Transcriptional Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Osteoclast Precursors is Involved in TRANCE-induced Osteoclastogenesis

  • Han, Song-Yi (Division of Molecular Life Sciences and Center for Cell Signaling Research, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Na-Kyung (Division of Molecular Life Sciences and Center for Cell Signaling Research, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Hee (Division of Molecular Life Sciences and Center for Cell Signaling Research, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Young (Division of Molecular Life Sciences and Center for Cell Signaling Research, Ewha Womans University)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

Osteoclast are specialized cells derived from the monocyte/macrophage haematopoietic lineage that develop and adhere to bone matrix, then secrete acid and lytic enzymes that degrade it in a specialized, extracellular compartment. Regulation of osteoclast differentiation is central to the understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of bone diseases such as osteoporosis. (omitted)

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