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Alpha-ketoglutarate decreases serum levels of C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) in postmenopausal women with osteopenia: Six-month study

Filip, Rafal S. ; Pierzynowski, Stefan LU ; Lindegard, Birger ; Wernerman, Jan ; Haratym-Maj, Agnieszka and Podgurniak, Malgorzata (2007) In International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research 77(2). p.89-97
Abstract
Several studies have shown that alpha-ketoglutaric acid (AKG) increases serum levels of proline and has beneficial effects on skeletal development. We studied the effect of alpha-ketoglutaric (AKG) acid calcium salt (6 g AKG and 1,68 Ca/day) or calcium alone (1.68 Ca/day) on serum C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) and osteocalcin (OC), as well as lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) in a randomized, parallel group, double-blind, 6-month study conducted on 76 postmenopausal women with osteopenia. The maximum decrease of the mean CTX level in the AKG-Ca group was observed after 24 weeks (37.0%, p = 0.006). The differences in CTX between study groups were statistically significant after 12 weeks and 24 weeks. The... (More)
Several studies have shown that alpha-ketoglutaric acid (AKG) increases serum levels of proline and has beneficial effects on skeletal development. We studied the effect of alpha-ketoglutaric (AKG) acid calcium salt (6 g AKG and 1,68 Ca/day) or calcium alone (1.68 Ca/day) on serum C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) and osteocalcin (OC), as well as lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) in a randomized, parallel group, double-blind, 6-month study conducted on 76 postmenopausal women with osteopenia. The maximum decrease of the mean CTX level in the AKG-Ca group was observed after 24 weeks (37.0%, p = 0.006). The differences in CTX between study groups were statistically significant after 12 weeks and 24 weeks. The OC serum level was not affected by treatments. The BMD of the AKG-Ca group increased 1.6% from baseline; however, the difference between treatment groups was estimated as 0.9% (non-significant). This study suggests the potential usefulness of AKG-Ca in osteopenic postmenopausal women. AKG-Ca induced beneficial changes in serum CTX, which was consistent with preserving the bone mass in the lumbar spine; however, the long-term effect needs to be further investigated. (Less)
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osteocalcin, collagen, alpha-ketoglutarate, C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I, osteopenia, bone mineral density (BDM)
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International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research
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77
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2
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89 - 97
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Verlag Hans Huber
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0300-9831
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10.1024/0300-9831.77.2.89
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English
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  author       = {{Filip, Rafal S. and Pierzynowski, Stefan and Lindegard, Birger and Wernerman, Jan and Haratym-Maj, Agnieszka and Podgurniak, Malgorzata}},
  issn         = {{0300-9831}},
  keywords     = {{osteocalcin; collagen; alpha-ketoglutarate; C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I; osteopenia; bone mineral density (BDM)}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{89--97}},
  publisher    = {{Verlag Hans Huber}},
  series       = {{International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research}},
  title        = {{Alpha-ketoglutarate decreases serum levels of C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) in postmenopausal women with osteopenia: Six-month study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1024/0300-9831.77.2.89}},
  doi          = {{10.1024/0300-9831.77.2.89}},
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