- New understanding of glucocorticoid action in bone cells
- New understanding of glucocorticoid action in bone cells
- ㆍ 저자명
- Kim. Hyun-Ju
- ㆍ 간행물명
- BMB reports
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2010년|43권 8호|pp.524-529 (6 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 생화학분자생물학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물|ENG| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are useful drugs for the treatment of various diseases, but their use for prolonged periods can cause severe side effects such as osteoporosis. GCs have a direct effect on bone cells, where they can arrest bone formation, in part through the inhibition of osteoblast. On the other hand, GCs potently suppress osteoclast resorptive activity by disrupting its cytoskeleton based on the inhibition of RhoA, Rac and Vav3 in response to macrophage colony-stimulating factor. GCs also interfere with microtubule distribution and stability, which are critical for cytoskeletal organization in osteoclasts. Thus, GCs inhibit microtubule-dependent cytoskeletal organization in osteoclasts, which, in the context of bone remodeling, further dampens bone formation.