2015
OPG Treatment Prevents Bone Loss During Lactation But Does Not Affect Milk Production or Maternal Calcium Metabolism
Ardeshirpour L, Dumitru C, Dann P, Sterpka J, VanHouten J, Kim W, Kostenuik P, Wysolmerski J. OPG Treatment Prevents Bone Loss During Lactation But Does Not Affect Milk Production or Maternal Calcium Metabolism. Endocrinology 2015, 156: 2762-2773. PMID: 25961842, PMCID: PMC4511126, DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone lossOPG treatmentOsteoblast numberActivated B cells ligandLactational bone lossMaternal calcium homeostasisMaternal calcium metabolismMilk calcium levelsRapid bone lossDietary calcium intakeMaternal bone lossBone resorption rateMaternal hypocalcemiaRecombinant OPGCalcium intakeMaternal deathsOsteoprotegerin levelsMaternal skeletonBone turnoverDietary calciumCalcium metabolismOsteoclast numberBone massOsteoclast activityAnabolic response
2011
Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Is Not Required for Normal Ductal or Alveolar Development in the Post-Natal Mammary Gland
Boras-Granic K, VanHouten J, Hiremath M, Wysolmerski J. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Is Not Required for Normal Ductal or Alveolar Development in the Post-Natal Mammary Gland. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e27278. PMID: 22087279, PMCID: PMC3210770, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammary glandPTHrP expressionAlveolar developmentMyoepithelial cellsMaternal calcium homeostasisOverexpression of PTHrPRole of PTHrPExpression of PTHrPEmbryonic mammary budPTHrP deficiencyMouse mammary glandParathyroid hormoneTransgenic miceDuctal developmentCalcium homeostasisAlveolar cellsPTHrPPubertal developmentMMTV-CrePost-natal mammary glandMammary developmentMammary budPostnatal mammary glandCre transgenePTHrP gene
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