| abstract |
A method of enhancing bone formation comprising administering an effective amount of 1) an oligomeric complex of one or more of RANKL, a RANKL fusion protein or an analog, derivative or mimic thereof, 2) an osteogenic compound capable of enhancing activity of one or more intracellular proteins in osteoblasts or osteoblast precursors, wherein said activity is indicative of bone formation, or 3) an osteogenic compound capable of inactivating one or more phosphatases in osteoblasts or osteoblast precursors, wherein said inactivation is indicative of bone formation. The method also may be used to treat a disease or condition manifested at least in part by the loss of bone mass by administering to a patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising an oligomeric complex or osteogenic compound disclosed herein. |