Primary Osteoporosis – Immunological Aspects

Journal für Mineralstoffwechsel & Muskuloskelettale Erkrankungen 2015; 22 (1): 13-17

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Keywords: Immunsystem,  Menopause,  Osteoporose,  Östrogenmangel,  estrogen deficiency,  immune system,  Menopause,  osteoporosis

Bone metabolism resembles a complex interaction not only between the bone cells and hormones, mainly estrogen, but it also includes various interactions with different cells of the immune system. The article will give an insight into these interactions pointing out the interplays between bone, hormones, cytokines, and cells of the immune system.