Description
Clodronateisafirst-generationnon-nitrogen-containingbisphosphonatethatisusedclinicallyforitsanti-resorptiveactivity.Clodronategeneratesformationofanon-hydrolysableβ-γATPanalogthatinhibitsmitochondrialADP/ATPtranslocaseandpreventsmitochondrialoxygenconsumptionandfunction;asaresult,osteoblastcalciumdepositionisinhibitedandapoptosisisinducedinosteoclasts,inhibitingboneresorption.ClodronatealsodecreasesexpressionofMMP9andimprovesperformanceontheRotarodtest,decreasingseverityofexperimentalautoimmuneneuritis,ananimalmodelofGuillan-BarreSyndrome.Additionally,clodronateexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticandanti-angiogenicactivities,decreasingvesseldensityinvivoandinhibitingcellularproliferationinmodelsofrenalcellcarcinoma.