Rheumatology, Osteoarthritis
7. Jul 2005
Oral salmon calcitonin induced suppression of urinary collagen type II degradation in postmenopausal women: a new potential treatment of osteoarthritis
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the efficacy of 3 months of oral salmon calcitonin (sCT) on cartilage degradation as estimated by the changes in the urinary excretion of C-terminal telopeptide of collagen type II (CTX-II), and to investigate whether the response of oral sCT to urinary CTX-II depends on the ba…
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Authors:
- Bagger YZ,
- Tankó LB,
- Alexandersen P,
- Karsdal MA,
- Olson M,
- Mindeholm L,
- Azria M,
- Christiansen C,
Rheumatology, Osteoarthritis
1. Jul 2005
The clinical potential of estrogen for the prevention of osteoarthritis: what is known and what needs to be done?
Osteoarthritis (OA) remains a major epidemiological problem worldwide. The lack of established chondroprotective agents limits the clinical management of this disease to relief of symptoms, such as pain and joint stiffness. The marked increase in the prevalence and incidence of OA among women after …
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Authors:
- Tankó LB,
- Karsdal MA,
- Christiansen C,