5-Androstene-3β,7β,17β-triol (β-AET) slows thermal injury induced osteopenia in mice: relation to aging and osteoporosis.

5-Androstene-3β,7β,17β-triol (β-AET), an active metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), reversed glucocorticoid (GC)-induced suppression of IL-6, IL-8 and osteoprotegerin production by human osteoblast-like MG-63 cells and promoted osteoblast differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC...

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Main Authors: Ajay K Malik, Sophia Khaldoyanidi, Dominick L Auci, Scott C Miller, Clarence N Ahlem, Christopher L Reading, Theodore Page, James M Frincke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2958849?pdf=render