2007
Weaning Triggers a Decrease in Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand Expression, Widespread Osteoclast Apoptosis, and Rapid Recovery of Bone Mass after Lactation in Mice
Ardeshirpour L, Dann P, Adams DJ, Nelson T, VanHouten J, Horowitz MC, Wysolmerski JJ. Weaning Triggers a Decrease in Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand Expression, Widespread Osteoclast Apoptosis, and Rapid Recovery of Bone Mass after Lactation in Mice. Endocrinology 2007, 148: 3875-3886. PMID: 17495007, DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-1467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone lossBone massBone turnoverReceptor activatorOsteoclast apoptosisRapid bone lossC-telopeptide levelsNumber of osteoclastsBone formation rateNuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) mRNANuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) expressionRapid recoveryLevels of osteocalcinCessation of lactationSkeletal anabolismPTH levelsCalcium metabolismBone resorptionBone histomorphometryBone microarchitectureCalcium levelsOsteoblast numberLigand expressionReciprocal decreaseBone recovery
2003
Low Estrogen and High Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Levels Contribute to Accelerated Bone Resorption and Bone Loss in Lactating Mice
VanHouten JN, Wysolmerski JJ. Low Estrogen and High Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Levels Contribute to Accelerated Bone Resorption and Bone Loss in Lactating Mice. Endocrinology 2003, 144: 5521-5529. PMID: 14500568, DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-0892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone ResorptionCalciumDiphosphonatesEstrogensFemaleLactationMiceMice, Inbred StrainsParathyroid HormoneConceptsBone lossBone mineral densityBone resorptionMineral densityDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryBone resorption markersX-ray absorptiometryRegulation of calciumAge-matched virginsPamidronate treatmentPTHrP levelsResorption markersLow estrogenEstrogen deficiencyBone turnoverEstrogen levelsPregnant miceBone metabolismBone massPeptide levelsSkeletal metabolismTotal bodyBone volumeCalcium homeostasisBiochemical markers
1998
Stromal Cells Are Critical Targets in the Regulation of Mammary Ductal Morphogenesis by Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein
Dunbar M, Young P, Zhang J, McCaughern-Carucci J, Lanske B, Orloff J, Karaplis A, Cunha G, Wysolmerski J. Stromal Cells Are Critical Targets in the Regulation of Mammary Ductal Morphogenesis by Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein. Developmental Biology 1998, 203: 75-89. PMID: 9806774, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveCyclic AMPEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentEpitheliumFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIn Situ HybridizationMammary Glands, AnimalMesodermMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMorphogenesisParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinProteinsReceptors, Parathyroid HormoneRNA, MessengerStromal CellsConceptsPTH/PTHrP receptorPTHrP receptorStromal cellsMammary epithelial cell morphogenesisMammary developmentEpithelial cell morphogenesisMammary glandAmino-terminal PTHrPEpithelial cellsHormone-related proteinMammary ductal morphogenesisMammary epithelial cellsCritical targetMammary stromal cellsDuctal branching morphogenesisDevelopmental regulatory moleculeStromal cell functionMurine mammary glandCell morphogenesisMammary morphogenesisHumoral hypercalcemiaParathyroid hormoneTumor productsRegulatory moleculesMammary mesenchyme