Strain-dependent differences in bone adaptive responses to loading among inbred mouse strains suggest that genetic background contribut...
New ENU-induced semidominant mutation, Ali18, causes inflammatory arthritis, dermatitis, and osteoporosis in the mouse
Inflammation is a complex cellular and humoral response against trauma and infection, and its presence leads to destruction of tissue i...
The mechanical phenotype of biglycan-deficient mice is bone- and gender-specific
Biglycan (bgn) is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) enriched in the extracellular matrix of skeletal tissues. While bgn is known...
Three-point bending of rat femur in the mediolateral direction: introduction and validation of a novel biomechanical testing protocol
Mediolateral three-point bending of the rat midfemur was developed to enable the assessment of the mechanical competence of the ellipti...
The effects of first gestation and lactation on bone metabolism in dairy goats and milk sheep
The goal of the present study was to compare mobilization rate of calcium (Ca) from bone in pregnant and lactating goats and sheep. Blo...
Identification of a quantitative trait locus on rat chromosome 4 that is strongly linked to femoral neck structure and strength
Risk factors for osteoporotic hip fracture include reduced bone mineral density and poor structure of the femoral neck, both of which a...
Congenic mice provide in vivo evidence for a genetic locus that modulates serum insulin-like growth factor-I and bone acquisition
We identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) that determined the genetic variance in serum IGF-I through genome-wide scanning of mice de...
A new selective estrogen receptor modulator, CHF 4227.01, preserves bone mass and microarchitecture in ovariectomized rats
A new SERM, CHF 4227.01, given to 6-month-old female rats immediately after ovariectomy, preserved bone mass and bone microarchitecture...
Skeletal effects of estrogen are mediated by opposing actions of classical and nonclassical estrogen receptor pathways
ER alpha acts either through classical (ERE-mediated) or nonclassical (non-ERE) pathways. The generation of mice carrying a mutation th...
A vacuolar ATPase inhibitor, FR167356, prevents bone resorption in ovariectomized rats with high potency and specificity: potential for clinical application
FR167356, a novel inhibitor of vacuolar ATPase, has high potency against osteoclast V-ATPase and low potency against lysosomal V-ATPase...