2019
High dose vitamin D supplementation does not rescue bone loss following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in female rats
Niu A, Carpenter TO, Grams JM, Bozorgmehri S, Tommasini SM, Schafer AL, Canales BK. High dose vitamin D supplementation does not rescue bone loss following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in female rats. Bone 2019, 127: 172-180. PMID: 31226531, PMCID: PMC6708762, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium/creatinine ratioVitamin D supplementationSecondary hyperparathyroidismBone lossD supplementationGastric bypassGut hormonesRYGB groupParathyroid hormoneFracture riskFemale ratsUrine calcium/creatinine ratioBone volumeUrinary calcium/creatinine ratioHigh-dose vitamin D supplementationAdequate vitamin D supplementationC-terminal telopeptide (CTX) levelsHigher serum parathyroid hormoneIU vitamin D supplementationIU vitamin D/Bone phenotypeDose vitamin D supplementationResultant secondary hyperparathyroidismVitamin D/Serum parathyroid hormone
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