Abstract:
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions are provided for modulating bone formation in a mammal. Methods are also provided for screening compounds for their efficacy as modulators of bone formation.
Abstract:
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions are provided for modulating bone formation in a mammal. Methods are also provided for screening compounds for their efficacy as modulators of bone formation.
Abstract:
Estrogen related receptor α (ERRα) is involved in control of cartilage formation in mammals. Increasing ERRα activity causes stimulation of cartilage formation, providing a means of therapeutic intervention in diseases such as arthritis which involve cartilage destruction. Compounds may be screened for their potential as therapeutics by screening their effect on ERRα cartilage promoting activity.
Abstract:
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions are provided for modulating bone formation in a mammal. Methods are also provided for screening compounds for their efficacy as modulators of bone formation.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns an in vitro method for determining cancer prognosis for a patient suffering from early-stage or low-grade cancer, said method comprising measuring the expression level of ERRα in a biological sample comprising cancer cells. The invention further pertains to an in vitro method for determining bone metastases prognosis for a patient suffering from bone metastases comprising measuring the expression level of ERRα. Finally, the invention pertains to in vitro methods for selecting a patient suffering from cancer, and/or from cancer-derived metastasis, suitable to be treated with a preventive/aggressive therapy.
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of bone density related diseases. More particularly, the present invention relates to a ROBO1 modulator for use in a method for the treatment of a bone mineral density related disease in a subject. In a particular embodiment the ROBO1 modulator is selected from the group consisting of small organic molecules, antibodies, aptamers or polypeptides. In another particular embodiment said bone mineral density related disease is selected from the group consisting of ghosal hematodiaphyseal dysplasia syndrome (GHDD), osteoporosis, osteoporosis associated to pseudoglioma, osteoporosis and oculocutaneous hypopigmentation syndrome, osteoporosis due to endocrinological dysfunction, osteogenesis imperfecta osteopenia, Paget's disease, osteomyelitis, hypercalcemia, osteonecrosis, hyperparathyroidism, lytic bone metastases, periodontitis, bone loss due to immobilization and osteoporosis associated with a disease selected from the group consisting of cachexia, anorexia, alopecia, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a bone system model comprising a mineralized matrix and osteoblasts, chararacterized in that the osteoblasts are deposited onto the matrix so as to form a layer at confluence and/or nodules, and the osteoclasts are deposited onto said layer and/or said nodules, and also to bone system models affected by various pathologies. The invention also covers the uses for carrying out screenings and tests for aggressiveness and for toxicity.