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Sun C, Ghassaban K, Song J, Chen Y, Zhang C, Qu F, Zhu J, Wang G, Haacke EM. Quantifying calcium changes in the fetal spine using quantitative susceptibility mapping as extracted from STAGE imaging. Eur Radiol 2023; 33:606-614. [PMID: 36044065 PMCID: PMC10662431 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-09042-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate calcium deposition in the fetal spine in vivo during the second and third trimesters using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). METHODS Fifty-four pregnant women in their second and third trimesters underwent a 2D multi-echo STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) MR imaging protocol at 3T covering the fetal spine. The first echo data was used for QSM processing. A linear regression model was used to assess the correlation between magnetic susceptibility and gestational age (GA). A paired sample t-test was used to compare the consistency of QSM measurements from each sequence. RESULTS The magnetic susceptibility of the fetal spine decreased linearly with advancing GA, with a slope of -52.3 parts per billion (ppb)/week and a Pearson correlation coefficient (r) of 0.83 (p < 0.001). In 37 subjects for whom the STAGE local QSM data were available from both flip angles, the average magnetic susceptibility values were -1111 ± 278 ppb and -1081 ± 262 ppb for FA = 8° and FA = 40°, respectively. These means were not statistically different according to a paired sample t-test (p = 0.156). CONCLUSIONS QSM is a reliable technique for evaluating calcium deposition and bone mineral density of fetal vertebrae. Our results demonstrate an increase in fetal calcium levels as a function of GA. These measures might be able to provide reference values for calcium content in the fetal spine during the second and third trimesters. KEY POINTS • Calcium deposition and mineralization in the fetal spine, evaluated by vertebral magnetic susceptibility, increased with advancing gestational age. • Our results provide reference values for calcium content in the fetal spine during the second and third trimesters.
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- Cong Sun
- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
- SpinTech MRI Inc., Bingham Farms, MI, USA
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 324, Jingwu Road, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
- SpinTech MRI Inc., Bingham Farms, MI, USA.
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Tsegai ZJ, Skinner MM, Pahr DH, Hublin JJ, Kivell TL. Ontogeny and variability of trabecular bone in the chimpanzee humerus, femur and tibia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2018; 167:713-736. [DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Zewdi J. Tsegai
- Department of Human Evolution; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; Leipzig Germany
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- Skeletal Biology Research Center; School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent; Canterbury United Kingdom
- Department of Human Evolution; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; Leipzig Germany
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- Institute for Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics; Vienna University of Technology; Wien Austria
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- Department of Human Evolution; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; Leipzig Germany
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- Skeletal Biology Research Center; School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent; Canterbury United Kingdom
- Department of Human Evolution; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; Leipzig Germany
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Colombo A, Hoogland M, Coqueugniot H, Dutour O, Waters-Rist A. Trabecular bone microarchitecture analysis, a way for an early detection of genetic dwarfism? Case study of a dwarf mother's offspring. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PALEOPATHOLOGY 2018; 20:65-71. [PMID: 29496218 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2017.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A 66 year-old woman with a disproportionate dwarfism and who bore seven children was discovered at the Middenbeemster archaeological site (The Netherlands). Three are perinates and show no macroscopic or radiological evidence for a FGFR3 mutation causing hypo-or achondroplasia. This mutation induces dysfunction of the growth cartilage, leading to abnormalities in the development of trabecular bone. Because the mutation is autosomal dominant, these perinates have a 50% risk of having been affected. This study determines whether trabecular bone microarchitecture (TBMA) analysis is useful for detecting genetic dwarfism. Proximal metaphyses of humeri were μCT-scanned with a resolution of 7-12 μm. Three volumes of interest were segmented from each bone with TIVMI© software. The TBMA was quantified in BoneJ© using six parameters on which a multivariate analysis was then performed. Two of the Middenbeemster perinates show a quantitatively different TBMA organization. These results and the family's medical history suggest a diagnosis of genetic dwarfism for this two perinates. This study provides evidence to support the efficacy of μCT for diagnosing early-stage bone disease.
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- Antony Colombo
- École Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University Paris, Chaire d'anthropologie biologique Paul Broca, France; UMR 5199 PACEA, University of Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC, LabEx Sciences archéologiques de Bordeaux, n°ANR-10-LABX-52, bât B8, allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, CS50023, F-33615 Pessac, France; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Evolution, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- The University of Western Ontario, Department of Anthropology, N6A-3K7, London, Canada
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- École Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University Paris, Chaire d'anthropologie biologique Paul Broca, France; UMR 5199 PACEA, University of Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC, LabEx Sciences archéologiques de Bordeaux, n°ANR-10-LABX-52, bât B8, allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, CS50023, F-33615 Pessac, France; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Evolution, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- École Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University Paris, Chaire d'anthropologie biologique Paul Broca, France; UMR 5199 PACEA, University of Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC, LabEx Sciences archéologiques de Bordeaux, n°ANR-10-LABX-52, bât B8, allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, CS50023, F-33615 Pessac, France; The University of Western Ontario, Department of Anthropology, N6A-3K7, London, Canada
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- The University of Western Ontario, Department of Anthropology, N6A-3K7, London, Canada; Leiden University, Faculty of Archaeology, Laboratory for Human Osteoarchaeology, Postbus 9514, 2300RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Acquaah F, Robson Brown KA, Ahmed F, Jeffery N, Abel RL. Early Trabecular Development in Human Vertebrae: Overproduction, Constructive Regression, and Refinement. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2015; 6:67. [PMID: 26106365 PMCID: PMC4458883 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2015.00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Early bone development may have a significant impact upon bone health in adulthood. Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mass are important determinants of adult bone strength. However, several studies have shown that BMD and bone mass decrease after birth. If early development is important for strength, why does this reduction occur? To investigate this, more data characterizing gestational, infant, and childhood bone development are needed in order to compare with adults. The aim of this study is to document early vertebral trabecular bone development, a key fragility fracture site, and infer whether this period is important for adult bone mass and structure. A series of 120 vertebrae aged between 6 months gestation and 2.5 years were visualized using microcomputed tomography. Spherical volumes of interest were defined, thresholded, and measured using 3D bone analysis software (BoneJ, Quant3D). The findings showed that gestation was characterized by increasing bone volume fraction whilst infancy was defined by significant bone loss (≈2/3rds) and the appearance of a highly anisotropic trabecular structure with a predominantly inferior-superior direction. Childhood development progressed via selective thickening of some trabeculae and the loss of others; maintaining bone volume whilst creating a more anisotropic structure. Overall, the pattern of vertebral development is one of gestational overproduction followed by infant "sculpting" of bone tissue during the first year of life (perhaps in order to regulate mineral homeostasis or to adapt to loading environment) and then subsequent refinement during early childhood. Comparison of early bone developmental data in this study with adult bone volume values taken from the literature shows that the loss in bone mass that occurs during the first year of life is never fully recovered. Early development could therefore be important for developing bone strength, but through structural changes in trabecular microarchitecture rather than bone mass.
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- Frank Acquaah
- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- School of Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- *Correspondence: Katharine A. Robson Brown, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, 43 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UU, UK,
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- Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, London, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- MSk Laboratory, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, London, UK
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Characterisation of Trabecular Bone Structure. STUDIES IN MECHANOBIOLOGY, TISSUE ENGINEERING AND BIOMATERIALS 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/8415_2011_113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Reissis D, Abel RL. Development of fetal trabecular micro-architecture in the humerus and femur. J Anat 2012; 220:496-503. [PMID: 22372744 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01487.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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It is widely accepted that during postnatal development trabecular bone adapts to the prevailing loading environment via modelling. However, very little is known about the mechanisms (whether it is predominantly modelling or remodelling) or controls (such as whether loading influences development) of fetal bone growth. In order to make inferences about these factors, we assessed the pattern of fetal trabecular development in the humerus and femur via histomorphometric parameter quantification. Growth and development (between 4 and 9 months prenatal) of trabecular architecture (i.e. thickness, number and bone volume fraction) was compared across upper and lower limb bones, proximal and distal regions, and sexes. The data presented here indicate that during prenatal development trabeculae became thicker and less numerous, whilst bone volume fraction remained constant. This partly mimics the pattern of early postnatal development (0-2 years) described by other researchers. Thickness was reported to increase whilst number reduced, but bone volume fraction decreased. This is perhaps because the balance of bone modelling (deposition vs. resorption) changes post partum. Published histological data suggest that bone deposition slows after birth, while resorption rates remain constant. Hence, fetal development may be characterized by relatively high rates of modelling and, particularly, bone deposition in comparison to postnatal. With respect to measures of thickness, number and bone volume fraction prenatal development was not bone, site, or sex specific, whilst postnatally these measures of architecture diverge. This is despite reported developmental variation in the frequency, speed and amplitude of fetal movements (which begin after 11 weeks and continue until birth), and probably therefore loading induced by muscular contractions. This may be because prenatal limb bone micro-architecture follows a generalised predetermined growth trajectory (or genetic blueprint), as appears to be the case for gross distribution of trabecular tissue.
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Brommer H, Brama PAJ, Laasanen MS, Helminen HJ, van Weeren PR, Jurvelin JS. Functional adaptation of articular cartilage from birth to maturity under the influence of loading: a biomechanical analysis. Equine Vet J 2005; 37:148-54. [PMID: 15779628 DOI: 10.2746/0425164054223769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY The concept of functional adapatation of articular cartilage during maturation has emerged from earlier biochemical research. However, articular cartilage has principally a biomechanical function governed by joint loading. OBJECTIVES To verify whether the concept of functional adaptation can be confirmed by direct measurement of biomechanical properties of cartilage. HYPOTHESIS Fetuses have homogeneous (i.e. site-independent) cartilage with regard to biomechanical properties. During growth and development to maturity, the biomechanical characteristics adapt according to functional (loading) demands, leading to distinct, site-dependent biomechanical heterogeneity of articular cartilage. METHODS Osteochondral plugs were drilled out of the surface at 2 differently loaded sites (Site 1: intermittent impact-loading during locomotion, Site 2: low-level constant loading during weightbearing) of the proximal articular cartilage surface of the proximal phalanx in the forelimb from stillborn foals (n = 8), horses of age 5 (n = 9) and 18 months (n = 9) and mature horses (n = 13). Cartilage thickness was measured using ultrasonic, optical and needle-probe techniques. The osteochondral samples were biomechanically tested in indentation geometry. Young's modulus at equilibrium, dynamic modulus at 1 Hz and the ratios of these moduli values between Sites 1 and 2 were calculated. Age and site effects were evaluated statistically using ANOVA tests. The level of significance was set at P<0.05. RESULTS Fetal cartilage was significantly thicker compared to the other ages with no further age-dependent differences in cartilage thickness from age 5 months onwards. Young's modulus stayed constant at Site 1, whereas at Site 2 there was a gradual, statistically significant increase in modulus during maturation. Values of dynamic modulus at both Sites 1 and 2 were significantly higher in the fetus and decreased after birth. Values for both moduli were significantly different between Sites 1 and 2 from age 18 months onwards. The ratio of values between Sites 1 and 2 for Young's modulus and dynamic modulus showed a gradual decrease from approximately 1.0 at birth to 0.5-0.6 in the mature horse. At age 18 months, all values were comparable to those in the mature horse. CONCLUSIONS In line with the concept of functional adaptation, the neonate is born with biomechanically 'blank' or homogeneous cartilage. Functional adaptation of biomechanical properties takes place early in life, resulting in cartilage with a distinct heterogeneity in functional characteristics. At age 18 months, functional adaptation, as assessed by the biomechanical characteristics, has progressed to a level comparable to the mature horse and, after this age, no major adaptations seem to occur. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE Throughout life, different areas of articular cartilage are subjected to different types of loading. Differences in loading can adequately be met only when the tissue is biomechanically adapted to withstand these different loading conditions without injury. This process of functional adaptation starts immediately after birth and is completed well before maturity. This makes the factor of loading at a young age a crucial variable, and emphasises the necessity to optimise joint loading during early life in order to create an optimal biomechanical quality of articular cartilage, which may well turn out to be the best prevention for joint injury later in life.
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- H Brommer
- Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 12, NL-3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Salle BL, Rauch F, Travers R, Bouvier R, Glorieux FH. Human fetal bone development: histomorphometric evaluation of the proximal femoral metaphysis. Bone 2002; 30:823-8. [PMID: 12052448 DOI: 10.1016/s8756-3282(02)00724-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Quantitative data on metaphyseal bone histology during early human development are scarce. In the present study the proximal femoral metaphysis of 35 fetuses and newborns (gestational age 16-35 weeks) was analyzed by histomorphometry. Averaged over the entire metaphyseal area, the relative amount of bone and cartilage was higher in the third compared to the second trimester. Osteoid thickness increased with gestational age, whereas indices of bone resorption decreased. The relative amount of cartilage decreased with increasing distance from the growth plate, whereas the relative amount of bone increased. This was due to trabecular thickening, which occurred at an estimated rate of 3 microm/day in areas close to the growth plate. Despite this rapid rate of net bone gain, osteoid indices were relatively low, indicating that mineralization occurred very rapidly after bone deposition. These observations suggest that modeling, not remodeling, is the predominant mechanism responsible for the development of femoral metaphyseal cancellous bone in utero.
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- B L Salle
- Department of Neonatology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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Rigo J, De Curtis M, Pieltain C, Picaud JC, Salle BL, Senterre J. Bone mineral metabolism in the micropremie. Clin Perinatol 2000; 27:147-70. [PMID: 10690569 DOI: 10.1016/s0095-5108(05)70011-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Environmental factors, nutritional supplies, hormonal status, diseases, and treatments appear to affect postnatal skeletal growth and mineralization in VLBW infants. Compared with their term counterparts, ELBW infants are at risk of postnatal growth deficiency and osteopenia at the time of hospital discharge. From recent data, DXA is becoming one of the reference techniques to evaluate mineral status, whole-body composition, and effects of dietary manipulations on weight gain composition and mineral accretion in preterm infants. Weight gain and length increases need to be evaluated carefully during the first weeks of life, in the intensive care unit and out of it, in the step down unit. Nutritional survey is required to improve the nutritional supply and to maximize linear growth. As the critical epoch of growth extends, during the first weeks or months after discharge, follow-up and nutritional support need to be provided during the first years to promote early catch-up growth and mineralization. Further studies need to determine precisely the most optimal feeding regimen during this period but also need to evaluate the long-term implications of such a policy on stature, peak bone mass, and general health at adulthood.
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- J Rigo
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Liège, CHR Citadelle, Belgium.
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Andrikopoulos K, Liu X, Keene DR, Jaenisch R, Ramirez F. Targeted mutation in the col5a2 gene reveals a regulatory role for type V collagen during matrix assembly. Nat Genet 1995; 9:31-6. [PMID: 7704020 DOI: 10.1038/ng0195-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The tissue-specific organization of collagen molecules into tridimensional macroaggregates determines the physiomechanical properties of most connective tissues, but the factors and mechanisms controlling this process are unknown. It has been postulated that quantitatively minor types V and XI collagen regulate the growth of type I and II collagen fibrils, respectively. To test this hypothesis, we created mice that produce a structurally abnormal alpha 2(V) collagen chain. Homozygous mutant mice survive poorly, possibly because of complications from spinal deformities, and exhibit skin and eye abnormalities caused by disorganized type I collagen fibrils. Our results demonstrate that type V collagen is a key determinant in the assembly of tissue-specific matrices, and provide an animal model for human connective tissue disorders.
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- K Andrikopoulos
- Brookdale Center for Molecular Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029
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Verhaeghe J, Allewaert K, Van Herck E, Van Bree R, Van Assche FA, Bouillon R. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and osteocalcin in maternal and fetal guinea pigs. BONE AND MINERAL 1994; 26:261-73. [PMID: 7819832 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-6009(08)80174-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Maternal and fetal 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) and osteocalcin were measured in guinea pigs, to examine their potential use as animal models for fetal bone development and calcium homeostasis. Measurements were performed on days 42, 57 and 63 of gestation. Maternal serum total 1,25(OH)2D3 concentrations were increased only at the end of gestation (day 63). However, because the vitamin D binding protein (DBP) and albumin levels were decreased by 35-50% from day 42 onwards, the unbound 1,25(OH)2D3, calculated as the 1,25(OH)2D3/DBP molar ratio, was increased before day 63. Osteocalcin concentrations during gestation were 50-54% of levels found in nongravid animals. Fetal serum total 1,25(OH)2D3 concentrations were 20% of those in maternal guinea pigs. Since DBP levels were only 9-15% of maternal levels, the unbound 1,25(OH)2D3 was consistently higher in fetuses, from day 42 onwards. There was a rise in total and unbound 1,25(OH)2D3 between days 57 and 63 of fetal life. Osteocalcin concentrations were higher in fetal than in adult guinea pigs, and reached peak values on day 57 (1023 micrograms/l, i.e. 4.2 times higher than in adult female guinea pigs). Fetuses of guinea pigs that had received a restricted food supply for 14 days (days 49-63) had normal 1,25(OH)2D3 concentrations, but decreased osteocalcin concentrations compared with normal fetuses. The data obtained in fetal guinea pigs are comparable with those found in human fetuses, and suggest that the guinea pig may be a suitable model for studies on fetal bone and mineral development.
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- J Verhaeghe
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
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The nature and pathophysiology of the bone loss which occurs in term and especially preterm neonates are poorly understood, and it is unclear whether this neonatal osteopenia results from impaired bone formation or increased bone resorption. This study compared the static bone histomorphometry of preterm and term babies, employing iliac crest bone biopsy specimens obtained postmortem. All the babies died within the first 6 days of life and none had any clinical, biochemical or radiologic evidence of metabolic bone disease. The trabecular bone volume, as well as static parameters of bone formation (OV/TV, OV/BV, OS/BS, OB.S/BS) did not differ significantly in preterm and term babies. Although time-spaced tetracycline labelling could not be employed in the present study, evidence of rickets was not apparent. Parameters of bone resorption in preterm babies were, however, significantly higher (p = 0.01) than those of term babies, suggesting that increased bone resorption and not impaired formation, underlies the development of osteopenia in the preterm neonate.
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- N Beyers
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
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- B L Salle
- Department of Neonatology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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