Abstract Number: 2415 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Interleukin-6 Mediate the Relation Between Estrogen and Bone? an Epidemiologic Approach in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study
Background/Purpose: Laboratory and animal studies suggest that lower sex hormone levels promote production and activity of pro-inflammatory cytokines that trigger bone resorption. This paradigm is…