Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3284648 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Infliximab therapy is associated with dramatic increases in BSAP and P1NP, consistent with inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-α effects on osteoblasts. The increases in CTX-1 and DPD likely reflect coupling of bone formation and resorption and increases in linear growth.
Keywords
CTx-1deoxypyridinolineDPDP1NPRANKLOPGPCDAIBSAPOsteoprotegerinbone specific alkaline phosphatasestandard deviationinterleukinELISAEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayTumor necrosis factor–alphastandard errorREACHbody mass indexBMIPediatric Crohn's Disease Activity IndexTNF-αreceptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand
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Authors
Meena Thayu, Mary B. Leonard, Jeffrey S. Hyams, Wallace V. Crandall, Subra Kugathasan, Anthony R. Otley, Allan Olson, Jewel Johanns, Colleen W. Marano, Robert B. Heuschkel, Gigi Veereman-Wauters, Anne M. Griffiths, Robert N. Baldassano,