2016
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8658
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Osteoprotegerin rich tumor microenvironment: implications in breast cancer

Abstract: Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a soluble decoy receptor for tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL). It belongs to the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF). OPG was initially discovered to contribute to homeostasis of bone turnover due to its capability of binding to receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kB). However, apart from bone turnover, OPG plays important and diverse role(s) in many biological functions. Besides having anti-osteoclastic activity, OPG is … Show more

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“…Osteoprotegerin not only inhibits apoptosis, but it might also induce proliferation by binding to various cell surface receptors, including canonical cell survival and proliferative pathways. OPG also participates in the induction of angiogenesis, facilitating tumour growth [35].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Osteoprotegerin not only inhibits apoptosis, but it might also induce proliferation by binding to various cell surface receptors, including canonical cell survival and proliferative pathways. OPG also participates in the induction of angiogenesis, facilitating tumour growth [35].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…and ours on the effect of OPG on patients’ survival may be attributable to differences in size and characteristics of the investigated collective and to the different methods used, and in particular to the utilization of immunohistochemistry to assess OPG in tissue specimens vs. ELISA-based assessment of OPG in serum. OPG has been shown to be expressed not only by cancer cells but also by cells of the tumor microenvironment, ([15, 16] and reviewed by Goswami and Sharma-Walia [9]); assessment of serum OPG has therefore the advantage of accounting for OPG deriving also from other sources than the tumour cells (e.g. blood vessels and immune cells [9]).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…OPG has been shown to be expressed not only by cancer cells but also by cells of the tumor microenvironment, ([15, 16] and reviewed by Goswami and Sharma-Walia [9]); assessment of serum OPG has therefore the advantage of accounting for OPG deriving also from other sources than the tumour cells (e.g. blood vessels and immune cells [9]). Furthermore, measurement of OPG in serum is less influenced by the investigator-related variability of immunohistochemical investigation, and is likely more representative than immunohistochemical assessment of OPG in biopsies from single tumour lesions, which can be influenced by clonal effects and the tumour heterogeneity typical of late-stage tumours.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…DcR4/TNFRSF11B, also known as osteoprotegerin (OPG), acts as decoy receptor for TNFSF11/ RANKL and thereby neutralizes its function in osteoclastogenesis. TNFRSF11B may also act as a soluble decoy receptor for TNFSF10/TRAIL, plays an inhibitory role in TRAIL-induced cell apoptosis and protects against TRAIL-mediated apoptosis [57]. OPG was initially discovered to contribute to homeostasis of bone turnover due to its capability of binding to receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (NF-kB), but apart from bone turnover, OPG plays important and diverse roles in many biological functions.…”
Section: Tumor Necrosis Factor-related Decoy Receptorsmentioning
confidence: 99%