Researchers have revealed that RANKL expressed by osteocytes is essential for the bone remodeling during orthodontic tooth movement. This result can facilitate the development of novel therapeutic ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 29, 2017) - The force gravity and physical activity put on our bones causes tiny tears in the membranes of the tiny cells that enable us to make or break down bone, scientists say.

However, the role of osteocytes-mature bone cells derived from osteoblasts-in OI pathogenesis remains unclear. Specificity protein 7 (Sp7), encoded by Sp7 gene is an important transcription factor ...

Researchers may be “excyted” to learn that osteocyte cultures are headed to theInternational Space Station this spring for the first time. With their delivery on the next SpaceX commercial resupply ...

Your bones are cleverer, and more complex, than you might think. Michael Dorausch, CC BY-SA Your bones are savvy. They are light yet strong and they repair themselves when they break. What’s more – ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fractures. Several factors have been identified as being potentially responsible for this increased risk, including ...

Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) research team demonstrated that osteocytes have a crucial role in orthodontic tooth movement as the major source of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ...