Non-osteoporotic post-menopausal women do not have elevated concentrations of autoantibodies against osteoprotegerin

Piec, Isabelle ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0648-1330, Paddock, Sophie, Washbourne, Christopher, Tang, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6305-6333, Greeves, Julie, Jackson, Sarah, Ralston, Stuart, Riches, Philip, McDonald, Helen and Fraser, William (2015) Non-osteoporotic post-menopausal women do not have elevated concentrations of autoantibodies against osteoprotegerin. In: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2015-10-07 - 2015-10-12.

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Abstract

Introduction: Osteoprotegerin (OPG) plays a protective role in bone remodelling as it provides a ‘decoy’ binding site for RANKL, preventing the stimulation of osteoclasts. Autoantibodies to OPG allow a sustained reaction between RANKL and RANK which in turn increase bone degradation. Autoantibodies against Osteoprotegerin (-OPGAb) first isolated in patients with autoimmune conditions associated with high bone turnover have been shown to be present in 14% of a healthy young adult population. Bone degradation is more prominent in the oldest population, particularly in women. Objective: To define a reference range for OPG autoantibodies in non-osteoporotic post-menopausal women. Method: Using a previously developed sandwich ELISA assay we were able to detect OPG autoantibody in serum samples taken from non-osteoporotic post-menopausal women (ANSAVID study - 60-65yrs). Briefly, -OPGAb are captured by the use of an immobilized full-length human recombinant OPG and detected by the sequential addition of a biotinylated antibody and a horseradish-peroxidase-labelled streptavidin. The concentration of human α-OPGAb in the samples is determined directly from a 4PL-fit standard curve. Results: We established that the population of post-menopausal women who do not present osteoporosis do not have elevated concentration of -OPGAb as compared to a younger healthy population (17-32yrs). This suggest that -OPGAb is not normally occurring with age suggesting that the production of -OPGAb is solely related to pathologic conditions in which the bone is heavily degraded. Conclusion: Comparison of osteoporotic patient samples to the non-osteoporotic post-menopausal women would be interesting to determine whether -OPGAb can be used to identify appropriate treatment options for this particular subgroup of patients.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Musculoskeletal Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2015 17:01
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 03:59
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/55621
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