Alendronate
"Alendronate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nonhormonal medication for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women. This drug builds healthy bone, restoring some of the bone loss as a result of osteoporosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D019386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.705.429.500.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Alendronate- Alendronate
- Aminohydroxybutane Bisphosphonate
- Bisphosphonate, Aminohydroxybutane
- 4-Amino-1-Hydroxybutylidene 1,1-Biphosphonate
- 4 Amino 1 Hydroxybutylidene 1,1 Biphosphonate
Alendronate Sodium- Alendronate Sodium
- Sodium, Alendronate
- Alendronate Monosodium Salt, Trihydrate
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alendronate" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Plotkin LI, Gortazar AR, Davis HM, Condon KW, Gabilondo H, Maycas M, Allen MR, Bellido T. Inhibition of osteocyte apoptosis prevents the increase in osteocytic receptor activator of nuclear factor ?B ligand (RANKL) but does not stop bone resorption or the loss of bone induced by unloading. J Biol Chem. 2015 Jul 31; 290(31):18934-42.