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Osteoprotegerin in breast cancer: beyond bone remodeling

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular Cancer, June 2015
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Title
Osteoprotegerin in breast cancer: beyond bone remodeling
Published in
Molecular Cancer, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12943-015-0390-5
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Authors

Michael Weichhaus, Stephanie Tsang Mui Chung, Linda Connelly

Abstract

Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a secreted protein and member of the Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Receptor superfamily. OPG has been well characterized as a regulator of bone metabolism which acts by blocking osteoclast maturation and preventing bone breakdown. Given this role, early studies on OPG in breast cancer focused on the administration of OPG in order to prevent the osteolysis observed with bone metastases. However OPG is also produced by the breast tumor cells themselves. Research focusing on OPG produced by breast tumor cells has revealed actions of OPG which promote tumor progression. In vitro studies into the role of OPG produced by breast tumor cells have demonstrated that OPG can block TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL)-mediated apoptosis. Furthermore, in vivo studies show that OPG expression by breast tumors can promote tumor growth and metastasis. In addition it has been shown that OPG stimulates endothelial cell survival and tube formation thus it may indirectly promote breast tumor progression through impacting angiogenesis. This article will present a summary of the data concerning the tumor-promoting effects of OPG in breast cancer.

Mendeley readers

Mendeley readers

The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Netherlands 1 2%
Unknown 40 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 17%
Researcher 6 15%
Student > Master 5 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 7%
Professor 2 5%
Other 8 20%
Unknown 10 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 27%
Medicine and Dentistry 8 20%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 7%
Decision Sciences 1 2%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 14 34%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 November 2017.
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#7,475,808
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Outputs from Molecular Cancer
#547
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Outputs of similar age
#90,505
of 266,592 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Molecular Cancer
#15
of 42 outputs
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