menaquinone-6 and Hip-Fractures

menaquinone-6 has been researched along with Hip-Fractures* in 11 studies

Reviews

3 review(s) available for menaquinone-6 and Hip-Fractures

ArticleYear
[Dementia and fracture].
    Clinical calcium, 2010, Volume: 20, Issue:9

    A high incidence of fractures, particularly of the hip, represents an important problem in patients with AD, who are prone to falls and may have osteoporosis. The odds ratio reported for fracture prevalence between elderly persons with and without AD is 6.9. We previously demonstrated that deficiency of 25-hydroxyvitamin D due to sunlight deprivation and vitamin K deficiency due to malnutrition contributed to reduced bone mineral density in patients with AD and were associated with a high risk of hip fracture. Treatment with menatetrenone, risedronate or regular sunlight exposure are safe and effective in increasing bone mass and reducing the risk of hip fracture in patients with AD.

    Topics: Accidental Falls; Bone Density; Dementia; Etidronic Acid; Hip Fractures; Humans; Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary; Osteoporosis; Risedronic Acid; Risk; Risk Factors; Sunlight; Vitamin D Deficiency; Vitamin K 2; Vitamin K Deficiency

2010
Efficacy of menatetrenone (vitamin K2) against non-vertebral and hip fractures in patients with neurological diseases: meta-analysis of three randomized, controlled trials.
    Clinical drug investigation, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:7

    Patients with neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke and Parkinson's disease have been reported to have vitamin K deficiency secondary to malnutrition, which increases the risk of non-vertebral and hip fractures. The purpose of the present study was to clarify the efficacy of menatetrenone (vitamin K(2)) against non-vertebral and hip fractures in patients with neurological diseases.. A literature search was conducted on PubMed from January 1995 to July 2008 to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of use of menatetrenone against non-vertebral and hip fractures in patients with neurological diseases. A meta-analysis of all RCTs meeting these criteria was then performed.. Three RCTs of patients with Alzheimer's disease (n = 178, mean age 78 years), stroke (n = 99, mean age 66 years) and Parkinson's disease (n = 110, mean age 72 years) met the criteria for meta-analysis. These RCTs did not include placebo controls but did have non-treatment controls. According to the meta-analysis, the overall relative risks (95% confidence intervals) for non-vertebral and hip fractures with menatetrenone treatment compared with non-treatment were 0.13 (0.05, 0.35) and 0.14 (0.05, 0.43), respectively, in patients with neurological diseases. No severe adverse events were reported with menatetrenone treatment.. The present meta-analysis of three RCTs suggests that there is efficacy for menatetrenone treatment against non-vertebral and hip fractures among patients with neurological diseases. Further larger placebo-controlled trials are needed to confirm the results of the present study.

    Topics: Aged; Bone Density Conservation Agents; Brain Diseases; Female; Fractures, Bone; Hip Fractures; Humans; Male; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Vitamin K 2

2009
Retracted: Effects of Vitamin K2 on Osteoporosis
    Current pharmaceutical design, 2004, Volume: 10, Issue:21

    The article entitled “Effects of Vitamin K2 on Osteoporosis, published in Curr Pharm Des 2004; 10(21): 2557-76, by Iwamoto\ J, Takeda T and Sato Y.” has been retracted by the Editorial office of the journal Current Pharmaceutical Design, as the text,\ data and some figures used/referred in this review article are from sources which have been retracted or under investigation on\ the basis of data fabrication and falsification, authorship misconduct, duplicate publication, unethical research practices, text\ recycling/self-plagiarism, and unresolved concerns about data integrity and research conduct. The authors were informed of\ this complaint and were requested to give justification on the matter in their defense. However, no reply was received from\ their side in this regard. Some sources that have been retracted are as follows:. 1. Iwamoto J, Takeda T, Ichimura S. Combined treatment with vitamin K2 and bisphosphonate in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Yonsei Med J 2003; 44: 751-6. Available at: https://eymj.org/DOIx.php?id=10.3349/ymj.2019.60.1.115.. 2. Sato Y, Honda Y, Kuno H, Oizumi K. Menatetrenone ameliorates osteopenia in disuse-affected limbs of vitamin D- and K-deficient stroke patients. Bone 1998; 23: 291-6. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8756328298001082.. 3. Sato Y, Honda Y, Kaji M, Asoh T, Hosokawa K, Kondo I, et al. Amelioration of osteoporosis by menatetrenone in elderly female\ Parkinson's disease patients with vitamin D deficiency. Bone 2002; 31: 114-8. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/\ 12110423/.. Bentham Science apologizes to its readers for any inconvenience this may have caused. The Bentham Editorial Policy on Article. Retraction can be found at https://benthamscience.com/editorial-policies-main.php. It is a condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to this journal have not been published and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. Furthermore, any data, illustration, structure or table that has been published elsewhere must be reported, and copyright permission for reproduction must be obtained. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden, and by submitting the article for publication the authors agree that the publishers have the legal right to take appropriate action against the authors, if plagiarism or fabricated information is discovered. By submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that the copyright of their article is transferred to the publishers if and when the article is accepted for publication.

    Topics: Animals; Calcium; Cholecalciferol; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Hip Fractures; Humans; Liver Diseases; Male; Osteocalcin; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal; Space Flight; Vitamin K 2; Weightlessness

2004

Trials

3 trial(s) available for menaquinone-6 and Hip-Fractures

ArticleYear
    Neural computing & applications, 2018, Volume: 30, Issue:6

    Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Studie sollte der Einfluss des Weichteilschadens auf das klinische Ergebnis nach offener Ellenbogenluxation untersucht werden.. Von Oktober 2008 bis August 2015 wurden insgesamt 230 Patienten mit Ellenbogenluxation behandelt. Diese retrospektive Studie umfasst 21 Fälle von offenen Ellenbogenluxationen. Das Durchschnittsalter der Patienten betrug 49 Jahre alt (20–83 Jahre), 6 Patienten waren weiblich (29%), 15 männlich (71%). Das Bewegungsausmaß des verletzten und unverletzten Ellenbogens wurde erhoben und das funktionelle Ergebnis u. a. mittels Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), Mayo Wrist Score (MWS) und dem Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) Score erfasst. Zusätzlich wurden Komplikationen und Revisionsoperationen aufgezeichnet. Der Einfluss des Weichteilschadens (I°/II° offen vs. III° offen) und des Luxationstyps (einfach vs. komplex) auf das klinische Ergebnis wurde analysiert.. Offene Ellenbogenluxationen können mit einem zufriedenstellenden klinischen Ergebnis einhergehen. Insbesondere komplexe offene Ellenbogenluxationen sind jedoch sehr komplikationsbehaftet, wobei neurovaskuläre Komplikationen am häufigsten auftreten.. The current high rate of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria infections among hospitalised patients with cUTIs in the studied area is alarming. Our predictive model could be useful to avoid inappropriate antibiotic treatment and implement antibiotic stewardship policies that enhance the use of carbapenem-sparing regimens in patients at low risk of multidrug-resistance.. The results indicated differential patterns of Inhibition of Return between the High and Low shape/weight based self-worth groups. The High group displayed increased inhibition of return for the shape/weight stimuli relative to control stimuli, while the Low group displayed reduced inhibition of return for the shape/weight stimuli compared to control stimuli. The ED group displayed a similar pattern of results to the High group, but this did not reach significance.. The current findings indicate that young women without an eating disorder who base their self-worth on shape/weight display a pattern of avoidance of shape/weight stimuli that is in direct contrast to those at low risk of developing eating disorders. The possible implications of these specific patterns of inhibition of return across those at varying levels of risk for an eating disorder are discussed along with their implications for intervention approaches.. These results indicated that Sr. An unusually high HbA

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2018
The prevention of hip fracture with menatetrenone and risedronate plus calcium supplementation in elderly patients with Alzheimer disease: a randomized controlled trial.
    The Kurume medical journal, 2011, Volume: 57, Issue:4

    A high incidence of fractures, particularly of the hip, represents an important problem in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), who are prone to falls and have osteoporosis. We previously found that vitamin K deficiency and low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) with compensatory hyperparathyroidism cause reduced bone mineral density (BMD) in female patients with AD. This may modifiable by intervention with menatetrenone (vitamin K2) and risedronate sodium; we address the possibility that treatment with menatetrenone, risedronate and calcium may reduce the incidence of nonvertebral fractures in elderly patients with AD. A total of 231 elderly patients with AD were randomly assigned to daily treatment with 45 mg of menatetrenone or a placebo combined with once weekly risedronate sodium, and followed up for 12 months. At baseline, patients of both groups showed high undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) and low 25-OHD insufficiency with compensatory hyperparathyroidism. During the study period, BMD in the treatment group increased by 5.7% and increased by 2.1% in the control group. Nonvertebral fractures occurred in 15 patients (10 hip fractures) in the control group and 5 patients (2 hip fractures) in the treatment group. The relative risk in the treatment group compared with the control group was 0.31 (95% confidence interval, 0.12-0.81). Elderly AD patients with hypovitaminosis K and D are at increased risk for hip fracture. The study medications were well tolerated with relatively few adverse events and effective in reducing the risk of a fracture in elderly patients with AD.

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease; Bone Density; Bone Density Conservation Agents; Etidronic Acid; Female; Hemostatics; Hip Fractures; Humans; Hyperparathyroidism; Male; Osteoporosis; Risedronic Acid; Vitamin D; Vitamin K; Vitamin K 2

2011
Vitamin K2 supplementation improves hip bone geometry and bone strength indices in postmenopausal women.
    Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2007, Volume: 18, Issue:7

    Vitamin K mediates the synthesis of proteins regulating bone metabolism. We have tested whether high vitamin K(2) intake promotes bone mineral density and bone strength. Results showed that K(2) improved BMC and femoral neck width, but not DXA-BMD. Hence high vitamin K(2) intake may contribute to preventing postmenopausal bone loss.. Vitamin K is involved in the synthesis of several proteins in bone. The importance of K vitamins for optimal bone health has been suggested by population-based studies, but intervention studies with DXA-BMD as a clinical endpoint have shown contradicting results. Unlike BMC, DXA-BMD does not take into account the geometry (size, thickness) of bone, which has an independent contribution to bone strength and fracture risk. Here we have tested whether BMC and femoral neck width are affected by high vitamin K intake.. A randomized clinical intervention study among 325 postmenopausal women receiving either placebo or 45 mg/day of vitamin K(2) (MK-4, menatetrenone) during three years. BMC and hip geometry were assessed by DXA. Bone strength indices were calculated from DXA-BMD, femoral neck width (FNW) and hip axis length (HAL).. K(2) did not affect the DXA-BMD, but BMC and the FNW had increased relative to placebo. In the K(2)-treated group hip bone strength remained unchanged during the 3-year intervention period, whereas in the placebo group bone strength decreased significantly.. Vitamin K(2) helps maintaining bone strength at the site of the femoral neck in postmenopausal women by improving BMC and FNW, whereas it has little effect on DXA-BMD.

    Topics: Absorptiometry, Photon; Aged; Bone Density; Female; Femur Neck; Follow-Up Studies; Hip Fractures; Humans; Middle Aged; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal; Postmenopause; Risk Factors; Vitamin K 2; Vitamins

2007

Other Studies

5 other study(ies) available for menaquinone-6 and Hip-Fractures

ArticleYear
Dietary Vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower long-term fracture-related hospitalization risk: the Perth longitudinal study of ageing women.
    Food & function, 2022, Oct-17, Volume: 13, Issue:20

    This study examined the association between dietary Vitamin K1 intake with fracture-related hospitalizations over 14.5 years in community-dwelling older Australian women (

    Topics: Aged; Aging; Australia; Female; Hip Fractures; Hospitalization; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Osteocalcin; Risk Factors; Vitamin D; Vitamin K; Vitamin K 1; Vitamin K 2

2022
High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and K in patients with hip fracture.
    Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition, 2011, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Although hip fracture is considered to be associated with hypovitaminosis D and K, few reports have previously studied both of them. We have studied the vitamin D- and K-status as well as the general nutritional status in ninety-nine patients with hip fracture. Mean serum concentration of 25hydroxy-vitamin D (25OH-D) in female fractured patients was only approximately 9 ng/mL, suggesting severe vitamin D deficiency. There was no significant difference between the two groups in serum concentration of intact parathyroid hormone in both genders and serum 25OH-D levels in the male subjects. Plasma concentrations of phylloquinone (vitamin K1; PK) and menaquinone-7 (MK-7) were significantly lower in the fractured group than in the control group in both genders. Logistic regression analysis indicated that circulating concentrations of albumin, PK and 25OH-D were the significant and independent determinants of fracture risk, with their higher concentrations associated with decreased fracture risk. Finally, principal component analysis (PCA) was performed to summarize the clinical parameters into smaller numbers of independent components. Three components were obtained, each representing the overall nutritional status, the vitamin D status, and the vitamin K status. In conclusion, our study has shown that patients with hip fracture have vitamin D and K deficiency independent of general malnutrition.

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Hip Fractures; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Parathyroid Hormone; Risk Factors; Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiency; Vitamin K 1; Vitamin K 2; Vitamin K Deficiency

2011
Intake of vitamin K1 and K2 and risk of hip fractures: The Hordaland Health Study.
    Bone, 2011, Volume: 49, Issue:5

    Evidence of the effect of vitamin K on bone health is conflicting. The aim was to investigate the association between intake of vitamins K1 and K2 and subsequent risk of hip fracture in a general population sample, as well as potential effect modification by apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) status by presence of the E4 allele.. 1238 men and 1569 women 71-75 years of age were included in the community-based Hordaland Health Study 1997-1999 in Western Norway. Information on hip fracture was obtained from hospitalizations in the region from enrolment until 31 December 2009. Information on intake of vitamins K1 and K2 collected at baseline was used as potential predictors of hip fracture in Cox proportional hazards regression analyses.. Participants in the lowest compared to the highest quartile of vitamin K1 intake had increased risk of suffering a hip fracture (hazard ratio (HR)=1.57 [95% CI 1.09, 2.26]). Vitamin K2 intake was not associated with hip fracture. Presence of APOE4-allele did not increase the risk of hip fracture, nor was there any effect modification with vitamin K1 in relation to risk of hip fracture.. A low intake of vitamin K1, but not K2, was associated with an increased risk of hip fractures.

    Topics: Absorptiometry, Photon; Aged; Apolipoprotein E4; Bone Density; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Hip Fractures; Humans; Norway; Proportional Hazards Models; Vitamin K 1; Vitamin K 2

2011
Level of undercarboxylated osteocalcin in hip fracture Thai female patients.
    Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet, 2009, Volume: 92 Suppl5

    The undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) level is increased in the elderly and postmenopausal women compared with the young, healthy, and reproductive women. The high level of serum UcOC reflects the vitamin K2 deficiency which not only results in high skeletal turnover, low bone quality, and low bone density, but also increases a risk of fracture. The objective of the study is to measure the ucOC level, the 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels, and the prevalence of vitamin K2 and vitamin D deficiency in Thai female patients with hip fracture. The serum UcOC and 25(OH)D levels of the 40 female patients with hip fracture (the mean age 77.2 +/- 9.7 years) were measured and compared to the control group of the 47 randomly selected female volunteers (the mean age 75.2 +/- 8.1 years) without osteoporosis-related problems. The serum level of UcOC (median) in the female patients with hip fracture was significantly higher than the control group (p = 0.0001). Fifty-three percent had the serum UcOC level above the cut-off point at 2.314 ng/ml and 83% had lower serum 25(OH)D than the cut-off point at 30 ng/ml. The serum UcOC levels; however, were not correlated with 25(OH)D levels (r = 0.191, p = 0.237). The high prevalence of vitamin K2 and vitamin D deficiency was found in the Thai female patients with hip fracture. The additional treatment with vitamin K2 supplement besides calcium and vitamin D is a beneficial effect for osteoporosis.

    Topics: Aged; Case-Control Studies; Female; Hip Fractures; Humans; Osteocalcin; Prevalence; Statistics, Nonparametric; Thailand; Vitamin D; Vitamin K 2

2009
Circulating levels of vitamin K1, menaquinone-4, and menaquinone-7 in healthy elderly Japanese women and patients with vertebral fractures and patients with hip fractures.
    Endocrine research, 2001, Volume: 27, Issue:3

    Recently, vitamin K has become increasingly of interest in the bone metabolism field because of its role as a cofactor in the carboxylation of osteocalcin. Although the role of osteocalcin is not clear, noncarboxylated osteocalcin is one risk factor in hip fractures. It has been reported that the circulating levels of vitamin K1 in osteoporotic patients were significantly lower than those of age-matched control subjects. In this study, we measured circulating levels of vitamin K1, menaquinone-4 (MK-4) and menaquinone-7 (MK-7) in 23 normal healthy women aged 52-93 years (mean +/- SD: 80.1 +/- 3.5), 13 female patients with vertebral fractures aged 66-93 years (80.3 +/- 7.8) and 38 female patients with hip fractures aged 76-87 years (79.8 +/- 9.2), (all Japanese), in order to make sure whether these vitamin K levels were different in these three groups. Serum circulating levels of MK-4 was undetectable in most subjects (only one out of 74). Appreciable numbers from these three groups had undetectable levels of MK-7 (52% of the control group, 23% of the vertebral fracture group and 24% of the hip fracture group). Eight subjects from the normal control group (35%) and five patients from the vertebral group (38%) had undetectable levels of vitamin K1. We did not find a significant difference in the measurable levels of vitamin K1, MK-4 and MK-7 in patients with vertebral fractures or patients with hip fractures compared to age-matched normal controls. Undetectable levels of measured vitamin K1, MK-4 and MK-7 in most of subjects may significantly affect the results.

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alkaline Phosphatase; Female; Hip Fractures; Humans; Japan; Middle Aged; Osteocalcin; Serum Albumin; Spinal Fractures; Vitamin K 1; Vitamin K 2

2001