Cote Gregory M
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2015 Dec;8(4):339-43. doi: 10.1007/s12178-015-9310-y.
Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member, which signals through the osteoclast surface RANK. As such, RANKL is required for osteoclast differentiation and function, namely bone resorption. There is now growing evidence that RANKL is a therapeutic target for musculoskeletal neoplasms, namely giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) and osteosarcoma.
核因子κB受体活化因子配体(RANKL)是肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)家族成员,通过破骨细胞表面的RANK发出信号。因此,RANKL是破骨细胞分化和功能(即骨吸收)所必需的。现在越来越多的证据表明,RANKL是肌肉骨骼肿瘤,即骨巨细胞瘤(GCTB)和骨肉瘤的治疗靶点。