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