2007
Conversations between breast and bone: Physiological bone loss during lactation as evolutionary template for osteolysis in breast cancer and pathological bone loss after menopause
Wysolmerski J. Conversations between breast and bone: Physiological bone loss during lactation as evolutionary template for osteolysis in breast cancer and pathological bone loss after menopause. BoneKEy Reports 2007, 4: 209-225. DOI: 10.1138/20070268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone lossBone resorptionBreast cancerParathyroid hormone-related proteinLow estrogen levelsPathological bone resorptionPost-menopausal womenPathological bone lossCalcium-sensing receptorPhysiological bone lossHormone-related proteinSkeletal calcium storesHypothalamic hypogonadismPTHrP levelsEstrogen levelsPTHrP productionSkeletal demineralizationMineral metabolismSkeletal responseBone diseaseNew therapiesCalcium storesBone recoveryBreastCalcium transport
2003
Low Estrogen and High Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Levels Contribute to Accelerated Bone Resorption and Bone Loss in Lactating Mice
VanHouten JN, Wysolmerski JJ. Low Estrogen and High Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Levels Contribute to Accelerated Bone Resorption and Bone Loss in Lactating Mice. Endocrinology 2003, 144: 5521-5529. PMID: 14500568, DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-0892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone lossBone mineral densityBone resorptionMineral densityDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryBone resorption markersX-ray absorptiometryRegulation of calciumAge-matched virginsPamidronate treatmentPTHrP levelsResorption markersLow estrogenEstrogen deficiencyBone turnoverEstrogen levelsPregnant miceBone metabolismBone massPeptide levelsSkeletal metabolismTotal bodyBone volumeCalcium homeostasisBiochemical markers