Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Vitamin D is a potential immune modulator and low levels are common in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. The aim of the study was to determine the association between deficient vitamin D and inflammatory profile.Methods: Intestinal (fecal calprotectin) and blood inflammatory profile [erythrocytes sedimentation rate (ESR), protein C reactive, fibrinogen], were performed to all patients. In addition, level of 25 hydroxy vitamin D was...

Introduction: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk for decreased bone mass density (BMD), fractures. Preserved muscle mass is important for healthy bones. Low mean mass can be found in these patients due to immobilization, lack of physical activity and glucocorticoids. Our aim was to evaluate the presence of low BMD and muscle mass impact on it.Methods: 64 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (40 with Crohn disease, 24...

Background: Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis is common in chronic diseases as inflammatory bowel disease. Although BMD (bone mass density) is used for the estimation of the quantity of the bone, on the contrary, TBS (trabecular bone score) is a new parameter, a gray-level textural assessment of bone microarchitecture, providing estimation of quality of bone. Several studies showed increased level of TBS during teriparatide treatment in glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis.</...