A method for inhibiting the formation of osteoclasts comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a statin to a mammal in need thereof as well as pharmaceutical compositions, kits for containing such compositions comprising a statin or a method of treating or preventing a disease state selected from the group consisting of: osteoporosis, Paget's disease, osteolysis, hypercalcemia of malignancy, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteoarthritis, alveolar bone loss, side effects of immunosuppressive therapy, and side effects of chronic glucocorticoid use by inhibiting the formation of osteoclasts comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a statin to a mammal in need thereof.
一种抑制破骨细胞形成的方法,包括向有需要的哺乳动物施用治疗有效量的他汀类药物,以及药物组合物、含有这种包含他汀类药物的组合物的试剂盒或治疗或预防选自以下组别的疾病状态的方法:骨质疏松症、Paget's 病、溶骨症、恶性肿瘤高
钙血症、成骨不全症、骨关节炎、牙槽骨缺失、免疫抑制治疗的副作用以及长期使用糖皮质激素的副作用。