Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Is Required for Increased Trabecular Bone Volume in Parathyroid Hormone-Null Mice
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Abstract
We investigated the relative contributions of PTH and PTHrP to the skeletal phenotype of mice deficient in PTH (PTH(-/-)). PTH(-/-) mice and PTH(-/-) mice lacking one allele encoding PTHrP (PTH(-/-)PTHrP(+/-)) were compared. Both mutants displayed similar biochemical abnormalities of hypoparathyroidism, but skeletal PTHrP mRNA and protein were decreased in PTH(-/-)PTHrP(+/ -) mice. PTH(-/-) mice had increased trabecular bone volume with diminished bone turnover. PTHrP haploinsufficiency reduced trabecular bone of the PTH(-/-) mice to levels below those in wild-type animals by decreasing osteoprogenitor cell recruitment, enhancing osteoblast apoptosis, and diminishing bone formation. The results show that the increased trabecular bone volume in PTH-deficient mice is due to diminished PTH-induced osteoclastic bone resorption and persistent PTHrP-stimulated osteoblastic bone formation. They also illustrate the changing role of PTHrP during bone development, demonstrate its bone- forming function in the postnatal state, and support its pharmacological potential as an anabolic agent.
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.001 |
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