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Alteration of macrophage viability, differentiation, and function by bisphosphonates
5 Jun 2018
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BACKGROUND: A serious adverse effect of long-term bisphosphonate (BP) administration is bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). Among different proposed pathogenesis, suppression of immune cells is gaining interest. Because monocytes/macrophages could get access to BP since residing in the blood and bone microenvironment, the aim of this study was to analyze the behaviors of macrophages after BP...
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