Boron intake, osteocalcin polymorphism and serum level in postmenopausal osteoporosis

The relationship between daily boron intake and osteocalcin-mediated osteoporosis was studied in boron-exposed postmenopausal women. It is known that boron and osteocalcin are important in bone metabolism, however the effect of boron in bone metabolism has not been fully discovered. The study was pe...

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Published in:Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology 2018-07, Vol.48, p.52-56
Main Authors: Boyacioglu, Olcay, Orenay-Boyacioglu, Seda, Yildirim, Hatice, Korkmaz, Mehmet
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dietary boron
Osteocalcin
Osteoporosis
Polymorphism
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Summary:The relationship between daily boron intake and osteocalcin-mediated osteoporosis was studied in boron-exposed postmenopausal women. It is known that boron and osteocalcin are important in bone metabolism, however the effect of boron in bone metabolism has not been fully discovered. The study was performed on 53 postmenopausal women aged 55–60 living in parts of Balikesir, Turkey, where the subjects are naturally exposed to high (≥1 mg/L) or low ( 0.05). The differences in the distribution of osteocalcin genotypes and alleles in postmenopausal women were not significant between the boron exposed and the control groups (P > 0.05). Serum osteocalcin level in the CC genotype was significantly higher compared to the TC genotype in boron-exposed group (P ≤ 0.05). Our study suggests that daily boron intake of 1 mg/L may affect bone metabolism in postmenopausal women positively.
ISSN:0946-672X
1878-3252
DOI:10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.03.005