OBO ID: DOID:0060343 |
Term Name: | glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | An osteoporosis caused by chronic glucocorticoid use. Glucocorticoids impair the replication, differentiation and function of osteoblasts and induce the apoptosis of mature osteoblasts and osteocytes; the also favor osteoclastogenesis leading to an increase in bone resorption. (2) | ||
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Ontology: | Human Disease ( DOID:0060343 ) |
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