2013
Osteocytes remove and replace perilacunar mineral during reproductive cycles
Wysolmerski JJ. Osteocytes remove and replace perilacunar mineral during reproductive cycles. Bone 2013, 54: 230-236. PMID: 23352996, PMCID: PMC3624069, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.01.025.BooksConceptsBone lossLevels of PTHrPNegative calcium balanceLevels of estrogenPrincipal bone-resorbing cellsSkeletal calcium storesBone-resorbing cellsPTHrP levelsBone turnoverBone resorptionBone massMineral metabolismCalcium balanceRole of osteocytesCalcium storesMineral homeostasisOsteocytic osteolysisReproductive cycleOsteocytesSystemic demandsPericanalicular matrixCalciumLactationBone
2003
Mammary-specific deletion of parathyroid hormone–related protein preserves bone mass during lactation
VanHouten JN, Dann P, Stewart AF, Watson CJ, Pollak M, Karaplis AC, Wysolmerski JJ. Mammary-specific deletion of parathyroid hormone–related protein preserves bone mass during lactation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2003, 112: 1429-1436. PMID: 14597768, PMCID: PMC228471, DOI: 10.1172/jci19504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone lossBone turnoverMammary epithelial cellsParathyroid hormone-related proteinMammary glandMammary-specific deletionPTHrP-knockout miceRapid bone lossEpithelial cellsDihydroxy vitamin DNegative calcium balanceHormone-related proteinPreserves bone massAbsence of PTHrPExpression of CreUrinary cAMPVitamin DBone resorptionLate pregnancyBone massPTHrP mRNACalcium balanceKnockout micePTHrP proteinMammary development