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

Piec, Isabelle, Paddock, Sophie, Washbourne, Christopher, Tang, Jonathan, 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:	29 Jan 2025 00:06
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/55621
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