Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1
Roles of MicroRNAs in Osteoclast Differentiation and Function
(Tadayoshi Kagiya, Division of Functional Morphology, Department of Anatomy, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan)

Chapter 2
Osteoclast Formation is Delayed in the Absence of Functional Complement Activity in a Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
(Petya Ganova, Valeriya Gyurkovska and Nina Ivanovska, Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Sofia, Bulgaria)

Chapter 3
The Effect of Sepsis and Bacterial Infection on Immune System Activation, Bone Remodeling and Osteoclast Activation
(Hwei-Fang Tsai, Department of Internal Medicine Taipei Medical University-Shaung Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Research Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan)

Chapter 4
DC-STAMP: Regulator of Cell Fusion & Bone Homeostasis
(Ya-Hui Grace Chiu & Christopher T. Ritchlin, Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology Division, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA)

Index