Maria Cristina Castaldini
University of Ferrara
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BioMed Research International | 2014
Carlo Cervellati; Gloria Bonaccorsi; Eleonora Cremonini; Arianna Romani; Enrica Fila; Maria Cristina Castaldini; Stefania Ferrazzini; Melchiorre Giganti; Leo Massari
The underlying mechanism in postmenopausal osteoporosis (PO) is an imbalance between bone resorption and formation. This study was conducted to investigate whether oxidative stress (OxS) might have a role in this derangement of bone homeostasis. In a sample of 167 postmenopausal women, we found that increased serum levels of a lipid peroxidation marker, hydroperoxides, were negatively and independently associated with decreased bone mineral density (BMD) in total body (r = −0.192, P < 0.05), lumbar spine (r = −0.282, P < 0.01), and total hip (r = −0.282, P < 0.05), as well as with increased bone resorption rate (r = 0.233, P < 0.05), as assessed by the serum concentration of C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX-1). On the contrary, the OxS marker failed to be correlated with the serum levels of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP), that is, elective marker of bone formation. Importantly, multiple regression analysis revealed that hydroperoxides is a determinant factor for the statistical association between lumbar spine BMD and CTX-1 levels. Taken together, our data suggest that OxS might mediate, by enhancing bone resorption, the uncoupling of bone turnover that underlies PO development.
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2015
Gloria Bonaccorsi; Arianna Romani; Eleonora Cremonini; Carlo M. Bergamini; Maria Cristina Castaldini; Enrica Fila; Stefania Hanau; Leo Massari; Carlo Cervellati
Climacteric | 2016
Enrica Fila; Poetto Valentina; Arianna Romani; Maria Cristina Castaldini; Fanti Sergio; Pantaleo Greco; Gloria Bonaccorsi
Osteoporosis International | 2014
Gloria Bonaccorsi; A. Poggi; Enrica Fila; Stefania Ferrazzini; Maria Cristina Castaldini; Melchiorre Giganti; Alessandra Capatti
Osteoporosis International | 2014
Gloria Bonaccorsi; Arianna Romani; Enrica Fila; M. Biasiolo; Eleonora Cremonini; Carlo Cervellati; Maria Cristina Castaldini; Stefania Ferrazzini; Monica Squerzanti; Bruna Ravani; Edgardo Canducci; Leo Massari
Climacteric | 2014
Enrica Fila; Gloria Bonaccorsi; Maria Cristina Castaldini; Stefania Ferrazzini; Melchiore Giganti; Leo Massari; E. Grossi
Nutrition, Oxygen Biology and Medicine 5th International Symposium | 2013
Eleonora Cremonini; Arianna Romani; Gloria Bonaccorsi; Maria Cristina Castaldini; Stefania Ferrazzini; Carlo M. Bergamini; F. Casali; Claudia Sticozzi; Giuseppe Valacchi; Enrica Fila; Leo Massari; Carlo Cervellati
56th National Meeting of the Italian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2012
Eleonora Cremonini; Arianna Romani; Gloria Bonaccorsi; Carlo M. Bergamini; Alfredo Patella; Maria Cristina Castaldini; Stefania Ferrazzini; Alessandra Capatti; Enrica Fila; F. Casali; G. Fantini; Vincenzo Lanzara; Leo Massari; Carlo Cervellati
81° Congresso SIGO | 2005
G. Bonaccorsi; Andrea Bernardi; Claudia Guaraldi; Maria Cristina Castaldini; F Margiotta; P Stefanelli; Bruno Bagni; F. Pansini