Skeletal aging and osteoporosis: mechanisms and therapeutics

A Chandra, J Rajawat - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone is a dynamic organ maintained by tightly regulated mechanisms. With old age, bone
homeostasis, which is maintained by an intricate balance between bone formation and bone …

Regulation of bone metabolism by sex steroids

S Khosla, DG Monroe - Cold Spring …, 2018 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Osteoporosis is a significant public health problem, and a major cause of the disease is
estrogen deficiency following menopause in women. In addition, considerable evidence …

A new gene set identifies senescent cells and predicts senescence-associated pathways across tissues

D Saul, RL Kosinsky, EJ Atkinson, ML Doolittle… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Although cellular senescence drives multiple age-related co-morbidities through the
senescence-associated secretory phenotype, in vivo senescent cell identification remains …

Identification of senescent cells in the bone microenvironment

JN Farr, DG Fraser, H Wang, K Jaehn… - Journal of Bone and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Cellular senescence is a fundamental mechanism by which cells remain metabolically
active yet cease dividing and undergo distinct phenotypic alterations, including upregulation …

Identification of osteoclast-osteoblast coupling factors in humans reveals links between bone and energy metabolism

MM Weivoda, CK Chew, DG Monroe, JN Farr… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Bone remodeling consists of resorption by osteoclasts followed by formation by osteoblasts,
and osteoclasts are a source of bone formation-stimulating factors. Here we utilize …

Cellular senescence in skeletal disease: mechanisms and treatment

X He, W Hu, Y Zhang, M Chen, Y Ding, H Yang… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The musculoskeletal system supports the movement of the entire body and provides blood
production while acting as an endocrine organ. With aging, the balance of bone …

Gene expression hallmarks of cellular ageing

S Frenk, J Houseley - Biogerontology, 2018 - Springer
Ageing leads to dramatic changes in the physiology of many different tissues resulting in a
spectrum of pathology. Nonetheless, many lines of evidence suggest that ageing is driven …

Loss of Notch signaling in skeletal stem cells enhances bone formation with aging

LH Remark, K Leclerc, M Ramsukh, Z Lin, S Lee… - Bone Research, 2023 - nature.com
Skeletal stem and progenitor cells (SSPCs) perform bone maintenance and repair. With age,
they produce fewer osteoblasts and more adipocytes leading to a loss of skeletal integrity …

[HTML][HTML] Sclerostin's role in bone's adaptive response to mechanical loading

GL Galea, LE Lanyon, JS Price - Bone, 2017 - Elsevier
Mechanical loading is the primary functional determinant of bone mass and architecture,
and osteocytes play a key role in translating mechanical signals into (re) modelling …

Independent roles of estrogen deficiency and cellular senescence in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis: evidence in young adult mice and older humans

JN Farr, JL Rowsey, BA Eckhardt… - Journal of Bone and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Estrogen deficiency is a seminal mechanism in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. Mounting
evidence, however, establishes that cellular senescence, a fundamental mechanism that …