Osteoblast-osteoclast interaction mechanisms |
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Authors: | Riancho José A Delgado-Calle Jesús |
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Affiliation: | Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IFIMAV, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Espa?a. rianchoj@unican.es |
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Abstract: | Bone tissue is constantly renewed by the coordinated action of osteoclasts and osteoblasts. Osteocytes have a prominent role in the onset of bone remodeling at selected sites of the skeleton. These and other osteoblastic cells produce a variety of mediators that modulate the differentiation of osteoclast precursors, a critical step for bone resorption to occur. Among them, M-CSF and RANKL are especially important. |
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