机构:[1]Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, P.R. China[2]Division of Rheumatology, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 10003, USA
Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) is a systemic bone metabolism disease, characterized by progressive bone loss following menopause and a subsequent increase in fracture risk. Estrogen deficiency as a result of menopause is known to increase bone resorption and accelerate bone loss. Furthermore, postmenopausal women may exhibit iron accumulation, in addition to estrogen deficiency. Elevated iron levels are a risk factor for PMOP in postmenopausal women, and reducing the iron overload has been demonstrated to benefit bone cell metabolism in vitro and improve the bone in vivo by normalizing osteoclastic bone resorption and formation. The identification of hepcidin was a key development in the field of iron metabolism in the previous decade. We hypothesize that hepcidin may aid in the prevention and treatment of PMOP due to its capacity to control body iron stores and its intrinsic effects on osteoblast function. The aim of the current review was to highlight the role of iron accumulation in the pathogenesis of PMOP and to evaluate the possible use of hepcidin as a potential therapy for this condition.
基金:
The study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 81273090 and 81302438), the Special Program for Clinic of Jiangsu Province (no. BL2014044) and the Natural Science Foundation of Soochow University (no. SDY2013A33).
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, P.R. China
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通讯机构:[*1]Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 1,055 Sanxiang Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, P.R. China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
BIN CHEN,GUANG-FEI LI,YING SHEN,et al.Reducing iron accumulation: A potential approach for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis[J].EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE.2015,10(1):7-11.doi:10.3892/etm.2015.2484.
APA:
BIN CHEN,GUANG-FEI LI,YING SHEN,XI HUANG&YOU-JIA XU.(2015).Reducing iron accumulation: A potential approach for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE,10,(1)
MLA:
BIN CHEN,et al."Reducing iron accumulation: A potential approach for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis".EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE 10..1(2015):7-11