IGF-1 is associated with estimated bone strength in anorexia nervosa.

Pouneh K FazeliA T FajeE MeenaghanS T RussellM ResulajH LeeC J RosenM L BouxseinA Klibanski

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2019)

IGF-1 is strongly associated with estimated bone strength in the radius and tibia in women with anorexia nervosa. Further studies are needed to assess whether treatment with recombinant human IGF-1 will further improve bone strength and reduce fracture risk in this population.

Keyphrases

anorexia nervosa
bone mineral density
recombinant human
bone loss
soft tissue
binding protein
pi k akt
bone regeneration
growth hormone
smoking cessation
replacement therapy