ReviewBone2016
New insights into the biology of osteocalcin.
Review in Bone, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 283 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
283 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 601 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of non-pharmacological interventions on bone health among patients with low bone mass: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of cheese with and withoutJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
- Innate [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025Trial
- Acute Effects of Kisspeptin Administration on Bone Metabolism in Healthy Men.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Trial
- Six months vitamin K treatment does not affect systemic arterial calcification or bone mineral density in diabetes mellitus 2.European journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- Chondroitin sulfate modulates gut microbiota to improve bone metabolism and reduce locomotion problems in yellow-feathered broilers.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2026Article
- Enhanced Osteoinduction, Rheological and Mechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Methylcellulose-Gelatin-Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Bone-Remodeling Modulatory Activities of Thai Pigmented and Non-Pigmented Rice Bran Oils Containing Tocols and γ-Oryzanol.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Role of the Antioxidant Lycopene in Bone Health: Emphasis on the RANKL/RANK/OPG Signaling Pathway.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Dual-function thermoresponsive antibiotic-loaded hydrogel with antimicrobial and osteogenic properties for implant-related infection control.Bioactive materials · 2026Article
- Enhanced Bone-Defect Regeneration Through nHA/Chitosan Nanocomposite-Facilitated Delivery of HUCB-MSCs-Derived Exosomes.Polymers · 2026Article
- Diagnostic relevance of osteocalcin and bone alkaline phosphatase as markers of bone turnover in Sickle Cell Anaemia: A Zaria study.African health sciences · 2026Article
- Bone as an endocrine regulator of lipid and energy metabolism.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Review
- Comparative Molecular Effects of Dexmedetomidine and Propofol on Osteoblast Migration and Osteogenic Gene Expression at Pediatric-Equivalent Concentrations: An In Vitro Study.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Article
- Bariatric Surgery and Metabolic Bone Disease: Crosstalk between Muscle, Adipose Tissue, and Bone.Obesity surgery · 2026Review
- Synergistic effects of dexamethasone and vitamins D and K on mesenchymal stem cell differentiation.Biomedical engineering online · 2026Article
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- Enhancing Bone Healing Using Carvacrol on Calcium Phosphate Substrates.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026Article
- Vitamin D and Mineral Ion Regulation.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Immunohistochemical evaluation of bone regeneration induced by human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells around implants in an osteoporotic rat model.Journal of dental sciences · 2026Article
223 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Osteocalcin is among the most abundant proteins in bone and is produced exclusively by osteoblasts. Initially believed to be an inhibitor of bone mineralization, recent studies suggest a broader role for osteocalcin that extends to the regulation of whole body metabolism, reproduction, and cognition. Circulating undercarboxylated osteocalcin, which is regulated by insulin, acts in a feed-forward loop to increase β-cell proliferation as well as insulin production and secretion, while skeletal muscle and adipose tissue respond to osteocalcin by increasing their sensitivity to insulin. Osteocalcin also acts in the brain to increase neurotransmitter production and in the testes to stimulate testosterone production. At least one putative receptor for osteocalcin, Gprc6a, is expressed by adipose, skeletal muscle, and the Leydig cells of the testes and appears to mediate osteocalcin's effects in these tissues. In this review, we summarize these new discoveries, which suggest that the ability of osteocalcin to function both locally in bone and as a hormone depends on a novel post-translational mechanism that alters osteocalcin's affinity for the bone matrix and bioavailability. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Bone and diabetes.
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