Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

SLPI is a critical mediator that controls PTH-induced bone formation

  • Akito Morimoto,
  • Junichi Kikuta,
  • Keizo Nishikawa,
  • Takao Sudo,
  • Maki Uenaka,
  • Masayuki Furuya,
  • Tetsuo Hasegawa,
  • Kunihiko Hashimoto,
  • Hiroyuki Tsukazaki,
  • Shigeto Seno,
  • Akira Nakamura,
  • Daisuke Okuzaki,
  • Fuminori Sugihara,
  • Akinori Ninomiya,
  • Takeshi Yoshimura,
  • Ryoko Takao-Kawabata,
  • Hideo Matsuda,
  • Masaru Ishii

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22402-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The mechanism by which parathyroid hormone mediates the switch from bone resorption to bone formation is unclear. Here, the authors show that SLPI regulates the communication between osteoblasts and osteoclasts to promote the anabolic effect of parathyroid hormone.