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Expression of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with acute Charcot neuroarthropathy

Alberto Bergamini1, Francesca Bolacchi2✉, Caterina Delfina Pesce1, Giada Veneziano1, Luigi Uccioli3, Valentina Girardi2, Laura De Corato2, Maria Teresa Mondillo2, Ettore Squillaci2

1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Unit, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy Department of Public Health and Cellular Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
2. Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Radiation Therapy and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
3. Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

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Bergamini A, Bolacchi F, Pesce CD, Veneziano G, Uccioli L, Girardi V, De Corato L, Mondillo MT, Squillaci E. Expression of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with acute Charcot neuroarthropathy. Int J Med Sci 2016; 13(11):875-880. doi:10.7150/ijms.14579. https://www.medsci.org/v13p0875.htm
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Abstract

Introduction. The receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB (RANK), ligand (RANK-L) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) are implicated in the pathogenesis of acute Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN).

Materials and Methods. This study aimed to investigate the expression of RANK-L and OPG in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with acute CN.

Results. We found that the expression of RANK-L was lower in patients with acute CN as compared with diabetic control subjects and healthy control participants; whereas OPG expression was not detected in patients and in both control groups. RANK-L expression at the onset of disease was inversely correlated with the index of polyunsaturation (PUI), a bone marrow MRS-derived measurable index that allows evaluation of disease activity in acute CN, and recovery time. Finally, the expression of RANK-L increased at the time of healing compared with the values found during the acute phase.

Conclusions. In conclusion, our preliminary data provide a first step in applying analysis of RANK-L expression in peripheral blood cells to the diagnosis of acute CN. Based on our data we also suggest that analysis of RANK-L expression could be a complementary tool that can be employed to obtain quantitative parameters that may help clinicians to monitor disease activity in patients with acute CN.

Keywords: Charcot neuroarthropathy, receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB, peripheral blood cells.


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Bergamini, A., Bolacchi, F., Pesce, C.D., Veneziano, G., Uccioli, L., Girardi, V., De Corato, L., Mondillo, M.T., Squillaci, E. (2016). Expression of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with acute Charcot neuroarthropathy. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 13(11), 875-880. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.14579.

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Bergamini, A.; Bolacchi, F.; Pesce, C.D.; Veneziano, G.; Uccioli, L.; Girardi, V.; De Corato, L.; Mondillo, M.T.; Squillaci, E. Expression of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with acute Charcot neuroarthropathy. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2016, 13 (11), 875-880. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.14579.

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Bergamini A, Bolacchi F, Pesce CD, Veneziano G, Uccioli L, Girardi V, De Corato L, Mondillo MT, Squillaci E. Expression of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with acute Charcot neuroarthropathy. Int J Med Sci 2016; 13(11):875-880. doi:10.7150/ijms.14579. https://www.medsci.org/v13p0875.htm

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Bergamini A, Bolacchi F, Pesce CD, Veneziano G, Uccioli L, Girardi V, De Corato L, Mondillo MT, Squillaci E. 2016. Expression of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with acute Charcot neuroarthropathy. Int J Med Sci. 13(11):875-880.

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