Itamar Levinger

The effects of acute exercise on bone turnover markers in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review

Cassandra Smith, Alexander Tacey, Jakub Mesinovic, David Scott, Xuzhu Lin, Tara C Brennan-Speranza, Joshua R Lewis, Gustavo Duque, Itamar Levinger

Journal article  |  2021  |  Bone

BACKGROUND: Bone turnover is the cellular machinery responsible for bone integrity and strength and, in the clinical setting, it i..

Letter to the Editor: Osteosarcopenia in Reproductive-Aged Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Multicenter Case-Control Study

Cassandra Smith, David Scott, Peter Ebeling, Itamar Levinger

Journal article  |  2021  |  The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Higher Undercarboxylated to Total Osteocalcin Ratio Is Associated With Reduced Physical Function and Increased 15-Year Falls-Related Hospitalizations: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Aging Women

Cassandra Smith, Joshua R Lewis, Marc Sim, Wai H Lim, Ee Mun Lim, Lauren C Blekkenhorst, Tara C Brennan-Speranza, Leon Adams, Elizabeth Byrnes, Gustavo Duque, Itamar Levinger, Richard L Prince

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Undercarboxylated osteocalcin is associated with vascular function in female older adults but does not influence vascular function in male rabbit carotid artery ex vivo

Alexander Tacey, Cassandra Smith, Mary N Woessner, Paul Chubb, Christopher Neil, Gustavo Duque, Alan Hayes, Anthony Zulli, Itamar Levinger

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS ONE

BACKGROUND: There are conflicting reports on the association of undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) in cardiovascular disease dev..

Association between Circulating Osteocalcin and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors following a 4-Week Leafy Green Vitamin K-Rich Diet

Alexander Tacey, Marc Sim, Cassandra Smith, Mary N Woessner, Elizabeth Byrnes, Joshua R Lewis, Tara Brennan-Speranza, Jonathan M Hodgson, Lauren C Blekkenhorst, Itamar Levinger

Journal article  |  2020  |  Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that lower serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) may be negatively associated with cardiometabo..

Blood borne bone: Circulating Osteoprogenitors Associated with Bone and Muscle quality

Jack Feehan, Cassandra Smith, Alexander Tacey, Ahmed Al Saedi, Gustavo Duque, Itamar Levinger

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Roles of bone-derived hormones in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular pathophysiology.

Xuzhu Lin, Danise-Ann Onda, Chieh-Hsin Yang, Joshua R Lewis, Itamar Levinger, Kim Loh

Journal article  |  2020  |  Molecular Metabolism

BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence demonstrates that bone is an endocrine organ capable of influencing multiple physiological and patho..

Osteocalcin and measures of adiposity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Xiaoying Liu, Yihui Liu, Julia Mathers, Melissa Cameron, Itamar Levinger, Bu B Yeap, Joshua R Lewis, Kaye E Brock, Tara C Brennan-Speranza

Journal article  |  2020  |  Archives of Osteoporosis

Osteocalcin, the osteoblast-derived protein, has been shown to be modulated in patients with problematic glucose metabolism. Our s..

Undercarboxylated osteocalcin has no adverse effect on endothelial function in rabbit aorta or human vascular cells

Alexander Tacey, Sophie Millar, Tawar Qaradakhi, Cassandra Smith, Alan Hayes, Susan Anderson, Anthony Zulli, Saoirse O'Sullivan, Itamar Levinger

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Cellular Physiology

Undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) improves glucose metabolism; however, its effects on endothelial cell function are unclear. W..

Physical activity, a modulator of aging through effects on telomere biology

Maria Donatella Semeraro, Cassandra Smith, Melanie Kaiser, Itamar Levinger, Gustavo Duque, Hans-Juergen Gruber, Markus Herrmann

Journal article  |  2020  |  Aging

Aging is a complex process that is not well understood but involves finite changes at the genetic and epigenetic level. Physical a..