Objective To observe the expression characteristics of IGF-1, IGF-BP-3, and TNF-α in postmenopausal patients with type 2 diabetic osteoporosis (PMOP) and the changes of bone mineral density (BMD) before and after anti-osteoporosis treatment, and to explore the therapeutic efficacy of IGF-1, IGF-BP-3, and TNF-α on osteoporosis. Methods From May 2018 to June 2020, 95 T2DM patients with PMOP were selected in Putuo Central Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Among those, 7 patients were lost, and 88 patients were included finally. BMD, IGF-1, IGF-BP-3, and TNF-α were measured before and after the treatment for one year. Results (1) The levels of IGF-1 and IGF-BP-3 increased after the treatment with anti-osteoporosis drugs. However, the level of TNF-α decreased with statistical difference (P<0.05). (2) After the treatment, BMD of the total hip, femoral neck. and L1-4, IGF-1 and IGF-BP-3 increased, TNF-α decreased, and BMD of the Wards triangle, greater trochanter, and femoral shaft changed little. (3) After the treatment, β-CTX decreased (P<0.05), TP1NP and 25-OH-D increased (P<0.05), while PTH and OC had no obvious changes.(4)After the treatment, the correlation analysis between BMD and IGF-1, IGF-BP-3, TNF-α, and other laboratory data showed that BMD of the femoral neck was positively correlated with IGF-1 and IGF-BP-3, while BMD of L1-4 was negatively correlated with TNF-α, with statistical significance (P<0.05). (5) 25-OH-D and TP1NP were positively correlated with IGF-1 and IGFBP-3, and were negatively correlated with TNF-α. There was a positive correlation between β-CTX and TNF-α, and a negative correlation between β-CTX and IGFBP-3 BP-3, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion IGF-1, IGFBP-3, and TNF-α are related to the changes of BMD and bone metabolism. After osteoporosis treatment, the bone formation index TP1NP increases, 25-OH-D increases, but the bone resorption index β-CTX decreases. At the same time, BMD increases effectively, and IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 increase, and TNF-α decreases. By detection of IGF-1, IGFBP-3, and TNF-α combined with the improvement of bone metabolism index, the therapeutic effect of osteoporosis can be effectively evaluated. |