An Overlooked Bone Metabolic Disorder: Cigarette Smoking-Induced Osteoporosis

Overview

Journal Genes (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Date 2022 May 28

PMID 35627191

Authors

Weidong Weng

Hongming Li

Sheng Zhu

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Abstract

Cigarette smoking (CS) leads to significant bone loss, which is recognized as an independent risk factor for osteoporosis. The number of smokers is continuously increasing due to the addictive nature of smoking. Therefore it is of great value to effectively prevent CS-induced osteoporosis. However, there are currently no effective interventions to specifically counteract CS-induced osteoporosis, owing to the fact that the specific mechanisms by which CS affects bone metabolism are still elusive. This review summarizes the latest research findings of important pathways between CS exposure and bone metabolism, with the aim of providing new targets and ideas for the prevention of CS-induced osteoporosis, as well as providing theoretical directions for further research in the future.

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