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ReviewNature reviews. Drug discovery2011

Emerging therapeutic opportunities for skeletal restoration.

Masanobu Kawai, Ulrike I Mödder, Sundeep Khosla, Clifford J Rosen

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Review in Nature reviews. Drug discovery, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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77citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Masanobu KawaiCenter for Clinical and Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Ulrike I Mödder
Sundeep Khosla
Clifford J Rosen

Funding

SEX STEROIDS, GROWTH FACTORS, &BONE CELL FUNCTIONP01AG004875 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI MONROE, DAVID G · 1985 to 2019
$30.8M
Genetics of IGF1 and Bone Density: The Role of NocturninR01AR045433 · NIAMS · MAINEHEALTH · PI ROSEN, CLIFFORD JAMES · 1998 to 2012
$6.8M
Estrogen Regulation of the Bone Marrrow AdipocyteR01AG028936 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI KHOSLA, SUNDEEP · 2006 to 2010
$1.7M
NIAMS NIH HHS AR027965NIAMS NIH HHS AR45433-13NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR045433NIA NIH HHS AG004875NIA NIH HHS AG028936NIA NIH HHS P01 AG004875NIA NIH HHS R01 AG028936
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis, a syndrome characterized by thin bones and fractures, has become more prevalent in both women and men. Established therapies for treating this disorder consist primarily of drugs that prevent bone loss, such as the bisphosphonates and selective oestrogen receptor modulators. Although these drugs have been shown to reduce fractures in randomized trials, there is an urgent need for treatments that could lower fracture risk further without additional adverse effects. The introduction of parathyroid hormone (teriparatide), which significantly increases bone mineral density, albeit for a relatively short duration, raised expectations that drugs that stimulate bone formation might cure osteoporosis. After outlining current approaches for treating osteoporosis, this Review focuses on emerging therapeutic opportunities for osteoporosis that are based on recent insights into skeletal physiology. Such novel strategies offer promise not only for reducing age-related bone loss and the associated risk of fractures but also for restoring bone mineral density to healthy levels.

Indexed as

AnimalsBone DensityBone Density Conservation AgentsBone Diseases, MetabolicBone RegenerationFractures, BoneHumansOsteoporosisSignal TransductionBone Density Conservation Agents

Identifiers

PMID21283108
PMCPMC3135105

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