Stimulating bone formation is an important challenge for bone anabolism in osteoporotic patients or to repair bone defects. The osteogenic properties of matrix glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) have been ...
A HITHERTO infrequently recognized abnormality in patients with osteoblastic metastases is the occurrence of hypocalcemia. It has usually been held that calcium levels are normal in this situation. 1 ...
CT attenuation measurements can be used to distinguish untreated osteoblastic (bone-related) metastases from enostoses (benign bone lesions), a team of researchers has found. A team of Boston ...
Skeletal involvement by metastatic lung cancer has significant consequences on patient outcomes. In most cases, it is associated with pain, and in a large number of cases, leads to pathological ...
Panel A shows osteoclasts and osteoblasts in normal bone (toluidine blue, ×100). The large osteoclast is actively resorbing bone. Osteoblasts are small, cuboid cells that actively lay down bone matrix ...
In a study published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from Army Medical University and Shenzhen University investigated the pivotal role of miR-18a-5p, a microRNA, in the development and ...
In a study published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from Army Medical University and Shenzhen University investigated the pivotal role of miR-18a-5p, a microRNA, in the development and ...
Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find a secreted microRNA molecule that alters bone structure in late-stage prostate cancer Tokyo - Prostate cancer is one of the most common ...
Should Intermittent Androgen Deprivation Be Used in Routine Clinical Practice? Bone metastases are a major cause of morbidity for men with prostate cancer. Complications of bone metastases include ...