An imbalance between bone formation and bone resorption is thought to underlie the pathogenesis of reduced bone mass (bone loss) in osteoporosis. A study which evaluated a possibilities increase in spontaneous osteoclast formation in postmenopausal osteoporotic women is described below. The schematic diagram demonstrates an increase in the production of RANKL and TNF-A by PBMC of osteoporotic women with respect to controls. This study al…
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