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Lv X, Wang J, Wei F. A persistent mineralization process in alveolar bone throughout the postnatal growth stage in rats. Arch Oral Biol 2024; 167:106062. [PMID: 39094423 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2024.106062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 07/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Alveolar bone quality is essential for the maxillofacial integrity and function, and depends on alveolar bone mineralization. This study aims to investigate the in vivo changes in alveolar bone mineralization, from the perspective of mineral deposition and crystal transition in postnatal rats. DESIGN Nine postnatal time points of Wistar rats, ranging from day 1 to 56, were set to obtain the maxillary alveolar bone samples. Each time point consisted of ninety rats, with 45 females and 45 males. Macromorphology of alveolar bone was reconducted by Micro-Computed Tomography and the mineral content was quantified via Thermogravimetric analysis, Scanning Electron Microscope, High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy and vibrational spectroscopy. Furthermore, the crystallinity and composition were characterized by vibrational spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Selected Area Electron Diffraction. RESULTS The progressive increase of mineral deposition was accompanied by substantial growth in alveolar bone mass and volume in postnatal rats. Whereas the mineral percentage initially decreased and then increased, reaching a nadir on postnatal day 14 (P14) when tooth eruption was first observed. Besides, localized mineralization was initiated by the formation of amorphous precursors and then converted into mineral crystals, while there was no statistically significant change in the average crystallinity of the bone during growth. CONCLUSION Mineralization of alveolar bone is ongoing throughout the early growth in postnatal rats. Mineral deposition increases with age, whereas the crystallinity remains stable within a certain range. Besides, the mineral percentage reaches its lowest point on P14, which may be attributed to tooth eruption.
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- Xinli Lv
- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, No. 44-1 Wenhua Road West, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, No. 44-1 Wenhua Road West, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, No. 44-1 Wenhua Road West, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China.
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Lodoso-Torrecilla I, Konka J, Kreuzer M, Jimenez-Pique E, Espanol M, Ginebra MP. Quality assessment of regenerated bone in intraosseous and intramuscular scaffolds by spectroscopy and nanoindentation. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2024; 164:213982. [PMID: 39098081 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2024.213982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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The efficiency of synthetic bone grafts can be evaluated either in osseous sites, to analyze osteoconduction or ectopically, in intramuscular or subcutaneous sites, to assess osteoinduction. Bone regeneration is usually evaluated in terms of the presence and quantity of newly formed bone, but little information is normally provided on the quality of this bone. Here, we propose a novel approach to evaluate bone quality by the combined use of spectroscopy techniques and nanoindentation. Calcium phosphate scaffolds with different architectures, either foamed or 3D-printed, that were implanted in osseous or intramuscular defects in Beagle dogs for 6 or 12 weeks were analyzed. ATR-FTIR and Raman spectroscopy were performed, and mineral-to-matrix ratio, crystallinity, and mineral and collagen maturity were calculated and mapped for the newly regenerated bone and the mature cortical bone from the same specimen. For all the parameters studied, the newly-formed bone showed lower values than the mature host bone. Hardness and elastic modulus were determined by nanoindentation and, in line with what was observed by spectroscopy, lower values were observed in the regenerated bone than in the cortical bone. While, as expected, all techniques pointed to an increase in the maturity of the newly-formed bone between 6 and 12 weeks, the bone found in the intramuscular samples after 12 weeks presented lower mineralization than the intraosseous counterparts. Moreover, scaffold architecture also played a role in bone maturity, with the foamed scaffolds showing higher mineralization and crystallinity than the 3D-printed scaffolds after 12 weeks.
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- Irene Lodoso-Torrecilla
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Group of Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Centre in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Group of Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Centre in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
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- CELLS-ALBA, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290, Cerdanyola del Valles, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Research Centre in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CIEFMA Group, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Group of Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Centre in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Bioingeniería, Biomedicina y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Group of Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Centre in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Bioingeniería, Biomedicina y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Spain; Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Carrer Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Lu T, Li G, Zhang L, Yuan X, Wu T, Ye J. Optimizing silicon doping levels for enhanced osteogenic and angiogenic properties of 3D-printed biphasic calcium phosphate scaffolds: An in vitro screening and in vivo validation study. Mater Today Bio 2024; 28:101203. [PMID: 39221203 PMCID: PMC11364896 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) ceramics are valued for their osteoconductive properties but have limited osteogenic and angiogenic activities, which restricts their clinical utility in bone defect repair. Silicon doping has emerged as an effective strategy to enhance these biological functions of BCP. However, the biological impact of BCP is influenced by the level of silicon doping, necessitating determination of the optimal concentration to maximize efficacy in bone repair. This study investigated the effects of silicon doping on both the physicochemical and biological properties of BCP, with a specific focus on osteogenic and angiogenic potentials. Results indicated that silicon doping exceeding 4 mol.% led to the formation of α-TCP, accelerating BCP degradation, enhancing silicon ion release, and promoting mineralization product formation. Simultaneously, silicon doping increased the porosity of BCP scaffolds, which typically reduces their compressive strength. Nevertheless, scaffolds doped with ≤4 mol.% silicon maintained compressive strengths exceeding 2 MPa. In vitro biological experiments indicated that higher levels of silicon doping (≥6 mol.%) partially inhibited the successful differentiation of stem cells and the vascularization of endothelial cells. Optimal conditions for promoting osteogenic differentiation and angiogenesis were identified between 2 and 4 mol.% silicon doping, with an optimal level of approximately 4 mol.%. Subsequent in vivo experiments confirmed that BCP scaffolds doped with 4 mol.% silicon effectively promoted vascularization and new bone formation, highlighting their potential for clinical bone defect repair.
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- Teliang Lu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials of Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, PR China
- National Engineering Research Center for Healthcare Devices, Guangdong Key Lab of Medical Electronic Instruments and Polymer Material Products, Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510316, PR China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, PR China
- Zhoukou Center Hospital, Zhoukou, Henan, 466000, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials of Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials of Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Healthcare Devices, Guangdong Key Lab of Medical Electronic Instruments and Polymer Material Products, Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510316, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials of Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, PR China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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Sheppard AJ, Paravastu SS, Farhadi F, Donnelly E, Hartley IR, Gafni RI, Saboury B, Collins MT, Roszko KL. Structural and molecular imaging-based characterization of soft tissue and vascular calcification in hyperphosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis. J Bone Miner Res 2024; 39:1327-1339. [PMID: 39046425 PMCID: PMC11371904 DOI: 10.1093/jbmr/zjae115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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Hyperphosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis (HFTC) is a rare disorder caused by deficient FGF23 signaling and resultant ectopic calcification. Here, we systematically characterized and quantified macro- and micro-calcification in a HFTC cohort using CT and 18F-sodium fluoride PET/CT (18F-NaF PET/CT). Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was performed on 4 phenotypically different calcifications from a patient with HFTC, showing the dominant component to be hydroxyapatite. Eleven patients with HFTC were studied with CT and/or 18F-NaF PET/CT. Qualitative review was done to describe the spectrum of imaging findings on both modalities. CT-based measures of volume (eg, total calcific burden and lesion volume) and density (Hounsfield units) were quantified and compared to PET-based measures of mineralization activity (eg, mean standardized uptake values-SUVs). Microcalcification scores were calculated for the vasculature of 6 patients using 18F-NaF PET/CT and visualized on a standardized vascular atlas. Ectopic calcifications were present in 82% of patients, predominantly near joints and the distal extremities. Considerable heterogeneity was observed in total calcific burden per patient (823.0 ± 670.1 cm3, n = 9) and lesion volume (282.5 ± 414.8 cm3, n = 27). The largest lesions were found at the hips and shoulders. 18F-NaF PET offered the ability to differentiate active vs quiescent calcifications. Calcifications were also noted in multiple anatomic locations, including brain parenchyma (50%). Vascular calcification was seen in the abdominal aorta, carotid, and coronaries in 50%, 73%, and 50%, respectively. 18F-NaF-avid, but CT-negative calcification was seen in a 17-year-old patient, implicating early onset vascular calcification. This first systematic assessment of calcifications in a cohort of patients with HFTC has identified the early onset, prevalence, and extent of calcification. It supports 18F-NaF PET/CT as a clinical tool for distinguishing between active and inactive calcification, informing disease progression, and quantification of ectopic and vascular disease burden.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging
- Calcinosis/pathology
- Calcinosis/genetics
- Female
- Male
- Hyperphosphatemia/diagnostic imaging
- Hyperphosphatemia/pathology
- Hyperphosphatemia/complications
- Hyperphosphatemia/genetics
- Adult
- Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
- Vascular Calcification/diagnostic imaging
- Vascular Calcification/pathology
- Vascular Calcification/metabolism
- Middle Aged
- Fibroblast Growth Factor-23
- Adolescent
- Child
- Molecular Imaging/methods
- Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital/diagnostic imaging
- Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital/genetics
- Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital/pathology
- Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital/complications
- Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital/metabolism
- Sodium Fluoride
- Young Adult
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- Aaron J Sheppard
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71103, United States
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- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
- University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
- Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, United States
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
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- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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Micheletti C, Shah FA. Bone hierarchical organization through the lens of materials science: Present opportunities and future challenges. Bone Rep 2024; 22:101783. [PMID: 39100913 PMCID: PMC11295937 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2024.101783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024] Open
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Multiscale characterization is essential to better understand the hierarchical architecture of bone and an array of analytical methods contributes to exploring the various structural and compositional aspects. Incorporating X-ray tomography, X-ray scattering, vibrational spectroscopy, and atom probe tomography alongside electron microscopy provides a comprehensive approach, offering insights into the diverse levels of organization within bone. X-ray scattering techniques reveal information about collagen-mineral spatial relationships, while X-ray tomography captures 3D structural details, especially at the microscale. Electron microscopy, such as scanning and transmission electron microscopy, extends resolution to the nanoscale, showcasing intricate features such as collagen fibril organization. Additionally, atom probe tomography achieves sub-nanoscale resolution and high chemical sensitivity, enabling detailed examination of bone composition. Despite various technical challenges, a correlative approach allows for a comprehensive understanding of bone material properties. Real-time investigations through in situ and in operando approaches shed light on the dynamic processes in bone. Recently developed techniques such as liquid, in situ transmission electron microscopy provide insights into calcium phosphate formation and collagen mineralization. Mechanical models developed in the effort to link structure, composition, and function currently remain oversimplified but can be improved. In conclusion, correlative analytical platforms provide a holistic perspective of bone extracellular matrix and are essential for unraveling the intricate interplay between structure and composition within bone.
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- Chiara Micheletti
- Department of Biomaterials, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biomaterials, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Chen K, Ha S, Xu L, Liu C, Liu Y, Wu X, Li Z, Wu S, Yang B, Chen Z. Fluorinated hydroxyapatite conditions a favorable osteo-immune microenvironment via triggering metabolic shift from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation. J Transl Med 2024; 22:437. [PMID: 38720345 PMCID: PMC11077739 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05261-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Biological-derived hydroxyapatite is widely used as a bone substitute for addressing bone defects, but its limited osteoconductive properties necessitate further improvement. The osteo-immunomodulatory properties hold crucial promise in maintaining bone homeostasis, and precise modulation of macrophage polarization is essential in this process. Metabolism serves as a guiding force for immunity, and fluoride modification represents a promising strategy for modulating the osteoimmunological environment by regulating immunometabolism. In this context, we synthesized fluorinated porcine hydroxyapatite (FPHA), and has demonstrated its enhanced biological properties and osteogenic capacity. However, it remains unknown whether and how FPHA affects the immune microenvironment of the bone defects. METHODS FPHA was synthesized and its composition and structural properties were confirmed. Macrophages were cultured with FPHA extract to investigate the effects of FPHA on their polarization and the related osteo-immune microenvironment. Furthermore, total RNA of these macrophages was extracted, and RNA-seq analysis was performed to explore the underlying mechanisms associated with the observed changes in macrophages. The metabolic states were evaluated with a Seahorse analyzer. Additionally, immunohistochemical staining was performed to evaluate the macrophages response after implantation of the novel bone substitutes in critical size calvarial defects in SD rats. RESULTS The incorporation of fluoride ions in FPHA was validated. FPHA promoted macrophage proliferation and enhanced the expression of M2 markers while suppressing the expression of M1 markers. Additionally, FPHA inhibited the expression of inflammatory factors and upregulated the expression of osteogenic factors, thereby enhancing the osteogenic differentiation capacity of the rBMSCs. RNA-seq analysis suggested that the polarization-regulating function of FPHA may be related to changes in cellular metabolism. Further experiments confirmed that FPHA enhanced mitochondrial function and promoted the metabolic shift of macrophages from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation. Moreover, in vivo experiments validated the above results in the calvarial defect model in SD rats. CONCLUSION In summary, our study reveals that FPHA induces a metabolic shift in macrophages from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation. This shift leads to an increased tendency toward M2 polarization in macrophages, consequently creating a favorable osteo-immune microenvironment. These findings provide valuable insights into the impact of incorporating an appropriate concentration of fluoride on immunometabolism and macrophage mitochondrial function, which have important implications for the development of fluoride-modified immunometabolism-based bone regenerative biomaterials and the clinical application of FPHA or other fluoride-containing materials.
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- Kaidi Chen
- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China.
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China.
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China.
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Nunes FC, Santos SIP, Colnago LA, Hammer P, Ferreira JA, Ambrósio CE, Pallone EMJA. Impact of ZrO 2 Content on the Formation of Sr-Enriched Phosphates in Al 2O 3/ZrO 2 Nanocomposites for Bone Tissue Engineering. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:1893. [PMID: 38673250 PMCID: PMC11052522 DOI: 10.3390/ma17081893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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This study investigates the profound impact of the ZrO2 inclusion volume on the characteristics of Al2O3/ZrO2 nanocomposites, particularly influencing the formation of calcium phosphates on the surface. This research, aimed at advancing tissue engineering, prepared nanocomposites with 5, 10, and 15 vol% ZrO2, subjecting them to chemical surface treatment for enhanced calcium phosphate deposition sites. Biomimetic coating with Sr-enriched simulated body fluid (SBF) further enhanced the bioactivity of nanocomposites. While the ZrO2 concentration heightened the oxygen availability on nanocomposite surfaces, the quantity of Sr-containing phosphate was comparatively less influenced than the formation of calcium phosphate phases. Notably, the coated nanocomposites exhibited a high cell viability and no toxicity, signifying their potential in bone tissue engineering. Overall, these findings contribute to the development of regenerative biomaterials, holding promise for enhancing bone regeneration therapies.
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- Fabio Caixeta Nunes
- Postgraduate Programme in Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering (FZEA), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil;
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering (FZEA), University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil; (S.I.P.S.); (C.E.A.)
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, EMBRAPA Instrumentation, Rua Quinze de Novembro, 1500/1501, São Carlos 13561-206, SP, Brazil;
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara 14800-900, SP, Brazil;
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- Fundação Hermínio Ometto, Fundação Hermínio Ometto (FHO), Av. Dr. Maximiliano Baruto, 500, Araras 13607-339, SP, Brazil;
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering (FZEA), University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil; (S.I.P.S.); (C.E.A.)
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- Postgraduate Programme in Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering (FZEA), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil;
- Department of Biosystem Engineering, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering (FZEA), University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil
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Shin M, Kim DK, Jain M, Martens PJ, Turner RT, Iwaniec UT, Kruzic JJ, Gludovatz B. Impact of heavy alcohol consumption on cortical bone mechanical properties in male rhesus macaques. Bone 2024; 181:117041. [PMID: 38325648 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2024.117041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Chronic heavy alcohol consumption may influence the skeleton by suppressing intracortical bone remodeling which may impact the quality of bone and its mechanical properties. However, this aspect has not been thoroughly assessed in either humans or animal models whose cortical bone microstructure resembles the microstructure of human cortical bone. The current study is the first to investigate the effects of chronic heavy alcohol consumption on various mechanical properties of bone in a non-human primate model with intracortical remodeling. Male rhesus macaques (5.3 years old at the initiation of treatment) were induced to drink alcohol and then given the choice to voluntarily self-administer water or ethanol (4 % w/v) for approximately 14 months, followed by three abstinence phases (lasting 34, 41, and 39-46 days) with approximately 3 months of ethanol access in between. During the initial 14 months of open-access, monkeys in the alcohol group consumed an average of 2.9 ± 0.8 g/kg/d ethanol (mean ± SD) resulting in a blood ethanol concentration of 89 ± 47 mg/dl in longitudinal samples taken at 7 h after the daily sessions began. To understand the impact of alcohol consumption on material properties, various mechanical tests were conducted on the distal tibia diaphysis of 2-5 monkeys per test group, including dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) testing, nano-indentation, microhardness testing, compression testing, and fracture resistance curve (R-curve) testing. Additionally, compositional analyses were performed using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Significant differences in microhardness, compressive stress-strain response, and composition were not observed with alcohol consumption, and only minor differences were detected in hardness and elastic modulus of the matrix and osteons from nanoindentation. Furthermore, the R-curves of both groups overlapped, with similar crack initiation toughness, despite a significant decrease in crack growth toughness (p = 0.032) with alcohol consumption. However, storage modulus (p = 0.029) and loss factor (p = 0.015) from DMA testing were significantly increased in the alcohol group compared to the control group, while loss modulus remained unchanged. These results indicate that heavy alcohol consumption may have only a minor influence on the material properties and the composition of cortical bone in young adult male rhesus macaques.
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- Mihee Shin
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Department of Material Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Skeletal Biology Laboratory, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331 Oregon, United States; Center for Healthy Aging Research, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331 Oregon, United States
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- Skeletal Biology Laboratory, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331 Oregon, United States; Center for Healthy Aging Research, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331 Oregon, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Shin M, Pelletier MH, Lovric V, Walsh WR, Martens PJ, Kruzic JJ, Gludovatz B. Effect of gamma irradiation and supercritical carbon dioxide sterilization with Novakill™ or ethanol on the fracture toughness of cortical bone. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2024; 112:e35356. [PMID: 38247241 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.35356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Sterilization of structural bone allografts is a critical process prior to their clinical use in large cortical bone defects. Gamma irradiation protocols are known to affect tissue integrity in a dose dependent manner. Alternative sterilization treatments, such as supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2 ), are gaining popularity due to advantages such as minimal exposure to denaturants, the lack of toxic residues, superior tissue penetration, and minor impacts on mechanical properties including strength and stiffness. The impact of SCCO2 on the fracture toughness of bone tissue, however, remains unknown. Here, we evaluate crack initiation and growth toughness after 2, 6, and 24 h SCCO2 -treatment using Novakill™ and ethanol as additives on ~11 samples per group obtained from a pair of femur diaphyses of a canine. All mechanical testing was performed at ambient air after 24 h soaking in Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS). Results show no statistically significant difference in the failure characteristics of the Novakill™-treated groups whereas crack growth toughness after 6 and 24 h of treatment with ethanol significantly increases by 37% (p = .010) and 34% (p = .038), respectively, compared to an untreated control group. In contrast, standard 25 kGy gamma irradiation causes significantly reduced crack growth resistance by 40% (p = .007) compared to untreated bone. FTIR vibrational spectroscopy, conducted after testing, reveals a consistent trend of statistically significant differences (p < .001) with fracture toughness. These trends align with variations in the ratios of enzymatic mature to immature crosslinks in the collagen structure, suggesting a potential association with fracture toughness. Additional Raman spectroscopy after testing shows a similar trend with statistically significant differences (p < .005), which further supports that collagen structural changes occur in the SCF-treated groups with ethanol after 6 and 24 h. Our work reveals the benefits of SCCO2 sterilization compared to gamma irradiation.
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- Mihee Shin
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Surgical and Orthopedic Research Laboratories, Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Surgical and Orthopedic Research Laboratories, Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Surgical and Orthopedic Research Laboratories, Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Liu H, Jiang H, Liu X, Wang X. Physicochemical understanding of biomineralization by molecular vibrational spectroscopy: From mechanism to nature. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2023; 3:20230033. [PMID: 38264681 PMCID: PMC10742219 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20230033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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The process and mechanism of biomineralization and relevant physicochemical properties of mineral crystals are remarkably sophisticated multidisciplinary fields that include biology, chemistry, physics, and materials science. The components of the organic matter, structural construction of minerals, and related mechanical interaction, etc., could help to reveal the unique nature of the special mineralization process. Herein, the paper provides an overview of the biomineralization process from the perspective of molecular vibrational spectroscopy, including the physicochemical properties of biomineralized tissues, from physiological to applied mineralization. These physicochemical characteristics closely to the hierarchical mineralization process include biological crystal defects, chemical bonding, atomic doping, structural changes, and content changes in organic matter, along with the interface between biocrystals and organic matter as well as the specific mechanical effects for hardness and toughness. Based on those observations, the special physiological properties of mineralization for enamel and bone, as well as the possible mechanism of pathological mineralization and calcification such as atherosclerosis, tumor micro mineralization, and urolithiasis are also reviewed and discussed. Indeed, the clearly defined physicochemical properties of mineral crystals could pave the way for studies on the mechanisms and applications.
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- Hao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical EngineeringSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical EngineeringSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical EngineeringSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical EngineeringSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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Wang B, Vashishth D. Advanced glycation and glycoxidation end products in bone. Bone 2023; 176:116880. [PMID: 37579812 PMCID: PMC10529863 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2023.116880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Hyperglycemia and oxidative stress, enhanced in diabetes and aging, result in excessive accumulation of advanced glycation and glycoxidation end products (AGEs/AGOEs) in bone. AGEs/AGOES are considered to be "the missing link" in explaining increased skeletal fragility with diabetes, aging, and osteoporosis where increased fracture risk cannot be solely explained by bone mass and/or fall incidences. AGEs/AGOEs disrupt bone turnover and deteriorate bone quality through alterations of organic matrix (collagen and non-collagenous proteins), mineral, and water content. AGEs and AGOEs are also associated with bone fragility in other conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, circadian rhythm disruption, and cancer. This review explains how AGEs and AGOEs accumulate in bone and impact bone quality and bone fracture, and how AGES/AGOEs are being targeted in preclinical and clinical investigations for inhibition or removal, and for prediction and management of diabetic, osteoporotic and insufficiency fractures.
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- Bowen Wang
- Shirley Ann Jackson Ph.D. Center of Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Troy, NY 12180, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Shirley Ann Jackson Ph.D. Center of Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Troy, NY 12180, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA; Rensselaer - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine, New York, NY 10019, USA.
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Heilbronner AK, Dash A, Straight BE, Snyder LJ, Ganesan S, Adu KB, Jae A, Clare S, Billings E, Kim HJ, Cunningham M, Lebl DR, Donnelly E, Stein EM. Peripheral cortical bone density predicts vertebral bone mineral properties in spine fusion surgery patients. Bone 2023; 169:116678. [PMID: 36646265 PMCID: PMC10081687 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2023.116678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Spine fusion surgery is one of the most common orthopedic procedures, with over 400,000 performed annually to correct deformities and pain. However, complications occur in approximately one third of cases. While many of these complications may be related to poor bone quality, it is difficult to detect bone abnormalities prior to surgery. Areal BMD (aBMD) assessed by DXA may be artifactually high in patients with spine pathology, leading to missed diagnosis of deficits. In this study, we related preoperative imaging characteristics of both central and peripheral sites to direct measurements of bone quality in vertebral biopsies. We hypothesized that pre-operative imaging outcomes would relate to vertebral bone mineralization and collagen properties. Pre-operative assessments included DXA measurements of aBMD of the spine, hip, and forearm, central quantitative computed tomography (QCT) of volumetric BMD (vBMD) at the lumbar spine, and high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HRpQCT; Xtreme CT2) measurements of vBMD and microarchitecture at the distal radius and tibia. Bone samples were collected intraoperatively from the lumbar vertebrae and analyzed using Fourier-transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Bone samples were obtained from 23 postmenopausal women (mean age 67 ± 7 years, BMI 28 ± 8 kg/m2). We found that patients with more mature bone by FTIR, measured as lower acid phosphate content and carbonate to phosphate ratio, and greater collagen maturity and mineral maturity/crystallinity (MMC), had greater cortical vBMD at the tibia and greater aBMD at the lumbar spine and one-third radius. Our data suggests that bone quality at peripheral sites may predict bone quality at the spine. As bone quality at the spine is challenging to assess prior to surgery, there is a great need for additional screening tools. Pre-operative peripheral bone imaging may provide important insight into vertebral bone quality and may foster identification of patients with bone quality deficits.
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- Alison K Heilbronner
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolic Bone Disease Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolic Bone Disease Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolic Bone Disease Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolic Bone Disease Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Spine Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Spine Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Spine Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America; Research Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolic Bone Disease Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America.
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Kunitake JA, Sudilovsky D, Johnson LM, Loh HC, Choi S, Morris PG, Jochelson MS, Iyengar NM, Morrow M, Masic A, Fischbach C, Estroff LA. Biomineralogical signatures of breast microcalcifications. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eade3152. [PMID: 36812311 PMCID: PMC9946357 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade3152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Microcalcifications, primarily biogenic apatite, occur in cancerous and benign breast pathologies and are key mammographic indicators. Outside the clinic, numerous microcalcification compositional metrics (e.g., carbonate and metal content) are linked to malignancy, yet microcalcification formation is dependent on microenvironmental conditions, which are notoriously heterogeneous in breast cancer. We interrogate multiscale heterogeneity in 93 calcifications from 21 breast cancer patients using an omics-inspired approach: For each microcalcification, we define a "biomineralogical signature" combining metrics derived from Raman microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy. We observe that (i) calcifications cluster into physiologically relevant groups reflecting tissue type and local malignancy; (ii) carbonate content exhibits substantial intratumor heterogeneity; (iii) trace metals including zinc, iron, and aluminum are enhanced in malignant-localized calcifications; and (iv) the lipid-to-protein ratio within calcifications is lower in patients with poor composite outcome, suggesting that there is potential clinical value in expanding research on calcification diagnostic metrics to include "mineral-entrapped" organic matrix.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
- Pathology Department, Kingman Regional Medical Center, Kingman, AZ 86409, USA
- Pathology Department, Western Arizona Medical Center, Bullhead City, AZ 86442, USA
- Pathology Department, Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, AZ 85364, USA
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- Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- Medical Oncology Service, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Breast Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/Evelyn H. Lauder Breast and Imaging Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/Evelyn H. Lauder Breast and Imaging Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Corresponding author. (L.A.E.); (C.F.); (A.M.)
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- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
- Corresponding author. (L.A.E.); (C.F.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
- Corresponding author. (L.A.E.); (C.F.); (A.M.)
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Seredin P, Goloshchapov D, Buylov N, Kashkarov V, Emelyanova A, Eremeev K, Ippolitov Y. Compositional Analysis of the Dental Biomimetic Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Bioinspired Nonstoichiometric Hydroxyapatite with Small Deviations in the Carbonate Incorporation. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4453. [PMID: 36558306 PMCID: PMC9783965 DOI: 10.3390/nano12244453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In our paper, we discuss the results of a comprehensive structural-spectroscopic and microscopic analysis of non-stoichiometric nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (CHAp) with low carbonate anion content and biomimetic hybrid nanomaterials produced on its basis. It was shown that hydroxyapatite nanocrystals synthesized by chemical precipitation and biogenic calcium source mimic the properties of biogenic apatite and also have a morphological organization of "core-shell" type. The "core" of the CHAp nanocrystal is characterized by an overabundance of calcium Ca/P~1.9. Thus "a shell" with thickness of ~3-5 nm is formed from intermediate apatite-like phases where the most probable are octocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate and tricalcium phosphate. The multimode model of the Raman profile of samples CHAp and biomimetic composites for spectral region 900-1100 cm-1 proposed in our work has allowed to allocate precise contribution of B-type carbonate substitution, taking into account the presence on a surface of "core" HAp nanocrystal of various third-party intermediate apatite-like phases. The calibration function constructed on the basis of the described model makes it possible to reliably determine small concentrations of carbonate in the structure of hydroxyapatite with the application of Raman express method of diagnostics. The results of our work can inspire researchers to study the processes of induced biomineralization in mineralized tissues of the human body, using non-destructive methods of control with simultaneous analysis of chemical bonding, as well as determining the role of impurity atoms in the functions exhibited by biotissue.
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- Pavel Seredin
- Solid State Physics and Nanostructures Department, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya Pl. 1, 394018 Voronezh, Russia
- Scientific and Educational Center, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies, Ural Federal University, Lenin Ave 51, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Solid State Physics and Nanostructures Department, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya Pl. 1, 394018 Voronezh, Russia
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- Solid State Physics and Nanostructures Department, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya Pl. 1, 394018 Voronezh, Russia
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- Solid State Physics and Nanostructures Department, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya Pl. 1, 394018 Voronezh, Russia
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- Solid State Physics and Nanostructures Department, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya Pl. 1, 394018 Voronezh, Russia
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- Solid State Physics and Nanostructures Department, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya Pl. 1, 394018 Voronezh, Russia
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry with Orthodontia, Voronezh State Medical University, Studentcheskaya Ul. 11, 394006 Voronezh, Russia
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LLabre JE, Gil C, Amatya N, Lagalwar S, Possidente B, Vashishth D. Degradation of Bone Quality in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. J Bone Miner Res 2022; 37:2548-2565. [PMID: 36250342 PMCID: PMC9772191 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients present with symptoms such as impairment of insulin signaling, chronic inflammation, and oxidative stress. Furthermore, there are comorbidities associated with AD progression. For example, osteoporosis is common with AD wherein patients exhibit reduced mineralization and a risk for fragility fractures. However, there is a lack of understanding on the effects of AD on bone beyond loss of bone density. To this end, we investigated the effects of AD on bone quality using the 5XFAD transgenic mouse model in which 12-month-old 5XFAD mice showed accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ42) compared with wild-type (WT) littermates (n = 10/group; 50% female, 50% male). Here, we observed changes in cortical bone but not in cancellous bone quality. Both bone mass and bone quality, measured in femoral samples using imaging (micro-CT, confocal Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction [XRD]), mechanical (fracture tests), and chemical analyses (biochemical assays), were altered in the 5XFAD mice compared with WT. Micro-CT results showed 5XFAD mice had lower volumetric bone mineral density (BMD) and increased endocortical bone loss. XRD results showed decreased mineralization with smaller mineral crystals. Bone matrix compositional properties, from Raman, showed decreased crystallinity along with higher accumulation of glycoxidation products and glycation products, measured biochemically. 5XFAD mice also demonstrated loss of initiation and maximum toughness. We observed that carboxymethyl-lysine (CML) and mineralization correlated with initiation toughness, whereas crystal size and pentosidine (PEN) correlated with maximum toughness, suggesting bone matrix changes predominated by advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and altered/poor mineral quality explained loss of fracture toughness. Our findings highlight two pathways to skeletal fragility in AD through alteration of bone quality: (i) accumulation of AGEs; and (ii) loss of crystallinity, decreased crystal size, and loss of mineralization. We observed that the accumulation of amyloidosis in brain correlated with an increase in several AGEs, consistent with a mechanistic link between elevated Aβ42 levels in the brain and AGE accumulation in bone. © 2022 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Joan E. LLabre
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
- Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
- Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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Romanowicz GE, Terhune AH, Bielajew BJ, Sexton B, Lynch M, Mandair GS, McNerny EM, Kohn DH. Collagen cross-link profiles and mineral are different between the mandible and femur with site specific response to perturbed collagen. Bone Rep 2022; 17:101629. [PMID: 36325166 PMCID: PMC9618783 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2022.101629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Compromises to collagen and mineral lead to a decrease in whole bone quantity and quality in a variety of systemic diseases, yet, clinically, disease manifestations differ between craniofacial and long bones. Collagen alterations can occur through post-translational modification via lysyl oxidase (LOX), which catalyzes enzymatic collagen cross-link formation, as well as through non-enzymatic advanced glycation end products (AGEs) such as pentosidine and carboxymethyl-lysine (CML). Characterization of the cross-links and AGEs, and comparison of the mineral and collagen modifications in craniofacial and long bones represent a critical gap in knowledge. However, alterations to either the mineral or collagen in bone may contribute to disease progression and, subsequently, the anatomical site dependence of a variety of diseases. Therefore, we hypothesized that collagen cross-links and AGEs differ between craniofacial and long bones and that altered collagen cross-linking reduces mineral quality in an anatomic location dependent. To study the effects of cross-link inhibition on mineralization between anatomical sites, beta-aminoproprionitrile (BAPN) was administered to rapidly growing, 5-8 week-old male mice. BAPN is a dose-dependent inhibitor of LOX that pharmacologically alters enzymatic cross-link formation. Long bones (femora) and craniofacial bones (mandibles) were compared for mineral quantity and quality, collagen cross-link and AGE profiles, and tissue level mechanics, as well as the response to altered cross-links via BAPN. A highly sensitive liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method was developed which allowed for quantification of site-dependent accumulation of the advanced glycation end-product, carboxymethyl-lysine (CML). CML was ∼8.3× higher in the mandible than the femur. The mandible had significantly higher collagen maturation, mineral crystallinity, and Young's modulus, but lower carbonation, than the femur. BAPN also had anatomic specific effects, leading to significant decreases in mature cross-links in the mandible, and an increase in mineral carbonation in the femur. This differential response of both the mineral and collagen composition to BAPN between the mandible and femur highlights the need to further understand how inherent compositional differences in collagen and mineral contribute to anatomic-site specific manifestations of disease in both craniofacial and long bones.
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Key Words
- AGE, advanced glycation end product
- Advanced glycation end products
- BAPN, beta-aminoproprionitrile
- Biomechanical properties
- Bone quality
- CML, carboxymethyl-lysine
- Collagen cross-link
- DHLNL, dihydroxylysinonorleucine
- DPD, lysylpyridinoline
- Femur
- HLKNL, hydroxylysinoketonorleucine
- HLNL, hydroxylysinonorleucine
- HPLC-FLD, high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection
- LC-MS, liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry
- LH, lysyl hydroxylase
- LKNL, lysinoketonorleucine
- LOX, lysyl oxidase
- Mandible
- Mineralization
- PEN, pentosidine
- PMMA, poly-methyl-methacrylate
- PYD, hydroxylysylpyridinoline
- Pyr, pyrroles
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- Genevieve E. Romanowicz
- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, MI, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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Farlay D, Falgayrac G, Ponçon C, Rizzo S, Cortet B, Chapurlat R, Penel G, Badoud I, Ammann P, Boivin G. Material and nanomechanical properties of bone structural units of cortical and trabecular iliac bone tissues from untreated postmenopausal osteoporotic women. Bone Rep 2022; 17:101623. [PMID: 36213624 PMCID: PMC9535279 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2022.101623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The differences in bone nanomechanical properties between cortical (Ct) and trabecular (Tb) bone remain uncertain, whereas knowing the respective contribution of each compartment is critical to understand the origin of bone strength. Our purpose was to compare bone mechanical and intrinsic properties of Ct and Tb compartments, at the bone structural unit (BSU) level, in iliac bone taken from a homogeneous untreated human population. Among 60 PMMA-embedded transiliac bone biopsies from untreated postmenopausal osteoporotic women (64 ± 7 year-old), >2000 BSUs were analysed by nanoindentation in physiological wet conditions [indentation modulus (elasticity), hardness, dissipated energy], by Fourier transform infrared (FTIRM) and Raman microspectroscopy (mineral and organic characteristics), and by X-ray microradiography (degree of mineralization of bone, DMB). BSUs were categorized based on tissue age, osteonal (Ost) and interstitial (Int) tissues location and bone compartments (Ct and Tb). Indentation modulus was higher in Ct than in Tb BSUs, both in Ost and Int. dissipated energy was higher in Ct than Tb, in Int BSUs. Hardness was not different between Ct and Tb BSUs. In Ost or Int BSUs, mineral maturity (conversion of non-apatitic into apatitic phosphates) was higher in Ct than in Tb, as well as for collagen maturity (Ost). Mineral content assessed as mineral/matrix (FTIRM and Raman) or as DMB, was lower in Ct than in Tb. Crystallinity (FTIRM) was similar in BSUs from Ct and Tb, and slightly lower in Ct than in Tb when measured by Raman, indicating that the crystal size/perfection was quite similar between Ct and Tb BSUs. The differences found between Ost and Int tissues were much higher than the difference found between Ct and Tb for all those bone material properties. Multiple regression analysis showed that Indentation modulus and dissipated energy were mainly explained by mineral maturity in Ct and by collagen maturity in Tb, and hardness by mineral content in both Ct and Tb. In conclusion, in untreated human iliac bone, Ct and Tb BSUs exhibit different characteristics. Ct BSUs have higher indentation modulus, dissipated energy (Int), mineral and organic maturities than Tb BSUs, without difference in hardness. Although those differences are relatively small compared to those found between Ost and Int BSUs, they may influence bone strength at macroscale.
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Hou Z, Yuan S, Deng W, Cai J, Qiu Y, Zhao Y, Wang Z, Chen L, Liu H, Wu X, Zhang X. Crystalline Hydrate Dehydration Sensing Based on Integrated Terahertz Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:9116. [PMID: 36501818 PMCID: PMC9736564 DOI: 10.3390/s22239116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Water molecules play a very important role in the hydration and dehydration process of hydrates, which may lead to distinct physical and chemical properties, affecting their availability in practical applications. However, miniaturized, integrated sensors capable of the rapid, sensitive sensing of water molecules in the hydrate are still lacking, limiting their proliferation. Here, we realize the high-sensitivity sensing of water molecules in copper sulfate pentahydrate (CuSO4·5H2O), based on an on-chip terahertz whispering gallery mode resonator (THz-WGMR) fabricated on silicon material via CMOS-compatible technologies. An integrated THz-WGMR with a high-Q factor of 3305 and a resonance frequency of 410.497 GHz was proposed and fabricated. Then, the sensor was employed to distinguish the CuSO4·xH2O (x = 5, 3, 1). The static characterization from the CuSO4·5H2O to the copper sulfate trihydrate (CuSO4·3H2O) experienced blueshifts of 0.55 GHz/μmol, whereas the dehydration process of CuSO4·3H2O to copper sulfate monohydrate (CuSO4·H2O) exhibited blueshifts of 0.21 GHz/μmol. Finally, the dynamic dehydration processes of CuSO4·5H2O to CuSO4·3H2O at different temperatures were monitored. We believe that our proposed THz-WGMR sensors with highly sensitive substance identification capabilities can provide a versatile and integrated platform for studying the transformation between substances, contributing to hydrated/crystal water-assisted biochemical applications.
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- Zhibo Hou
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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Chronological Age Estimation of Male Occipital Bone Based on FTIR and Raman Microspectroscopy. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2022; 2022:1729131. [PMID: 36065391 PMCID: PMC9440630 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1729131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Age-related changes in bone tissue have always been an important part of bone research, and age estimation is also of great significance in forensic work. In our study, FTIR and Raman microspectroscopy were combined to explore the structural and chronological age-related changes in the occipital bones of 40 male donors. The FTIR micro-ATR mode not only achieves the comparison of FTIR and Raman efficiency but also provides a new pattern for the joint detection of FTIR and Raman in hard tissue. Statistical analysis and PCA results revealed that the structure had little effect on the FTIR and Raman results. The FTIR and Raman mineral/matrix ratio, carbonate/phosphate ratio, crystallinity, and collagen maturity of the whole showed an increasing trend during maturation, and a significant correlation was found between FTIR and Raman by comparing four outcomes. Furthermore, the results indicated that the cutoff point of the change in the relative proportion of organic matrix and inorganic minerals in males was between 19 and 35 years old, and the changes in the relative proportion of organic matrix and inorganic minerals may play a key role in age estimation. Ultimately, we established age estimation regression models. The FTIR GA-PLS regression model has the best performance and is more suitable for our experiment (RMSECV = 10.405, RMSEP = 9.2654, R2CV = 0.814, and R2Pred = 0.828). Overall, FTIR and Raman combined with chemometrics are an ideal method to estimate chronological age based on age-dependent component changes in male occipital bones. Our experiment provides a proof of concept and potential experimental method for chronological age estimation.
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Biomimetic Mineralization of Tooth Enamel Using Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite under Various Dental Surface Pretreatment Conditions. Biomimetics (Basel) 2022; 7:biomimetics7030111. [PMID: 35997431 PMCID: PMC9397024 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics7030111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this report, we demonstrated the formation of a biomimetic mineralizing layer obtained on the surface of dental enamel (biotemplate) using bioinspired nanocrystalline carbonate-substituted calcium hydroxyapatite (ncHAp), whose physical and chemical properties are closest to the natural apatite dental matrix, together with a complex of polyfunctional organic and polar amino acids. Using a set of structural, spectroscopy, and advanced microscopy techniques, we confirmed the formation of a nanosized ncHAp-based mineralized layer, as well as studying its chemical, substructural, and morphological features by means of various methods for the pretreatment of dental enamel. The pretreatment of a biotemplate in an alkaline solution of Ca(OH)2 and an amino acid booster, together with the executed subsequent mineralization with ncHAp, led to the formation of a mineralized layer with homogeneous micromorphology and the preferential orientation of the ncHAp nanocrystals. It was shown that the homogeneous crystallization of hydroxyapatite on the biotemplate surface and binding of individual nanocrystals and agglomerates into a single complex by an amino acid booster resulted in an increase (~15%) in the nanohardness value in the enamel rods area, compared to that of healthy natural enamel. Obtaining a similar hierarchy and cleavage characteristics as natural enamel in the mineralized layer, taking into account the micromorphological features of dental tissue, is an urgent problem for future research.
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Thotakura A, Quenneville C, Schwarcz HP. Ashing of bone: errors due to loss of CO 2 and their correction. J Bone Miner Metab 2022; 40:594-601. [PMID: 35637396 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-022-01327-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Ashing is widely used to determine weight fraction of water-free bone that is mineral, but no standard procedure exists and the range of techniques used spans a range of temperatures and times over which the amount of weight loss is variable. We show that variability is largely due to progressive loss of CO2 from CO3 2- ions in the apatite crystal lattice, beginning at 600 ℃, typically used for ashing. We test the effect of varying temperature, time, and weight of sample and develop a reliable method, using small samples. MATERIALS AND METHODS Replicate samples of bovine cortical bone were tested at 500 ℃, 600 ℃, and 700 ℃ for times ranging up to 24 h. We also tested samples of multiple humans at what we concluded to be the optimal conditions. RESULTS Varying conditions of ashing resulted in variations in apparent ash weight % by up to 7%. Samples between 5 and 20 mg heated to 600 ℃ for 1 h gave results agreeing with generally accepted values, but with much smaller variability. Ash wt% values for multiple human bone samples differed by up to 4.8%, but replicate data for individuals agree to ± 1 wt%. DISCUSSION In conclusion, a satisfactory method is given for ash weight determination using small samples, and yielding highly reproducible data. If accepted widely, ash weight values between laboratories could be used to study variations due to diet, age, drug treatment, and disease.
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- Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
- School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Han T, Chen W, Cai Y, Lv Z, Zhang Y, Tan X. Immobilization of uranium during the deposition of carbonated hydroxyapatite. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2022.104331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Raman and XANES Spectroscopic Study of the Influence of Coordination Atomic and Molecular Environments in Biomimetic Composite Materials Integrated with Dental Tissue. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11113099. [PMID: 34835863 PMCID: PMC8625886 DOI: 10.3390/nano11113099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In this work, for the first time, the influence of the coordination environment as well as Ca and P atomic states on biomimetic composites integrated with dental tissue was investigated. Bioinspired dental composites were synthesised based on nanocrystalline calcium carbonate-substituted hydroxyapatite Ca4ICa6IIPO46−xCO3x+yOH2−y (nano-cHAp) obtained from a biogenic source and a set of polar amino acids that modelled the organic matrix. Biomimetic composites, as well as natural dental tissue samples, were investigated using Raman spectromicroscopy and synchrotron X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy. Molecular structure and energy structure studies revealed several important features related to the different calcium atomic environments. It was shown that biomimetic composites created in order to reproduce the physicochemical properties of dental tissue provide good imitation of molecular and electron energetic properties, including the carbonate anion CO32− and the atomic Ca/P ratio in nanocrystals. The features of the molecular structure of biomimetic composites are inherited from the nano-cHAp (to a greater extent) and the amino acid cocktail used for their creation, and are caused by the ratio between the mineral and organic components, which is similar to the composition of natural enamel and dentine. In this case, violation of the nano-cHAp stoichiometry, which is the mineral basis of the natural and bioinspired composites, as well as the inclusion of different molecular groups in the nano-cHAp lattice, do not affect the coordination environment of phosphorus atoms. The differences observed in the molecular and electron energetic structures of the natural enamel and dentine and the imitation of their properties by biomimetic materials are caused by rearrangement in the local environment of the calcium atoms in the HAp crystal lattice. The surface of the nano-cHAp crystals in the natural enamel and dentine involved in the formation of bonds with the organic matrix is characterised by the coordination environment of the calcium atom, corresponding to its location in the CaI position—that is, bound through common oxygen atoms with PO4 tetrahedrons. At the same time, on the surface of nano-cHAp crystals in bioinspired dental materials, the calcium atom is characteristically located in the CaII position, bound to the hydroxyl OH group. The features detected in the atomic and molecular coordination environment in nano-cHAp play a fundamental role in recreating a biomimetic dental composite of the natural organomineral interaction in mineralised tissue and will help to find an optimal way to integrate the dental biocomposite with natural tissue.
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