Dickkopf-1 is a master regulator of joint remodeling
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Tumor necrosis factor-[alpha] (TNF-[alpha]) is identified as a key inducer of Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1), a regulatory molecule of the wingless (Wnt) pathway, in the mouse inflammatory arthritis model and in human rheumatoid arthritis. The results have indicated that the Wnt pathway is a key regulator of joint remodeling and the expression of DKK-1 in inflammatory and degenerative joint disease might inhibit bone formation without the joint, further biasing the imbalance toward bone resorption.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2007
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Clinical implications of the Osteoprotegerin/RANKL/RANK system for bone and vascular diseases
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The clinical implications of the decoy receptor osteoprotegerin/receptor activator of nuclear factor Kappa B ligand/receptor activator of nuclear factor Kappa (OPG/RANKL/RANK) system for bone and vascular diseases are summarized. The RANKL has been identified, as an essential cytokine for the formation and activation of osteoclast were the effects of RANKL are physiologically counterbalanced by the OPG.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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Soluble RANKL and risk of nontraumatic fracture
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The receptor activator of nuclear factor kB ligand (RANKL) is essential for osteoclast and may represent a key link between bone formation and resorption. Studies show that a low level of RANKL is an independent predictor of nontraumatic fracture.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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