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SUBMITTER: Argyrou C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7104583 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Argyrou Chrysoula C Karlafti Efthymia E Lampropoulou-Adamidou Kalliopi K Tournis Symeon S Makris Konstantinos K Trovas George G Dontas Ismene I Triantafyllopoulos Ioannis K IK
Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions 20200301 1
<h4>Objectives</h4>Collagen peptides (CPs) seem to exert beneficial effects on bone and may have a role as a treatment option. In the present randomized prospective study, we aimed to examine the efficacy, as expressed by changes in P1NP and CTX, and the tolerability of 3-month supplementation of calcium, vitamin D with or without bioactive CPs in postmenopausal women with osteopenia.<h4>Methods</h4>Fifty-one female, postmenopausal women with osteopenia were allocated to two groups: Group A rece ...[more]