Osteoclasts develop from the development of macrophages or monocytes, two types of immune cells. Suppressing osteoclast ...

Aldosterone also affects the function and creation of osteoblasts, which make bone, and osteoclasts, which dissolve and break them down. MR also is a receptor for aldosterone.

Using mice, Ishii captured footage of osteoclasts breaking down bone tissue for the first time in the world. 06:00 The blue areas are bone, and the red parts resembling amoebas on the bone's ...

Bisphosphonates are synthetic analogs of pyrophosphate that deposit on the surface of bone, where they are phagocytosed by osteoclasts and have an antiresorptive effect. This class of drug has a ...