scholarly journals Association between bone mineral metabolism and vascular calcification in end-stage renal disease

2022 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Aaltonen ◽  
Niina Koivuviita ◽  
Marko Seppänen ◽  
Heikki Kröger ◽  
Xiaoyu Tong ◽  
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Abstract Background Development of vascular calcification is accelerated in patients with end-stage renal disease. In addition to traditional risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) abnormal bone and mineral metabolism together with many other factors contribute to the excess cardiovascular burden in patients on dialysis. Aortic calcification score and coronary calcification score are predictive of CVD and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible relationship between arterial calcification and bone metabolism. Methods Thirty two patients on dialysis were included. All patients underwent a bone biopsy to assess bone histomorphometry and a 18F-NaF PET scan. Fluoride activity was measured in the lumbar spine (L1 – L4) and at the anterior iliac crest. Arterial calcification scores were assessed by computerized tomography for quantification of coronary artery calcification score and lateral lumbar radiography for aortic calcification score. Results This study group showed high prevalence of arterial calcification and 59% had verified CVD. Both CAC and AAC were significantly higher in patients with verified CVD. Only 22% had low turnover bone disease. There was a weak association between fluoride activity, which reflects bone turnover, measured in the lumbar spine, and CAC and between PTH and CAC. There was also a weak association between erosion surfaces and AAC. No significant association was found between calcification score and any other parameter measured. Conclusions The results in this study highlight the complexity, when evaluating the link between bone remodeling and vascular calcification in patients with multiple comorbidities and extensive atherosclerosis. Several studies suggest an impact of bone turnover on development of arterial calcification and there is some evidence of reduced progression of vascular calcification with improvement in bone status. The present study indicates an association between vascular calcification and bone turnover, even though many parameters of bone turnover failed to show significance. In the presence of multiple other factors contributing to the development of calcification, the impact of bone remodeling might be diminished. Trial registration The study is registered in ClinicalTrials.gov protocol registration and result system, ID is NCT02967042. Date of registration is 17/11/2016. 

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Janda ◽  
Marcin Krzanowski ◽  
Mariusz Gajda ◽  
Paulina Dumnicka ◽  
Danuta Fedak ◽  
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Objective.The objective of the study was to assess the relationship between selected clinical and biochemical parameters of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and arterial calcification.Materials and Methods.The study comprised 59 stage 5 chronic kidney disease patients (36 hemodialyzed and 23 predialysis). The examined parameters included common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT), BMI, incidence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG), dyslipidemia, hypertension, and 3-year mortality. Plasma levels asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), osteopontin (OPN), osteoprotegerin (OPG), and osteocalcin (OC) were also measured. Fragments of radial artery obtained during creation of hemodialysis access were stained for calcifications using von Kossa method and alizarin red.Results.Calcification of radial artery was significantly associated with higher prevalence of IFG and diabetes (P=0.0004) and older age (P=0.003), as well as higher OPG (P=0.014) and ADMA concentrations (P=0.022). Fasting glucose>5.6 mmol/l (IFG and diabetes) significantly predicted vascular calcification in multiple logistic regression. The calcification was also associated with higher CCA-IMT (P=0.006) and mortality (P=0.004; OR for death 5.39 [1.20–24.1] after adjustment for dialysis status and age).Conclusion.Combination of renal insufficiency and hyperglycemic conditions exerts a synergistic effect on vascular calcification and increases the risk of death.


2011 ◽  
pp. P2-146-P2-146
Author(s):  
Subhashini Yaturu ◽  
Roy Mathew ◽  
William J Ritz ◽  
JoAnn Finn ◽  
Keneth Pheleps

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A192-A192
Author(s):  
Mona Al Mukaddam ◽  
Christopher Hvisdas ◽  
Anisa Sulaj ◽  
Kruti Patel ◽  
Richie Tran

Abstract Background: Romosozumab is a sclerostin inhibitor indicated for treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Sclerostin inhibits Wnt/Beta-catenin signaling pathway. When sclerostin is inhibited, stimulation of this pathway leads to increased bone formation and production of osteoprotegerin, which also decreases bone resorption. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) demonstrate increased levels of sclerostin that negatively correlates with the rate of bone formation; however, data is lacking for use of romosozumab in this patient population. The report herein details the experience of use of romosozumab in a patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD). Clinical Case: A 37-year-old old African American male was referred after multiple rib fractures and severe non-traumatic T8 compression fracture with nerve compression. His past medical history includes lupus nephritis and cerebritis, ESRD on HD since age 22 status post (s/p) failed renal transplant, and tertiary hyperparathyroidism complicated with fracture in iliac brown tumor and mediastinal parathyromatosis s/p three parathyroid surgeries. Bone mineral density by DXA (g/cm2, Z-score) were as follows: lumbar spine (0.700, -4.0) femoral neck (0.676, -3.8), total hip (0.628,-4.0), 1/3 radius(0.443,-6.2). No prior exposure to antiresorptive or osteoanabolic agents. Pertinent labs included serum calcium 8.5 mg/dL (nl 8.9–10.3 mg/dl), albumin 4.2 g/dL, alkaline phosphatase 319 U/L (nl 38–126), Phosphorus 3.1 mg/dL (2.4–4.7), Creatinine 5.62 mg/dl, 25-OH Vitamin D 31 ng/mL (nl 25 - 80), intact parathyroid hormone 17.9 pmol/L (nl 1.6–6.9). Patient was in excruciating pain and not a surgical candidate due to poor bone quality. Osteoanabolic therapy was recommended given the severity of osteoporosis; however, teriparatide and abaloparaitde were contraindicated given comorbidities. The patient was offered off-label use of Romosozumab with clear understanding that the drug is not approved for this indication and safety/efficacy data in ESRD is not known. The boxed warning regarding increased risk of stroke, myocardial infarction and death were discussed and patient was willing to proceed. Repeat DXA after eleven monthly doses of Romosozumab resulted in a remarkable improvement in bone mineral density at all sites: lumbar spine (+47%), femoral neck (+41%), total hip (+28%), 1/3 radius (+20%). Patient tolerated medication with no side effects or fractures. Serum calcium was monitored prior to initiation and before every dose. No doses were held due to abnormal laboratory values or side effects. Conclusion: This case report summarizes successful experience with the use of Romosozumab in one patient with ESRD on HD with favorable outcomes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Dai ◽  
Abdul Rashid Tony Qureshi ◽  
Jonaz Ripsweden ◽  
Torkel B Brismar ◽  
Magnus Söderberg ◽  
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Abstract Background and Aims Vitamin K is a potential protective factor against premature vascular aging and vascular calcification (VC). Whether vitamin K supplement could halt VC progression in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is not clear, partially due to the heterogeneity of measurements of VC in different vascular sites. Here we investigated the associations between non-phosphorylated, uncarboxylated matrix-Gla protein (dp-ucMGP), a circulating marker of vitamin K insufficiency, and premature vascular aging phenotypes evaluated by coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring, aortic valve calcium (AVC) scoring, and histology scoring of presence of media calcification in vascular biopsies in patients with ESRD. Method In this observational cohort study, 223 ESRD patients (median age 54 years, 68% males) comprising non-dialysis patients (n=109), prevalent peritoneal dialysis (PD, n=80, median dialysis vintage 11.6 months) and prevalent hemodialysis patients (HD, n=34, median dialysis vintage 12.0 months) underwent baseline measurements of plasma dp-ucMGP and scoring of CAC and AVC by computed tomography scan. Framingham risk score (FRS), inflammation and other relevant clinical and biochemical data were determined at baseline. In a sub-group of patients (n=94), scoring of media calcification by histology in epigastric artery biopsies was also performed. Results Plasma dp-ucMGP levels (median 1568 pmol/L) significantly correlated with age (rho=0.38), presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD, rho=0.16), triglycerides (rho=0.19), FRS (rho=0.33), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; rho=0.35), CAC score (rho=0.30) and AVC score (rho=0.24) but did not differ with regards to treatment modality (i.e. non-dialysis, PD and HD). In multivariate regression analyses, with adjustment for presence of CVD, FRS, hsCRP and triglycerides, increased dp-ucMGP levels were independently associated with increased CAC score (coefficients 0.12, p=0.04), but not with AVC score nor presence of media calcification in epigastric arteries. Conclusion Our data suggest that vitamin K insufficiency as indicated by increased dp-ucMGP levels associates with premature vascular calcification evaluated by CAC but not with AVC or media calcification assessed by histology. This discrepancy warrants further studies to explore the pathophysiological background between vitamin K metabolism and susceptibility of calcification in different vascular sites as well as the pattern of VC (i.e. intima and media calcification) within sites.


Nephrology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 696-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda L Menezes ◽  
Paulo C Koch‐Nogueira ◽  
Maria L.D.M. Val ◽  
José O.M. Pestana ◽  
Vanda Jorgetti ◽  
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