Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (11): 1026-1029.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2019.11.005

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Research Progress on the Regulation of Bone Homeostasis by Oncostatin M

FENG Lihua1,2, XIA Haibin1*   

  1. 1. Department of Implantology, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China;
    2. The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • Received:2018-12-12 Online:2019-11-28 Published:2019-11-21

Abstract: Bone tissue is in the dynamic equilibrium state of bone resorption and bone formation throughout life, namely bone homeostasis. In the body, a complex network of cells and cytokines regulates bone homeostasis. Oncostatin M (OSM), as a member of the IL-6 family, is a cytokine with multiple biological activities. Recent studies have shown that osteoblasts, osteocytes, and macrophages can regulate bone formation and bone resorption by secreting OSM, which plays an important role in bidirectional regulation of bone homeostasis. This paper reviews the research progress of OSM on bone homeostasis.

Key words: oncostatin M, bone homeostasis, osteoblast, osteoclast