Is Preptin a New Bone Metabolism Parameter in Hemodialysis Patients?

Małgorzata Kałużna Krzysztof PawlaczykKrzysztof SchwermerKrzysztof HoppeAisha Yusuf IbrahimMagdalena Człapka-MatyasikElżbieta WrotkowskaMasehullah SadiqiAndrzej OkoMarek Ruchala

Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

The results indicate that preptin may reflect on bone and mineral metabolism disturbances seen in HD patients. The significant correlation of preptin with PTH and osteocalcin suggests that preptin may be important in indirect measurement of bone turnover in HD patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
bone mineral density
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
body composition
bone regeneration
bone loss
patient reported