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Osteoclasts are specialised cells that resorb bone and develop from the monocyte/macrophage lineage. While there is a wealth of information on the regulation of macrophage function through metabolic activity, the connection between osteoclast differentiation and metabolism is less well understood. Recent data show that mitochondria participate in switching macrophages from an inflammatory phenotype towards differentiation into osteoclasts. Additionally, it was found that reactive oxygen species (ROS) actively take place in osteoclast differentiation by acting as secondary signalling molecules. Bone resorption is an energy demanding process and differentiating osteoclasts triggers the biogenesis of mitochondria. In addition, the activity of specific OXPHOS components of macrophages and osteoclasts is differentially regulated. This review summarises our knowledge on macrophage-mediated inflammation, its impact on a cell's metabolic activity and its effect on osteoclast differentiation.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2018.06.013 | DOI Listing |
Front Pharmacol
August 2025
Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Background: Osteoporosis (OP) is a chronic, systemic skeletal disorder characterized by progressive bone loss and microarchitectural deterioration, which increases fracture susceptibility and presents a challenging set of global healthcare problems. Current pharmacological interventions are limited by adverse effects, high costs, and insufficient long-term efficacy. Here, we identify snow crab shell-derived polypeptides (SCSP) as a potent osteoprotective agent.
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September 2025
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan Province, China. Electronic address:
The objective of this research was to use a network toxicology approach to examine the possible toxicity of the cigarette toxicants nicotine and coal tar that cause osteoporosis (OP) as well as its molecular processes. We determined the primary chemical structures and 128 targets of action of tar and nicotine using the Swiss Target Prediction, NP-MRD, and PubChem databases. We discovered that genes including DNAJB1, CCDC8, LINC00888, ATP6V1G1, MPV17L2, PPCS, and TACC1 had a disease prognostic guiding value by LASSO analysis and differential analysis of GEO microarray data.
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September 2025
Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Institute of Science Tokyo, 15-45 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan; Advanced Central Research Organization, Teikyo University, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan.
This review concentrates on the electroactive ceramic biointerfaces inspired by bone piezoelectricity for advanced ceramic biomaterials. Bone generates electrical potentials through the piezoelectric properties of collagen fibrils and apatite minerals under mechanical loading. These electrical signals influence osteoconductivity and regenerative capacity by osteogenic cells.
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September 2025
Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials
The onset and progression of periodontitis are closely related to metabolic reprogramming in the periodontal microenvironment, with osteoclasts playing a critical role in tissue destruction. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of periodontal tissues from healthy individuals and patients with severe chronic periodontitis revealed a significant increase in the expression of mitochondrial-related genes during osteoclast differentiation, suggesting the critical role of mitochondrial function in this process. This study investigates the potential of the novel mitoribosome-targeting antibiotic radezolid in inhibiting osteoclast differentiation.
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September 2025
Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Innovation and Transformation of Advanced Medical Devices of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Medical Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Advanced Medical Dev
Hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress and inflammation critically impair diabetic bone defect repair. Here, a radially oriented microchannel scaffold (D-GSH@QZ) was developed via a directional freezing technique integrated with photo-cross-linking strategies. The scaffold was fabricated from gelatin methacryloyl, silk fibroin methacryloyl, and nanohydroxyapatite (HAp) to mimic the natural bone matrix, while incorporating quercetin-loaded ZIF-8 nanoparticles (Qu@ZIF-8) for pathological microenvironment modulation.
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