Colin R. Dunstan

RANK is the intrinsic hematopoietic cell surface receptor that controls osteoclastogenesis and regulation of bone mass and calcium metabolism

We have generated RANK (receptor activator of NF-κB) nullizygous mice to determine the molecular genetic interactions between osteoprotegerin, osteoprotegerin ligand, and RANK d...

The Ligand for Osteoprotegerin (OPGL) Directly Activates Mature Osteoclasts

Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and OPG-ligand (OPGL) potently inhibit and stimulate, respectively, osteoclast differentiation (Simonet, W.S., D.L. Lacey, C.R. Dunstan, M. Kelley, M.-S. C...

A Chimeric Form of Osteoprotegerin Inhibits Hypercalcemia and Bone Resorption Induced by IL-1β, TNF-α, PTH, PTHrP, and 1,25(OH)2D3

Abstract Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a secreted protein that inhibits osteoclast formation and activity and appears to be a critical regulator of bone mass and metabolism. In the c...

Osteocyte death and hip fracture

Osteoprotegerin Ligand Is a Cytokine that Regulates Osteoclast Differentiation and Activation

Osteoprotegerin: A Novel Secreted Protein Involved in the Regulation of Bone Density

OPGL is a key regulator of osteoclastogenesis, lymphocyte development and lymph-node organogenesis

osteoprotegerin-deficient mice develop early onset osteoporosis and arterial calcification

Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a secreted protein that inhibits osteoclast formation. In this study the physiological role of OPG is investigated by generating OPG-deficient mice. Ado...

Tumor necrosis factor receptor family member RANK mediates osteoclast differentiation and activation induced by osteoprotegerin ligand

A receptor that mediates osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL)-induced osteoclast differentiation and activation has been identified via genomic analysis of a primary osteoclast precurs...

The Roles of Osteoprotegerin and Osteoprotegerin Ligand in the Paracrine Regulation of Bone Resorption

Abstract Although multiple hormones and cytokines regulate various aspects of osteoclast formation, the final two effectors are osteoprotegerin ligand (OPG-L)/osteoclast differe...