2017
Selective deletion of the soluble Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 isoform in vivo prevents estrogen-deficiency bone loss in mice
Yao GQ, Troiano N, Simpson CA, Insogna KL. Selective deletion of the soluble Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 isoform in vivo prevents estrogen-deficiency bone loss in mice. Bone Research 2017, 5: 17022. PMID: 29152381, PMCID: PMC5684603, DOI: 10.1038/boneres.2017.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone mineral densityEstrogen-deficiency bone lossBone lossO miceTotal bone mineral densityWild-type female miceDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryX-ray absorptiometrySham-OVXReverse transcription-PCRFemale miceMineral densityWT controlsOVXSelective deletionMiceTranscription-PCRSignificant differencesCSF1Bone tissueMicro-CTSkeletal tissuesTissueNon-redundant functionsAnimals
2015
AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass
Kim JG, Sun BH, Dietrich MO, Koch M, Yao GQ, Diano S, Insogna K, Horvath TL. AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 8-14. PMID: 26411686, PMCID: PMC5868421, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.08.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusBone DensityBone Diseases, MetabolicFemurGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHypothalamusIon ChannelsLeptinMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondrial ProteinsNeuronsNorepinephrinePhenotypePropranololReceptors, Adrenergic, betaReceptors, LeptinSignal TransductionSirtuin 1TibiaUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsAgRP neuronsCell-autonomous deletionSignificant regulatory roleAgRP neuronal functionBone massLeptin receptor deletionSkeletal bone metabolismTransgenic animalsRegulatory roleGene deletionBone homeostasisDeletionNeuronal functionPostnatal deletionSympathetic toneReceptor deletionArcuate nucleusLeptin actionBone metabolismSkeletal metabolismMultiple linesNeuronsMiceMetabolismCircuit integrity
2009
Targeted overexpression of the two colony-stimulating factor-1 isoforms in osteoblasts differentially affects bone loss in ovariectomized mice
Yao GQ, Wu JJ, Ovadia S, Troiano N, Sun BH, Insogna K. Targeted overexpression of the two colony-stimulating factor-1 isoforms in osteoblasts differentially affects bone loss in ovariectomized mice. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2009, 296: e714-e720. PMID: 19141689, PMCID: PMC2670621, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90631.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColony-stimulating factor-1Nonredundant functionsWild-type animalsTransgenic miceMembrane-bound isoformMCSF1Normal osteoclastogenesisCollagen promoterTransgenic expressionMajor isoformsIsoformsFactor 1Same genotypeOp phenotypeTargeted overexpressionOverexpressionOp miceOsteoblastsAnimalsPromoterMicePhenotypeFemale animalsAlphaIMale littermates