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
2001
IL-6 negatively regulates IL-11 production in vitro and in vivo.
Nakchbandi I, Mitnick M, Masiukiewicz U, Sun B, Insogna K. IL-6 negatively regulates IL-11 production in vitro and in vivo. Endocrinology 2001, 142: 3850-6. PMID: 11517162, DOI: 10.1210/endo.142.9.8368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-11 productionIL-6IL-11Bone resorptionOsteoclast formationIL-6 levelsIL-11 levelsFive-day infusionPTH excessPrimary hyperparathyroidismSerum levelsResorptive responseParathyroid adenomectomyPretreatment of cellsHuman PTHNonimmune serumPTHEffect of pretreatmentMRNA levelsSteady-state mRNA levelsPatientsCytokinesHuman osteoblast-like cellsResorptionSaos-2 cells