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Last published 2026
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Oxana P. Lazarenko

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2008–2024); Stephens College (2007); University of Applied Management Studies (2024); Institute on Aging (2005); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2008–2025); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2021); California State University, Long Beach (2012)

Faculty Researcher

24 h-index 66 pubs 2,005 cited

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Mice
  • Rats
  • Osteoblasts
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Male
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Bone Resorption
  • Bone Density
  • Bone Development
  • Signal Transduction
  • Blueberry Plants
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Osteogenesis

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Oxana P. Lazarenko's research focuses on the biological mechanisms underlying bone metabolism and development, with a particular emphasis on the role of specific genes, cellular processes, and dietary factors in regulating bone density and preventing bone loss. Her work investigates how factors such as G-protein coupled receptor 109A (GPR109A), Nox4 expression in osteo-progenitors, and epigenetic modifications like H3K27me3 and H3K27ac influence osteoclastogenesis and osteoblastogenesis.

Her recent publications explore these areas through studies in mouse models, examining the impact of genetic modifications (e.g., Ezh2 myeloid cell conditional knockout, GPR109A gene deletion) and environmental factors (e.g., maternal high-fat diet, short-term increased physical activity during early life). Lazarenko also studies the effects of compounds like hippuric acid and phenolic acids on bone health, and has contributed to a longitudinal observational study on skeletal development in children with different feeding regimens. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 24, 66 total publications, and 1,966 total citations, designating her as a highly cited researcher. She actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jin‐Ran Chen, Michael L. Blackburn, Perry C. Caviness, and Umesh D. Wankhade.

Metrics

  • h-index: 24
  • Publications: 66
  • Citations: 2,005

Selected Publications

  • A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase I/II Clinical Trial of a Human Papillomavirus Therapeutic Vaccine, PepCan, for Reducing Head and Neck Cancer Recurrence (2026)
    medRxiv DOI OpenAlex
  • Soy Isoflavones Prevent Bone Quality Loss Induced by High‐Fat Diet in Rats Through Epigenetic Modifications (2025)
    The FASEB Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sex dependent effects of GPR109A gene deletion in myeloid cells on bone development in mice (2025)
    Scientific Reports DOI OpenAlex
  • Cystatin M/E Ameliorates Multiple Myeloma-Induced Hyper Osteolytic Bone Resorption (2025)
    Cancers 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Cystatin M/E ameliorates bone resorption through increasing osteoclastic cell estrogen influx (2024)
    Research Square 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Phenolic acids prevent sex-steroid deficiency-induced bone loss and bone marrow adipogenesis in mice (2024)
    The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Decreased bone resorption in Ezh2 myeloid cell conditional knockout mouse model (2023)
    The FASEB Journal 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A longitudinal observational study of skeletal development between ages 3 mo and 6 y in children fed human milk, milk formula, or soy formula (2023)
    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Maternal high-fat diet modifies epigenetic marks H3K27me3 and H3K27ac in bone to regulate offspring osteoblastogenesis in mice (2022)
    Epigenetics 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nox4 expression in osteo-progenitors controls bone development in mice during early life (2022)
    Communications Biology 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • GPR109A gene deletion ameliorates gonadectomy-induced bone loss in mice (2022)
    Bone 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • <scp>Short‐Term</scp> Increased Physical Activity During Early Life Affects High‐Fat <scp>Diet–Induced</scp> Bone Loss in Young Adult Mice (2021)
    JBMR Plus 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ezh2 mediates epigenetic regulation of osteoclastogenesis and bone remodeling in mice (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • GPR109A mediates the effects of hippuric acid on regulating osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in mice (2021)
    Communications Biology 30 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • <scp>Nox4</scp> Expression Is Not Required for <scp>OVX</scp> ‐Induced Osteoblast Senescence and Bone Loss in Mice (2020)
    JBMR Plus 17 citations DOI OpenAlex

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