2010
Osteoclasts Lacking Rac2 Have Defective Chemotaxis and Resorptive Activity
Itokowa T, Zhu ML, Troiano N, Bian J, Kawano T, Insogna K. Osteoclasts Lacking Rac2 Have Defective Chemotaxis and Resorptive Activity. Calcified Tissue International 2010, 88: 75-86. PMID: 21110188, PMCID: PMC3155765, DOI: 10.1007/s00223-010-9435-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrabecular bone massBone massMature osteoclastsFemoral cortical thicknessTotal bone areaNumber of osteoclastsWild-type miceNormal tooth eruptionNumber of osteoblastsWild-type animalsBone resorptionCortical porosityActin ring formationCortical thicknessTooth eruptionOsteoclast functionResorptive activityDefective chemotaxisBone areaFemale animalsMiceOsteoclastsMigratory rateNormal sizeSignificant differences
2008
The Anabolic Response to Parathyroid Hormone Is Augmented in Rac2 Knockout Mice
Kawano T, Troiano N, Adams DJ, Wu JJ, Sun BH, Insogna K. The Anabolic Response to Parathyroid Hormone Is Augmented in Rac2 Knockout Mice. Endocrinology 2008, 149: 4009-4015. PMID: 18467443, PMCID: PMC2488220, DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-0034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnabolic responseType 1 collagenWild-type animalsPTH treatmentKnockout miceResorptive activityAvailable anabolic therapyTotal bone densityAge-matched wild-type animalsSerum aminoterminal propeptideWild-type groupRac2 knockout miceGroups of animalsAnabolic therapyParathyroid hormoneResorptive responseSerum markersOsteoclast numberTherapeutic responseAminoterminal propeptideBone massBone densitySkeletal responseCortical thicknessGenetic absence