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Dang AT, Ono M, Wang Z, Tosa I, Hara ES, Mikai A, Kitagawa W, Yonezawa T, Kuboki T, Oohashi T. Local E-rhBMP-2/β-TCP Application Rescues Osteocyte Dendritic Integrity and Reduces Microstructural Damage in Alveolar Bone Post-Extraction in MRONJ-like Mouse Model. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6648. [PMID: 38928355 PMCID: PMC11203997 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25126648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
The pathology of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), often associated with antiresorptive therapy, is still not fully understood. Osteocyte networks are known to play a critical role in maintaining bone homeostasis and repair, but the exact condition of these networks in MRONJ is unknown. On the other hand, the local application of E-coli-derived Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2/β-Tricalcium phosphate (E-rhBMP-2/β-TCP) has been shown to promote bone regeneration and mitigate osteonecrosis in MRONJ-like mouse models, indicating its potential therapeutic application for the treatment of MRONJ. However, the detailed effect of BMP-2 treatment on restoring bone integrity, including its osteocyte network, in an MRONJ condition remains unclear. Therefore, in the present study, by applying a scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis and a 3D osteocyte network reconstruction workflow on the alveolar bone surrounding the tooth extraction socket of an MRONJ-like mouse model, we examined the effectiveness of BMP-2/β-TCP therapy on the alleviation of MRONJ-related bone necrosis with a particular focus on the osteocyte network and alveolar bone microstructure (microcrack accumulation). The 3D osteocyte dendritic analysis showed a significant decrease in osteocyte dendritic parameters along with a delay in bone remodeling in the MRONJ group compared to the healthy counterpart. The SEM analysis also revealed a notable increase in the number of microcracks in the alveolar bone surface in the MRONJ group compared to the healthy group. In contrast, all of those parameters were restored in the E-rhBMP-2/β-TCP-treated group to levels that were almost similar to those in the healthy group. In summary, our study reveals that MRONJ induces osteocyte network degradation and microcrack accumulation, while application of E-rhBMP-2/β-TCP can restore a compromised osteocyte network and abrogate microcrack accumulation in MRONJ.
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- Anh Tuan Dang
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (A.T.D.); (Z.W.); (A.M.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (T.O.)
- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8525, Japan; (I.T.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (A.T.D.); (Z.W.); (A.M.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (T.O.)
- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Implantology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (A.T.D.); (Z.W.); (A.M.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (T.O.)
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8525, Japan; (I.T.); (T.K.)
- Cartilage Biology and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Section of Growth and Development, Division of Orthodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan;
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (A.T.D.); (Z.W.); (A.M.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (T.O.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (A.T.D.); (Z.W.); (A.M.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (T.O.)
- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8525, Japan; (I.T.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (A.T.D.); (Z.W.); (A.M.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (T.O.)
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8525, Japan; (I.T.); (T.K.)
- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Implantology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (A.T.D.); (Z.W.); (A.M.); (W.K.); (T.Y.); (T.O.)
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Yan Y, Meng X, Qu C. Modeling of Bimodular Bone Specimen under Four-Point Bending Fatigue Loading. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15020474. [PMID: 35057192 PMCID: PMC8781758 DOI: 10.3390/ma15020474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The fatigue damage behavior of bone has attracted significant attention in both the mechanical and orthopedic fields. However, due to the complex and hierarchical structure of bone, describing the damage process quantitively or qualitatively is still a significant challenge for researchers in this area. In this study, a nonlinear bi-modulus gradient model was proposed to quantify the neutral axis skewing under fatigue load in a four-point bending test. The digital image correlation technique was used to analyze the tensile and compressive strains during the fatigue process. The results showed that the compressive strain demonstrated an obvious two-stage ascending behavior, whereas the tensile strain revealed a slow upward progression during the fatigue process. Subsequently, a theoretical model was proposed to describe the degradation process of the elastic modulus and the movement of the neutral axis. The changes in the bone properties were determined using the FEM method based on the newly developed model. The results obtained from two different methods exhibited a good degree of consistency. The results obtained in this study are of help in terms of effectively exploring the damage evolution of the bone materials.
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Meng X, Qin Q, Qu C. Tensile and compressive strain evolutions of bovine compact bone under four-point bending fatigue loading. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2021; 123:104774. [PMID: 34404024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bones are biological composite materials with multiscale structures. Bone fatigue damage is commonly characterized by an increase in strain that is accompanied by microdamage at different scales. This study investigated the damage evolutions of bone specimens under four-point bending fatigue loading using neutral axis migration. Tensile and compressive strains during the fatigue process were simultaneously measured using a digital image correlation technique. The compressive strain of the bone specimen increased rapidly at first and then proceeded slowly while the tensile strain decreased during fatigue loading. Consequently, the neutral axis shifted downward as the damage accumulated. A positive correlation exists between the downward offset of the neutral axis and the number of cycles. The variation in compressive strain is larger than that in tensile strain in this situation.
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- Xianjia Meng
- Department of Mechanics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Department of Mechanics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China.
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Effects of Fatigue Damage on the Microscopic Modulus of Cortical Bone Using Nanoindentation. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14123252. [PMID: 34204688 PMCID: PMC8231503 DOI: 10.3390/ma14123252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Alterations to the bone structure from cycle loadings can undermine its damage resistance at multiple scales. The accumulation of fatigue damage in a bone is commonly characterized by the reduction in the elastic modulus. In this study, nano-indentation was used for investigating microscopic damage evolution of bovine tibia samples subjected to fatigue loading. Indentation tests were conducted in the same 60 μm × 120 μm area with different degrees of damage, including fracture, and the evolution of reduced modulus was observed. The results showed that bone’s reduced modulus decreased significantly during the initial 40% of the life fraction, whereas it proceeded slowly during the remaining period. As the size of the residual indentations was about 4 μm in length, the degradation of bone’s reduced modulus reflected the accumulation of fatigue damage at smaller scales.
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