2011
Skeletal recovery after weaning does not require PTHrP*
Kirby BJ, Ardeshirpour L, Woodrow JP, Wysolmerski JJ, Sims NA, Karaplis AC, Kovacs CS. Skeletal recovery after weaning does not require PTHrP*. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2011, 26: 1242-1251. PMID: 21308774, PMCID: PMC3179289, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral contentParathyroid hormoneBone massSerum calciumLumbar spine bone mineral contentTrabecular bone mineral contentParathyroid hormone-related proteinSpine bone mineral contentBone formationNormal serum calciumLow bone massAdult bone massPTHrP mRNA expressionWild-type miceHormone-related proteinEnd of lactationType 1 collagenUrine calciumSkeletal recoveryPTHrP mRNANull miceMRNA expressionFull recoveryMiceConditional knockout
2007
Weaning Triggers a Decrease in Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand Expression, Widespread Osteoclast Apoptosis, and Rapid Recovery of Bone Mass after Lactation in Mice
Ardeshirpour L, Dann P, Adams DJ, Nelson T, VanHouten J, Horowitz MC, Wysolmerski JJ. Weaning Triggers a Decrease in Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand Expression, Widespread Osteoclast Apoptosis, and Rapid Recovery of Bone Mass after Lactation in Mice. Endocrinology 2007, 148: 3875-3886. PMID: 17495007, DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-1467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone lossBone massBone turnoverReceptor activatorOsteoclast apoptosisRapid bone lossC-telopeptide levelsNumber of osteoclastsBone formation rateNuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) mRNANuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) expressionRapid recoveryLevels of osteocalcinCessation of lactationSkeletal anabolismPTH levelsCalcium metabolismBone resorptionBone histomorphometryBone microarchitectureCalcium levelsOsteoblast numberLigand expressionReciprocal decreaseBone recovery