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◆ ARA Academy Federal Grant PI High Impact

Musculoskeletal Health and Disease Research - UAMS Creativity Hub Leadership

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

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TMBellido@uams.edu

75 h-index 318 pubs 22,966 cited

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Teresita Bellido's research focuses on bone and musculoskeletal health, with a particular emphasis on the role of osteocytes in bone diseases. Her work investigates the signaling functions of osteocytes and their contribution to conditions such as diabetes-induced bone disease and multiple myeloma. She has received federal funding from the NIH for studies on glucocorticoid-induced atrophy in bone and muscle, and for research into the contribution of osteocytes to the musculoskeletal effects of multiple myeloma. Bellido also leads a research group and is an active member of the ARA Academy, recognized as a high-impact researcher with a significant publication record and citation count.

Her recent publications explore diverse areas within musculoskeletal research. These include the function of osteocytes as signaling cells, the use of decellularized matrices to accelerate bone repair, and the targeting of Notch inhibitors to reduce tumor growth and bone destruction in multiple myeloma. Bellido also investigates the reversal of diabetic bone signatures with anabolic therapies and the specific signaling pathways involved in diabetes-induced bone disease. Her work extends to the clinical applications of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis. Bellido collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jesús Delgado‐Calle, Hayley M. Sabol, Amy Y. Sato, and Nisreen Akel.

Metrics

  • h-index: 75
  • Publications: 318
  • Citations: 22,966

Selected Publications

  • Region- and Compartment-Specific Elevation of Bone Mass in Mice Following Tsc1 Deletion in 8-kb Dmp1-Cre-Expressing Cells (2026)
  • The development of a collagen-nanoscale hydroxyapatite three-dimensional (3D) in vitro culture system for reproducing osteocyte differentiation and tissue mineralization (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A novel CCL3-HMGB1 signaling axis regulating osteocyte RANKL expression in multiple myeloma (2024)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Generation of BT-Amide, a Bone-Targeted Pyk2 Inhibitor, Effective <i>via</i> Oral Administration, for the Prevention of Glucocorticoid-Induced Bone Loss (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pharmacologic or genetic interference with atrogene signaling protects against glucocorticoid-induced musculoskeletal and cardiac disease (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sclerostin antibody corrects periodontal disease in type 2 diabetic mice (2024)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Abaloparatide is more potent than teriparatide in restoring bone mass and strength in type 1 diabetic male mice (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Proceedings of the 2023 Santa Fe Bone Symposium: Progress and Controversies in the Management of Patients with Skeletal Diseases (2023)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • OR29-04 Vitamin D Signaling Prevents Glucocorticoid-Induced Musculoskeletal Tissue Loss And Cardiac Dysfunction By Targeting The Atrogene Pathway (2023)
  • THU346 Repairing Skeletal Deterioration In Diabetes With Bone Anabolic Therapies (2023)
  • Loss of Nmp4 enhances bone gain from sclerostin antibody administration (2023)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Author Correction: Reversal of the diabetic bone signature with anabolic therapies in mice (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Author Correction: Reversal of the diabetic bone signature with anabolic therapies in mice (2023)
  • The <scp>LRP5</scp> high‐bone‐mass mutation causes alveolar bone accrual with minor craniofacial alteration (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Reversal of the diabetic bone signature with anabolic therapies in mice (2023)
    25 citations DOI OpenAlex

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ARA Academy 2018 ARA Scholar

Dr. Bellido is an internationally recognized leader in bone research. She holds major grants from the NIH and Veterans Administration and has served as president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (2020). Her research focuses on signal transduction in bone and muscle, with emphasis on osteocyte biology in health and disease and hormonal action mechanisms in the musculoskeletal system.

Policy Impact

Holds major NIH and VA grants; former president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, bringing national leadership and federal funding to UAMS.

Growth Areas

['Population Health Innovations & Clinical Research']

Federal Grants 4 $805,856 total

NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Contact PI Jul 2020 - Jun 2024

Glucocorticoid-induced Atrophy in Bone and Muscle

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases $331,057 R01
NIH/National Cancer Institute Co-PI Mar 2017 - Jun 2028

Contribution of osteocytes to the musculoskeletal effects of Multiple Myeloma

National Cancer Institute $454,799 R01

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