Macrophage migration inhibitory factor-deficient mice are resistant to ovariectomy-induced bone loss

Autor: Norio Amizuka, Shigeki Oshima, Jun Nishihira, Kazunori Yasuda, Akio Minami, Kazuharu Irie, Yoshikazu Koyama, Satoshi Watanabe, Minqi Li, Shin Onodera
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: FEBS Letters. 580(5):1251-1256
ISSN: 0014-5793
Popis: A link between macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and estrogen has recently emerged. We examined the involvement of MIF in osteoporotic changes in bone after ovariectomy (OVX), and revealed that MIF-deficient mice (MIF-KO) were completely protected from this phenomenon. The increase in osteoclast number per bone surface and serum IL-1β levels, which were observed in wild-type mice after OVX, did not occur in MIF KO. Our data suggest that MIF plays an important role in the pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis, and could be a novel target for the treatment of this disease.
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