Twelve years of GWAS discoveries for osteoporosis and related traits: advances, challenges and applications

X Zhu, W Bai, H Zheng - Bone research, 2021 - nature.com
Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disease, affecting~ 200 million people around the world.
As a complex disease, osteoporosis is influenced by many factors, including diet (eg calcium …

[HTML][HTML] The twin cytokines interleukin-34 and CSF-1: masterful conductors of macrophage homeostasis

J Muñoz-Garcia, D Cochonneau, S Télétchéa… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Macrophages are specialized cells that control tissue homeostasis. They include non-
resident and tissue-resident macrophage populations which are characterized by the …

[HTML][HTML] Potential modulatory mechanisms of action by long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on bone cell and chondrocyte metabolism

M Abshirini, BL Ilesanmi-Oyelere, MC Kruger - Progress in lipid research, 2021 - Elsevier
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) and their metabolites are considered
essential factors to support bone and joint health. The n-6 PUFAs suppress the osteoblasts …

[HTML][HTML] Notch signaling in osteogenesis, osteoclastogenesis, and angiogenesis

Z Luo, X Shang, H Zhang, G Wang, PA Massey… - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Skeletal tissue development and regeneration in mammals are intricate, multistep, and
highly regulated processes. Various signaling pathways have been implicated in the …

Key triggers of osteoclast-related diseases and available strategies for targeted therapies: a review

H Bi, X Chen, S Gao, X Yu, J Xiao, B Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Osteoclasts, the only cells with bone resorption functions in vivo, maintain the balance of
bone metabolism by cooperating with osteoblasts, which are responsible for bone formation …

Bone-to-brain: a round trip in the adaptation to mechanical stimuli

L Gerosa, G Lombardi - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Besides the classical ones (support/protection, hematopoiesis, storage for calcium, and
phosphate) multiple roles emerged for bone tissue, definitively making it an organ …

Deciphering the signaling mechanisms of osteosarcoma tumorigenesis

BK Nirala, T Yamamichi, JT Yustein - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the predominant primary bone tumor in the pediatric and adolescent
populations. It has high metastatic potential, with the lungs being the most common site of …

Development of calcific aortic valve disease: do we know enough for new clinical trials?

AE Kostyunin, AE Yuzhalin, EA Ovcharenko… - Journal of molecular and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), previously thought to represent a passive
degeneration of the valvular extracellular matrix (VECM), is now regarded as an intricate …

Probiotics and bone disorders: the role of RANKL/RANK/OPG pathway

N Amin, V Boccardi, M Taghizadeh… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
The skeleton is the framework and in charge of body configuration preservation. As a living
tissue, bones are constantly being formed and absorbed. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts are …

Osteoimmunology and beyond

L Ginaldi, M De Martinis - Current medicinal chemistry, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Objective: Osteoimmunology investigates interactions between skeleton and immune
system. In the light of recent discoveries in this field, a new reading register of osteoporosis …