[Newly developed drugs to improve bone strength]
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Protocol for Developing a Femur Osteotomy Model in Wistar Albino Rats
Published on: August 31, 2022
1School of Health Science and Rehabilitation Division, Tottori University, Japan.
Abstract:
Drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis improve bone strength by inhibiting bone resorption or stimulating bone formation. New drugs already using some action mechanism such as bisphosphonate or parathyroid hormone-related peptide analog are being developed in Japan. In addition, new drugs with new action mechanisms such as cathepsin K inhibitor or anti-sclerostin antibody are also being developed and it has been reported that they have good potential to increase bone mineral density.
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