Rochefort Gaël Y
EA 2496, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, 1 rue Maurice Arnoux, 92120 Montrouge, France.
Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2014 Jun;6(3):79-91. doi: 10.1177/1759720X14523500.
Osteoporosis is characterized by a low bone-mineral density associated with skeletal fractures. The decrease in bone-mineral density is the consequence of an unbalanced bone-remodeling process, with higher bone resorption than bone formation. The orchestration of the bone-remodeling process is under the control of the most abundant cell in bone, the osteocyte. Functioning as an endocrine cell, osteocytes are also a source of soluble factors that not only target cells on the bone surface, but also target distant organs. Therefore, any drugs targeting the osteocyte functions and signaling pathways will have a major impact on the bone-remodeling process. This review discusses potential advances in drug therapy for osteoporosis, including novel osteocyte-related antiresorptive and anabolic agents that may become available in the coming years.
骨质疏松症的特征是骨矿物质密度低并伴有骨骼骨折。骨矿物质密度的降低是骨重塑过程失衡的结果,骨吸收高于骨形成。骨重塑过程受骨中最丰富的细胞——骨细胞的控制。作为一种内分泌细胞,骨细胞也是可溶性因子的来源,这些因子不仅作用于骨表面的细胞,还作用于远处的器官。因此,任何针对骨细胞功能和信号通路的药物都将对骨重塑过程产生重大影响。本文综述了骨质疏松症药物治疗的潜在进展,包括未来几年可能出现的与骨细胞相关的新型抗吸收和促合成药物。