@article {571,
	title = {Correlation of interleukin-6 serum levels with bone density in postmenopausal women},
	journal = {Clin Rheumatol},
	volume = {16},
	number = {2},
	year = {1997},
	pages = {162-5},
	type = {Journal Article},
	abstract = {In order to identify possible correlations between interleukin-6 (IL-6) and hormonal and biochemical parameters of bone metabolism, or bone density, 24 postmenopausal women were studied. Serum IL-6, estradiol, calcium, phosphorus, osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase, the urinary secretion of calcium, phosphorus and hydroxyproline, and bone density of the lumbar spine, femur and radius were measured. No significant correlation was found between IL-6 and the biochemical parameters. A negative correlation was found between IL-6 and serum estradiol, as well as between IL-6 and bone density in 5 out of 6 sites studied. It is possible that women with high IL-6 levels, may develop lower bone mass.},
	keywords = {Absorptiometry, Photon Adult Age Factors Biological Markers Bone Density Female Humans Interleukin-6 Middle Aged Osteoporosis Postmenopause},
	issn = {0770-3198},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9093798},
	author = {Papadopoulos, N. G. and Georganas, K. and Skoutellas, V. and Konstantellos, E. and Lyritis, G. P.}
}
