Background: Wnt signalling inhibitors (Dickkopf-1 and Sclerostin) signalling play a role in vascular development and may contribute to calcification. Aim: To investigate the association between Dickkopf-1 and sclerost...
supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research of the National Institute of Health under award numbers K01 AR073923 and R03DE029873,respectively
X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is a rare disease of elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) production that leads tohypophosphatemia and impaired mineralization of bone and teeth. The clinical manifestations of ...
The authors acknowledge the assistance of Core Research Facilities of Southern University of Science and Technology.This work was in part supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China Grants(2019YFA0906004);the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants(82261160395,82230081,82250710175,81991513,82172375);the Shenzhen Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Council Grants(JCYJ20220818100617036,JCYJ20180302174246105,and ZDSYS20140509142721429);the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Council Grant(2017B030301018).
Dear editor,The comorbidity of obesity and osteoporosis illustrates the communication and coordination of adipose and bone tissues.Leptin and adiponectin derived from adipocytes regulate osteoblast formation and funct...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFA0800802);Hong Kong General Research Fund (HKBU 12114416,HKBU 12101117,HKBU 12100918,HKBU 12101018,HKBU 12103519,HKBU 14100218,CUHK 14108816,CUHK 14100218,CUHK 14103420,China);Direct Grant of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018.094,China);Interdisciplinary Research Clusters Matching Scheme of Hong Kong Baptist University (RC-IRCs/17-18/02,China);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2019B1515120089,China);Science and Technology Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality Funds (JCYJ20160229210357960,China)。
Sclerostin, a protein secreted from osteocytes, negatively regulates the WNT signaling pathway by binding to the LRP5/6 co-receptors and further inhibits bone formation and promotes bone resorption. Sclerostin contrib...