| 摘要 |
<p>A method for inhibiting the formation of osteoclasts comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a statin to a mammal in need thereof as well as pharmaceutical compositions, kits for containing such compositions comprising a statin or a method of treating or preventing a disease state selected from the group consisting of: osteoporosis, Paget's disease, osteolysis, hypercalcemia of malignancy, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteoarthritis, alveolar bone loss, side effects of immunosuppressive therapy, and side effects of chronic glucocorticoid use by inhibiting the formation of osteoclasts comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a statin to a mammal in need thereof.</p> |
