Objective To investigate the correlation between the levels of serum bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7), osteocalcin (OCN) in postmenopausal osteoporosis (OP) patients and bone metabolism indexes of bone specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP), type I collagen cross-linked peptide (NTX) and bone mineral density (BMD). Methods Ninety-three postmenopausal women with OP treated in the hospital from May 2017 to March 2019 were selected as OP group, and 86 postmenopausal women who had health examination in the same period were selected as the control group. The general data of the two groups were compared. The serum levels of BMP-7 and OCN in the two groups were measured using real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR). The serum levels of BAP and NTX were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The ratio of BAP/NTX was calculated. Bone mineral density was measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. The relationship between the expression levels of BMP-7, OCN and bone metabolism related indexes, BMD, and the relationship between the expression levels of BMP-7 and OCN in OP patients were analyzed. Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of OP. Results The serum levels of estradiol, BMP-7, OCN, and BAP/NTX, and BMD in the OP group were significantly lower than those in the control group (t = 11.962, 9.969, 12.823, 4.052, 18.215, respectively, all P < 0.05). The serum levels of BAP and NTX in the OP group were significantly higher than those in control group (t = 4.014, 9.092, respectively, both P < 0.05). The expressions of BMP-7 and OCN were negatively correlated with BAP and NTX in OP patients ( all P < 0.05), and positively correlated with BAP / NTX and BMD (P < 0.05). The expression of BMP-7 was positively correlated with OCN (P < 0.05). Estradiol, BMP-7, OCN, and BMD were the protective factors of OP (95% CI = 0.536-0.978, 0.374-0.825, 0.438-0.913, 0.335-0.916, respectively, P< 0.05). BAP and NTX were the risk factors of OP (95% CI = 1.336-1.859, 1.427-2.357, respectively, P< 0.05). Conclusion The expressions of BMP-7 and OCN in postmenopausal women are down-regulated. BMP-7 and OCN are closely related to bone metabolism index and BMD, and they may interact with BAP, NTX, and BMD, and play a role in the development of OP. |