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A schematic diagram of bone loss due to inflammatory stimuli cytokine influx. Inflammatory stimuli such as TNF-α and IL-1β lead to osteocyte and osteoblast RANKL expression and osteocyte sclerostin expression, which induces osteoclastogenesis and halts osteoblast formation, respectively, negatively modulating bone remodeling.
