Candidate Genes for OsteoporosisTherapeutic Implications
作者:
Tianhua Niu,
Xiping Xu,
期刊:
American Journal of PharmacoGenomics
(ADIS Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 1,
issue 1
页码: 11-19
ISSN:1175-2203
年代: 2001
出版商: ADIS
关键词: Bone mineral density;Gene therapies, therapeutic use;Osteoporosis, treatment;Osteoporosis therapies, therapeutic use
数据来源: ADIS
摘要:
Osteoporosis, which afflicts 10 million Americans, is a complex disease characterized by decreased bone mass, microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, and an increase in fracture risk. Family and twin studies have established a genetic contribution to the etiology of osteoporosis. The biological candidate genes of osteoporosis can be ordered into 5 categories: (i) calcium homeostasis; (ii) hormonal dysfunction; (iii) osteoblast and osteoclast development and regulation; (vi) cartilage matrix metabolism; and (v) lipoprotein metabolism. In addition, genome-wide scans have identified a number of chromosomal regions harboring genes that influence bone mineral density. Moreover, the drug responses to various treatments of osteoporosis are reported to be modulated by DNA polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene, the estrogen receptor 1 gene, and the transforming growth factor β1 gene. With the rapid advancement of the Human Genome Project and biotechnology, it will be possible to carry out parallel analyses of large numbers of candidate genes for osteoporosis and to calculate a patient's individual fracture risk in the context of specific environmental influences. This will eventually lead to more advanced diagnostic methods and more efficacious drugs targeting osteoporosis.
点击下载:
PDF
(89KB)
返 回