Abstract Number: 19 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adenosine Receptors Stimulate Bone Regeneration
Background/Purpose Such orthopedic procedures as spinal fusion and repair of bone defects due to trauma, infection or metastatic disease, require formation of new bone. Adenosine,…Abstract Number: 25 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DC-STAMP Modulates Osteoblast Differentiation and Regulates Bone Repair
Background/Purpose Patients with osteoporosis and the elderly have an increased risk of bone fracture. Currently, no biomarker is available to assess bone healing status in…Abstract Number: 2072 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Formation and Resorption Are Both Increased in Autoimmune Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Bone destruction in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the result of a combination of osteoclastic bone resorption and osteoblastic bone…