Abstract
Bisphosphonates currently are the most important class of antiresorptive agents used in the treatment of metabolic bone diseases, including tumor-associated osteolysis and hypercalcemia, Paget's disease, and osteoporosis. These compounds have high affinity for calcium and therefore target to bone mineral, where they appear to be internalized selectively by bone-resorbing osteoclasts and inhibit osteoclast function.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2961-2978 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Cancer |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Bone Resorption
- Bone and Bones
- Diphosphonates
- Humans
- Osteoblasts
- Osteoclasts
- Protein Prenylation
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
- Proton-Translocating ATPases
- Structure-Activity Relationship