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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 86, No. 7 3162-3165
Copyright © 2001 by The Endocrine Society

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Osteoprotegerin Serum Levels in Men: Correlation with Age, Estrogen, and Testosterone Status1

P. Szulc, L. C. Hofbauer, A. E. Heufelder, S. Roth and P. D. Delmas

INSERM, U-403, Hopital Edouard Herriot (P.S., P.D.D.), 69437 Lyon, France; Division of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Philipps University (L.C.H., A.E.H.), 35033 Marburg, Germany; and Immundiagnostik (S.R.), 64625 Bensheim, Germany

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Pierre D. Delmas, M.D., Ph.D., INSERM, U-403, Hopital Edouard Herriot, place d’Arsonval 3, 69437 Lyon, France. E-mail: delmas{at}lyon151.inserm.fr

Abstract

Previous studies have suggested an important role for androgens and estrogens in bone metabolism in men. However, their local mode of action has not been clearly established. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a secreted decoy receptor that inhibits osteoclast formation and activity by neutralizing its cognate ligand. To assess the role of OPG on bone metabolism in men, we conducted a study aimed at evaluating OPG serum levels and their correlation with age, bone mineral density, biochemical markers of bone turnover, and testosterone and estradiol levels in 252 men, aged 19–85 yr. Serum concentrations of OPG increased significantly with age (r = 0.41; P = 0.0001), and were positively correlated with free testosterone index and free estradiol index (r = 0.20; P < 0.002 and r = 0.15; P < 0.03, respectively) after adjustment for age and body weight. Beyond the age of 40 yr, OPG serum concentrations were negatively correlated with urinary excretion of total deoxypyridinoline (r = -0.20; P < 0.01) and PTH serum levels (r = -0.23; P < 0.01). In contrast, there was no correlation with biochemical markers of bone formation, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels, or bone mineral density at any site. Our data reveal that age as well as androgen and estrogen status are significant positive determinants, whereas PTH is a negative determinant, of OPG serum levels in men. These data suggest that OPG may be an important paracrine mediator of bone metabolism in elderly men and highlight the role of estrogens in the homeostasis of the male skeleton.




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