Osteoprotegerin Regulates Pancreatic β-Cell Homeostasis upon Microbial Invasion.

Osteoprotegerin (OPG), a decoy receptor for receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL), antagonizes RANKL's osteoclastogenic function in bone. We previously demonstrated that systemic administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to mice elevates OPG levels and reduces RANKL levels in peripheral b...

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Main Authors: Yukiko Kuroda, Kenta Maruyama, Hideki Fujii, Isamu Sugawara, Shigeru B H Ko, Hisataka Yasuda, Hidenori Matsui, Koichi Matsuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4709133?pdf=render