2021
An Unanticipated Role for Sphingosine Kinase-2 in Bone and in the Anabolic Effect of Parathyroid Hormone
Walker JM, Yao GQ, Siu E, Zhu M, Sun BH, Simpson C, Insogna KL. An Unanticipated Role for Sphingosine Kinase-2 in Bone and in the Anabolic Effect of Parathyroid Hormone. Endocrinology 2021, 162: bqab042. PMID: 33640975, PMCID: PMC8095390, DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSphk2-/- miceParathyroid hormoneAnabolic responseFemoral trabecular BV/TVLower spinal bone mineral densityTrabecular BV/TVSpinal bone mineral densityDaily parathyroid hormoneFemoral bone volumeSuppression of sclerostinEnd of treatmentNormal bone massBone mineral densityNormal bone remodelingRole of SphK1BV/TVFemale control animalsSphingosine kinase 2Sphingosine kinaseControl miceLow BMDAnabolic effectsBone massMineral densityControl animals
2015
Deletion of Rac in Mature Osteoclasts Causes Osteopetrosis, an Age‐Dependent Change in Osteoclast Number, and a Reduced Number of Osteoblasts In Vivo
Zhu M, Sun B, Saar K, Simpson C, Troiano N, Dallas SL, Tiede‐Lewis L, Nevius E, Pereira JP, Weinstein RS, Tommasini SM, Insogna KL. Deletion of Rac in Mature Osteoclasts Causes Osteopetrosis, an Age‐Dependent Change in Osteoclast Number, and a Reduced Number of Osteoblasts In Vivo. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2015, 31: 864-873. PMID: 26496249, PMCID: PMC4826801, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryBone mineral densityDKO miceParathyroid hormoneOsteoclast numberDKO animalsSerum cross-linked C-telopeptideCross-linked C-telopeptideDaily parathyroid hormoneTrabecular bone massX-ray absorptiometryMetaphyseal trabecular boneNormal differentiation markersAge-dependent changesC-telopeptideMineral densityBone massBone densityActin ring formationSkeletal metabolismOsteoblast numberTooth eruptionResorptive activityNormal responseFocal disruption