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When female mice were subjected to ovariectomy (OVX), a common model for postmenopausal osteoporosis, significant bone loss was induced in <jats:italic>C5aR1<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>fl\/fl<\/jats:sup> and <jats:italic>C5aR1<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>LysM-Cre<\/jats:sup> mice, as demonstrated by a significantly reduced bone volume fraction, trabecular number and thickness as well as an increased trabecular separation in the trabecular bone compartment. Confirming this, the osteoclast number and the receptor activator of nuclear factor k-B (RANK) ligand (RANKL) serum level were significantly elevated in these mouse lines. By contrast, <jats:italic>C5aR1<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>Runx2-Cre<\/jats:sup> mice were protected from bone loss after OVX and the serum RANKL concentration was not increased after OVX. These data suggested that bone cell-specific C5aR1 may be redundant in bone homeostasis regulation under physiological conditions. However, C5aR1 on osteoblasts was crucial for the induction of bone resorption under osteoporotic conditions by stimulating RANKL release, whereas C5aR1 on osteoclasts did not regulate OVX-induced bone loss. 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