2013
Osteocytes remove and replace perilacunar mineral during reproductive cycles
Wysolmerski JJ. Osteocytes remove and replace perilacunar mineral during reproductive cycles. Bone 2013, 54: 230-236. PMID: 23352996, PMCID: PMC3624069, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.01.025.BooksConceptsBone lossLevels of PTHrPNegative calcium balanceLevels of estrogenPrincipal bone-resorbing cellsSkeletal calcium storesBone-resorbing cellsPTHrP levelsBone turnoverBone resorptionBone massMineral metabolismCalcium balanceRole of osteocytesCalcium storesMineral homeostasisOsteocytic osteolysisReproductive cycleOsteocytesSystemic demandsPericanalicular matrixCalciumLactationBone
2011
Skeletal 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