glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
MONDO:0000757Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An osteoporosis caused by chronic glucocorticoid use. Glucocorticoids impair the replication, differentiation and function of osteoblasts and induce the apoptosis of mature osteoblasts and osteocytes; the also favor osteoclastogenesis leading to an increase in bone resorption.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000757), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of