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[Osteoporosis -- due to reduced blood circulation of bone (author's transl)]
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Both age-related osteoporosis and osteoporosis linked to diseases stem from impaired bone blood circulation. Blood stasis in bone sinusoids increases osteoclastic activity, leading to bone loss.
Area of Science:
- Bone biology and pathology
- Vascular medicine
- Endocrinology
Background:
- Osteoporosis is a significant health concern, affecting both the elderly and individuals with various systemic diseases.
- Existing theories on osteoporosis pathogenesis are diverse, but a unifying mechanism is lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a unified theory explaining the development of senile and pathological osteoporosis.
- To elucidate the role of bone microcirculation disturbances in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical analysis based on existing literature and physiological principles.
- Integration of knowledge from bone physiology, vascular biology, and endocrinology.
Main Results:
- A theory is presented where disturbances in bone blood circulation are the common pathway for osteoporosis development.
- Reduced arterial supply, venous stasis, or decreased extravascular fluid pressure leads to sinusoidal stasis.
- Sinusoidal stasis promotes increased osteoclastic activity, resulting in bone loss.
Conclusions:
- Impaired bone blood circulation, specifically sinusoidal stasis, is proposed as the primary cause of both senile and pathological osteoporosis.
- This theory potentially unifies the understanding of osteoporosis in diverse conditions like rheumatic diseases, diabetes, and Cushing's disease.
Abstract:
According to a theory of the authors both senile osteoporosis and pathologic osteoporoses (rheumatic, in diabetes, bronchial asthma, pulmonary emphysema, portal hypertension and Cushing's disease) are due to disturbances of the circulation of the blood in bone. Every type of stasis in the sinusoids, be it due to reduced arterial supply or venous stasis or to a reduction of extravascular fluid-pressure will provoke an increase in osteoclastic activity and thus osteoporosis.