Dominant role of CD47–thrombospondin-1 interactions in myeloma-induced fusion of human dendritic cells: implications for bone disease
Kukreja A, Radfar S, Sun BH, Insogna K, Dhodapkar MV. Dominant role of CD47–thrombospondin-1 interactions in myeloma-induced fusion of human dendritic cells: implications for bone disease. Blood 2009, 114: 3413-3421. PMID: 19661269, PMCID: PMC2765677, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-03-211920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman dendritic cellsDendritic cellsBone diseaseOsteoclast formationRecruitment of DCsTumor cellsThrombospondin-1Regulation of CD47Tumor-associated osteoclastsNuclear factor-kappaB ligandMyeloma bone diseaseLytic bone diseasePrimary myeloma cellsHuman osteoclast formationMyeloma cell linesParathyroid hormoneKappaB ligandReceptor activatorOsteoclast precursorsGiant cellsSpontaneous cell-cell fusionMyeloma cellsHuman monocytesMyeloma tumorsDisease