Itamar Levinger

Osteocalcin and vascular function: is there a cross-talk?

Alexander Tacey, Alan Hayes, Anthony Zulli, Itamar Levinger

Journal article  |  2021  |  MOLECULAR METABOLISM

BACKGROUND: The bone-derived protein osteocalcin (OC), in its undercarboxylated (ucOC) form, has a beneficial effect on energy met..

Associations of osteocalcin forms with metabolic syndrome and its individual components in older men: The Health In Men Study.

Xiaoying Liu, Bu B Yeap, Kaye E Brock, Itamar Levinger, Jonathan Golledge, Leon Flicker, Tara C Brennan-Speranza

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Clin Endocrinol Metab

CONTEXT: The osteoblast-derived polypeptide, osteocalcin (OC), has been associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes and metaboli..

Distinct Effects of a High Fat Diet on Bone in Skeletally Mature and Developing Male C57BL/6J Mice

Dean S Ross, Tzu-Hsuan Yeh, Shalinie King, Julia Mathers, Mark S Rybchyn, Elysia Neist, Melissa Cameron, Alexander Tacey, Christian M Girgis, Itamar Levinger, Rebecca S Mason, Tara C Brennan-Speranza

Journal article  |  2021  |  NUTRIENTS

Increased risks of skeletal fractures are common in patients with impaired glucose handling and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T..

Osteocalcin and its forms respond similarly to exercise in males and females.

D Hiam, S Landen, M Jacques, S Voisin, J Alvarez-Romero, E Byrnes, P Chubb, I Levinger, N Eynon

Journal article  |  2021  |  Bone

INTRODUCTION: Acute exercise increases osteocalcin (OC), a marker of bone turnover, and in particular the undercarboxylated form (..

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  |  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

Evidence from animal models suggests that undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) is involved in muscle mass maintenance and strength..

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