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ArticleAnimal models and experimental medicine2026

An in vivo assay for osteoclast activity using mouse calvaria.

Christopher Grieg, Maya Deza Culbertson, J Patrick O'Connor

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Article in Animal models and experimental medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. An in vivo assay for osteoclast activity using mouse calvaria.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christopher GriegDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5022-1758
Maya Deza CulbertsonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
J Patrick O'ConnorDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0282-1104

Funding

COX-2 Functions in Bone Fracture HealingR01AR069044 · NIAMS · RBHS-NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI O'CONNOR, J PATRICK · 2016 to 2020
$2.1M
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health R01AR069044NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR069044Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School Department of Orthopaedics
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoclasts are essential for maintaining healthy bone. Pathological elevation of osteoclastogenesis or osteoclast activity can cause osteoporosis and increase the risk of bone fracture. However, a few options are available for directly measuring osteoclast activity in vivo to test interventions that may affect osteoclasts. Here, we describe an in vivo method to measure osteoclast-mediated bone loss targeted at normal mouse calvaria. The method employs a novel procedure for measuring osteoclast resorption pits using micro-computed tomography. The potential utility of this mouse calvaria model to assess therapies targeting osteoclasts was validated using zoledronic acid, which is a nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate drug used to treat osteoporosis.

Indexed as

OsteoclastsSkullAnimalsBone Density Conservation AgentsBone ResorptionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteoporosisX-Ray MicrotomographyZoledronic AcidBone Density Conservation AgentsZoledronic Acidbonemouse modelosteoclastosteoporosisresorption assay

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PMID41328609
PMCPMC12907971

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