Endocrine Abstracts

While well defined for their roles in new bone formation, osteoprotegerin and RANK-ligand (RANKL) are also being questioned for their possible association with the atherosclerotic process since the similarity between the pathogenic process of atherosclerotic plaque calcification and new bone formation is recently under observation. In our study we aimed to find whether there is an association between OPG and RANKL levels and carotid intima media thickness (taken as a measure o...