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SUBMITTER: Kim S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5642919 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Sol S Williams Drake W DW Lee Cindy C Kim Terresa T Arai Atsushi A Shi Songtao S Li Xinmin X Shin Ki-Hyuk KH Kang Mo K MK Park No-Hee NH Kim Reuben H RH
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 20161012 2
Long-term administration of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates can induce detrimental side effects such as bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) in human. Although inflammation is known to be associated with BRONJ development, the detailed underlying mechanism remains unknown. Here, we report that the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-36α is, in part, responsible for the BRONJ development. We found a notably higher level of IL-36α and lower level of collagen in the BRONJ lesions in ...[more]