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Generation and culture of osteoclasts
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Marino S
; Logan JG
; Mellis D
; Capulli M
Bonekey Rep
2014[]; 3
(ä): 570
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Osteoclasts are highly specialized cells of haematopoietic lineage that are
uniquely responsible for bone resorption. In the past, osteoclasts were isolated
as mature cells from chicken long bones, or were generated using osteoblasts or
stromal cells to induce osteoclast formation in total bone marrow from mice or
rabbits. The Copernican revolution in osteoclast biology began with the
identification of macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) and receptor
activator NF?B-ligand (RANKL ) as the key regulators of osteoclast formation,
fusion and function. The availability of recombinant human and mouse M-CSF and
RANKL has enabled researchers to reliably generate osteoclasts from primary
monocyte/macrophage cells as well as from cell lines such as RAW 264.7. This
article summarizes the most commonly used procedures for the isolation,
generation and characterization of human, rodent and chicken osteoclasts in
vitro. Lists of further reading and recommendations are included to facilitate a
successful application by the reader.