2011
Site‐specific changes in bone microarchitecture, mineralization, and stiffness during lactation and after weaning in mice
Liu XS, Ardeshirpour L, VanHouten JN, Shane E, Wysolmerski JJ. Site‐specific changes in bone microarchitecture, mineralization, and stiffness during lactation and after weaning in mice. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2011, 27: 865-875. PMID: 22189918, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole bone stiffnessNulliparous miceBone microarchitectureTissue mineralizationBone mineral density BMDIndividual trabecula segmentationDramatic bone lossBone mineral densityBone stiffnessRecovered miceBone lossMineral densityPup weaningEffect of lactationMouse modelSkeletal sitesBone quantityClinical observationsMicro-finite element analysisBone qualitySite-specific changesSkeletal changesDigital topological analysisMiceCortical structuresSkeletal recovery after weaning does not require PTHrP*
Kirby BJ, Ardeshirpour L, Woodrow JP, Wysolmerski JJ, Sims NA, Karaplis AC, Kovacs CS. Skeletal recovery after weaning does not require PTHrP*. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2011, 26: 1242-1251. PMID: 21308774, PMCID: PMC3179289, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral contentParathyroid hormoneBone massSerum calciumLumbar spine bone mineral contentTrabecular bone mineral contentParathyroid hormone-related proteinSpine bone mineral contentBone formationNormal serum calciumLow bone massAdult bone massPTHrP mRNA expressionWild-type miceHormone-related proteinEnd of lactationType 1 collagenUrine calciumSkeletal recoveryPTHrP mRNANull miceMRNA expressionFull recoveryMiceConditional knockout
2010
Increased PTHrP and Decreased Estrogens Alter Bone Turnover but Do Not Reproduce the Full Effects of Lactation on the Skeleton
Ardeshirpour L, Brian S, Dann P, VanHouten J, Wysolmerski J. Increased PTHrP and Decreased Estrogens Alter Bone Turnover but Do Not Reproduce the Full Effects of Lactation on the Skeleton. Endocrinology 2010, 151: 5591-5601. PMID: 21047946, PMCID: PMC2999486, DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityBone lossEstrogen deficiencyMineral densityInfusion of PTHrPReversible bone lossLevels of estrogenCombination of OVXLeuprolide treatmentCentral hypogonadismGnRH agonistMaternal skeletonBone turnoverOsmotic minipumpsOsteoclast numberBone metabolismBone resorptionSurgical ovariectomyNulliparous micePTHrPOVXInfusionEstrogenLeuprolideModest declineInteractions between breast, bone, and brain regulate mineral and skeletal metabolism during lactation
Wysolmerski JJ. Interactions between breast, bone, and brain regulate mineral and skeletal metabolism during lactation. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2010, 1192: 161-169. PMID: 20392232, PMCID: PMC3777748, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05249.x.Books
2005
TOPGAL Mice Show That the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway Is Active During Bone Development and Growth and Is Activated by Mechanical Loading In Vitro*
Hens JR, Wilson KM, Dann P, Chen X, Horowitz MC, Wysolmerski JJ. TOPGAL Mice Show That the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway Is Active During Bone Development and Growth and Is Activated by Mechanical Loading In Vitro*. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2005, 20: 1103-1113. PMID: 15940363, DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.050210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTOPGAL miceBone developmentCanonical WntMature skeletonNeonatal bone developmentCanonical Wnt Signaling PathwayExpression of WntActivation of WntWnt Signaling PathwayX-gal stainingCalvarial cellsT-cell factorBone massCanonical Wnt activityCanonical Wnt signalingPrimary calvarial cell culturesMiceAnabolic activityPrimary calvarial cellsRT-PCRCell factorCultured calvarial cellsNeonatal skeletonCollagen ISignaling pathwaysHypercalcemia in Breast Cancer: An Echo of Bone Mobilization During Lactation?
DeMauro S, Wysolmerski J. Hypercalcemia in Breast Cancer: An Echo of Bone Mobilization During Lactation? Journal Of Mammary Gland Biology And Neoplasia 2005, 10: 157-167. PMID: 16025222, DOI: 10.1007/s10911-005-5398-9.BooksConceptsBreast cancer patientsBone resorptionCancer patientsBreast cancerParathyroid hormone-related proteinPathophysiology of hypercalcemiaMultiple skeletal metastasesPathological bone resorptionHormone-related proteinActivation of osteoclastsSecretion of cytokinesClass of drugsSkeletal calcium storesNormal breast cellsFrequent complicationSkeletal metastasesSignificant morbidityCalcium metabolismCurrent therapiesHypercalcemiaNew therapiesCalcium levelsOsteoclast differentiationCalcium storesPatients
2002
The Evolutionary Origins of Maternal Calcium and Bone Metabolism During Lactation
Wysolmerski JJ. The Evolutionary Origins of Maternal Calcium and Bone Metabolism During Lactation. Journal Of Mammary Gland Biology And Neoplasia 2002, 7: 267-276. PMID: 12751891, DOI: 10.1023/a:1022800716196.BooksConceptsLower vertebratesEvolutionary originEutherian mammalsBone metabolismBone resorptionMaternal adaptationDifferent speciesMammalsMaternal calcium homeostasisRenal calcium excretionVertebratesAbsorption of calciumCalcium homeostasisEgg productionMetabolismMaternal calciumCalcium excretionHuman pregnancyMaternal transferCalcium metabolismFetal growthMineral metabolismNursing mothersAdaptationPregnancy
1996
Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein: From Hypercalcemia of Malignancy to Developmental Regulatory Molecule
Dunbar M, Wysolmerski J, Broadus A. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein: From Hypercalcemia of Malignancy to Developmental Regulatory Molecule. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 1996, 312: 287-294. DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(15)41844-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental regulatory moleculeCommon metabolic complicationHypercalcemia of malignancyHormone-related proteinParathyroid hormone receptorTypes of cancerMetabolic complicationsHumoral hypercalcemiaParathyroid hormoneRegulatory moleculesParacrine fashionBiochemical manifestationsMalignant cellsHypercalcemiaFetal tissuesPTHrPHormone receptorsNormal biological functionsMalignancyMolecular evolutionHHMBiological functionsMolecular mechanismsComplicationsKidneyParathyroid Hormone-Related Protein: From Hypercalcemia of Malignancy to Developmental Regulatory Molecule
Dunbar M, Wysolmerski J, Broadus A. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein: From Hypercalcemia of Malignancy to Developmental Regulatory Molecule. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 1996, 312: 287-294. PMID: 8969618, DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199612000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental regulatory moleculeCommon metabolic complicationHypercalcemia of malignancyHormone-related proteinParathyroid hormone receptorTypes of cancerMetabolic complicationsHumoral hypercalcemiaParathyroid hormoneRegulatory moleculesParacrine fashionBiochemical manifestationsMalignant cellsHypercalcemiaFetal tissuesPTHrPHormone receptorsNormal biological functionsMalignancyMolecular evolutionHHMBiological functionsMolecular mechanismsComplicationsKidney