The role of estrogen and androgen receptors in bone health and disease

SC Manolagas, CA O'brien, M Almeida - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2013 - nature.com
Mouse models with cell-specific deletion of the estrogen receptor (ER) α, the androgen
receptor (AR) or the receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL), as well as …

Osteoclasts: new insights

F Xu, SL Teitelbaum - Bone research, 2013 - nature.com
Osteoclasts, the bone-resorbing cells, play a pivotal role in skeletal development and adult
bone remodeling. They also participate in the pathogenesis of various bone disorders …

The role of inflammatory cytokines, the RANKL/OPG axis, and the immunoskeletal interface in physiological bone turnover and osteoporosis

MN Weitzmann - Scientifica, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Although it has long been recognized that inflammation, a consequence of immune‐driven
processes, significantly impacts bone turnover, the degree of centralization of skeletal and …

Pathogenesis of age-related bone loss in humans

S Khosla - Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Although data from rodent systems are extremely useful in providing insights
into possible mechanisms of age-related bone loss, concepts evolving from animal models …

Osteocyte control of osteoclastogenesis

CA O'Brien, T Nakashima, H Takayanagi - Bone, 2013 - Elsevier
Multiple lines of evidence support the idea that osteocytes act as mechanosensors in bone
and that they control bone formation, in part, by expressing the Wnt antagonist sclerostin …

Osteoimmunology and the influence of pro-inflammatory cytokines on osteoclasts

J Zupan, M Jeras, J Marc - Biochemia medica, 2013 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Bone and immune system are functionally interconnected. Immune and bone cells
derive from same progenitors in the bone marrow, they share a common microenvironment …

The interplay between the bone and the immune system

G Mori, PD′ Amelio, R Faccio… - Journal of Immunology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the last two decades, numerous scientists have highlighted the interactions between bone
and immune cells as well as their overlapping regulatory mechanisms. For example …

Postmenopausal osteoporosis: the role of immune system cells

MF Faienza, A Ventura, F Marzano… - Journal of Immunology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the last years, new evidences of the relationship between immune system and bone have
been accumulated both in animal models and in humans affected by bone disease, such as …

Effect of denosumab on bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone turnover: 8-year results of a phase 2 clinical trial

MR McClung, EM Lewiecki, ML Geller… - Osteoporosis …, 2013 - Springer
In a phase 2 study, continued denosumab treatment for up to 8 years was associated with
continued gains in bone mineral density and persistent reductions in bone turnover markers …

The molecular mechanisms underlying the pharmacological actions of estrogens, SERMs and oxysterols: implications for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis

ER Nelson, SE Wardell, DP McDonnell - Bone, 2013 - Elsevier
Estrogen therapy and hormone therapy are effective options for the prevention and
treatment of osteoporosis, although because of their significant side effect profile, long term …