Abstract

The specific aims of this study are: (1) to measure baseline bone turnover by serum and urine biochemical markers in men over age 65 years with low femoral neck bone density; (2) to measure biochemical markers of bone turnover after 9 weeks treatment with 17-B estradiol; (3) to examine the relationship between baseline bone turnover and bone mass at the femoral neck, lumbar spine and total body in older men; and, (4) to examine the response of calcium regulating and sex hormones to low dose estrogen replacement therapy in older men. Five healthy men with low bone density at the femoral neck were given 0.5mg micronized 17-B estradiol x 9 weeks, and followed for a total of 18 weeks. The result was that no significant effect or trend was seen on markers of bone turnover. Due to these results, seven men were treated with a full replacement dose of 17-b (2.0mg) for nine weeks. These men were followed for an additional 9 weeks off therapy in 6 of the seven men. The remainder of the data is currently being analyzed.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
3M01RR006192-05
Application #
6282704
Study Section
Project Start
1997-12-01
Project End
1998-11-30
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Connecticut
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Farmington
State
CT
Country
United States
Zip Code
06030

  Publications

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Lieberman, Richard; Kranzler, Henry R; Levine, Eric S et al. (2017) Examining FKBP5 mRNA expression in human iPSC-derived neural cells. Psychiatry Res 247:172-181
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Sullivan, Tami P; Weiss, Nicole H; Flanagan, Julianne C et al. (2016) PTSD and Daily Co-Occurrence of Drug and Alcohol Use Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. J Dual Diagn 12:36-42
Liu, Yaling; Dutra, Eliane H; Reichenberger, Ernst J et al. (2016) Dietary phosphate supplement does not rescue skeletal phenotype in a mouse model for craniometaphyseal dysplasia. J Negat Results Biomed 15:18

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