2009
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
1988
In vitro adenylate cyclase-stimulating activity predicts the occurrence of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy in nude mice.
Weir EC, Insogna KL, Brownstein DG, Bander NH, Broadus AE. In vitro adenylate cyclase-stimulating activity predicts the occurrence of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy in nude mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1988, 81: 818-821. PMID: 3343341, PMCID: PMC442531, DOI: 10.1172/jci113389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdenylate cyclase-stimulating activityNude miceHumoral hypercalcemiaSyndrome of HHMMean tumor sizeReliable predictive markersHuman renal carcinoma cell linesCyclase-stimulating activityCell linesRenal carcinoma cell linesCultured tumor cellsHypercalcemic animalsTumor sizeCarcinoma cell linesPredictive markerBone resorptionTumor extractsTumor cellsMiceNormocalcemic animalsPotential mediatorsHypercalcemiaHHMCell assayMalignancy