The word dandelion comes from the French dent de lion, lion's tooth, referring to the jagged, toothlike leaves. The dandelion's Latin name is Taraxacum Officinale, which means the official remedy for disorders.. This is a healthy edible weed that many use to treat various minor problems.
Osteoprotegerin (OPG), also known as osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor (OCIF), or tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 11B (TNFRSF11B), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNFRSF11B gene.
By binding RANKL, OPG prevents RANK-mediated nuclear factor kappa B (NF-ÎºB) activation which is a central and rapid acting transcription factor for immune-related genes, and a key regulator of inflammation, innate immunity, and cell survival and differentiation.