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The critical role of IL-34 in osteoclastogenesis by Chen, Zhi, Buki, Kalman, Vääräniemi, Jukka, Gu, Guoliang, Väänänen, H Kalervo

“…It has been widely believed that the cytokines required for osteoclast formation are M-CSF (also known as CSF-1) and RANKL. Recently, a novel cytokine,…”
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Osteoclast lineage and function by Väänänen, H. Kalervo, Laitala-Leinonen, Tiina

“…Osteoclasts are members of the monocyte/macrophage lineage and are formed by cellular fusions from their mononuclear precursors. Their differentiation is…”
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Mesenchymal stem cells by Väänänen, H Kalervo

“…About 40 years ago Friedenstein described stromal cells in the bone marrow that were spindle shaped and proliferate to form colonies. These cells attach to…”
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Estrogen and Testosterone Use Different Cellular Pathways to Inhibit Osteoclastogenesis and Bone Resorption by Michael, Husheem, Härkönen, Pirkko L, Väänänen, H Kalervo, Hentunen, Teuvo A

“…Using human peripheral blood CD14+ osteoclast precursors, we show that testosterone directly inhibits osteoclast formation and bone resorption at physiological…”
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Effects of calcium, dairy product, and vitamin D supplementation on bone mass accrual and body composition in 10-12-y-old girls: a 2-y randomized trial by Cheng, Sulin, Lyytikäinen, Arja, Kröger, Heikki, Lamberg-Allardt, Christel, Alén, Markku, Koistinen, Arvo, Wang, Qing Ju, Suuriniemi, Miia, Suominen, Harri, Mahonen, Anitta, Nicholson, Patrick HF, Ivaska, Kaisa K, Korpela, Riitta, Ohlsson, Claes, Väänänen, Kalervo H, Tylavsky, Frances

“…BACKGROUND: Little is known about the relative effectiveness of calcium supplementation from food or pills with or without vitamin D supplementation for bone…”
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Serum Osteocalcin Is Not Associated with Glucose but Is Inversely Associated with Leptin across Generations of Nondiabetic Women by Lu, Chunyan, Ivaska, Kaisa K, Alen, Markku, Wang, Qingju, Törmäkangas, Timo, Xu, Leiting, Wiklund, Petri, Mikkola, Tuija M, Pekkala, Satu, Tian, Haoming, Väänänen, H. Kalervo, Cheng, Sulin

“…Context: The skeleton is recognized as an important player in energy metabolism through its interactions with other tissues. Whether the association of…”
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Associations Between Homocysteine, Bone Turnover, BMD, Mortality, and Fracture Risk in Elderly Women by Gerdhem, Paul, Ivaska, Kaisa K, Isaksson, Anders, Pettersson, Kim, Väänänen, H Kalervo, Obrant, Karl J, Åkesson, Kristina

“…Homocysteine has been suggested to be a risk factor for fracture, but the causal relationship is not clear. In 996 women from the OPRA study, high homocysteine…”
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Osteoclasts in neurofibromatosis type 1 display enhanced resorption capacity, aberrant morphology, and resistance to serum deprivation by Heervä, Eetu, Alanne, Maria H, Peltonen, Sirkku, Kuorilehto, Tommi, Hentunen, Teuvo, Väänänen, Kalervo, Peltonen, Juha

“…Abstract Neurofibromatosis 1 syndrome (NF1) presents with skeletal involvement suggesting that altered bone dynamics is associated with NF1. Histological…”
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Regulation of Osteoblast Differentiation: A Novel Function for Fibroblast Growth Factor 8 by Valta, Maija P, Hentunen, Teuvo, Qu, Qiang, Valve, Eeva M, Harjula, Anna, Seppänen, Jani A, Väänänen, H. Kalervo, Härkönen, Pirkko L

“…Several members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family have an important role in the development of skeletal tissues. FGF-8 is widely expressed in the…”
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Degradation of hydroxyapatite in vivo and in vitro requires osteoclastic sodium-bicarbonate co-transporter NBCn1 by Riihonen, Riikka, Nielsen, Søren, Väänänen, H. Kalervo, Laitala-Leinonen, Tiina, Kwon, Tae-Hwan

“…Dissolution of the inorganic bone matrix releases not only calcium and phosphate ions, but also bicarbonate. Electroneutral sodium-bicarbonate co-transporter…”
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The effects of acute hyperinsulinemia on bone metabolism by K Ivaska, Kaisa, K Heliövaara, Maikki, Ebeling, Pertti, Bucci, Marco, Huovinen, Ville, Kalervo Väänänen, H, Nuutila, Pirjo, A Koistinen, Heikki

“…Insulin signaling in bone-forming osteoblasts stimulates bone formation and promotes the release of osteocalcin (OC) in mice. Only a few studies have assessed…”
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Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism and Prediction of Fracture in Elderly Women by Gerdhem, Paul, Ivaska, Kaisa K, Alatalo, Sari L, Halleen, Jussi M, Hellman, Jukka, Isaksson, Anders, Pettersson, Kim, Väänänen, H Kalervo, Åkesson, Kristina, Obrant, Karl J

“…We studied the ability of various markers of bone turnover to predict fracture in 1040 randomly recruited 75‐year‐old women. A total of 178 of the women…”
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Release of Intact and Fragmented Osteocalcin Molecules from Bone Matrix during Bone Resorption in Vitro by Ivaska, Kaisa K, Hentunen, Teuvo A, Vääräniemi, Jukka, Ylipahkala, Hannele, Pettersson, Kim, Väänänen, H Kalervo

“…Osteocalcin detected from serum samples is considered a specific marker of osteoblast activity and bone formation rate. However, osteocalcin embedded in bone…”
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Bone Marrow Cell Differentiation Induced by Mechanically Damaged Osteocytes in 3D Gel‐Embedded Culture by Kurata, Kosaku, Heino, Terhi J, Higaki, Hidehiko, Väänänen, H Kalervo

“…Osteocytes are suggested to have a crucial role in the initial resorptive phase of bone turnover after microdamage. To study the role of osteocytes in targeted…”
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Alendronate decreases orthotopic PC-3 prostate tumor growth and metastasis to prostate-draining lymph nodes in nude mice by Tuomela, Johanna M, Valta, Maija P, Väänänen, Kalervo, Härkönen, Pirkko L

“…Metastatic prostate cancer is associated with a high morbidity and mortality but the spreading mechanisms are still poorly understood. The aminobisphosphonate…”
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Serial Assessment of Serum Bone Metabolism Markers Identifies Women with the Highest Rate of Bone Loss and Osteoporosis Risk by Ivaska, Kaisa K., Lenora, Janaka, Gerdhem, Paul, Åkesson, Kristina, Väänänen, H. Kalervo, Obrant, Karl J.

“…Context: One of the important challenges in the management of osteoporosis is to identify women who are at high risk of developing osteoporosis and fragility…”
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Further insight into mechanism of action of clodronate: inhibition of mitochondrial ADP/ATP translocase by a nonhydrolyzable, adenine-containing metabolite by Lehenkari, Petri P, Kellinsalmi, Maarit, Näpänkangas, Juha P, Ylitalo, Kari V, Mönkkönen, Jukka, Rogers, Michael J, Azhayev, Alex, Väänänen, H Kalervo, Hassinen, Ilmo E

“…Bisphosphonates are currently the most important class of antiresorptive drugs used for the treatment of diseases with excess bone resorption. Recent studies…”
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Total and carboxylated osteocalcin associate with insulin levels in young adults born with normal or very low birth weight by Paldánius, Päivi M, Ivaska, Kaisa K, Hovi, Petteri, Andersson, Sture, Eriksson, Johan G, Väänänen, Kalervo, Kajantie, Eero, Mäkitie, Outi

“…Osteocalcin (OC), a bone-derived protein, has been implicated in the regulation of glucose and energy metabolism. Young adults born with very low birth weight…”
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Overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor C increases growth and alters the metastatic pattern of orthotopic PC-3 prostate tumors by Tuomela, Johanna, Valta, Maija, Seppänen, Jani, Tarkkonen, Kati, Väänänen, H Kalervo, Härkönen, Pirkko

“…Prostate cancer metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and distant sites but the roles of lymphatic and hematogenous pathways in metastasis are not fully…”
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Membrane-bound carbonic anhydrases in osteoclasts by Riihonen, Riikka, Supuran, Claudiu T, Parkkila, Seppo, Pastorekova, Silvia, Väänänen, H. Kalervo, Laitala-Leinonen, Tiina

“…Abstract Osteoclasts are multinucleated bone-resorbing cells that use multiple pH regulation mechanisms to create an acidic pH in the resorption lacuna…”
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