title: [RANKL vaccination].
abstract: A therapeutic vaccine approach, targeting RANKL, can be used to inhibit bone destruction in pathological bone loss conditions such as osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and bone metastasis. Compared to other therapeutic recombinant protein against pathological antigen such as monoclonal antibodies, soluble receptor or other antagonists, a vaccine needs small doses of protein to induce its affect. Once the immune response is established by vaccination, it is maintained by boosting with the vaccine. This RANKL vaccination would be a novel approach to any kind of pathological bone
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara Hospital.
authors.forename: Takuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Juji
authors.forename: Sakae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000628:therapy*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D053245:RANK Ligand; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D014611:Vaccination; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053245:RANK Ligand; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; C505687:Tnfrsf11a protein, mouse; C505689:Tnfsf11 protein, mouse; D014612:Vaccines