Bone Abstracts

The concept of the vicious cycle of bone metastases emphasizes the cross-talk between osteoclasts, osteoblasts and tumor cells, but the role of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) is not well delineated. BMSCs comprise of a fibroblast-like cell population which adhere to culture flask and have an ability to differentiate into osteoblasts, adipocytes and chondrocytes. They express a panel of cell surface antigens which includes CD105, CD73, CD90, CD106, and CD146. In this study w...