Russell T. Turner, Ph.D.

My research focuses on gravitational physiology, etiology and treatment of osteoporosis, osteoimmunology, and renal osteodystrophy. The most common reason why we seek medical attention is that something is wrong with our skeleton. Healthy muscle, bone and joints are essential to our well being. My research is predicated on the idea that prevention of a skeletal problem is much more desirable then the best treatment. With this in mind, I am investigating how exercise, nutrition and life style interact to influence life-long skeletal health.

Publications

2012

Journal Article

R. T. Turner, Kalra, S. P., Wong, C. P., Philbrick, K. A., Lindenmaier, L. B., Boghossian, S., and Iwaniec, U. T., “Peripheral leptin regulates bone formation.”, Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 22-34, 2012.

T. L. Tal, Franzosa, J. A., Tilton, S. C., Philbrick, K. A., Iwaniec, U. T., Turner, R. T., Waters, K. M., and Tanguay, R. L., “MicroRNAs control neurobehavioral development and function in zebrafish.”, FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 1452-61, 2012.

J. A. Marrone, Maddalozzo, G. F., Branscum, A. J., Hardin, K., Cialdella-Kam, L., Philbrick, K. A., Breggia, A. C., JRosen, C., Turner, R. T., and Iwaniec, U. T., “Moderate alcohol intake lowers biochemical markers of bone turnover in postmenopausal women.”, Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 2012.

2011

Journal Article

M. A. Jackson, Iwaniec, U. T., Turner, R. T., Wronski, T. J., and Kalra, S. P., “Effects of increased hypothalamic leptin gene expression on ovariectomy-induced bone loss in rats.”, Peptides, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1575-80, 2011.

U. T. Iwaniec, Boghossian, S., Trevisiol, C. H., Wronski, T. J., Turner, R. T., and Kalra, S. P., “Hypothalamic leptin gene therapy prevents weight gain without long-term detrimental effects on bone in growing and skeletally mature female rats.”, Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 1506-16, 2011.

R. T. Turner, Wong, C. P., and Iwaniec, U. T., “Effect of reduced c-Kit signaling on bone marrow adiposity.”, Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), vol. 294, no. 7, pp. 1126-34, 2011.

K. S. Howe, Iwaniec, U. T., and Turner, R. T., “The effects of low dose parathyroid hormone on lumbar vertebrae in a rat model for chronic alcohol abuse.”, Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 1175-81, 2011.

R. T. Turner and Iwaniec, U. T., “Low dose parathyroid hormone maintains normal bone formation in adult male rats during rapid weight loss.”, Bone, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 726-32, 2011.

2010

Journal Article

R. T. Turner, Iwaniec, U. T., Marley, K., and Sibonga, J. D., “The role of mast cells in parathyroid bone disease.”, Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 1637-49, 2010.

R. T. Turner, JRosen, C., and Iwaniec, U. T., “Effects of alcohol on skeletal response to growth hormone in hypophysectomized rats.”, Bone, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 806-12, 2010.