[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms and emerging therapeutics for osteoporosis

JY Noh, Y Yang, H Jung - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Osteoporosis is the most common chronic metabolic bone disease. It has been estimated
that more than 10 million people in the United States and 200 million men and women …

[HTML][HTML] Connective tissue growth factor: from molecular understandings to drug discovery

Z Chen, N Zhang, HY Chu, Y Yu, ZK Zhang… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a key signaling and regulatory molecule involved
in different biological processes, such as cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and wound …

[HTML][HTML] Insights and implications of sexual dimorphism in osteoporosis

YY Zhang, N Xie, XD Sun, EC Nice, YC Liou, C Huang… - Bone research, 2024 - nature.com
Osteoporosis, a metabolic bone disease characterized by low bone mineral density and
deterioration of bone microarchitecture, has led to a high risk of fatal osteoporotic fractures …

[HTML][HTML] Structural biology for the molecular insight between aptamers and target proteins

N Zhang, Z Chen, D Liu, H Jiang, ZK Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aptamers are promising therapeutic and diagnostic agents for various diseases due to their
high affinity and specificity against target proteins. Structural determination in combination …

An overview of the management of osteoporosis in the aging female population

U Amin, A McPartland, M O'Sullivan… - Women's Health, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease that is a cause of morbidity and mortality. It can
affect all ages but most frequently postmenopausal women. It is a silent condition, however …

[HTML][HTML] Drug discovery of sclerostin inhibitors

S Yu, D Li, N Zhang, S Ni, M Sun, L Wang… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Sclerostin, a protein secreted from osteocytes, negatively regulates the WNT signaling
pathway by binding to the LRP5/6 co-receptors and further inhibits bone formation and …

Porous silicon-based nanomedicine for simultaneous management of joint inflammation and bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis

M Jeong, Y Jung, J Yoon, J Kang, SH Lee, W Back… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The lack of drugs that target both disease progression and tissue preservation makes it
difficult to effectively manage rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we report a porous silicon …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic treatments for osteoporosis—which combination of Pills is the best among the bad?

CH Tonk, SH Shoushrah, P Babczyk… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Osteoporosis is a chronical, systemic skeletal disorder characterized by an increase in bone
resorption, which leads to reduced bone density. The reduction in bone mineral density and …

[HTML][HTML] Phylobone: a comprehensive database of bone extracellular matrix proteins in human and model organisms

M Fontcuberta-Rigo, M Nakamura, P Puigbò - Bone Research, 2023 - nature.com
The bone extracellular matrix (ECM) contains minerals deposited on highly crosslinked
collagen fibrils and hundreds of non-collagenous proteins. Some of these proteins are key to …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoporosis: a long-term and late-effect of breast cancer treatments

CL Shapiro - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Osteoporosis is a prevalent condition affecting 200 million individuals
world-wide. Estimates are about one in three women will experience a fragility fracture of …