ea0032p87 | Bone and Osteoporosis | ECE2013
Raimondo Sebastiano
, Tamburrelli Francesco Ciro
, Di Segni Chantal
, Persano Mariasara
, Festa Roberto
, Silvestrini Andrea
, Meucci Elisabetta
, Pontecorvi Alfredo
, Mancini Antonio
Male idiopathic osteoporosis is an underestimated disease, despite its clinical and social importance. The biochemical mechanisms are still poorly understood even if the interaction between genetic factors and hormone environment (especially gonadal steroids and GH) plays a undoubtful role. In previous studies we demonstrated low plasma total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in hypogonadal patients. The aim of this study was to investigate oxidative stress as risk factor for bone fr...