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ReviewJBMR plus2026

Mechanisms limiting the long-term anabolic effects of teriparatide (PTH 1-34) on bone.

Clarissa Schmal, Joy Y Wu, Abbas Jafari

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Review in JBMR plus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Clarissa SchmalDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4826-8910
Joy Y WuDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1897-4503
Abbas JafariDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM), University of Copenhagen, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Teriparatide, (recombinant human PTH 1-34) is an Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved anabolic therapy for osteoporosis. In patients with severe bone loss, daily teriparatide injections increase osteoblastic activity and bone turnover, leading to net gain in bone mass, increased BMD, and significantly reduced fracture risk. However, after 6-12 mo of treatment, its anabolic effects, reflected by increased serum bone turnover markers and LS-BMD gain, tend to diminish. Despite various efforts to address this challenge, the underlying mechanisms have remained poorly understood. This review discusses the main mechanisms proposed to limit teriparatide's bone anabolic potential, including osteoprogenitor depletion, changes in bone remodeling dynamics, counter-regulatory molecules (eg, Wnt inhibitors), the influence of mechanical loading, and downstream signaling adaptations. Understanding these mechanisms is important for optimizing osteoporosis therapy and developing strategies to extend teriparatide's "anabolic window."

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anabolic windowmechanical loadingosteoporosisosteoprogenitorPTH(1-34)PTH1RteriparatideWnt

Identifiers

PMID42306552
PMCPMC13267908

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