remodeling and positive bone balance.
  • Discrepancies between model fits and biomarker data may stem from skeletal heterogeneity or complex biomarker relationships.

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