Biology of bone tissue: structure, function, and factors that influence bone cells

R Florencio-Silva, GRS Sasso… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Bone tissue is continuously remodeled through the concerted actions of bone cells, which
include bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone formation by osteoblasts, whereas …

Osteoimmunology: the conceptual framework unifying the immune and skeletal systems

K Okamoto, T Nakashima, M Shinohara… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
The immune and skeletal systems share a variety of molecules, including cytokines,
chemokines, hormones, receptors, and transcription factors. Bone cells interact with immune …

Microglia and macrophages promote corralling, wound compaction and recovery after spinal cord injury via Plexin-B2

X Zhou, S Wahane, MS Friedl, M Kluge… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Tissue repair after spinal cord injury requires the mobilization of immune and glial cells to
form a protective barrier that seals the wound and facilitates debris clearing, inflammatory …

Semaphorins and plexins as therapeutic targets

T Worzfeld, S Offermanns - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2014 - nature.com
Semaphorins are membrane-bound or diffusible factors that regulate key cellular functions
and are involved in cell–cell communication. Most of the effects of semaphorins are …

Osteoclast-secreted SLIT3 coordinates bone resorption and formation

BJ Kim, YS Lee, SY Lee, WY Baek… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Coupling is the process that links bone resorption to bone formation in a temporally and
spatially coordinated manner within the remodeling cycle. Several lines of evidence point to …

Coupling factors involved in preserving bone balance

BJ Kim, JM Koh - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Coupling during bone remodeling refers to the spatial and temporal coordination of bone
resorption with bone formation. Studies have assessed the subtle interactions between …

Understanding the local actions of lipids in bone physiology

A During, G Penel, P Hardouin - Progress in lipid research, 2015 - Elsevier
The adult skeleton is a metabolically active organ system that undergoes continuous
remodeling to remove old and/or stressed bone (resorption) and replace it with new bone …

Hedgehog signaling regulates bone homeostasis through orchestrating osteoclast differentiation and osteoclast–osteoblast coupling

W Lu, C Zheng, H Zhang, P Cheng, S Miao… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Imbalance of bone homeostasis induces bone degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis.
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling plays critical roles in regulating the development of limb and joint …

Recent advances in bone-targeted therapy

C Shi, T Wu, Y He, Y Zhang, D Fu - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
The coordination between bone resorption and bone formation plays an essential role in
keeping the mass and microstructure integrity of the bone in a steady state. However, this …

Plexin-B2 orchestrates collective stem cell dynamics via actomyosin contractility, cytoskeletal tension and adhesion

C Junqueira Alves, R Dariolli, J Haydak, S Kang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
During morphogenesis, molecular mechanisms that orchestrate biomechanical dynamics
across cells remain unclear. Here, we show a role of guidance receptor Plexin-B2 in …