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Promoting bone health in children and adolescents following solid organ transplantation.

Pediatric transplantation
February 1, 2021
Kirstin Kusumi et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the role of calcium in improving bone health in children and adolescents post-solid organ transplantation.

Results Summary

The study highlights that adequate calcium intake, alongside other nutrients, is crucial for bone health in transplant recipients. It suggests that calcium supplementation, combined with vitamin D and reduced glucocorticoid use, can improve bone outcomes.

Population

Children and adolescents who have undergone solid organ transplantation.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

Glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive agents may adversely affect bone function, while calcium and vitamin D supplementation can mitigate these effects.

Extracted Claims (12)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
solid organ transplantation
increase
critical organ function
children and adolescents
-
provides many benefits through improving
#1
solid organ transplantation
increase
growth, development, cardiovascular status, and quality of life
children and adolescents
-
improving
#2
solid organ transplantation
decrease
bone status
children and adolescents
-
adversely affected
#3
regular physical activity, good nutrition, adequate calcium, phosphorous, magnesium and vitamin D intake
increase
overall health and bone status
transplant recipients
-
benefits
#4
avoidance/minimization of soda, extra sodium, and obesity
increase
overall health and bone status
transplant recipients
-
benefits
#5
immunosuppressive agents, especially glucocorticoids
decrease
bone function and development
-
-
adversely affect
#6
minimizing exposure to 'bone-toxic' medications
increase
bone health
children post-transplantation
-
important part of promoting
#7
regular monitoring of bone status and biochemical markers
neutral
bone abnormalities
-
-
can help detect early and facilitate
#8
calcium and vitamin D supplementation
increase
bone outcomes
these children
-
can provide best
#9
tapering and withdrawing glucocorticoids as early as possible after transplant
increase
bone outcomes
these children
-
can provide best
#10
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
neutral
abnormal bone mass and fracture risk
this population
-
can be useful to detect
#11
bisphosphonates and the RANKL inhibitor denosumab
increase
bone health
children with low bone mass post-transplantation
-
may offer promise
#12
Abstract

Solid organ transplantation in children and adolescents provides many benefits through improving critical organ function, including better growth, development, cardiovascular status, and quality of life. Unfortunately, bone status may be adversely affected even when overall status is improving, due to issues with pre-existing bone disease as well as medications and nutritional challenges inherent post-transplantation. For all children and adolescents, bone status entering adulthood is a critical determinant of bone health through adulthood. The overall health and bone status of transplant recipients benefits from attention to regular physical activity, good nutrition, adequate calcium, phosphorous, magnesium and vitamin D intake and avoidance/minimization of soda, extra sodium, and obesity. Many immunosuppressive agents, especially glucocorticoids, can adversely affect bone function and development. Minimizing exposure to "bone-toxic" medications is an important part of promoting bone health in children post-transplantation. Existing guidelines detail how regular monitoring of bone status and biochemical markers can help detect bone abnormalities early and facilitate valuable bone-directed interventions. Attention to calcium and vitamin D supplementation, as well as tapering and withdrawing glucocorticoids as early as possible after transplant, can provide best bone outcomes for these children. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry can be useful to detect abnormal bone mass and fracture risk in this population and newer bone assessment methods are being evaluated in children at risk for poor bone outcomes. Newer bone therapies being explored in adults with transplants, particularly bisphosphonates and the RANKL inhibitor denosumab, may offer promise for children with low bone mass post-transplantation.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentBone DensityBone Density Conservation AgentsBone DiseasesCalciumChildDietary SupplementsHealthy LifestyleHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsTransplant RecipientsVitamin D
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations5
Citations/Year1.3
Relative Citation Ratio0.64
NIH Percentile34.7%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.25
Weight Score2.35
Normalized Score0.66
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