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Role of EP3 and EP4 prostaglandin receptors in reorganization of the cytoskeleton in mature human osteoclasts.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2004
Sarrazin Patrice, Hackett Josette A, Fortier Isabelle, Gallant Maxime A, de Brum-Fernandes Artur
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Osteoclasts are central to the pathophysiology of several bone diseases. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is well known to influence osteoclasts indirectly, but its direct action on osteoclasts is still controversial and the relevant receptors are unknown. We investigated the distribution and function of EP receptors in human mature osteoclasts. METHODS: Osteoclasts were extracted from femurs and tibias of...
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