We investigated the skeletal effects during reproduction in a mouse model of compromised mineral homeostasis.
HYP mice had dramatic increases in intracortical porosity characterized by elevated serum PTH and MMP-13.
Chronic abnormal serum biochemistries that characterize XLH return to within the normal range during pregnancy.
HYP and wild-type mice had increased carbonate ion substitution in the bone mineral matrix during pregnancy and lactation.
This form of mineral turnover provides mineral without osteoclast resorption in cortical bone during periods of high demand.