2015
OPG Treatment Prevents Bone Loss During Lactation But Does Not Affect Milk Production or Maternal Calcium Metabolism
Ardeshirpour L, Dumitru C, Dann P, Sterpka J, VanHouten J, Kim W, Kostenuik P, Wysolmerski J. OPG Treatment Prevents Bone Loss During Lactation But Does Not Affect Milk Production or Maternal Calcium Metabolism. Endocrinology 2015, 156: 2762-2773. PMID: 25961842, PMCID: PMC4511126, DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone lossOPG treatmentOsteoblast numberActivated B cells ligandLactational bone lossMaternal calcium homeostasisMaternal calcium metabolismMilk calcium levelsRapid bone lossDietary calcium intakeMaternal bone lossBone resorption rateMaternal hypocalcemiaRecombinant OPGCalcium intakeMaternal deathsOsteoprotegerin levelsMaternal skeletonBone turnoverDietary calciumCalcium metabolismOsteoclast numberBone massOsteoclast activityAnabolic response
2011
Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Is Not Required for Normal Ductal or Alveolar Development in the Post-Natal Mammary Gland
Boras-Granic K, VanHouten J, Hiremath M, Wysolmerski J. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Is Not Required for Normal Ductal or Alveolar Development in the Post-Natal Mammary Gland. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e27278. PMID: 22087279, PMCID: PMC3210770, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammary glandPTHrP expressionAlveolar developmentMyoepithelial cellsMaternal calcium homeostasisOverexpression of PTHrPRole of PTHrPExpression of PTHrPEmbryonic mammary budPTHrP deficiencyMouse mammary glandParathyroid hormoneTransgenic miceDuctal developmentCalcium homeostasisAlveolar cellsPTHrPPubertal developmentMMTV-CrePost-natal mammary glandMammary developmentMammary budPostnatal mammary glandCre transgenePTHrP gene
2005
Maternal calcium and bone metabolism during lactation
VanHouten J. Maternal calcium and bone metabolism during lactation. Current Opinion In Endocrinology Diabetes And Obesity 2005, 12: 477-482. DOI: 10.1097/01.med.0000185780.49783.84.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParathyroid hormone-related proteinHormone-related proteinMaternal bone mineral densityBone mineral densityCalcium-sensing receptorBone metabolismMammary glandMineral densityParathyroid hormone-related protein levelsMaternal bone metabolismMaternal calcium homeostasisLow estrogen levelsPurpose of reviewParathyroid hormone-related protein geneMaternal calciumEstrogen deficiencyBone lossEstrogen levelsEstrogen treatmentParathyroid glandsMammary epithelial cellsCalcium homeostasisSkeletal calciumSelective deletionTransient lossCalcium Sensing by the Mammary Gland
VanHouten JN. Calcium Sensing by the Mammary Gland. Journal Of Mammary Gland Biology And Neoplasia 2005, 10: 129-139. PMID: 16025220, DOI: 10.1007/s10911-005-5396-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammary glandExtracellular calcium-sensing receptorMaternal calcium homeostasisOsteolytic bone metastasesCalcium-sensing receptorHormone-related proteinNeoplastic mammary epithelial cellsBreast cancer cellsBone metastasesMammary epithelial cellsCalcium homeostasisCalcium fluxEpithelial cellsMilk secretionCancer cellsCalcium sensingImportant entityGlandCellsMetastasisPTHrPSecretionReceptors