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Suppressor of cytokine signaling 2 (Socs2) deletion protects bone health of mice with DSS-induced inflammatory bowel disease.
Disease models & mechanisms - 17 Jan 2018
Dobie Ross, MacRae Vicky E, Pass Chloe, Milne Elspeth M, Ahmed S Faisal, Farquharson Colin
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often present with poor bone health. The development of targeted therapies for this bone loss requires a fuller understanding of the underlying cellular mechanisms. Although bone loss in IBD is multifactorial, the altered sensitivity and secretion of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in IBD is understood to be a critical contributing...
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