Bone Resorption Is Increased in Pheochromocytoma Patients and Normalizes following Adrenalectomy | Zendy

Annegreet G. VeldhuisVlug | Zendy; Mohammed El Mahdiui | Zendy; Erik Endert | Zendy; Annemieke C. Heijboer | Zendy; Eric Fliers | Zendy; Peter H. Bisschop | Zendy

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Bone Resorption Is Increased in Pheochromocytoma Patients and Normalizes following Adrenalectomy

Author(s) -

Annegreet G. VeldhuisVlug,

Mohammed El Mahdiui,

Erik Endert,

Annemieke C. Heijboer,

Eric Fliers,

Peter H. Bisschop

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-2823

Subject(s) - bone remodeling , pheochromocytoma , liter , adrenalectomy , bone resorption , medicine , endocrinology , interquartile range

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) controls bone turnover in rodents, but it is uncertain whether a similar role for the SNS exists in humans. Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumors. Because catecholamines are the neurotransmitters of the SNS, we hypothesized that pheochromocytoma patients have increased bone turnover.

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