Table 1.

Summary of dietary components potentially able to affect osteocyte properties

	Arginine	Calcitriol	Lactoferrin	Daidzein	Fluoride	Genistein	Strontium	Oleuropein	Retinoic acid	Vitamin D	Vitamin K
Lacuna shape										+/−
Matrix mineralization		+							+	+	+
Cytoskeletal changes					+	+		+
ERα expression				+		+
VDR signaling										+
Osteogenic diff.			+	+	+	+	+			+	+
Signal molecules	+						+	+		+	+