Yes.
Osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
Osteoblasts are needed to create bone. Osteoclasts destroy bone.
Most bone cancers increase the activity of osteoclasts, which are cells responsible for breaking down and resorbing bone tissue. This leads to bone destruction and weakened bones in individuals with bone cancer.
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Osteoclasts and osteoblasts
Osteoclasts (Osteo - bone, clast - make or create)
osteoblasts, or "bone builders" help to lay new deposits, while osteoclasts, or "bone clearers,' break them down. ( so osteoblasts and osteoclasts)
osteoblasts or osteoclasts
Osteoclasts degrade bone surfaces so that osteoblasts can produce new bone Also Osteoclasts realese calcium and phosphorus into the blood stream
Any of these changes may result if osteoblasts are more active than osteoclasts.
Osteoclasts are the cells responsible for removing bone matrix during the process of bone remodeling. They break down the mineralized bone matrix by secreting acids and enzymes, allowing for new bone formation by osteoblasts.
The osteoclasts carry out bone resorption. In contrast, the osteoblasts create new bone.