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Osteoporosis: now and the future

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Rachner, Tilman D, Khosla, Sundeep, Hofbauer, Lorenz C·2011·The Lancet

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Osteoporosis is a common disease characterised by a systemic impairment of bone mass and microarchitecture that results in fragility fractures. With an ageing population, the medical and socioeconomic effect of osteoporosis, particularly postmenopausal osteoporosis, will increase further. A detailed knowledge of bone biology with molecular insights into the communication between bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts and the orchestrating signalling network has led to the identification of novel therapeutic targets. Novel treatment strategies have been developed that aim to inhibit excessive bone resorption and increase bone formation. The most promising novel treatments include: denosumab, a monoclonal antibody for receptor activator of NF-κB ligand, a key osteoclast cytokine; odanacatib, a specific inhibitor of the osteoclast protease cathepsin K; and antibodies against the proteins sclerostin and dickkopf-1, two endogenous inhibitors of bone formation. This overview discusses these novel therapies and explains their underlying physiology.

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  • Bone ageing is a major risk factor for primary osteoporosis, an age-related disease characterised by altered bone metabolism that suppresses bone formation and promotes bone resorption, impairing bone homoeostasis.

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Authors
Rachner, T. D., Khosla, S., & Hofbauer, L. C.
Affiliations
  • Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (DE)
Corresponding author
Hofbauer, Lorenz C
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-04
Volume
377
Issue
9773
Pages
1276-1287
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W2123346255
Cited by
2,696
References
93
Citations by year
2026: 161 · 2025: 239 · 2024: 252 · 2023: 256 · 2022: 230 · 2021: 217 · 2020: 194 · 2019: 166 · 2018: 174 · 2017: 116 · 2016: 142 · 2015: 145 · 2014: 132 · 2013: 108 · 2012: 123
FWCI
22.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (1875/12-1, 1875/13-1, HO 1875/8-1, Transregio-67 (B2)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Bone health and treatments
Keywords
osteoporosis, postmenopausal osteoporosis, bone fragility, bone resorption, bone formation, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, RANKL, denosumab, odanacatib, cathepsin K, sclerostin, DKK1, anti-osteoporotic therapy, bone biology, population aging
MeSH terms
Denosumab, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Biphenyl Compounds, Bone Resorption, Calcium, Diphosphonates, Female, Genetic Markers, Humans, Middle Aged, Osteoblasts, Osteoclasts, Osteoporosis, Quinazolines, Risk Factors, Vitamin D Deficiency, Absorptiometry, Photon, Bone Density, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Bone Remodeling, Risk Assessment, Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Anabolic Agents, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Bone Density Conservation Agents, Wnt Proteins, Benzodioxoles, RANK Ligand, Osteoporotic Fractures, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized

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