Skeletal status and laboratory investigations in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa

Metabolizm kostny, osteoprotegeryna i ligand receptora aktywatora czynnika jądrowego-kB a wybrane hormony tkanki tłuszczowej u dziewcząt z jadłowstrętem psychicznym

“…Our previous [12,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] and present studies in girls with AN revealed suppression of LP, RES and VISF levels while ADIPO concentrations were increased. The results of other authors' investigations are similar to ours [5-8, 53-56, 60, 66, 69-73].…”

“…Girls with AN suffer from a considerable decrease of bone mass [8][9][10]12 [64], girls with AN exhibited a considerable increase of serum OPG. Misra et al [4] suggested that decreased levels of bone resorption markers in girls with AN might indicate a suppressive effect of elevated serum OPG on osteoclast activity and differentiation.…”

“…The disease leads to significant reduction of adipose tissue mass resulting in drastic slimness or even physical wasting (cachexia) [1,2]. Patients with AN not only exhibit somatic and psychic complications resulting from dramatic weight loss but also, quite frequently, imbalance of hormones -also adipose tissue hormones [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22].…”

Wybrane cytokiny prozapalne, metabolizm kostny, osteoprotegeryna i ligand receptora aktywatora czynnika jądrowego-kB u dziewcząt z jadłowstrętem psychicznym

“…It has been widely acknowledged that osteoporosis is a common complication of AN [1,2]. Its aetiology is multifactorial.…”

Avaliação da densidade mineral óssea em adolescentes do sexo feminino com transtorno alimentar

“…Existem controvérsias sobre a capacidade de restauração da massa óssea em pacientes anoréxicas após a recuperação nutricional 36 .…”