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Central IL-1 receptor signaling regulates bone growth and mass.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 6 Sept 2005
Bajayo Alon, Goshen Inbal, Feldman Sharon, Csernus Valer, Iverfeldt Kerstin, Shohami Esther, Yirmiya Raz, Bab Itai
Abstract excerpt
The proinflammatory cytokine IL-1, acting via the hypothalamic IL-1 receptor type 1 (IL-1RI), activates pathways known to suppress bone formation such as the hypothalamo pituitary-adrenocortical axis and the sympathetic nervous system. In addition, peripheral IL-1 has been implicated as a mediator of the bone loss induced by sex hormone depletion and TNF. Here, we report an unexpected low bone mass (LBM)...
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