2016
Pigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade
Belinsky GS, Sreekumar B, Andrejecsk JW, Saltzman WM, Gong J, Herzog RI, Lin S, Horsley V, Carpenter TO, Chung C. Pigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 2837-2848. PMID: 27127101, PMCID: PMC4970601, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201500027r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment epithelium-derived factorOsteogenesis imperfecta type VIWnt/β-catenin signalingBone massOI type VIΒ-catenin signalingAbility of PEDFTrabecular bone volume/total volumeType VIBone volume/total volumeWild-type miceEpithelium-derived factorBone plasticityPEDF-knockout miceMesenchymal stem cell commitmentBone volume fractionKO micePEDF peptidesStem cell commitmentFluorescent protein reporterCombination of Wnt3aMouse modelWnt modulatorsBone mineralizationMice
2012
Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants
Abrams SA, Hawthorne KM, Rogers SP, Hicks PD, Carpenter TO. Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants. BMC Pediatrics 2012, 12: 6. PMID: 22248486, PMCID: PMC3271033, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-12-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral contentBone mineral densityVitamin D supplementationD supplementationVitamin DHispanic infantsDaily vitamin D intakeCaucasian infantsIU/dayVitamin D intakeVitamin D3 supplementationVitamin D statusMonths of lifeNon-Hispanic CaucasiansD intakeD statusD3 supplementationSupplementation interventionsBone healthCord serumMineral densityInfantsFirst monthFirst weekBone mineralization
2009
Survey of the Enthesopathy of X-Linked Hypophosphatemia and Its Characterization in Hyp Mice
Liang G, Katz LD, Insogna KL, Carpenter TO, Macica CM. Survey of the Enthesopathy of X-Linked Hypophosphatemia and Its Characterization in Hyp Mice. Calcified Tissue International 2009, 85: 235-246. PMID: 19609735, PMCID: PMC2988401, DOI: 10.1007/s00223-009-9270-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAchilles TendonAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsBiomarkersCalcinosisChildDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionFamilial Hypophosphatemic RicketsFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedPatellar LigamentPhenotypeQuadriceps MuscleRadiographyRheumatic DiseasesTendinopathyTendonsYoung AdultConceptsFGF-23Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3Hyp miceMajority of patientsHigh circulating levelsPhosphate-regulating hormoneBone spur formationTendon insertion siteGrowth factor receptor 3Insertion siteLigament insertion sitesCirculating LevelsPhosphate excretionBone-forming osteoblastsHeterotopic calcificationOsteophyte formationHistological examinationMurine modelReceptor 3Spur formationHypophosphatemiaEnthesis fibrocartilageBone mineralizationBiochemical milieuMice