Translational perspective on bone-derived cytokines in inter-organ communications

OSTEOKINES IN INTER-ORGAN COMMUNICATIONS The concept of“organic wholeness”permeates all the fields of traditional Chinese medicine,which is also widely accepted by modern medicine.The wealth of knowledge regarding inter-organ communications generated in the latest decades provided solid evidence that human physiology and pathophysiology involve systematic interactions between multiple organs or tissues.Therefore,advancing our understanding of the inter-organ communication process is believed to provide a new perspective for treating various human diseases.