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
2005
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor knockout mice have altered bone turnover
Xie D, Cheng H, Hamrick M, Zhong Q, Ding KH, Correa D, Williams S, Mulloy A, Bollag W, Bollag RJ, Runner RR, McPherson JC, Insogna K, Isales CM. Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor knockout mice have altered bone turnover. Bone 2005, 37: 759-769. PMID: 16219496, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2005.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptideGipr-/- miceReceptor knockout miceBone turnoverBone massGlucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor knockout miceKnockout miceRole of GIPGIP receptor knockout miceEffects of GIPLow bone massBiomechanical bone strengthWild-type miceLean body massEarly age-related changesAge-related changesIncretin hormonesSerum markersMeal ingestionInsulinotropic polypeptideAnabolic effectsBone densityBone microarchitectureNutrient ingestionVivo effects