"Osteocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Mature osteoblasts that have become embedded in the BONE MATRIX. They occupy a small cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via protoplasmic projections called canaliculi.
| Descriptor ID |
D010011
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.329.629.500
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Osteoclast-independent osteocyte dendrite defects in mice bearing the osteogenesis imperfecta-causing Sp7 R342C mutation. Bone Res. 2025 Jul 19; 13(1):70.
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NFATc1 Is Required for Vitamin D- and Phosphate-Mediated Regulation of Osteocyte Lacuno-Canalicular Remodeling. Endocrinology. 2024 Jul 01; 165(8).
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BIGH3 mediates apoptosis and gap junction failure in osteocytes during renal cell carcinoma bone metastasis progression. Cancer Lett. 2024 Aug 01; 596:217009.
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Comparative study in estrogen-depleted mice identifies skeletal and osteocyte transcriptomic responses to abaloparatide and teriparatide. JCI Insight. 2023 10 23; 8(20).
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A FAK/HDAC5 signaling axis controls osteocyte mechanotransduction. Nat Commun. 2020 07 01; 11(1):3282.
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Salt-inducible kinases dictate parathyroid hormone 1 receptor action in bone development and remodeling. J Clin Invest. 2019 12 02; 129(12):5187-5203.
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Cathepsin K-deficient osteocytes prevent lactation-induced bone loss and parathyroid hormone suppression. J Clin Invest. 2019 05 21; 129(8):3058-3071.
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Irisin Mediates Effects on Bone and Fat via aV Integrin Receptors. Cell. 2018 12 13; 175(7):1756-1768.e17.
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Targeting Osteocytes to Attenuate Early Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by Theranostic Upconversion Nanoparticles with Responsive Plumbagin Release. ACS Nano. 2017 07 25; 11(7):7259-7273.
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Osteocyte-specific WNT1 regulates osteoblast function during bone homeostasis. J Clin Invest. 2017 Jun 30; 127(7):2678-2688.