Functions of RANKL/RANK/OPG in bone modeling and remodeling

BF Boyce, L Xing - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2008 - Elsevier
The discovery of the RANKL/RANK/OPG system in the mid 1990s for the regulation of bone
resorption has led to major advances in our understanding of how bone modeling and …

Osteoimmunology: interactions of the bone and immune system

J Lorenzo, M Horowitz, Y Choi - Endocrine reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Bone and the immune system are both complex tissues that respectively regulate the
skeleton and the body's response to invading pathogens. It has now become clear that these …

RANK/RANKL: regulators of immune responses and bone physiology

A Leibbrandt, JM Penninger - … of the New York Academy of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Bone‐related diseases, such as osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, affect hundreds of
millions of people worldwide and pose a tremendous burden to health care. By deepening …

Systemic leukocyte-directed siRNA delivery revealing cyclin D1 as an anti-inflammatory target

D Peer, EJ Park, Y Morishita, CV Carman, M Shimaoka - Science, 2008 - science.org
Cyclin D1 (CyD1) is a pivotal cell cycle–regulatory molecule and a well-studied therapeutic
target for cancer. Although CyD1 is also strongly up-regulated at sites of inflammation, its …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular biology of bone remodelling

N Rucci - Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bone remodelling is an active and dynamic process that relies on the correct balance
between bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone deposition by osteoblasts. Moreover …

[HTML][HTML] Tyrosine kinases Btk and Tec regulate osteoclast differentiation by linking RANK and ITAM signals

M Shinohara, T Koga, K Okamoto, S Sakaguchi, K Arai… - Cell, 2008 - cell.com
Certain autoimmune diseases result in abnormal bone homeostasis, but association of
immunodeficiency with bone is poorly understood. Osteoclasts, which derive from bone …

Cathepsin K-dependent toll-like receptor 9 signaling revealed in experimental arthritis

M Asagiri, T Hirai, T Kunigami, S Kamano, HJ Gober… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Cathepsin K was originally identified as an osteoclast-specific lysosomal protease, the
inhibitor of which has been considered might have therapeutic potential. We show that …

Deubiquitinating enzyme CYLD negatively regulates RANK signaling and osteoclastogenesis in mice

W Jin, M Chang, EM Paul, G Babu… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Osteoclastogenesis is a tightly regulated biological process, and deregulation can lead to
severe bone disorders such as osteoporosis. The regulation of osteoclastic signaling is …

Innate immune responses to TREM-1 activation: overlap, divergence, and positive and negative cross-talk with bacterial lipopolysaccharide

K Dower, DK Ellis, K Saraf, SA Jelinsky… - The Journal of …, 2008 - journals.aai.org
TREM-1 (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1) is an orphan immunoreceptor
expressed on monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils. TREM-1 associates with and …

Expression of proinflammatory cytokines in osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint

R Vernal, E Velasquez, J Gamonal… - Archives of oral …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study reports the expression of proinflammatory cytokines in
temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of patients affected with temporomandibular osteoarthritis …