2013
The remarkable migration of the medial collateral ligament
Wang M, Nasiri A, VanHouten JN, Tommasini SM, Broadus AE. The remarkable migration of the medial collateral ligament. Journal Of Anatomy 2013, 224: 490-498. PMID: 24266550, PMCID: PMC3954274, DOI: 10.1111/joa.12145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChondrocytesKnee JointMedial Collateral Ligament, KneeMiceOsteoclastsX-Ray MicrotomographyConceptsMedial collateral ligamentMigratory tractsCollateral ligamentParathyroid hormone-related proteinOsteoclastic bone resorptionHormone-related proteinCortical surfaceInsertions of tendonsInsertion siteBone resorptionLong bone growthPTHrP functionsOsteoclastic activityPeriosteal osteoclastsRegulatory moleculesOsteoblast activityGrowth spurtLong bonesOsteoclastsCortical boneLigamentRecent evidenceHistological techniquesBone surfaceTract
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