Estrogen inhibits interleukin-6 producti
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Moustapha Kassem; Steven A. Harris; Thomas C. Spelsberg; B. Lawrence Riggs
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Article
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2009
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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Some studies suggest that estrogen acts on bone by decreasing the production of interleukin-6 (IL-6), a cytokine that increases bone resorption, by osteoblasts or bone marrow cells. However, other studies have not confirmed this, possibly because of a low and variable number of estrogen receptors (E