Influence of Menopause on Inflammatory Cytokines during Murine and Human Bone Fracture Healing

Influence of Menopause on Inflammatory Cytokines during Murine and Human Bone Fracture Healing

Postmenopausal females display a chronic inflammatory phenotype with higher levels of circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, the inflammatory response to injury may be altered under estrogen-deficiency, because it was shown previously that estrogen-deficient mice displayed increased le...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Verena Fischer, Miriam Kalbitz, Fabian Müller-Graf, Florian Gebhard, Anita Ignatius, Astrid Liedert, Melanie Haffner-Luntzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
midkine
fracture healing
menopause
osteoblastogenesis
bone regeneration
inflammation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/7/2070

Internet

http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/7/2070

Similar Items