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  • Title: Role of RANKL-RANK/osteoprotegerin pathway in cardiovascular and bone disease associated with HIV infection.
    Author: Kelesidis T, Currier JS, Yang OO, Brown TT.
    Journal: AIDS Rev; 2014; 16(3):123-33. PubMed ID: 25102334.
    Abstract:
    Patients with HIV‑1 infection often develop multiple complications and comorbidities, including osteoporosis and atherosclerosis. The receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B/receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand/osteoprotegerin axis has been identified as a possible common link between osteoporosis and vascular diseases. Since the discovery of this axis, much has been learned about its role in controlling skeletal biology and less about its role in the context of vascular biology. However, the exact role of the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand/osteoprotegerin axis in HIV infection is not completely understood. In this review we examine the mechanisms by which inflammation and immune dysregulation in HIV‑1 infection may impact bone turnover and atherogenesis through perturbations in the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B/receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand/osteoprotegerin axis.
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