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SUBMITTER: Ma YD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2777125 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ma Yunglin D YD Park Changwon C Zhao Haibo H Oduro Kwadwo A KA Tu Xiaolin X Long Fanxin F Allen Paul M PM Teitelbaum Steven L SL Choi Kyunghee K
Blood 20090916 20
Recent studies support the notion that there is an intricate relationship between hematopoiesis and bone homeostasis in normal steady states. Using mice undergoing chronic inflammatory arthritis, we investigated the relationship between hematopoiesis and bone homeostasis in pathologic conditions. We demonstrate that mice undergoing chronic inflammatory arthritis displayed osteoporosis resulting from a severe defect in osteoblast function. Despite the defective osteoblast function, however, the h ...[more]