Periostin in Osteoporosis and Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT

Context Osteoporosis (OP) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), prevalent disorders worldwide, often coexist and share common risk factors. The identification of common biomarkers could significantly improve patients' preventive care. Objectives: The objectives are 1, to review periostin (Postn) involvement in osteoporosis and in CVD, and 2, identify if Postn could be a common biomarker. Design: This is a scoping review on Postn in OP and CVD. Methods: Databases were searched, in vitro and in vivo, for publications in English on Postn, bone, and the cardiovascular system, with no limit regarding publication date. Results: Postn appears as a key factor in OP and CVD. Its role as a potential biomarker in both pathologies is described in recent studies, but a number of limitations have been identified. Conclusions: Current evidence provides fragmented views on Postn in OP and CVD and does not encapsulate Postn as a common pivotal thread linking these comorbidities. A number of gaps impede highlighting Postn as a common biomarker. There is room for future basic and clinical research with Postn as a marker and a target to provide new therapeutic options for aging patients with concomitant OP and CVD.