2015
Deletion of Rac in Mature Osteoclasts Causes Osteopetrosis, an Age‐Dependent Change in Osteoclast Number, and a Reduced Number of Osteoblasts In Vivo
Zhu M, Sun B, Saar K, Simpson C, Troiano N, Dallas SL, Tiede‐Lewis L, Nevius E, Pereira JP, Weinstein RS, Tommasini SM, Insogna KL. Deletion of Rac in Mature Osteoclasts Causes Osteopetrosis, an Age‐Dependent Change in Osteoclast Number, and a Reduced Number of Osteoblasts In Vivo. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2015, 31: 864-873. PMID: 26496249, PMCID: PMC4826801, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryBone mineral densityDKO miceParathyroid hormoneOsteoclast numberDKO animalsSerum cross-linked C-telopeptideCross-linked C-telopeptideDaily parathyroid hormoneTrabecular bone massX-ray absorptiometryMetaphyseal trabecular boneNormal differentiation markersAge-dependent changesC-telopeptideMineral densityBone massBone densityActin ring formationSkeletal metabolismOsteoblast numberTooth eruptionResorptive activityNormal responseFocal disruption
2004
The Effect of Aging on the Skeletal Response to Intermittent Treatment with Parathyroid Hormone
Knopp E, Troiano N, Bouxsein M, Sun BH, Lostritto K, Gundberg C, Dziura J, Insogna K. The Effect of Aging on the Skeletal Response to Intermittent Treatment with Parathyroid Hormone. Endocrinology 2004, 146: 1983-1990. PMID: 15618351, DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-0770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody bone mineral densitySkeletal responseAged animalsIntermittent treatmentTotal body bone mineral densityYoung adult C57BL/6 miceDaily sc injectionsVehicle-treated animalsTrabecular bone volume fractionYoung adult miceBone mineral densityYoung adult animalsVertebral histomorphometryEffect of ageBone volume fractionParathyroid hormoneC57BL/6 miceSC injectionPTH treatmentMineral densityBody weightOsteoblast numberPTHCultured marrowYounger counterparts