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Does anti-TNF-alpha have a role in the treatment of osteoporosis?

Does anti-TNF-alpha have a role in the treatment of osteoporosis?

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Dec, 2008 by Mark S. McMahon, Yasuyoshi Ueki

TNF-alpha (tumor necrosis factor-alpha) is a naturally occurring cytokine that is involved in normal inflammatory and immune responses. TNF-alpha plays an important role in rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, and Crohn’s lotion psoriasis disease. Elevated concentrations of TNF-alpha have been found in the joints of rheumatoid patients and in the colons of Crohn’s patients

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