Effects of dissociated glucocorticoids on OPG and RANKL in osteoblastic cells

Abstract

This article is not available through ChesterRep.This article demonstrates that dexamethasone, prednisolone, deflazacort and the dissociated glucocorticoids, RU24858, RU40066, RU24782, AL438-F1 and ZK216348 significantly inhibit osteoprotegerin (OPG) production in two human osteoblastic cell lines (MG63 and hFOB).This article was submitted to the RAE2008 for the University of Chester - Allied Health Professions and Studies