2019
Cathepsin K-deficient osteocytes prevent lactation-induced bone loss and parathyroid hormone suppression
Lotinun S, Ishihara Y, Nagano K, Kiviranta R, Carpentier VT, Neff L, Parkman V, Ide N, Hu D, Dann P, Brooks D, Bouxsein ML, Wysolmerski J, Gori F, Baron R. Cathepsin K-deficient osteocytes prevent lactation-induced bone loss and parathyroid hormone suppression. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2019, 129: 3058-3071. PMID: 31112135, PMCID: PMC6668688, DOI: 10.1172/jci122936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLactation-induced bone lossParathyroid hormoneBone lossBone resorptionCathepsin KMilk calcium levelsParathyroid hormone suppressionSerum parathyroid hormoneRegulation of PTHOsteoclastic bone resorptionTrabecular bone volumeOsteocyte lacunar areaHormone suppressionHigh calcium demandOsteoclast numberCortical thicknessEffect of lactationCalcium levelsNormal rangeBone volumeCalcium demandExact mechanismLacunar areaResorptionSufficient calcium
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
2012
Demonstration of osteocytic perilacunar/canalicular remodeling in mice during lactation
Qing H, Ardeshirpour L, Pajevic PD, Dusevich V, Jähn K, Kato S, Wysolmerski J, Bonewald LF. Demonstration of osteocytic perilacunar/canalicular remodeling in mice during lactation. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2012, 27: 1018-1029. PMID: 22308018, PMCID: PMC3770147, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1567.Peer-Reviewed Original Research