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Efficacy of calcium supplementation for human bone health by mass spectrometry profiling and cathepsin K measurement in plasma samples.

Journal of bone and mineral metabolism
September 1, 2011
Yingchun Zhao et al. (7 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to compare the effects of different calcium sources on osteoporosis biomarkers using mass spectrometry and cathepsin K measurements.

Results Summary

The study found that different calcium sources influenced specific ion peaks in mass spectrometry, with calcium carbonate chew uniquely inhibiting cathepsin K, suggesting it may be more effective for osteoporosis prevention. Other calcium sources also modulated distinct protein fragments related to bone health.

Population

Older individuals, particularly postmenopausal women.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (7)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
calcium supplementation
decrease
occurrence of osteoporosis
older people, especially postmenopausal women
-
effective in decreasing
#1
different calcium supplement interventions
neutral
characteristic ion peaks
subjects
-
dMS detected characteristic ion peaks after
#2
all three treatments
decrease
ion peak 4281.0 m/z
subjects
-
commonly inhibited
#3
calcium carbonate chew
increase
ion peak 1786.5 m/z
subjects
-
upregulated after
#4
milk drink
increase
ion peak 3504.7 m/z
subjects
-
upregulated after
#5
milk mineral chew
decrease
ion peak 3359.6 m/z
subjects
-
downregulated after
#6
calcium carbonate chew treatment
decrease
cathepsin K
subjects
-
significantly inhibited
#7
Abstract

Osteoporosis is a common disease among older people, especially postmenopausal women. Calcium supplementation is effective in decreasing the occurrence of osteoporosis. We tested the effect of different calcium sources (i.e., calcium carbonate chew, milk mineral chew, milk drink and placebo chew) by direct mass spectrometry (dMS) profiling and cathepsin K measurement in the serum of subjects. The dMS method is promising for plasma biomarker discovery, and cathepsin K level in the plasma is an indicator for osteoporosis. Our result shows that dMS detected characteristic ion peaks after different calcium supplement interventions; ion peak 4281.0 m/z was commonly inhibited by all three treatments. This ion peak was identified to be a fragment of follistatin-related protein 3 precursor by means of the "Lift" mode of MS/MS. The other differential ion peaks were also successfully identified: 1786.5 m/z (upregulated after calcium carbonate chew) was shown to be one fragment of transcription factor jun-B; the parent protein of 3504.7 m/z (upregulated after milk drink) was a collagen alpha-2 (type I) chain precursor; the ion peak of 3359.6 m/z (downregulated after milk mineral chew) was one fragment of family 31 glucosidase. Cathepsin K is significantly inhibited only by calcium carbonate chew treatment, indicating this form of calcium supplement has some advantage over other sources of supplementation.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AnimalsBone and BonesCalcium CarbonateCalcium, DietaryCathepsin KDietary SupplementsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansMass SpectrometryMiddle AgedMilk
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations2
Citations/Year0.1
Relative Citation Ratio0.06
NIH Percentile3.2%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.13
Normalized Score0.66
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