Mikako Tanaka

TL;DR: Observation that identification of both the ligand and its N-terminal receptor in metaphyseal osteoblasts and their progenitors suggests an autocrine/paracrine role for the protein in osteoblast differentiation and/or function indicates that the skeletal effects of PTH are influenced by locally produced PTHrP.

TL;DR: In this article, a histomorphometrically analyzed the trabecular structural changes of mandibular alveolar bone in ovariectomized rats were used to clarify the relationship between estrogen deficiency and tooth loss.

TL;DR: Findings suggested that, after osteocytic osteolysis, regenerated bone matrices may be added to the walls of osteocytes that possess enlarged lacunae, and lysosome systems may participate in the osteolytic mechanisms.

TL;DR: Bone loss and trabecular fragmentation had occurred in the rat mandibular alveolar bone by 1 year after ovariectomy, but only the difference in bone formation was of statistical significance.

TL;DR: Estrogen deficiency caused osteoporotic changes and thin alveolar bone proper in the interradicular septum of rat first molar, which might accelerate destruction of alveolars bone and tooth loss, especially in elderly women affected by periodontal disease.