Prostaglandin in calcium and bone metabolism.
The effect of prostaglandins on bone resorption and formation is reviewed. The prostaglandins probably play a role in pathological changes in bone, e.g., those occurring in immune responses and neoplastic disease. Their physiological role is unknown.
D000818:Animals; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D051381:Rats
D011453:Prostaglandins; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D002118:Calcium