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Osteoporosis and HIV Infection.

Calcified tissue international
May 1, 2022
Emmanuel Biver
Journal ArticleReviewResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the role of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in attenuating bone loss during ART initiation in people living with HIV (PLWH).

Results Summary

Calcium and vitamin D supplementation may attenuate bone loss during ART initiation in PLWH, though bisphosphonates remain the primary anti-osteoporotic treatment. Bone-protective ART regimens improve BMD but less effectively than bisphosphonates.

Population

People living with HIV (PLWH), particularly postmenopausal women, men above 50 years, and those with clinical risk factors for osteoporosis.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (5)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
virus replication
increase
osteoclast activity
people living with HIV (PLWH)
-
increases
#1
immune reconstitution at antiretroviral therapies (ART) initiation
increase
osteoclast activity
people living with HIV (PLWH)
-
increases
#2
Calcium and vitamin D supplementation
decrease
bone loss
people living with HIV (PLWH) at ART initiation
-
may attenuate
#3
Bone-protective ART regimens
increase
BMD
people living with HIV (PLWH)
-
improve
#4
bisphosphonate
increase
BMD
people living with HIV (PLWH)
-
improves
#5
Abstract

Life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) is now close to that of the HIV-uninfected population. As a result, age-related comorbidities, including osteoporosis, are increasing in PLWH. This narrative review describes the epidemiology of bone fragility in PLWH, changes of bone features over the course of HIV infection and their determinants, as well as the available evidence regarding the management of osteoporosis in PLWH. The risk of fracture is higher and increases about 10 years earlier compared to the general population. The classical risk factors of bone fragility are very widespread and are major determinants of bone health in this population. The majority of bone loss occurs during virus replication and during immune reconstitution at antiretroviral therapies (ART) initiation, which both increase osteoclast activity. Abnormalities in bone formation and mineralization have also been shown in histomorphometric studies in untreated PLWH. Measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) is the first line tool for assessing fracture risk in postmenopausal women, men above 50 years, and other HIV-infected patients with clinical risk factors for osteoporosis. FRAX underestimates fracture probability in PLWH. In case of indication for anti-osteoporotic drug, bisphosphonates remain the reference option. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation should be considered as ART initiation, since it may attenuate bone loss at this stage. Bone-protective ART regimens improve BMD compared to other regimens, but to a lesser extent than bisphosphonate, and without available data on their influence on the incidence of fracture.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Bone DensityBone Diseases, MetabolicDiphosphonatesFemaleFractures, BoneHIV InfectionsHumansMaleOsteoporosisRisk Factors
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy70/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations48
Citations/Year16.0
Relative Citation Ratio7.60
NIH Percentile96.5%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.95
Weight Score2.96
Normalized Score0.64
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