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Effects of interleukin-11 on the expression of human bone sialoprotein gene.
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism - 1 Mar 2015
Matsumura Hiroyoshi, Nakayama Yohei, Takai Hideki, Ogata Yorimasa
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is a bone marrow stromal fibroblast-derived cytokine with a wide spectrum of activities in different biological systems. IL-11 and IL-6 are two cytokines known to rely on osteoblast-osteoclast communication for their effects on osteoclast differentiation. Bone sialoprotein (BSP) is a mineralized connective tissue-specific protein expressed in differentiated osteoblasts, odontoblasts, and...
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