Christian D. Castro

This study shows that increasing erythroferrone in mice with CKD improves anemia by mobilizing iron and raising hemoglobin levels without worsening kidney function or inflammation.

This study shows that deleting SIK2/SIK3 in alveolar bone reduces bone formation and mass by impairing osteoblast maturation, unlike in long bones where it increases bone formation and mass.

This study identifies mRNA localization sequences in osteocyte dendrites and shows they are translated locally, revealing a mechanism for regulating dendrite structure and function.

This study identifies Sp7 and its target gene osteocrin as critical for osteocyte dendrite formation and shows their role in human skeletal diseases.