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ReviewCells2020

Sexual Dimorphism in Osteoclasts.

Joseph Lorenzo

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Lactate regulates osteoclastogenesis via H3k18la in osteoarthritis.International journal of molecular medicine · 2026
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  2. Role of Notch signaling in corticalization.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2026
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  3. An in vivo assay for osteoclast activity using mouse calvaria.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2026
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  10. Neutrophils drive sexual dimorphism in experimental periodontitis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  17. Sexing Bones: Improving Transparency of Sex Reporting to Address Bias Within Preclinical Studies.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2023
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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joseph LorenzoUConn Health, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
UConn Health · US

Funding

Studies of Osteoclast Lineage in Health and DiseaseR56AR074391 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI LORENZO, JOSEPH A · 2019 to 2019
$412k
NIAMS NIH HHS R56 AR074391
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoclasts are the principal mediators of bone resorption. They form through the fusion of mononuclear precursor cells under the principal influence of the cytokines macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF, aka CSF-1) and receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL, aka TNFSF11). Sexual dimorphism in the development of the skeleton and in the incidence of skeletal diseases is well described. In general, females, at any given age, have a lower bone mass than males. The reasons for the differences in the bone mass of the skeleton between women and men at various ages, and the incidence of certain metabolic bone diseases, are multitude, and include the actions of sex steroids, genetics, age, environment and behavior. All of these influence the rate that osteoclasts form, resorb and die, and frequently produce different effects in females and males. Hence, a variety of factors are responsible for the sexual dimorphism of the skeleton and the activity of osteoclasts in bone. This review will provide an overview of what is currently known about these factors and their effects on osteoclasts.

Indexed as

Sex CharacteristicsAndrogensAnimalsBone ResorptionEstrogensFemaleGene ExpressionHumansInflammationMaleMiceOsteoclastsPhenotypeAndrogensEstrogensgeneticsinflammationosteoclastssex steroidssexual dimorphism

Identifiers

PMID32932615
PMCPMC7564933
OpenAlexW3086133565

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