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Role of the heat shock protein family in bone metabolism

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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a family of proteins produced by cells in response to exposure to stressful conditions. In addition to their role as chaperones, they also play an important role in the cardiovascular, immune, and other systems. Normal bone tissue is maintained by bone metabolism, particularly by the balance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts, which are physiologically regulated by multiple hormones and cytokines. In recent years, studies have reported the vital role of HSPs in bone metabolism. However, the conclusions remain largely controversial, and the exact mechanisms are still unclear, so a review and analyses of previous studies are of importance. This article reviews the current understanding of the roles and effects of HSPs on bone cells (osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteocytes), in relation to bone metabolism.

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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 81672147, 81401011, 81201397, and 81271973); Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. LY15H060001, LY15H060002, and LY16H060003); the Education Department of Zhejiang Province (nos. Y201328201 and Y201534637); Public welfare projects of Zhejiang Science and Technology Department (no. 2012C23079); and Zhejiang medical and health science and technology plan project (nos. 2015KYB182, 2017KY382, 2015104766, and 2014KYA092).

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ZJP and DTX: conception and design; KH, CY, and EC: literature research and review. WZ: data collecting; KH, CY, and EC: article writing with contributions from other authors.

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Correspondence to Deting Xue or Zhijun Pan.

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Hang, K., Ye, C., Chen, E. et al. Role of the heat shock protein family in bone metabolism. Cell Stress and Chaperones 23, 1153–1164 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12192-018-0932-z

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