McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory

Selected Publications

Lu J, He Q, Wang H, Yao L, Duffy M, Guo H, Braun C, Zhou Y, Liang Q, Lin Y, Bandyopadhyay S, Tan K, Choi Y, Liu XS, Qin L: Bone marrow adipogenic lineage precursors are the major regulator of bone resorption in adult mice. Bone Research 2025.

Weinstein EJ, Carbonari DM, Newcomb CW, Torgersen J, Smith SM, Brecker KL, Liu XS, Kostman JR, Trooskin S, Hubbard RA, Baker JF, Zemel BS, Leonard MB, Lo Re V 3rd: Abnormal trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture in chronic hepatitis C infection and associations with select inflammatory cytokines. Open Forum Infectious Disease 2025.

Sharan K, Brandt C, Yusuf MA, Singh P, Halder N, Edwards ME, Mangu SR, Das A, Mishra A, Kumar SS, Sharma A, Gupta A, Liu XS, Guo EX, Monani UR, Ponnalagu D, Ivanov II, Lal G, Clare S, Dougan G, Yadav VK: Rapid and relaying deleterious effects of a gastrointestinal pathogen, Citrobacterrodentium, on bone, an extra-intestinal organ. iScience 2025.

Lo Re V 3rd, Carbonari DM, Newcomb CW, Torgersen J, Weinstein EJ, Smith SM, Brecker KL, Liu XS, Kostman JR, Trooskin S, Hubbard RA, Baker JF, Zemel BS, Leonard MB: Changes in bone microarchitecture and inflammatory cytokines after cure of chronic hepatitis C infection with direct-acting antiviral therapy. Open Forum Infectious Disease 2025.

Watanabe K, Han CM, Altman-Singles AR, Liu J, Guo X, Ni A, Bahador M, Ebrahimian T, Kim J, Lee BS, Liu XS, Kim DG: Multiscale characterization of jawbone treated with osteoporosis therapeutic agents. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2025.

Lanzolla G, Sabini E, Beigel K, Khan MP, Liu XS, Wang D, Laslow B, Taylor D, Bellido T, Giaccia A, Schipani E: Pharmacological Inhibition of HIF2 Protects Against Bone Loss in an Experimental Model of Estrogen Deficiency. Proceeding of National Academy of Science USA 2024.

Fung AK, Li Y, Wang J, Leahy TP, Shetye SS, Liu XS*, Soslowsky LJ: Long-term effects of reproduction and lactation on the rat supraspinatus tendon and proximal humerus. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 2024.

Sang W, Li Y, Guignon J, Liu XS, Ural A: Structural role of osteocyte lacunae on mechanical properties of bone matrix: A cohesive finite element study. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2022.

Wang W, Azar T, Tseng WJ, Pei S, Zhou Y, Jiang X, Dyment N, Liu XS: Distinct responses of modeling- and remodeling-based bone formation to the discontinuation of intermittent parathyroid hormone treatment in ovariectomized rats. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2022.

Tseng WJ, Lee W, Zhao H, Liu Y, Wang W, de Bakker CMJ, Li Y, Osuna C, Tong W, Wang L, Ma X, Qin L, Liu XS: Short cyclic regimen with parathyroid hormone (PTH) results in prolonged anabolic effect relative to continuous treatment followed by discontinuation in ovariectomized rats. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2022.