Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0004oc11 | (1) | ICCBH2015

Comparison of RANKL blockade and bisphosphonate anti-resorptive therapies in a growing mouse model of OI: implications of prolonged treatment on bone health

Marino Josephine , Pleshko Nancy , Doty Stephen , Carter Erin , Jepsen Karl , Boskey Adele , Raggio Cathleen

Objective: The purpose of this ongoing study was to determine whether osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) patients entering adulthood should continue with bisphosphonate therapy or would benefit from switching to a RANKL blockade therapy. To address this question, we used a mouse model of type-III OI.Methods: Under IACUC-approval, +/+ and oim/oim mice were treated from 2–26 weeks (n=20/treatment/genotype) with either 1) saline 24 weeks; 2...