2018
Skeletal disease in a father and daughter with a novel monoallelic WNT1 mutation
Ang K, Rangel E, Yuan Q, Wu D, Carpenter TO, Insogna K. Skeletal disease in a father and daughter with a novel monoallelic WNT1 mutation. Bone Reports 2018, 9: 154-158. PMID: 30364642, PMCID: PMC6197702, DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2018.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow bone mineral densityLow bone massBone mineral densityWNT1 mutationsMineral densityMonoallelic mutationsBone massSame heterozygous missense mutationLow-impact fracturesExtra-skeletal manifestationsSevere osteogenesis imperfectaCanonical Wnt-β-catenin pathwayWnt-β-catenin pathwayType 1 collagen genesType 1 collagenHeterozygous missense mutationAdult skeletal homeostasisTraumatic fracturesSevere diseaseBiallelic diseaseIndex caseTherapeutic benefitRelated patientsSkeletal homeostasisSkeletal disease
2016
Pigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade
Belinsky GS, Sreekumar B, Andrejecsk JW, Saltzman WM, Gong J, Herzog RI, Lin S, Horsley V, Carpenter TO, Chung C. Pigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 2837-2848. PMID: 27127101, PMCID: PMC4970601, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201500027r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment epithelium-derived factorOsteogenesis imperfecta type VIWnt/β-catenin signalingBone massOI type VIΒ-catenin signalingAbility of PEDFTrabecular bone volume/total volumeType VIBone volume/total volumeWild-type miceEpithelium-derived factorBone plasticityPEDF-knockout miceMesenchymal stem cell commitmentBone volume fractionKO micePEDF peptidesStem cell commitmentFluorescent protein reporterCombination of Wnt3aMouse modelWnt modulatorsBone mineralizationMice
2006
A Randomized Controlled Study of Effects of Dietary Magnesium Oxide Supplementation on Bone Mineral Content in Healthy Girls
Carpenter TO, DeLucia MC, Zhang JH, Bejnerowicz G, Tartamella L, Dziura J, Petersen KF, Befroy D, Cohen D. A Randomized Controlled Study of Effects of Dietary Magnesium Oxide Supplementation on Bone Mineral Content in Healthy Girls. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006, 91: 4866-4872. PMID: 17018656, PMCID: PMC2995550, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral contentHip bone mineral contentDietary Mg intakeMg supplementationBone massMg intakeSpinal bone mineral contentMid-late pubertyOld Caucasian girlDouble-blind trialClinical Research CenterPrimary outcome measureBone mineral densityCommunity pediatricians' officesSerum mineral levelsMagnesium oxide supplementationPill countDietary diariesTotal hipFemoral neckInterventional studyMineral densityHealthy girlsBone markersOutcome measures