Osteoblast rescue (IMAGE)

Imperial College London

Osteoblast rescue

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Treating infected mice with a hormone that regulates bone calcium reduced the loss of osteoblasts seen in infected mice and coupled with an antioxidant to counter cellular oxidative stress, rescued HSC function. This provides a promising indication that the damage caused to these cells by severe infections can indeed be mitigated.

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Haltalli et al. 2020

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