The Claim
In healthy young adult males, suppression of the morning cortisol peak via a single 30 mg/kg dose of metyrapone abolishes the typical morning decline in serum osteocalcin, demonstrating that endogenous cortisol rhythms directly regulate the circadian pattern of serum osteocalcin.
What the research says
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In healthy young adult males, blocking the natural morning rise in cortisol prevents the usual morning drop in serum osteocalcin, showing that cortisol rhythms directly control the daily cycle of this bone formation marker.
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In healthy young adult males, suppression of the morning cortisol peak using a single 30 mg/kg dose of metyrapone abolishes the typical morning decline in serum osteocalcin, indicating that endogenous cortisol rhythms directly regulate the circadian pattern of this bone formation marker.
When cortisol levels drop in the morning, osteoblasts in bone start releasing more osteocalcin. If cortisol stays high, it stops osteoblasts from releasing osteocalcin. Blocking the morning rise in cortisol prevents this stop signal, so osteocalcin levels stay high instead of dropping.
What the research says
1 studyWhen scientists blocked the morning cortisol surge in healthy young men, the usual drop in osteocalcin (a bone-building protein) in the morning didn’t happen. This suggests cortisol helps time when osteocalcin levels go down.
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