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Effect of nasal salmon calcitonin on bone remodeling and bone mass in postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Abstract
The effect of nasal salmon calcitonin (SCT) on bone has been investigated by densitometry, biochemical markers of bone turnover, and histomorphometry. 62 women (mean age 65 years) who had experienced Colles' fracture after menopause were randomized to receive either nasal salmon calcitonin (SCT) 200 IU or nasal placebo daily for 24 months. All received a daily supplement of 0.5 g calcium. There was a significant increase above baseline in the bone mineral density of the lumbar spine in the SCT group (2.5%; 95% confidence interval 0.9--4.2%) and in the placebo group (1.7%; 95% confidence interval 0.3--3.1%) after 24 months, but the difference between the groups was not significant (0.8%; 95% confidence interval -1.2-3.0%). Serum levels of osteocalcin decreased significantly below baseline in the SCT group, whereas they were unchanged in the placebo group. At months 12 and 24, serum levels of osteocalcin were significantly lower in the SCT group than in the placebo group (p < 0.03). Urinary levels of deoxypyridinoline/creatinine decreased significantly below baseline in the SCT group, whereas only a transient decrease was observed in the placebo group. The differences between the groups were, however, not significant. The erosion depth was significantly lower in the SCT group than in the placebo group after 12 months (median [interquartile range]; 46.9 mu m [10.4] vs. 50.5 mu m [10.7]; p = 0.03), whereas bone volume and activation frequency did not differ between the groups. This study indicates that nasal SCT in a dose of 200 IU daily induces only a minor inhibition of bone resorption and therefore produces only a minor increase in bone mass. Furthermore, it seems that nasal SCT in a dose of 200 IU does not interfere with the recruitment of new bone multicellular units, but preferably decreases ongoing osteoclastic bone resorption.
AuthorsG Thamsborg, J E Jensen, G Kollerup, E M Hauge, F Melsen, O H Sorensen
JournalBone (Bone) Vol. 18 Issue 2 Pg. 207-12 (Feb 1996) ISSN: 8756-3282 [Print] United States
PMID8833216 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Chemical References
  • Biomarkers
  • salmon calcitonin
  • Calcitonin
  • Calcium
Topics
  • Administration, Intranasal
  • Aged
  • Biomarkers
  • Bone Density (drug effects)
  • Bone Remodeling (drug effects)
  • Bone and Bones (drug effects, pathology)
  • Calcitonin (therapeutic use)
  • Calcium (blood)
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal (drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)

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