2010
Osteoclasts Lacking Rac2 Have Defective Chemotaxis and Resorptive Activity
Itokowa T, Zhu ML, Troiano N, Bian J, Kawano T, Insogna K. Osteoclasts Lacking Rac2 Have Defective Chemotaxis and Resorptive Activity. Calcified Tissue International 2010, 88: 75-86. PMID: 21110188, PMCID: PMC3155765, DOI: 10.1007/s00223-010-9435-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrabecular bone massBone massMature osteoclastsFemoral cortical thicknessTotal bone areaNumber of osteoclastsWild-type miceNormal tooth eruptionNumber of osteoblastsWild-type animalsBone resorptionCortical porosityActin ring formationCortical thicknessTooth eruptionOsteoclast functionResorptive activityDefective chemotaxisBone areaFemale animalsMiceOsteoclastsMigratory rateNormal sizeSignificant differences
2006
Effects of glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide on osteoclast function
Zhong Q, Itokawa T, Sridhar S, Ding KH, Xie D, Kang B, Bollag WB, Bollag RJ, Hamrick M, Insogna K, Isales CM. Effects of glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide on osteoclast function. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2006, 292: e543-e548. PMID: 17003233, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00364.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose-dependent insulinotropic peptideBone resorptionNutrient ingestionGIP receptorOrgan culture systemBone breakdownEffects of GIPOsteoclast functionMature osteoclastsGlucose-induced insulin secretionGIP receptor transcriptsImmediate postprandial periodBone formationAnti-resorptive effectsGlucose-dependent insulinotropicIntestinal endocrine cellsOsteoclast resorptive activityPostprandial reductionIncretin hormonesInsulinotropic peptidePostprandial periodInsulin secretionResorptive activityOsteoclastic cellsReceptor transcripts
1998
The Cell-surface Form of Colony-stimulating Factor-1 Is Regulated by Osteotropic Agents and Supports Formation of Multinucleated Osteoclast-like Cells*
Yao G, Sun B, Hammond E, Spencer E, Horowitz M, Insogna K, Weir E. The Cell-surface Form of Colony-stimulating Factor-1 Is Regulated by Osteotropic Agents and Supports Formation of Multinucleated Osteoclast-like Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 4119-4128. PMID: 9461606, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.7.4119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColony-stimulating factor-1Osteoclast formationReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionFactor 1Quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTumor necrosis factorTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionOsteoclast-like cellsHematopoietic growth factorsCSF-1 isoformsView of evidenceCell surface formPolymerase chain reactionCo-culture systemNecrosis factorOsteotropic hormonesOsteoclast function