Abstract Number: 1753 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Human T-Cells Express RANKL in Response to Combination of ZAP-70, Calcineurin and Voltage-Gated K+-Channel Signaling Following Co-Ligation of the Adhesion Molecule CD2 and the T-Cell Receptor Complex
Background/Purpose Human T lymphocytes promote osteolysis in rheumatic diseases through the production of the osteoclastogenic cytokine RANKL. We have previously demonstrated that RANKL secretion is…