Mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates: similarities and differences and their potential influence on clinical efficacy

RGG Russell, NB Watts, FH Ebetino… - Osteoporosis …, 2008 - Springer
Bisphosphonates (BPs) are well established as the leading drugs for the treatment of
osteoporosis. There is new knowledge about how they work. The differences that exist …

Pharmacological actions of statins: a critical appraisal in the management of cancer

P Gazzerro, MC Proto, G Gangemi, AM Malfitano… - Pharmacological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Statins, among the most commonly prescribed drugs worldwide, are cholesterol-lowering
agents used to manage and prevent cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases. Recently …

Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates

MJ Rogers, JC Crockett, FP Coxon, J Mönkkönen - Bone, 2011 - Elsevier
This review describes the key discoveries over the last 15 years that have led to a clearer
understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which bisphosphonate drugs inhibit bone …

Molecular mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates and new insights into their effects outside the skeleton

MJ Rogers, J Mönkkönen, MA Munoz - Bone, 2020 - Elsevier
Bisphosphonates (BP) are a class of calcium-binding drug used to prevent bone resorption
in skeletal disorders such as osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease. They act by …

Cholesterol and beyond-The role of the mevalonate pathway in cancer biology

A Göbel, M Rauner, LC Hofbauer… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is a multifaceted global disease. Transformation of a normal to a malignant cell takes
several steps, including somatic mutations, epigenetic alterations, metabolic reprogramming …

Molecular mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates: current status

AJ Roelofs, K Thompson, S Gordon, MJ Rogers - Clinical Cancer Research, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: Bisphosphonates are currently the most important class of antiresorptive agents
used in the treatment of metabolic bone diseases, including tumor-associated osteolysis and …

Bisphosphonates: an update on mechanisms of action and how these relate to clinical efficacy

RGG Russell, Z **a, JE Dunford… - Annals of the New …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The bisphosphonates (BPs) are well established as the treatments of choice for disorders of
excessive bone resorption, including Paget's disease of bone, myeloma and bone …

Biomedical applications of bisphosphonates

EV Giger, B Castagner, JC Leroux - Journal of Controlled Release, 2013 - Elsevier
Since their discovery over 100years ago, bisphosphonates have been used industrially as
corrosion inhibitors and complexing agents. With the discovery of their pharmacological …

Recent advances in understanding the mechanism of action of bisphosphonates

FP Coxon, K Thompson, MJ Rogers - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2006 - Elsevier
Bisphosphonates (BPs) are widely used in the treatment of diseases associated with
excessive osteoclast-mediated bone resorption, such as osteoporosis. Although several …

Bisphosphonates: molecular mechanisms of action and effects on bone cells, monocytes and macrophages

AJ Roelofs, K Thompson, FH Ebetino… - Current …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Bisphosphonates are widely used in the treatment of diseases involving excessive bone
resorption, such as osteoporosis, cancer-associated bone disease, and Paget's disease of …