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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2016

Effects of osteoprotegerin, RANK and RANKL on bone destruction and collapse in avascular necrosis femoral head.

Ming-Yue Xiong, Li-Qiang Liu, Shi-Qiong Liu, Zhen-Hui Liu, Hang-Fei Gao

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ming-Yue XiongTraumatic Surgery, Xinqu Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science Technology Luoyang 471023, China.
Li-Qiang LiuTraumatic Surgery, Xinqu Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science Technology Luoyang 471023, China.
Shi-Qiong LiuTraumatic Surgery, Xinqu Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science Technology Luoyang 471023, China.
Zhen-Hui LiuTraumatic Surgery, Xinqu Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science Technology Luoyang 471023, China.
Hang-Fei GaoTraumatic Surgery, Xinqu Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science Technology Luoyang 471023, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Avascular necrosis of femoral head (AVFH) is a clinically recalcitrant disease of hip that leads to joint destruction. Osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B (RANK) and RANK ligand (RANKL) regulates the balance, maturation and function of osteoclast and bone remodeling. This study aims to investigate molecular pathways which leads to AVN by studying expression profile of OPG, RANK and RANKL genes. Quantitative Real Time-PCR is used to evaluate mRNA expression of OPG, RANK and RANKL. mRNA and protein level in normal and necrotic tissue from 42 samples of ANFH specimens were analyzed. OPG and RANKL protein levels are estimated by western blotting. The results indicated that OPG mRNA levels are higher but not significantly different in necrotic tissue than that in normal tissue (P>0.05). Although expression of RANK and RANKL is significantly lower than that of OPG, RANK and RANKL mRNA levels are higher in necrotic tissue than normal tissue (P<0.05). Protein levels of OPG and RANKL show no significant difference. In conclusion, OPG, RANK and RANKL play important role in progress of bone remodeling in necrotic area and in disturbance of bone homeostasis, which might have an effect on bone destruction and subsequent collapse of hip joint.

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Avascular necrosis of the femoral headgene expressionosteopretegerinRANKRANKL

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PMID27508034
PMCPMC4969450
OpenAlexW2512110868

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