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ENDOCRINE REVIEWS
Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 403-440Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/er.2007-0038
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- NIAMS NIH HHS [R01 AR049190, R01 AR047342, AR048714, AR046032, R01 AR052690, AR047342, P30 AR046032, R01 AR048714, AR052690, R01 AR053843, AR049190, AR53843] Funding Source: Medline
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Bone and the immune system are both complex tissues that respectively regulate the skeleton and the body's response to invading pathogens. It has now become clear that these organ systems often interact in their function. This is particularly true for the development of immune cells in the bone marrow and for the function of bone cells in health and disease. Because these two disciplines developed independently, investigators in each don't always fully appreciate the significance that the other system has on the function of the tissue they are studying. This review is meant to provide a broad overview of the many ways that bone and immune cells interact so that a better understanding of the role that each plays in the development and function of the other can develop. It is hoped that an appreciation of the interactions of these two organ systems will lead to better therapeutics for diseases that affect either or both.
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