兰克尔
骨质疏松症
破骨细胞
癌症研究
骨吸收
低丙种球蛋白血症
生物
秩配基
免疫学
医学
病理
内科学
受体
激活剂(遗传学)
抗体
作者
Cristina Sobacchi,Mario Abinun
出处
期刊:Bone
[Elsevier]
日期:2022-08-27
卷期号:164: 116541-116541
被引量:10
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.bone.2022.116541
摘要
Osteopetrosis (OPT) is a rare inherited bone disease characterized by a bone resorption defect, due to osteoclast malfunction (in osteoclast-rich, oc-rich, OPT forms) or absence (in oc-poor OPT forms). This causes severe clinical abnormalities, including increased bone density, lack of bone marrow cavity, stunted growth, macrocephaly, progressive deafness, blindness, hepatosplenomegaly, and severe anemia. The oc-poor subtype of OPT is ultra-rare in humans. It is caused by mutations in either the tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 11 (TNFSF11) gene, encoding RANKL (Receptor Activator of Nuclear factor-kappa B [NF-κB] Ligand) which is expressed on cells of mesenchymal origin and lymphocytes, or the TNFRSF member 11A (TNFRSF11A) gene, encoding the RANKL functional receptor RANK which is expressed on cells of myeloid lineage including osteoclasts. Clinical presentation is usually severe with onset in early infancy or in fetal life, although as more patients are reported, expressivity is variable. Phenotypic variability of RANK-deficient OPT sometimes includes hypogammaglobulinemia or radiological features of dysosteosclerosis. Disease progression is somewhat slower in RANKL-deficient OPT than in other 'malignant' subtypes of OPT. While both RANKL and RANK are essential for normal bone turnover, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the treatment of choice only for patients with the RANK-deficient form of oc-poor OPT. So far, there is no cure for RANKL-deficient OPT.
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