2010
Targeted overexpression of Dkk1 in osteoblasts reduces bone mass but does not impair the anabolic response to intermittent PTH treatment in mice
Yao GQ, Wu JJ, Troiano N, Insogna K. Targeted overexpression of Dkk1 in osteoblasts reduces bone mass but does not impair the anabolic response to intermittent PTH treatment in mice. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Metabolism 2010, 29: 141-148. PMID: 20602130, PMCID: PMC3457021, DOI: 10.1007/s00774-010-0202-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid hormonePTH treatmentBone massTg miceAnabolic responseDKK1 expressionSingle daily subcutaneous doseDaily subcutaneous doseBone formationIntermittent PTH treatmentPotent anabolic agentOverexpression of DKK1Number of osteoblastsSubcutaneous doseWT miceReal-time PCRSkeletal sitesDickkopf-1Anabolic agentsBody weightTransgenic miceHistomorphometric parametersHistomorphometric analysisTargeted overexpressionPrimary murine osteoblasts
2009
Where Wnts Went: The Exploding Field of Lrp5 and Lrp6 Signaling in Bone*
Williams BO, Insogna KL. Where Wnts Went: The Exploding Field of Lrp5 and Lrp6 Signaling in Bone*. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2009, 24: 171-178. PMID: 19072724, PMCID: PMC3276354, DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.081235.BooksConceptsEffects of WntWnt pathwayBone metabolismDuodenal enterochromaffin cellsBone anabolic agentAction of WntNoncanonical signaling pathwaysRegulation of sclerostinDownstream effector moleculesEndogenous Wnt inhibitorsBone cell metabolismImportant regulatory moleculesAnabolic actionEnterochromaffin cellsSmall molecule inhibitorsSerotonin synthesisDrug discoveryTrophic stimuliNew therapiesBone anabolismAnabolic agentsTherapeutic targetEndocrine fashionFinal pathwayCentral regulator
1992
Synthetic parathyroid hormone-like protein (1–74) is anabolic for bone in vivo
Weir E, Terwilliger G, Sartori L, Insogna K. Synthetic parathyroid hormone-like protein (1–74) is anabolic for bone in vivo. Calcified Tissue International 1992, 51: 30-34. PMID: 1393774, DOI: 10.1007/bf00296214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBovine parathyroid hormoneSerum calciumParathyroid hormone-like proteinDaily subcutaneous injectionsPotent bone-resorbing agentHormone-related proteinDose-dependent increaseDry bone weightHighest dose levelHormone-like proteinBone-resorbing agentsBone dry weightLow dosage levelsHumoral hypercalcemiaParathyroid hormoneDihydroxyvitamin DMale SpragueDawley ratsSubcutaneous injectionHuman PTHrPBone calciumAnabolic agentsPTHrP actionDose levelsHigh doses