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
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
2003
The Cell Surface Form of Colony-Stimulating Factor-1 Is Biologically Active in Bone in Vivo
Yao GQ, Wu JJ, Sun BH, Troiano N, Mitnick MA, Insogna K. The Cell Surface Form of Colony-Stimulating Factor-1 Is Biologically Active in Bone in Vivo. Endocrinology 2003, 144: 3677-3682. PMID: 12865350, DOI: 10.1210/en.2002-221071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOp/op miceWild-type miceOp miceBone densityTooth eruptionTransgenic micePeripheral quantitative computed tomographyMCSF-1Factor 1Number of osteoclastsQuantitative computed tomographyOp/op animalsMolar tooth eruptionWild-type animalsOP animalsComputed tomographyColony-stimulating factor-1Colony stimulating factor 1Normal incisorsHistomorphometric analysis
2000
Parathyroid hormone-related protein induces spontaneous osteoclast formation via a paracrine cascade
Nakchbandi I, Weir E, Insogna K, Philbrick W, Broadus A. Parathyroid hormone-related protein induces spontaneous osteoclast formation via a paracrine cascade. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 7296-7300. PMID: 10829073, PMCID: PMC16539, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.110553397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of osteoclastsEffects of PTHrPOsteoclast formationDF cellsBone resorptionFactor expressionOsteoclastic bone resorptionDental follicle cellsHormone-related proteinOsteoclast differentiation factorStellate reticulum cellsOsteoclastogenesis inhibitory factorCoronal tooth surfacesSpontaneous osteoclast formationParacrine cascadeParathyroid hormoneEruption pathwayReticulum cellsPeripheral skeletonTooth eruptionOsteoclast precursorsPTH/PTHrP.Inhibitory factorFunctional osteoclastsCrypt cells