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ReviewCurrent osteoporosis reports2025

CCN Proteins as Matricellular Regulators of Bone in Aging and Disease.

Parveez Ahamed Abdul-Azees, Rahul Rajesh, Travis J Block, David D Dean, Chih-Ko Yeh, Maegan Capitano, Melissa Kacena, Xiao-Dong Chen, Miloš Marinković

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Review in Current osteoporosis reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Parveez Ahamed Abdul-AzeesDepartment of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229 - 3900, USA.
Rahul RajeshArkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Smith, AR, 72916, USA.
Travis J BlockDepartment of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229 - 3900, USA.
David D DeanDepartment of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229 - 3900, USA.
Chih-Ko YehDepartment of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229 - 3900, USA.
Maegan CapitanoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Melissa KacenaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Xiao-Dong ChenDepartment of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229 - 3900, USA.
Miloš MarinkovićGeriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA. mimari@iu.edu.

Funding

Project-005U54DK106846 · NIDDK · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Reuben Kapur, Karen Elizabeth Pollok · 2015 to 2026
$9.7M
Angiogenic Therapy: Novel Approaches to Enhance Bone Regeneration in Aging - LOADR01AG060621 · NIA · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI KACENA, MELISSA A, LI, JILIANG · 2019 to 2023
$3.7M
Osteomacs and megakaryocytes interact to regulate hematopoietic stem cell functionR01AG082275 · NIA · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI KACENA, MELISSA A · 2022 to 2023
$634k
BLRD VA I01 BX002145BLRD VA I01 BX006399BLRD VA IK2 BX005694NIA NIH HHS R01 AG060621NIA NIH HHS R01 AG082275NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK106846NIH HHS DK106846RRD VA I01 RX003552RRD VA IK6 RX004809U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 1I01BX002145U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 1I01RX003552U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 1IK2BX005694
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis review explores the role of cell communication network (CCN) proteins in regulating skeletal physiology, aging, and disease, particularly within the context of balanced bone remodeling. RECENT

findingsRecent conceptualization of paracrine and endocrine networks in bone marrow as a form of osteoimmunological crosstalk suggests a significant role for matricellular signaling in regulating bone homeostasis. As multifunctional adapters of cell-matrix interactions, CCNs are emerging as a focal point for parathyroid hormone (PTH) signaling and regulation of the RANKL/RANK/OPG axis in skeletal aging. Altered bone marrow CCN expression creates a permissive environment for accelerated postmenopausal bone loss and may contribute to the pathogenesis of osteoporosis and other diseases related to skeletal aging. CCNs modulate fundamental signaling mechanisms in bone development, homeostasis and repair. During aging, dysregulation of CCNs may negatively affect skeletal health and contribute to disease progression. As a result, CCNs may constitute promising therapeutic targets for improving and maintaining aging bone health.

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AgingBone and BonesBone RemodelingCCN Intercellular Signaling ProteinsOsteoporosisAnimalsBone MarrowCell CommunicationHumansOsteoprotegerinParathyroid HormoneRANK LigandSignal TransductionCCN Intercellular Signaling ProteinsOsteoprotegerinParathyroid HormoneRANK LigandAging bone marrowExtracellular matrixMatricellular signalingMesenchymal stem cellsOsteoblastsOsteoclasts

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PMID40407982
PMCPMC12102002

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