[Calcium and bone metabolism across women's life stages. Bone quality and treatment of osteoporosis by SERM]

Abstract

Estrogen deficiency induces bone resorption and bone collagen crosslink abnormalities such as reductions in enzymatic cross-links and accumulation of Advanced glycation end products(AGEs). In this review, we described that the mechanism of poor bone quality in estrogen deficiency and how selective estrogen receptor modulators such as raloxifene and bazedoxifene improve bone structural and material properties.