Rapid improvement of bone metabolism after infliximab treatment in Crohn's disease

[en] BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease is associated with low bone mineral density and altered bone metabolism. AIM: To assess the evolution of bone metabolism in Crohn's disease patients treated with infliximab. METHODS: We studied 71 Crohn's disease patients treated for the first time with infliximab for refractory Crohn's disease. Biochemical markers of bone formation (type-I procollagen N-terminal propeptide, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin) and of bone resorption (C-telopeptide of type-I collagen) were measured in the serum before and 8 weeks after infliximab therapy and compared with values in a matched healthy control group. RESULTS: Eight weeks after treatment with infliximab, a normalization of bone markers was observed with a median increase in formation markers of 14-51% according to marker and a lower but significant decrease in resorption marker (median 11%). A clinically relevant increase in bone formation markers was present in 30-61% of patients according to the marker. A clinically relevant decrease in C-telopeptide of type-I collagen was present in 38% of patients. No association was found with any tested demographic or clinical parameter. CONCLUSION: Infliximab therapy in Crohn's disease may rapidly influence bone metabolism by acting either on bone formation or bone resorption. This improvement seems to be independent of clinical response to infliximab.

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Rheumatology
Pharmacy, pharmacology & toxicology
Gastroenterology & hepatology

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Franchimont, N.

Putzeys, V.

Collette, Julien ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chimie médicale

Vermeire, S.

Rutgeerts, P.

De Vos, M.

Van Gossum, A.

Franchimont, D.

Fiasse, R.

Pelckmans, P.

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English

Title :

Rapid improvement of bone metabolism after infliximab treatment in Crohn's disease

Publication date :

15 September 2004

Journal title :

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

ISSN :

0269-2813

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1365-2036

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, United Kingdom

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607-614

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