Profile

Clinical Specialties
Osteoarthritis
Education & Training
  MDWest Virginia University School of Medicine1984
ResidencyInternal MedicineNorth Carolina Baptist Hospital1987
InternshipMedicineNorth Carolina Baptist Hospital1985
FellowshipNorth Carolina Baptist Hospital1989
Memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Orthopaedic Research Society
Osteoarthritis Research Society International
Sigma Xi Society
American Coll of Rheumatology
NPI Number
1609851732
Research Interests
aging , arthritis , hormones/cytokines/signalling , molecular biology/molecular me
Recent Publications
Loeser RF. Connective tissue structure and function. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil medicine, vol 2. 24th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Saunders; 2012: 1659-1662.

Loeser RF, Olex AL, McNulty MA, Carlson CS, Callahan MF, Ferguson CM, Chou J, Leng X, Fetrow JS. Microarray analysis reveals age-related differences in gene expression during the development of osteoarthritis in mice. Arthritis Rheum. 2012; 64(3):705-717.


Messier SP, Legault C, Loeser RF, Van Arsdale SJ, Davis C, Ettinger WH, DeVita P. Does high weight loss in older adults with knee osteoarthritis affect bone-on-bone joint loads and muscle forces during walking?. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2011; 19(3):272-280.

Houston DK, Davis C, Legault C, Hausman DB, Nicklas BJ, Loeser RF, Kritchevsky SB, Messier SP. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and physical function in older adults with knee osteoarthritis [abstract]. FASEB J. 2011; 25(Meeting Abstracts):abstr 97.6.

Ruiz J, Wallace EL, Miller DP, Loeser RF, Miles M, DuBose TD, Lichstein PR. A comprehensive 3-year internal medicine residency research curriculum. Am J Med. 2011; 124(5):469-473.

Chubinskaya S, Otten L, Soeder S, Borgia JA, Aigner T, Rueger DC, Loeser RF. Regulation of chondrocyte gene expression by osteogenic protein-1. Arthritis Res Ther. 2011; 13(2):R55.

Loeser RF. Aging and osteoarthritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2011; 23(5):492-496.

Loeser RF, Erickson EA, Long DA [sic] [Long DL]. Rac1 and NADPH oxidase regulate NF kappa B activity and MMP-13 expression in chondrocytes in response to integrin activation [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum. 2011; 63(10 Suppl):S702.

Messier SP, Nicklas BJ, Legault C, Mihalko S, Miller GD, DeVita P, Lyles M, Hunter DJ, Eckstein F, Williamson JD, Carr JJ, Loeser RF. The Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis Trial: 18-month clinical outcomes [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum. 2011; 63(10 Suppl):S281.

Anderson AS, Loeser RF. Why is osteoarthritis an age-related disease?. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2010; 24(1):15-26.

Loeser RF, Olex A, Chou J, McNulty MA, Carlson CS, Callahan M, Ferguson C, Fetrow JS. The effects of age on disease severity and gene expression in the destabilized medial meniscus (DMM) model of OA in mice [abstract]. In: Transactions of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society; 2010 Mar 6-9; New Orleans (LA). 2010; ():Abstr 345.






Miranda KJ, Loeser RF, Yammani RR. Response to Berge et al.: comment on the importance of S100A4 in regulation of MMP-13 [letter]. J Biol Chem. 2010; 285(53):Ie24.

Olex A, Loeser R, Chou J, Callahan M, Ferguson C, Fetrow JS. Microarray analysis reveals age-related differences in gene expression during the development of osteoarthritis in mice [abstract]. Genome Biol. 2010; 11(Suppl 1):P29.

Loeser R, Fetrow J, Chou J, Nicklas B, Kritchevsky SB. Using gene microarrays to discover skeletal muscle mechanisms underlying clinical responses to diet and exercise interventions [abstract]. Gerontologist. 2010; 50(Suppl 1):80.



Loeser RF Jr, Delbono O. Aging of the muscles and joints. In: Halter JB, Ouslander JG, Tinetti ME, Studenski S, High KP, Asthana S, Hazzard WR, Wollard NF, eds. Hazzard's geriatric medicine and gerontology. 6th ed. New York: McGraw Hill Medical; 2009: 1355-1368.

Loeser RF, Im H-J, Richardson B, Lu Q, Chubinskaya S. Methylation of the OP-1 promoter: potential role in the age-related decline in OP-1 expression in cartilage. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2009; 17(4):513-517.

Sevick MA, Miller GD, Loeser RF, Williamson JD, Messier SP. Cost-effectiveness of exercise and diet in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009; 41(6):1167-1174.




Messier SP, Legault C, Mihalko S, Miller GD, Loeser RF, DeVita P, Lyles M, Eckstein F, Williamson JD, Nicklas BJ, et al. The Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis (IDEA) trial: design and rationale. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2009; 10():article 93.

Loeser RF, McNulty MA, TReuting PM, Carlson CS. Reduction in articular cartilage lesions in older adult mice overexpressing catalase targeted to mitochondria [abstract]. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2009; 17(Suppl 1):S27.

Loeser RF, Yin W. Reactive oxygen species contribute to IGF-I resistance in osteoarthritic chondrocytes through inhibition of the IRS-I-PI3 kinase-Akt signaling pathway [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum. 2009; 60(Suppl 10):1911.

Loeser RF, Yin W. Reactive oxygen species inhibit IGF-I induction of chondrocyte porteoglycan synthesis through differential regulation of PI-3 kinase-AKT and MEK-ERK MAPK signaling pathways [abstract]. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2009; 17(Suppl 1):S36-S37.

Loeser RF. Connective tissue structure and function. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2008: 1975-1981.

Long D, Blake S, Song X-Y, Lark M, Loeser RF. Human articular chondrocytes produce IL-7 and respond to IL-7 with increased production of matrix metalloproteinase-13. Arthritis Res Ther. 2008; 10(1):art. R23.


Del Carlo M Jr, Loeser RF. Cell death in osteoarthritis. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2008; 10(1):37-42.

Loeser RF, Erickson EA, Long DL. Mitogen-activated protein kinases as therapeutic targets in osteoarthritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2008; 20(5):581-586.

Chua SD Jr, Messier SP, Legault C, Lenz ME, Thonar EJ-MA, Loeser RF. Effect of an exercise and dietary intervention on serum biomarkers in overweight and obese adults with osteoarthritis of the knee. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008; 16(9):1047-1053.

Atif U, Philip A, Aponte J, Woldu EM, Brady S, Kraus VB, Jordan JM, Doherty M, Wilson AG, Loeser R, et al. Absence of association of asporin polymorphisms and osteoarthritis susceptibility in US Caucasians. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008; 16(10):1174-1177.

Anderson AS, Loeser R, Carr J, Claudine L [sic] [Legault C], Nicklas B, Stephen M [sic] [Messier S]. Quadriceps muscle quality correlates with physical performance in obese and overweight adults with knee osteoarthritis: preliminary data from the IDEA study [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum. 2008; 58(12):3992.

Loeser RF. Molecular mechanisms of cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2008; 8(4):303-306.

Loeser RF. Translational research in osteoarthritis--from molecules to animals to humans. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2008; 8(4):301-302.


Gilchrist CL, Chen J, Richardson WJ, Loeser RF, Setton LA. Functional integrin subunits regulating cell-matrix interactions in the intervertebral disc. J Orthop Res. 2007; 25(6):829-840.


Allen EE, Diao L, Fetrow JS, John DJ, Loeser RF, Poole LB. The shuffle index and evaluation of models of signal transduction pathways. In: Proceedings of the 45th Annual ACM Southeast Regional Conference; 2007 Mar 23-24; Winston-Salem (NC). New York: ACM Press; 2007: 250-255.

Chubinskaya S, Hakimiyan A, Pacione C, Yanke A, Rappoport L, Aigner T, Rueger DC, Loeser RF. Synergistic effect of IGF-1 and OP-1 on matrix formation by normal and OA chondrocytes cultured in alginate beads. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007; 15(4):421-430.

Kraus VB, Jordan JM, Doherty M, Wilson AG, Moskowitz R, Hochberg M, Loeser R, Hooper M, Renner JB, Crane MM, et al. The genetics of generalized osteoarthitis (GOGO) study: study design and evaluation of osteoarthritis phenotypes. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007; 15(2):120-127.

Carnagey KM, Miller GD, Nicklas BJ, Loeser RF. Inflammatory biomarkers and physical function in older obese adults with knee osteoarthritis following intensive weight loss therapy [abstract]. FASEB J. 2007; 21(6):A1072.

Messier SP, Mihalko S, Loeser RF, Legault C, Jolla J, Pfruender J, Prosser B, Adrian A, Williamson JD. Glucosamine/chondroitin combined with exercise for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a preliminary study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007; 15(11):1256-1266.

Ramsay O, Loeser R, Nicklas B, Legault C, Messier S. Physical function status is related to body fat mass, but not lean mass, in older adults with knee osteoarthritis [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum. 2007; 56(12):4262.

Miller GD, Nicklas BJ, Davis C, Loeser RF, Lenchik L, Messier SP. Intensive weight loss program improves physical function in older obese adults with knee osteoarthritis. Obesity. 2006; 14(7):1219-1230.


Loeser RF, Yammani R, Erickson E, King B, Poole L. Chondrocyte MMP-13 expression in response to alpha 5 beta 1 integrin stimulation requires protein sulfenic acids as signaling intermediates [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum. 2006; 54(9 Suppl):S318.

Ekenstedt KJ, Sonntag WE, Loeser RF, Lindgren BR, Carlson CS. Effects of chronic growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor 1 deficiency on osteoarthritis severity in rat knee joints. Arthritis Rheum. 2006; 54(12):3850-3858.
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