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  • Title: What's new in the role of cytokines on osteoblast proliferation and differentiation?
    Author: Zheng MH, Wood DJ, Papadimitriou JM.
    Journal: Pathol Res Pract; 1992 Dec; 188(8):1104-21. PubMed ID: 1300606.
    Abstract:
    This review assesses recent data concerning the role of cytokines produced by a variety of cells in bone on osteoblast function. The following themes are presumed: (1) osteoblasts are mesenchymal cells which act as either the major cellular agents of bone formation or as modulators of bone resorption by osteoclasts. The regulation of osteoblast proliferation and differentiation may involve a negative feedback process resulting in phenotype suppression; (2) cytokines including platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF), parathyroid hormone-related proteins (PTHrP), bone morphogenic proteins (BMP), transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta), fibroblast growth factors (FGF), insulin-like growth factors (IGF), epidermal growth factors (EGF), interleukin-1 and 6, tumour necrosis factors (TNF), interferon and haematopoietic growth factors have effects on osteoblast differentiation and proliferation but their effectiveness may not be identical in vitro and in vivo; (3) finally, therapeutic strategies for cytokine use in clinical practice are considered.
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