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
2004
The Effect of Aging on the Skeletal Response to Intermittent Treatment with Parathyroid Hormone
Knopp E, Troiano N, Bouxsein M, Sun BH, Lostritto K, Gundberg C, Dziura J, Insogna K. The Effect of Aging on the Skeletal Response to Intermittent Treatment with Parathyroid Hormone. Endocrinology 2004, 146: 1983-1990. PMID: 15618351, DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-0770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody bone mineral densitySkeletal responseAged animalsIntermittent treatmentTotal body bone mineral densityYoung adult C57BL/6 miceDaily sc injectionsVehicle-treated animalsTrabecular bone volume fractionYoung adult miceBone mineral densityYoung adult animalsVertebral histomorphometryEffect of ageBone volume fractionParathyroid hormoneC57BL/6 miceSC injectionPTH treatmentMineral densityBody weightOsteoblast numberPTHCultured marrowYounger counterparts