Sentences with phrase «activate osteoblasts»

«Our findings indicate the existence of long - distance interactions between lung tumors and bones: lung tumors remotely activate osteoblasts, and those bone cells, in turn, shape immunity by supplying tumors with cancer - promoting neutrophils,» says Pittet, who is an associate professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School.

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Osteoblasts, the cells that deposit new bone tissue, rely on vitamin K to function properly, and vitamin K helps activate proteins that you need to make healthy bones.