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Sinclair-Black M, Garcia-Mejia RA, Blair LR, Angel R, Arbe X, Cavero D, Ellestad LE. Circadian regulation of calcium and phosphorus homeostasis during the oviposition cycle in laying hens. Poult Sci 2024; 103:103209. [PMID: 38052129 PMCID: PMC10746567 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103209] [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: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Maintenance of calcium and phosphorus homeostasis in laying hens is crucial for preservation of skeletal integrity and eggshell quality, though physiological regulation of these systems is incompletely defined. To investigate changes in mineral and vitamin D3 homeostasis during the 24-h egg formation cycle, 32-wk-old commercial laying hens were sampled at 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 18, 21, 23, and 24 h post-oviposition (HPOP; n ≥ 4). Ovum location and egg calcification stage were recorded, and blood chemistry, plasma vitamin D3 metabolites, circulating parathyroid hormone (PTH), and expression of genes mediating uptake and utilization of calcium and phosphorus were evaluated. Elevated levels of renal 25-hydroxylase from 12 to 23 HPOP suggest this tissue might play a role in vitamin D3 25-hydroxylation during eggshell calcification. In shell gland, retinoid-x-receptor gamma upregulation between 6 and 8 HPOP followed by subsequently increased vitamin D receptor indicate that vitamin D3 signaling is important for eggshell calcification. Increased expression of PTH, calcitonin, and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) receptors in the shell gland between 18 and 24 HPOP suggest elevated sensitivity to these hormones toward the end of eggshell calcification. Shell gland sodium-calcium exchanger 1 was upregulated between 4 and 7 HPOP and plasma membrane calcium ATPase 1 increased throughout eggshell calcification, suggesting the primary calcium transporter may differ according to eggshell calcification stage. Expression in shell gland further indicated that bicarbonate synthesis precedes transport, where genes peaked at 6 to 7 and 12 to 18 HPOP, respectively. Inorganic phosphorus transporter 1 (PiT-1) expression peaked in kidney between 12 and 15 HPOP, likely to excrete excess circulating phosphorus, and in shell gland between 18 and 21 HPOP. Upregulation of FGF23 receptors and PiT-1 during late eggshell calcification suggest shell gland phosphorus uptake is important at this time. Together, these findings identified potentially novel hormonal pathways involved in calcium and phosphorus homeostasis along with associated circadian patterns in gene expression that can be used to devise strategies aimed at improving eggshell and skeletal strength in laying hens.
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Sinclair-Black M, Garcia RA, Ellestad LE. Physiological regulation of calcium and phosphorus utilization in laying hens. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1112499. [PMID: 36824471 PMCID: PMC9942826 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1112499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Commercial laying hens can produce one egg approximately every 24 h. During this process, regulatory systems that control vitamin D3 metabolism, calcium and phosphorus homeostasis, and intestinal uptake of these minerals work in concert to deliver components required for eggshell calcification and bone mineralization. Commercial production cycles have been extended in recent years to last through 100 weeks of age, and older hens often exhibit an increased prevalence of skeletal fractures and poor eggshell quality. Issues such as these arise, in part, through imbalances that occur in calcium and phosphorus utilization as hens age. As a result, an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that drive calcium and phosphorus uptake and utilization is required to develop solutions to these welfare and economic challenges. This paper reviews factors that influence calcium and phosphorus homeostasis in laying hens, including eggshell formation and development and roles of cortical and medullary bone. Metabolism and actions of vitamin D3 and physiological regulation of calcium and phosphorus homeostasis in key tissues are also discussed. Areas that require further research in avian species, such as the role of fibroblast growth factor 23 in these processes and the metabolism and action of bioactive vitamin D3, are highlighted and the importance of using emerging technologies and establishing in vitro systems to perform functional and mechanistic studies is emphasized.
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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Dorozhkin SV. Synthetic amorphous calcium phosphates (ACPs): preparation, structure, properties, and biomedical applications. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:7748-7798. [PMID: 34755730 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01239h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Amorphous calcium phosphates (ACPs) represent a metastable amorphous state of other calcium orthophosphates (abbreviated as CaPO4) possessing variable compositional but rather identical glass-like physical properties, in which there are neither translational nor orientational long-range orders of the atomic positions. In nature, ACPs of a biological origin are found in the calcified tissues of mammals, some parts of primitive organisms, as well as in the mammalian milk. Manmade ACPs can be synthesized in a laboratory by various methods including wet-chemical precipitation, in which they are the first solid phases, precipitated after a rapid mixing of aqueous solutions containing dissolved ions of Ca2+ and PO43- in sufficient amounts. Due to the amorphous nature, all types of synthetic ACPs appear to be thermodynamically unstable and, unless stored in dry conditions or doped by stabilizers, they tend to transform spontaneously to crystalline CaPO4, mainly to ones with an apatitic structure. This intrinsic metastability of the ACPs is of a great biological relevance. In particular, the initiating role that metastable ACPs play in matrix vesicle biomineralization raises their importance from a mere laboratory curiosity to that of a reasonable key intermediate in skeletal calcifications. In addition, synthetic ACPs appear to be very promising biomaterials both for manufacturing artificial bone grafts and for dental applications. In this review, the current knowledge on the occurrence, structural design, chemical composition, preparation, properties, and biomedical applications of the synthetic ACPs have been summarized.
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Delaunois Y, Smeets S, Malherbe C, Eppe G, Lecchini D, Ruffoni D, Compère P. Structure and mineralization of the spearing mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda; Lysiosquillina maculata) body and spike cuticles. J Struct Biol 2021; 213:107810. [PMID: 34774752 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107810] [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: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Stomatopoda is a crustacean order including sophisticated predators called spearing and smashing mantis shrimps that are separated from the well-studied Eumalacotraca since the Devonian. The spearing mantis shrimp has developed a spiky dactyl capable of impaling fishes or crustaceans in a fraction of second. In this high velocity hunting technique, the spikes undergo an intense mechanical constraint to which their exoskeleton (or cuticle) has to be adapted. To better understand the spike cuticle internal architecture and composition, electron microscopy, X-ray microanalysis and Raman spectroscopy were used on the spikes of 7 individuals (collected in French Polynesia and Indonesia), but also on parts of the body cuticle that have less mechanical stress to bear. In the body cuticle, several specificities linked to the group were found, allowing to determine the basic structure from which the spike cuticle has evolved. Results also highlighted that the body cuticle of mantis shrimps could be a model close to the ancestral arthropod cuticle by the aspect of its biological layers (epi- and procuticle including exo- and endocuticle) as well as by the Ca-carbonate/phosphate mineral content of these layers. In contrast, the spike cuticle exhibits a deeply modified organization in four functional regions overprinted on the biological layers. Each of them has specific fibre arrangement or mineral content (fluorapatite, ACP or phosphate-rich Ca-carbonate) and is thought to assume specific mechanical roles, conferring appropriate properties on the entire spike. These results agree with an evolution of smashing mantis shrimps from primitive stabbing/spearing shrimps, and thus also allowed a better understanding of the structural modifications described in previous studies on the dactyl club of smashing mantis shrimps.
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- Yann Delaunois
- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, FOCUS Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, FOCUS Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Center for Applied Research and Education in Microscopy (CAREM), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, MolSys Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, MolSys Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratoire d'Excellence «CORAIL», BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia; PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR3278 CRIOBE, BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
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- Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials Laboratory, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, FOCUS Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Center for Applied Research and Education in Microscopy (CAREM), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Seidl B, Reisecker C, Neues F, Campanaro A, Epple M, Hild S, Ziegler A. The dorsal tergite cuticle of Helleria brevicornis: Ultrastructure, mineral distribution, calcite microstructure and texture. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY-X 2021; 5:100051. [PMID: 34337383 PMCID: PMC8313847 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjsbx.2021.100051] [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: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Among the terrestrial Crustacea, isopods have most successfully established themselves in a large variety of terrestrial habitats. As in most Crustacea, their cuticle consists of a hierarchically organised organic phase of chitin-protein fibrils, containing calcium carbonate and some calcium phosphate. In previous studies, we examined the tergite cuticle of Tylos europaeus, which lives on seashores and burrows into moist sand. In this study, we investigate the closely related species Helleria brevicornis, which is completely terrestrial and lives in leaf litter and humus and burrows into the soil. To get deeper insights in relation between the structure of the organic and mineral phase in species living in diverse habitats, we have investigated the structure, and the chemical and crystallographic properties of the tergite cuticle using various preparation techniques, and microscopic and analytical methods. The results reveal long and short epicuticular sensilla with brushed tips on the tergite surface that do not occur in T. europaeus. As in T. europaeus a distal exocuticle, which contains a low number of organic fibres, contains calcite while the subjacent layers of the exo- and endocuticle contain amorphous calcium carbonate. The distal exocuticle contains a polygonal pattern of mineral initiation sites that correspond to interprismatic septa described for decapod crabs. The shape and position of calcite units do not follow the polygonal pattern of the septa. The results indicate that the calcite units form by crystallisation from an amorphous phase that progresses from both margins of the septa to the centres of the polygons.
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- Bastian Seidl
- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Polymer Science, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 5-7, 45117Essen, Germany
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant and Certification, Via di Lanciola 12/a, I-50125 Cascine del Riccio, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 5-7, 45117Essen, Germany
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- Department of Polymer Science, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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Fan HX, Gou BD, Gao YX, Wu G, Liu SH, Li F, Zhang TL. Protein-bound calcium phosphate in uremic rat serum: a quantitative study. J Biol Inorg Chem 2020; 25:1051-1063. [PMID: 32839886 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-020-01807-x] [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: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Protein-bound calcium (prCa) constitutes about 40% of serum total calcium, in which albumin is the most dominant protein. Given the chemical interaction between calcium and phosphate (Pi), the increased serum Pi in chronic kidney disease may cause changes in the composition and structure of the prCa fraction. Here, we report the phosphate binding on the protein-bound calcium in uremic rat serum. Using adenine-fed rats as a uremic model, we separated the calcium and phosphate fractions in rat serum by ultrafiltration, and found that the level of protein-bound phosphate (prPi) in the uremic serum was markedly higher than in control. The elevated prPi level was comparable to the prCa level, consistent with the presence of protein-bound calcium phosphate pr(Ca)j-m(CaPi)m. We then confirmed its presence by ex vivo X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy, revealing the discrete state of the calcium phosphate clusters associated with protein. Finally, in a quantitative investigation using Ca- and Pi-boosted serum, we discovered the threshold concentration for the Pi binding on prCa, and determined the binding constant. The threshold, while preventing Pi from binding to prCa in normal condition, allows the reaction to take place in hyperphosphatemia conditions. The protein-bound calcium phosphate could act as a link between the metabolism of serum proteins and the homeostasis of phosphate and calcium, and it deserves further investigation whether the molar ratio of (prPi/prCa)⋅100% may serve as a serum index of the vascular calcification status in chronic kidney disease.
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- Hong-Xing Fan
- Department of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou, 014010, People's Republic of China.,CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19B Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Peking University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19B Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou, 014010, People's Republic of China.
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19B Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19B Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Peking University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
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Ernst F, Fabritius HO, Griesshaber E, Reisecker C, Neues F, Epple M, Schmahl WW, Hild S, Ziegler A. Functional adaptations in the tergite cuticle of the desert isopod Hemilepistus reaumuri (Milne-Edwards, 1840). J Struct Biol 2020; 212:107570. [PMID: 32650132 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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To survive in its extreme habitat, the cuticle of the burrowing desert isopod Hemilepistus reaumuri requires properties distinct from isopods living in moist or mesic habitats. In particular, the anterior tergites are exposed to high mechanical loads and temperatures when individuals guard the entrance of their burrow. We have, therefore, investigated the architecture, composition, calcite texture and local mechanical properties of the tergite cuticle, with particular emphasis on large anterior cuticle tubercles and differences between the anterior and posterior tergite. Unexpectedly, structure and thickness of the epicuticle resemble those in mesic isopod species. The anterior tergite has a thicker endocuticle and a higher local stiffness than the posterior tergite. Calcite distribution in the cuticle is unusual, because in addition to the exocuticle the endocuticle distally also contains calcite. The calcite consists of a distal layer of dense and highly co-oriented crystal-units, followed proximally by irregularly distributed and, with respect to each other, misoriented calcite crystallites. The calcite layer at the tip of the tubercle is thicker relative to the tubercle slopes, and its crystallites are more misoriented to each other. A steep decrease of local stiffness and hardness is observed within a distal region of the cuticle, likely caused by a successive increase in the ACC/calcite ratio rather than changes in the degree of mineralisation. Comparison of the results with other isopods reveals a much lower ACC/calcite ratio in H. reaumuri and a correlation between the degree of terrestriality of isopod species and the magnesium content of the cuticle.
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- Franziska Ernst
- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Bionics and Materials Development, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, Marker Allee 76-78, 59063 Hamm, Germany; Department of Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, LMU, Theresienstr. 41, 80333 München, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Science, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5-7, 45117 Essen, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5-7, 45117 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, LMU, Theresienstr. 41, 80333 München, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Science, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany.
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Precipitation of Inorganic Salts in Mitochondrial Matrix. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:membranes10050081. [PMID: 32349446 PMCID: PMC7281443 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10050081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the mitochondrial matrix, there are insoluble, osmotically inactive complexes that maintain a constant pH and calcium concentration. In the present paper, we examine the properties of insoluble calcium and magnesium salts, such as phosphates, carbonates and polyphosphates, which might play this role. We find that non-stoichiometric, magnesium-rich carbonated apatite, with very low crystallinity, precipitates in the matrix under physiological conditions. Precipitated salt acts as pH buffer, and, hence, can contribute in maintaining ATP production in ischemic conditions, which delays irreversible damage to heart and brain cells after stroke.
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A comparative study of eggshells of Gekkota with morphological, chemical compositional and crystallographic approaches and its evolutionary implications. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199496. [PMID: 29933400 PMCID: PMC6014675 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The Gekkota is an important clade in the evolution of calcified eggshells in that some of its families lay rigid eggshells like archosaurs. However, the fundamental differences and similarities between the mechanism of rigid eggshell formation of the Gekkota and Archosauria have not been investigated thoroughly due to the lack of knowledge of gekkotan eggshells. Here, we report for the first time a comprehensive analysis of morphological, chemical compositional, and crystallographic features of rigid and soft gekkotan eggshells. Exhaustive morphological description provided common characters for gekkotan eggshells, as well as unique features of each species. We found that elemental distribution of rigid gekkotan eggshells is different from that of avian eggshells, especially in the case of Mg and P. In addition, the crystallographic features (size, shape, and alignment of calcite grains) of gekkotan eggshells are completely different from those of archosaur eggshells. The result of this study suggests that soft gekkotan eggshells are morphologically more similar to tuatara eggshells rather than soft eggshells of derived squamates. The chemical compositional analysis suggests that the eggshell may act as a mineral reservoir for P and F as well as Ca. More importantly, all chemical compositions and crystallographic features imply that the gekkotan eggshell formation may begin at the outer surface and growing down to the inner surface, which is opposite to the direction of the archosaur eggshell formation. This character would be crucial for identifying fossil gekkotan eggs, which are poorly known in paleontology. All these lines of evidence support that soft gekkotan and tuatara eggshells share the primitive characters of all lepidosaurid eggshells. Finally, gekkotan and archosaur rigid eggshells represent a typical example of convergent evolution in the lineage of the Sauropsida.
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Wang X, Schröder HC, Müller WEG. Amorphous polyphosphate, a smart bioinspired nano-/bio-material for bone and cartilage regeneration: towards a new paradigm in tissue engineering. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:2385-2412. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb00241j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Physiological amorphous polyphosphate nano/micro-particles, injectable and implantable, attract and stimulate MSCs into implants for tissue regeneration.
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- Xiaohong Wang
- ERC Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- ERC Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- ERC Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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Fabritius HO, Ziegler A, Friák M, Nikolov S, Huber J, Seidl BHM, Ruangchai S, Alagboso FI, Karsten S, Lu J, Janus AM, Petrov M, Zhu LF, Hemzalová P, Hild S, Raabe D, Neugebauer J. Functional adaptation of crustacean exoskeletal elements through structural and compositional diversity: a combined experimental and theoretical study. BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS 2016; 11:055006. [PMID: 27609556 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/11/5/055006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The crustacean cuticle is a composite material that covers the whole animal and forms the continuous exoskeleton. Nano-fibers composed of chitin and protein molecules form most of the organic matrix of the cuticle that, at the macroscale, is organized in up to eight hierarchical levels. At least two of them, the exo- and endocuticle, contain a mineral phase of mainly Mg-calcite, amorphous calcium carbonate and phosphate. The high number of hierarchical levels and the compositional diversity provide a high degree of freedom for varying the physical, in particular mechanical, properties of the material. This makes the cuticle a versatile material ideally suited to form a variety of skeletal elements that are adapted to different functions and the eco-physiological strains of individual species. This review presents our recent analytical, experimental and theoretical studies on the cuticle, summarising at which hierarchical levels structure and composition are modified to achieve the required physical properties. We describe our multi-scale hierarchical modeling approach based on the results from these studies, aiming at systematically predicting the structure-composition-property relations of cuticle composites from the molecular level to the macro-scale. This modeling approach provides a tool to facilitate the development of optimized biomimetic materials within a knowledge-based design approach.
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- Helge-Otto Fabritius
- Department Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Nitiputri K, Ramasse QM, Autefage H, McGilvery CM, Boonrungsiman S, Evans ND, Stevens MM, Porter AE. Nanoanalytical Electron Microscopy Reveals a Sequential Mineralization Process Involving Carbonate-Containing Amorphous Precursors. ACS NANO 2016; 10:6826-35. [PMID: 27383526 PMCID: PMC5404715 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b02443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A direct observation and an in-depth characterization of the steps by which bone mineral nucleates and grows in the extracellular matrix during the earliest stages of maturation, using relevant biomineralization models as they grow into mature bone mineral, is an important research goal. To better understand the process of bone mineralization in the extracellular matrix, we used nanoanalytical electron microscopy techniques to examine an in vitro model of bone formation. This study demonstrates the presence of three dominant CaP structures in the mineralizing osteoblast cultures: <80 nm dense granules with a low calcium to phosphate ratio (Ca/P) and crystalline domains; calcium phosphate needles emanating from a focus: "needle-like globules" (100-300 nm in diameter) and mature mineral, both with statistically higher Ca/P compared to that of the dense granules. Many of the submicron granules and globules were interspersed around fibrillar structures containing nitrogen, which are most likely the signature of the organic phase. With high spatial resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) mapping, spatially resolved maps were acquired showing the distribution of carbonate within each mineral structure. The carbonate was located in the middle of the granules, which suggested the nucleation of the younger mineral starts with a carbonate-containing precursor and that this precursor may act as seed for growth into larger, submicron-sized, needle-like globules of hydroxyapatite with a different stoichiometry. Application of analytical electron microscopy has important implications in deciphering both how normal bone forms and in understanding pathological mineralization.
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- Kharissa Nitiputri
- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Bioengineering and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ UK
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Müller WEG, Neufurth M, Huang J, Wang K, Feng Q, Schröder HC, Diehl-Seifert B, Muñoz-Espí R, Wang X. Nonenzymatic Transformation of Amorphous CaCO3into Calcium Phosphate Mineral after Exposure to Sodium Phosphate in Vitro: Implications for in Vivo Hydroxyapatite Bone Formation. Chembiochem 2015; 16:1323-32. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Function-related adaptations of ultrastructure, mineral phase distribution and mechanical properties in the incisive cuticle of mandibles of Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804. J Struct Biol 2014; 188:1-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2014.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ultrastructure and mineral composition of the cornea cuticle in the compound eyes of a supralittoral and a marine isopod. J Struct Biol 2014; 187:158-173. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tas AC. The use of physiological solutions or media in calcium phosphate synthesis and processing. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:1771-92. [PMID: 24389317 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This review examined the literature to spot uses, if any, of physiological solutions/media for the in situ synthesis of calcium phosphates (CaP) under processing conditions (i.e. temperature, pH, concentration of inorganic ions present in media) mimicking those prevalent in the human hard tissue environments. There happens to be a variety of aqueous solutions or media developed for different purposes; sometimes they have been named as physiological saline, isotonic solution, cell culture solution, metastable CaP solution, supersaturated calcification solution, simulated body fluid or even dialysate solution (for dialysis patients). Most of the time such solutions were not used as the aqueous medium to perform the biomimetic synthesis of calcium phosphates, and their use was usually limited to the in vitro testing of synthetic biomaterials. This review illustrates that only a limited number of research studies used physiological solutions or media such as Earle's balanced salt solution, Bachra et al. solutions or Tris-buffered simulated body fluid solution containing 27mM HCO3(-) for synthesizing CaP, and these studies have consistently reported the formation of X-ray-amorphous CaP nanopowders instead of Ap-CaP or stoichiometric hydroxyapatite (HA, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2) at 37°C and pH 7.4. By relying on the published articles, this review highlights the significance of the use of aqueous solutions containing 0.8-1.5 mMMg(2+), 22-27mM HCO3(-), 142-145mM Na(+), 5-5.8mM K(+), 103-133mM Cl(-), 1.8-3.75mM Ca(2+), and 0.8-1.67mM HPO4(2-), which essentially mimic the composition and the overall ionic strength of the human extracellular fluid (ECF), in forming the nanospheres of X-ray-amorphous CaP.
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- A Cuneyt Tas
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Wang X, Schröder HC, Schlossmacher U, Neufurth M, Feng Q, Diehl-Seifert B, Müller WEG. Modulation of the initial mineralization process of SaOS-2 cells by carbonic anhydrase activators and polyphosphate. Calcif Tissue Int 2014; 94:495-509. [PMID: 24374859 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-013-9833-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ca-phosphate/hydroxyapatite (HA) crystals constitute the mineral matrix of vertebrate bones, while Ca-carbonate is the predominant mineral of many invertebrates, like mollusks. Recent results suggest that CaCO₃ is also synthesized during early bone formation. We demonstrate that carbonic anhydrase-driven CaCO₃ formation in vitro is activated by organic extracts from the demosponge Suberites domuncula as well as by quinolinic acid, one component isolated from these extracts. Further results revealed that the stimulatory effect of bicarbonate (HCO₃ (-)) ions on mineralization of osteoblast-like SaOS-2 cells is strongly enhanced if the cells are exposed to inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), a linear polymer of phosphate linked by energy-rich phosphodiester bonds. The effect of polyP, administered as polyP (Ca²⁺ salt), on HA formation was found to be amplified by addition of the carbonic anhydrase-activating sponge extract or quinolinic acid. Our results support the assumption that CaCO₃ deposits, acting as bio-seeds for Ca-carbonated phosphate formation, are formed as an intermediate during HA mineralization and that the carbonic anhydrase-mediated formation of those deposits is under a positive-negative feedback control by bone alkaline phosphatase-dependent polyP metabolism, offering new targets for therapy of bone diseases/defects.
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- Xiaohong Wang
- ERC Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, 55128, Mainz, Germany,
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Ruangchai S, Reisecker C, Hild S, Ziegler A. The architecture of the joint head cuticle and its transition to the arthrodial membrane in the terrestrial crustacean Porcellio scaber. J Struct Biol 2013; 182:22-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ultrastructure and mineral distribution in the tergite cuticle of the beach isopod Tylos europaeus Arcangeli, 1938. J Struct Biol 2011; 174:512-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2010] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zyman ZZ, Rokhmistrov DV, Glushko VI. Structural and compositional features of amorphous calcium phosphate at the early stage of precipitation. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2010; 21:123-130. [PMID: 19756970 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-009-3856-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2009] [Accepted: 08/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Precipitates formed at an early stage (during the first 6 h) of the hydroxyapatite crystallization of a solution were studied. A nitrous synthesis was used (0.583M (NH(4))(2)HPO(4) and 0.35 M Ca(NO(3))(2).4H(2)O solutions at pH 11-12, 21 degrees C, fast mixing, lyophilization of aliquots). Although XRD patterns indicated an amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP), IR spectra revealed apatite nanocrystals in the precipitates. Some amount of free calcium was found in the mother solution by mass spectrometrical analysis of the aliquots. This amount considerably decreased as the synthesis proceeded, however, the decrease had a slight effect on the crystallinity of the precipitates. A new suggestion on the nature of delayed crystallization (under conditions as those in the present study) was proposed. The free calcium adsorbed by the nanoparticles from the solution formed a shell around a particle because the calcium diffusion into the bulk was poor at the low synthesis temperature. As such, the encapsulation delayed the crystallization of the nanoparticles. Evidence for this suggestion was given. New possibilities were proposed for preparation of bioactive materials of desired composition based on the structural and compositional peculiarities of the X-ray diffraction-amorphous calcium phosphates.
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- Z Z Zyman
- VN Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkov, Ukraine.
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Hild S, Marti O, Ziegler A. Spatial distribution of calcite and amorphous calcium carbonate in the cuticle of the terrestrial crustaceans Porcellio scaber and Armadillidium vulgare. J Struct Biol 2008; 163:100-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2008] [Revised: 04/23/2008] [Accepted: 04/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Neues F, Ziegler A, Epple M. The composition of the mineralized cuticle in marine and terrestrial isopods: A comparative study. CrystEngComm 2007. [DOI: 10.1039/b710789g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hughes I, Thalmann I, Thalmann R, Ornitz DM. Mixing model systems: using zebrafish and mouse inner ear mutants and other organ systems to unravel the mystery of otoconial development. Brain Res 2006; 1091:58-74. [PMID: 16529728 PMCID: PMC2100415 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.01.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2005] [Revised: 01/16/2006] [Accepted: 01/19/2006] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Human vestibular dysfunction is an increasing clinical problem. Degeneration or displacement of otoconia is a significant etiology of age-related balance disorders and Benign Positional Vertigo (BPV). In addition, commonly used antibiotics, such as aminoglycoside antibiotics, can lead to disruption of otoconial structure and function. Despite such clinical significance, relatively little information has been compiled about the development and maintenance of otoconia in humans. Recent studies in model organisms and other mammalian organ systems have revealed some of the proteins and processes required for the normal biomineralization of otoconia and otoliths in the inner ear of vertebrates. Orchestration of extracellular biomineralization requires bringing together ionic and proteinaceous components in time and space. Coordination of these events requires the normal formation of the otocyst and sensory maculae, specific secretion and localization of extracellular matrix proteins, as well as tight regulation of the endolymph ionic environment. Disruption of any of these processes can lead to the formation of abnormally shaped, or ectopic, otoconia, or otoconial agenesis. We propose that normal generation of otoconia requires a complex temporal and spatial control of developmental and biochemical events. In this review, we suggest a new hypothetical model for normal otoconial and otolith formation based on matrix vesicle mineralization in bone which we believe to be supported by information from existing mutants, morphants, and biochemical studies.
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- Inna Hughes
- Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Rm. 3902 South Building (Campus Box 8103), Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Rm. 3902 South Building (Campus Box 8103), Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Huss D, Dickman JD. Histological preparation of developing vestibular otoconia for scanning electron microscopy. J Neurosci Methods 2003; 125:129-36. [PMID: 12763239 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0270(03)00048-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The unique nature of vestibular otoconia as calcium carbonate biominerals makes them particularly susceptible to chemical deformation during histological processing. We fixed and stored otoconia from all three otolith endorgans of embryonic, hatchling and adult Japanese quail in glutaraldehyde containing either phosphate or non-phosphate buffers for varying lengths of time and processed them for scanning electron microscopy. Otoconia from all age groups and otolith endorgans processed in 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) showed abnormal surface morphology when compared to acetone fixed controls. Otoconia processed in 0.1 M sodium cacodylate or HEPES buffered artificial endolymph (pH 7.4) showed normal morphology that was similar to controls. The degree of otoconial deformation was directly related to the time exposed to phosphate buffer. Short duration exposure produced particulate deformations while longer exposures resulted in fused otoconia that formed solid sheets. Otoconial surface deformation and fusing was independent of the glutaraldehyde component of the histological processing. These findings should help vestibular researchers to develop appropriate histological processing protocols in future studies of otoconia.
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- D Huss
- Harold W. Siebens Hearing Research Center, Central Institute for the Deaf, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA
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The Effects of Intrauterine Injection with Prostaglandin F2.ALPHA., Arachidonic Acid and Phosphate Solution on the Eggshell Formation of Japanese Quail Hen. J Poult Sci 2002. [DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.39.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Xu G, Aksay IA, Groves JT. Continuous crystalline carbonate apatite thin films. A biomimetic approach. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:2196-203. [PMID: 11456865 DOI: 10.1021/ja002537i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In contrast to extensive studies on hydroxyapatite thin films, very little has been reported on the thin films of carbonated apatite (dahllite). In this report, we describe the synthesis and characterization of a highly crystalline dahllite thin film assembled via a biomimetic pathway. A free-standing continuous precursor film of carbonated calcium phosphate in an amorphous phase was first prepared by a solution-inhibited templating method (template-inhibition) at an air-water interface. A stearic acid surface monolayer acted as the template, while a carbonate-phosphate solution composed a binary inhibition system. The precursor film formed at the air/water interface was heated at 900 degrees C and transformed into a dense crystalline film that retained the overall shape of the precursor. The crystalline phase was characterized by XRD and IR to be a single-phase carbonate apatite, with carbonate substitutions in both type A (OH-) and type B (PO4(3-)) lattice positions.
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- G Xu
- Contribution from the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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De Reggi M, Gharib B, Patard L, Stoven V. Lithostathine, the presumed pancreatic stone inhibitor, does not interact specifically with calcium carbonate crystals. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:4967-71. [PMID: 9478942 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.9.4967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Lithostathine (pancreatic stone protein, Reg protein) is, in addition to albumin, the major nonenzymatic protein of the pancreatic juice. It has been assumed to inhibit calcium carbonate precipitation and therefore to prevent stone formation in the pancreatic ducts. This function is, however, debatable. The assumption is based on the inhibition of in vitro crystal nucleation and growth by lithostathine. Considering that these phenomena occur only under certain critical conditions, we re-examined the question using a protein preparation where the purity and folding have been tested by mass spectroscopy and NMR in the absence of nonprotein contaminants. Under these conditions, we showed conclusively that lithostathine does not inhibit calcium carbonate nucleation and crystal growth. We demonstrated that previous findings on the alleged inhibition can be attributed to the uncontrolled presence of salts in the protein preparation used. Moreover, the affinity of lithostathine to calcite crystals, expressed as the half-life of bound iodinated protein in the presence of unlabeled competitor, was significantly lower than that of bovine serum albumin (8.8 and 11.2 h, respectively). Using glass microspheres instead of crystals did not significantly change the half-life of bound lithostathine (8.0 h). These findings are incompatible with the hypothesis of a specific interaction of lithostathine with calcium carbonate crystals. In conclusion, considering that components of pancreatic juice such as NaCl and phosphate ions are powerful inhibitors of calcium carbonate crystal growth, the mechanism of stone formation in pancreatic ducts must be reconsidered. The presence in normal pancreatic juice of small amounts of the 133-residue isoform of lithostathine (PSP-S1), which precipitates at physiological pH, should be noted, and the possibility should be considered that they form micro-precipitates that aggregate and are progressively calcified.
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- M De Reggi
- INSERM U399, 27 Boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France
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Togari A, Kondo M, Arai M, Matsumoto S. In vivo and in vitro study of the effects of chlorpromazine on tooth mineralization in rats and mice. Arch Oral Biol 1993; 38:1065-70. [PMID: 8141668 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9969(93)90168-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The effects of chlorpromazine (CPZ) on tooth mineralization were examined using incisor dentine in adult rats and cultured tooth germs of mandibular first molars dissected from mouse embryos. CPZ (10, 50 and 250 mg/kg, s.c.) substantially inhibited dentine mineralization as evaluated by contact microradiographs. Plasma calcium and phosphorus concentrations were not decreased by CPZ (10 and 50 mg/kg). Physicochemical effects were not involved in the action of CPZ on the mineralization. In vitro experiments showed that CPZ (1 and 10 microM) inhibited mineralization and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in the tooth germs. As CPZ has the properties of a calmodulin antagonist, the calmodulin antagonists W-7 and W-5 were also examined. Both inhibited mineralization and ALP activity in tooth germs; W-5 had less effect than W-7. These in vivo and in vitro findings suggest that CPZ inhibited cell-mediated mineralization in dentine without affecting the calcium-regulating system and physicochemical mineral deposition. In addition, calmodulin could be involved in cell-mediated mineralization.
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- A Togari
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
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This report discusses some of the newly described diseases in pediatric dermatology and recent developments in other diseases that are pertinent to this field.
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- A K Gupta
- Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Six pancreatic calculi were analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. All were found to contain calcite; however, small amounts of two other morphologically distinct deposits containing only Ca were also detected in some of the stones. It is suggested that these substances may be vaterite and aragonite. In addition, significant deposits of brushite, CaHPO4 X 2H2O, were identified on the outer surfaces of three of the stones. This substance has not been previously reported as a constituent of pancreatic calculi, and its presence is surprising since physico-chemical factors such as phosphate concentration and fluid pH do not favor its deposition. We suggest that precipitation of calcite in the pancreatic duct occurs as the primary event in the formation of pancreatic calculi and that it may continue until the duct is completely occluded. Thereafter, further growth causes injury to the duct wall resulting in the calcite core being exposed to phosphate in the tissue fluid. Deposition of brushite follows.
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MacConaill M. Calcium precipitation from mammalian physiological salines (Ringer solutions) and the preparation of high [Ca] media. JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS 1985; 14:147-55. [PMID: 4033142 DOI: 10.1016/0160-5402(85)90052-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The maximum nonprecipitating concentration of calcium in a bicarbonate-buffered Krebs-Henseleit-type mammalian physiologic saline at 25 degrees C has been established as 10 mM in the presence of 1 mM phosphate, and as 18 mM when phosphate is absent. At 38 degrees C, the respective limits are 5.6 mM with the phosphate, and 16 mM in its absence. At its physiological concentration of 1.6 mM, calcium precipitation also appeared in solutions of pH greater than 9. When phosphate was present, the precipitate appeared immediately, but redissolved once pH was reduced below 7.8; in the absence of phosphate, precipitation of calcium carbonate became visible only after 3-4 min, but this precipitate would not redissolve even at pH 7.4. As carbonated stock bicarbonate solution gradually loses CO2 and becomes alkaline, a protocol for mixing physiologic salines using alkaline bicarbonate stock was developed. Calcium precipitation can be avoided if, before calcium is added, the bicarbonate-containing bulk solution is gassed with 5% CO2 for 15 min at a flow of 0.5 liter/min per liter of final solution.
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Wright CG, Rouse RC, Zajic GH, Schaefer SD, Hubbard DG, Barnard LA. A calcareous concretion in the posterior semicircular duct of a human labyrinth. Am J Otolaryngol 1982; 3:196-201. [PMID: 7201751 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0709(82)80054-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Temporal bones were acquired four hours post mortem from a 67-year-old cancer patient. During dissection of the left vestibular labyrinth, a glistening white, spherical concretion was found in the posterior semicircular duct near the ampulla. The object was subsequently studied by light and scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and x-ray energy dispersive elemental analysis. It was composed of four concentric layers: an outer zone of tabular vaterite crystals, a colorless intermediate zone of spherulitic octacalcium phosphate (OCP), and a cloudy core with inner and outer zones both composed of OCP. Examination of the vestibular receptor organs revealed severe loss of hair cells on all three cristae. Very few otoconia were present in the utricle, although the gelatinous layer of the otoconial membrane was intact on the macular surface. During the year preceding his death, the patient had received 800 mg of the potentially ototoxic drug cis-platinum. The concretion described in this report was, however, probably connected with age-related degeneration rather than with any effect of the drug.
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Wright CG, Rouse RC, Johnsson LG, Weinberg AG, Hubbard DG. Vaterite otoconia in two cases of otoconial membrane dysplasia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1982; 91:193-9. [PMID: 6123288 DOI: 10.1177/000348948209100215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis, and x-ray powder diffraction were used to study temporal bone specimens obtained at autopsy from an infant with Potter syndrome and from a second trimester fetus, which was the product of an elective abortion. The mothers of both the infant and fetus were juvenile-onset rheumatoid arthritis patients who took prostaglandin inhibitors during pregnancy. The infant's external ears were low set and the left ear canal was stenotic. The vestibular maculae on the left were covered by aberrant otoconia composed of vaterite. In the right inner ear, otoconia were entirely absent, although the gelatinous otoconial membranes were intact. Only the left saccule and right utricle from the fetus were studied; both contained vaterite crystals similar to those in the infant. In addition, apatite was present in the fetal utricle, apparently lying on the macula beneath the vaterite otoconia.
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Johnsson LG, Rouse RC, Wright CG, Henry PJ, Hawkins JE. Pathology of neuroepithelial suprastructures of the human inner ear. Am J Otolaryngol 1982; 3:77-90. [PMID: 7091544 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0709(82)80037-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Neuroepithelial suprastructures in abnormal human inner ears were studied by light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and x-ray diffraction. The most common abnormality was calcification, which selectively affected the gelatinous membranes (otoconial, cupular, and tectorial) and the secretory tissues (stria vascularis and utricular dark cells). The structures most frequently affected were the otoconial membranes. The minerals involved were apatite, octacalcium phosphate, and vaterite, replacing the normal layer of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite crystals. The first two of these substances were sometimes mixed with calcite. In the saccule such abnormal otoconial deposits were usually associated with a collapsed saccular wall. Formation of abnormal otoconia is characterized as primary (no pre-existing normal calcite otoconia) or secondary (formed after the destruction of normal otoconia). Such deposits probably depend upon an abnormal composition of the endolymph, especially upon an elevated concentration of phosphate ions. It is inferred that a normal endolymphatic microhomeostasis is necessary to maintain the functional state of the neuroepithelial suprastructures.
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Doi Y, Aoba T, Moriwaki Y, Okazaki M, Takahashi J. Orientations of carbonate ions in human tooth enamel studied with use of the CO3-3 radical ions as probes. J Dent Res 1980; 59:1473-7. [PMID: 6249862 DOI: 10.1177/00220345800590090301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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With the use of CO3-3 radical ions as probes, it is concluded that the carbonate ions substitute in the apatite lattice of human tooth enamel in two different ways. Most of the carbonate ions in the apatite lattice are aligned with their symmetry axis parallel to the c axis, whereas the remaining carbonate ions are aligned with their symmetry axis perpendicular to the c axis.
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Quintana C, Sandoz D. [The shell of the quail's egg: ultrastructural and crystallographic study (author's transl)]. CALCIFIED TISSUE RESEARCH 1978; 25:145-59. [PMID: 667662 DOI: 10.1007/bf02010763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The egg-shell of Japanese quail was studied by several techniques. Semithin sections (1 micron thick) of non-decalcified shell were observed by normal and polarized light microscopy. Thin sections of non-decalcified shell, examined by transmission electron microscopy, permitted us to observe the forms and dimensions of crystals of calcite within different layers of the shell: mammilary layer, layer of cones, palissade layer and surface crystal layer. There appears to be two distinct zones in the layer of cones as well as in the superficial crystal layer. Electron microdiffraction revealed the orientation of calcite crystals in the columns. Some crystal defects (twins?) were described and the possibility of their artefactual formation during ultramicrotomy is discussed. Localization of Ca, Mg, P and S were made by X-ray microanalysis of semithin sections. This technique shows that shell membranes, and chiefly the true cuticle, are also mineralized but, in these layers, minerals are not crystallized. Otherwise the distribution of Mg is not uniform throughout the shell thickness; it is less concentrated in the external zone of the layer of cones. These results together with observation of developing shells by scanning electron microscopy allowed us to propose a scheme for shell organization of the quail egg. This organization was related with decalcification which occurs during hatching.
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Boskey A. The rote of calcium-phospholipid-phosphate complexes in tissue mineralization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1978. [DOI: 10.1016/0221-8747(78)90050-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Eanes ED. The interaction of supersaturated calcium phosphate solutions with apatitic substrates. CALCIFIED TISSUE RESEARCH 1976; 20:75-89. [PMID: 1260495 DOI: 10.1007/bf02546399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The in vitro formation of calcium phosphates from supersaturated solutions seeded with apatite was examined. Reaction kinetics were followed by monitoring solution Ca, Mg, and PO4. Seeds and reaction products were examined chemically and by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. Under conditions where amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) normally precipitates spontaneously, apatite reduced the amount of free ACP formed with a considerable fraction of the Ca and PO4 initially removed from solution depositing directly onto the seeds. At sufficiently great seed concentrations all initial solution losses occurred by this latter route with no free ACP precipitating. These initial events were followed by seed-induced formation of new apatite crystals accompanied by further losses in solution Ca and PO4. Supersaturated solutions stable to spontaneous ACP formation underwent similar losses in solution Ca and PO4 when seeded with apatite. Initial decrease in these ions was instantaneous and proportional to the seed concentration. Subsequent ion removal exponentially decreased with time and correlated with the formation of new apatite crystals overlaying the original seeds. In seeding experiments using physiologically-balanced salt solutions, the initial deposit formed on the seed surface was a magnesium stabilized calcium carbonate phosphate phase. This stable surface phase did not prevent the secondary crystallization of apatite from occurring.
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Podesta RB, Mettrick DF. The interrelationships between the in situ fluxes of water, electrolytes and glucose by Hymenolepis diminuta. Int J Parasitol 1976; 6:163-72. [PMID: 4401 DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(76)90075-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BURTON R. CALCIUM METABOLISM AND ACID–BASE BALANCE IN HELIX POMATIA. ZOOLOGY 1976. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-018767-9.50006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Carter CE, Fairbairn D. Multienzymic nature of pyruvate kinase during development of Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda). THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY 1975; 194:439-48. [PMID: 1194877 DOI: 10.1002/jez.1401940210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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H. diminuta at different stages of development contained as many as five pyruvate kinase isozymes. Four of these were unusually sensitive to allosteric activation by fructose-1,6-P2. One isozyme which occurred only in adults or near-adults was insensitive but had a relatively low Km. All were inhibited by ATP and Ca2+, none by alanine, and the pH optimum was unaffected by fructose-1,6-P2. The five isozymes were present in gravid or reproductively active proglottids. Two of them occurred after eight days growth in the rat intestine, and three after four days. These three were also present in the immature, anterior proglottids of adult parasites. Hexacanth larvae from gravid proglottids, as well as cysticercoids developing from these larvae in Tenebrio molitor, possessed only two isozymes. It was inferred from information on tissue concentrations of ADP, ATP, phosphoenolypyruvate (PEP) and on K0.5S and Km that competition between pyruvate kinase and PEP carboxykinase is probably controlled by fructose-1,6-P2 concentrations. Since H. diminuta is an obligatory fermenter in which gluconeogenesis is minimal, the probable function of its L-type pyruvate kinases is to control the specific composition of lactic, acetic and succinic acid mixtures that are excreted at different stages of development.
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Odutuga AA, Prout RE, Hoare RJ. Hydroxyapatite precipitation in vitro by lipids extracted from mammalian hard and soft tissues. Arch Oral Biol 1975; 20:311-6. [PMID: 1057383 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9969(75)90020-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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De Steno CV, Feagin FF. Effect of matrix bound phosphate and fluoride on mineralization of dentin. CALCIFIED TISSUE RESEARCH 1975; 17:151-9. [PMID: 806335 DOI: 10.1007/bf02547287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Completely demineralized bovine dentin mineralized to a high degree, but only after extraction of about half of its organic phosphate. Initiation of mineral formation depended on the concentrations of Ca2 plus, Pi, HCO3 minus and H plus ions in the incubation solution. After nucleation, mineral accretion by the dentin continued in solutions that did not, themselves, initiate mineralization. The nucleation phase, but not the subsequent accretion of mineral, was sensitive to small changes in temperature. Inclusion of 0.05 mM NaF in the solution markedly reduced the amount of mineral deposited during the nucleation phase but apparently enhanced subsequent mineralization.
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DeSteno CV, Feagin FF. Electron microscopic appearance of dentin after decalcification and recalcification in vitro. JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY 1974; 3:103-13. [PMID: 4213078 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1974.tb01702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Yamada M. Biochemical studies on the shell gland of Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica. 1. Effect of a developing egg location on activity of glycolytic and other enzymes in the shell gland. Poult Sci 1973; 52:1375-82. [PMID: 4272609 DOI: 10.3382/ps.0521375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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West VC, Storey E. The in vitro effect of fluoride and tetracycline on phase transformation of a calcium phosphate. CALCIFIED TISSUE RESEARCH 1972; 9:207-15. [PMID: 5050208 DOI: 10.1007/bf02061959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Greenfield DJ, Eanes ED. Formation chemistry of amorphous calcium phosphates prepared from carbonate containing solutions. CALCIFIED TISSUE RESEARCH 1972; 9:152-62. [PMID: 5045997 DOI: 10.1007/bf02061953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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