Papadopoulou E C, Batzios S P, Dimitriadou M, Perifanis V, Garipidou V
Haematology Section, 2 Propedeutic, Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hippokratia. 2010 Apr;14(2):76-81.
Multiple myeloma is a haematologic malignancy caused by clonal expansion of malignant plasma cells and associated with bone disease and hypercalcaemia. Myeloma cells are in close proximity to sites of active bone resorption and the interactions between those cells, osteoblasts and osteoclasts, are crucial not only for the bone distraction but for the proliferation of bone marrow cells as well. Recent studies have revealed that numerous regulating factors of osteoblast and osteoclast activity interfere with the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma's bone disease and that the understanding of the pathophysiological pathways involved is the first step towards discovering novel potential therapeutic approaches.
多发性骨髓瘤是一种血液系统恶性肿瘤,由恶性浆细胞的克隆性增殖引起,与骨病和高钙血症相关。骨髓瘤细胞与活跃的骨吸收部位紧密相邻,这些细胞、成骨细胞和破骨细胞之间的相互作用不仅对骨破坏至关重要,对骨髓细胞的增殖也很关键。最近的研究表明,许多成骨细胞和破骨细胞活性的调节因子会干扰多发性骨髓瘤骨病的发病机制,而了解其中涉及的病理生理途径是发现新的潜在治疗方法的第一步。