Research Article: The Effect of Two Years of Secukinumab Treatment on Bone Metabolism in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from Daily Clinical Practice
Abstract:
Radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) is characterized by inflammation, which may result in both excessive bone formation and bone loss. This is reflected in bone-related outcomes including the development of radiographic bone formation with syndesmophytes and ankylosing of the spine, vertebral fractures (VF), and low bone mineral density (BMD). Bone turnover markers (BTM) are biomarkers that are released during bone remodeling by osteoclasts and osteoblasts and, therefore, in vivo mirroring bone metabolism (resorption, formation, and mineralization) and are fundamental to bone-related outcomes in axSpA.
Introduction:
Radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) is characterized by inflammation, which may result in both excessive bone formation and bone loss. This is reflected in bone-related outcomes including the development of radiographic bone formation with syndesmophytes and ankylosing of the spine, vertebral fractures (VF), and low bone mineral density (BMD). Bone turnover markers (BTM) are biomarkers that are released during bone remodeling by osteoclasts and osteoblasts and, therefore, in vivo mirroring bone…
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