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Francisconi CF, Colavite PM, Fonseca AC, Azevedo MDCS, Tabanez AP, Melchiades JL, Vieira AE, Repeke CEP, Claudino M, Garlet GP. Microtomographic, histomorphometric, and molecular features show a normal alveolar bone healing process in iNOS-deficient mice along a compensatory upregulation of eNOS and nNOS isoforms. J Appl Oral Sci 2023; 31:e20220436. [PMID: 36946828 PMCID: PMC10027412 DOI: 10.1590/1678-7757-2022-0436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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METHODOLOGY Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is one of the enzymes responsible for the synthesis of nitric oxide (NO), which is an important signaling molecule with effects on blood vessels, leukocytes, and bone cells. However, the role of iNOS in alveolar bone healing remains unclear. This study investigated the role of iNOS in alveolar bone healing after tooth extraction in mice. C57Bl/6 wild type (WT) and iNOS genetically deficient (iNOS-KO) mice were subjected to upper incision tooth extraction, and alveolar bone healing was evaluated by micro-computed tomography (μCT) and histological/histomorphometric, birefringence, and molecular methods. RESULTS The expression of iNOS had very low control conditions, whereas a significant increase is observed in healing sites of WT mice, where iNOS mRNA levels peak at 7d time point, followed by a relative decrease at 14d and 21d. Regarding bone healing, both WT and iNOS-KO groups showed the usual phases characterized by the presence of clots, granulation tissue development along the inflammatory cell infiltration, angiogenesis, proliferation of fibroblasts and extracellular matrix synthesis, bone neoformation, and remodeling. The overall micro-computed tomography and histomorphometric and birefringence analyses showed similar bone healing readouts when WT and iNOS-KO strains are compared. Likewise, Real-Time PCR array analysis shows an overall similar gene expression pattern (including bone formation, bone resorption, and inflammatory and immunological markers) in healing sites of WT and iNOS-KO mice. Moreover, molecular analysis shows that nNOS and eNOS were significantly upregulated in the iNOS-KO group, suggesting that other NOS isoforms could compensate the absence of iNOS. CONCLUSION The absence of iNOS does not result in a significant modulation of bone healing readouts in iNOS-KO mice. The upregulation of nNOS and eNOS may compensate iNOS absence, explaining the similar bone healing outcome in WT and iNOS-KO strains.
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- Carolina Fávaro Francisconi
- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Bauru, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Bauru, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Bauru, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Bauru, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Bauru, SP, Brasil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Maceió, AL, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Departamento de Odontologia, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Bauru, SP, Brasil
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Meesters DM, Wijnands KAP, van Eijk HMH, Hofman M, Hildebrand F, Verbruggen JPAM, Brink PRG, Poeze M. Arginine Availability in Reamed Intramedullary Aspirate as Predictor of Outcome in Nonunion Healing. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10102474. [PMID: 36289736 PMCID: PMC9598747 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10102474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fracture healing and nonunion development are influenced by a range of biological factors. Adequate amino acid concentrations, especially arginine, are known to be important during normal bone healing. We hypothesize that bone arginine availability in autologous bone marrow grafting, when using the reamer-irrigator-aspirator (RIA) procedure, is a marker of bone healing capacity in patients treated for nonunion. Seventeen patients treated for atrophic long bone nonunion by autologous bone grafting by the RIA procedure were included and divided into two groups, successful treatment of nonunion and unsuccessful, and were compared with control patients after normal fracture healing. Reamed bone marrow aspirate from a site distant to the nonunion was obtained and the amino acids and enzymes relevant to arginine metabolism were measured. Arginine and ornithine concentrations were higher in patients with successful bone healing after RIA in comparison with unsuccessful healing. Ornithine concentrations and arginase-1 expression were lower in all nonunion patients compared to control patients, while citrulline concentrations were increased. Nitric oxide synthase 2 (Nos2) expression was significantly increased in all RIA-treated patients, and higher in patients with a successful outcome when compared with an unsuccessful outcome. The results indicate an influence of the arginine-nitric oxide metabolism in collected bone marrow, on the outcome of nonunion treatment, with indications for a prolonged inflammatory response in patients with unsuccessful bone grafting therapy. The determination of arginine concentrations and Nos2 expression could be used as a predictor for the successful treatment of autologous bone grafting in nonunion treatment.
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- Dennis M. Meesters
- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center +, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +31-433-881-891
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center +, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center +, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center +, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center +, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center +, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Canintika AF, Dilogo IH, Putera GU, Yafidy M. Oral L-arginine supplementation for fracture healing: a systematic review of preclinical studies. Acta Orthop Belg 2022; 88:609-615. [PMID: 36791716 DOI: 10.52628/88.3.7541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Introduction Approximately 5 to 10% of all patients with fractures experience deficient fracture healing that results in fracture nonunions. Previous studies have shown that nitric oxide production from arginine could improve fracture healing by improving local blood supply, supplementing growth factors, and improving collagen synthesis. Apart from its simple oral mode of administration, this amino acid provides a non-toxic and inexpensive option for fracture healing. To date, no systematic reviews regarding oral L-arginine supplementation for fracture healing are available. We present the first systematic review of oral L-arginine supplementation for fracture healing. Methods A systematic literature search was carried out using PubMed, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect until February 1, 2021 using a combination of text words. No date limits were set. Studies investigating the use of oral L-arginine supplementation for fracture healing were included. Reference lists of relevant publications were assessed for additional references. In addition, bibliographies from other reviews were searched. Results Four studies were included. Of these, 3 were animal studies, and the other one was an in vitro study. Animals that were given oral L-arginine supplementation had significantly increased angiogenesis, reduced defect area, higher osteoblasts and osteoclasts, and higher rate of bone formation compared to controls. Conclusions The available preclinical studies suggest that oral L-arginine supplementation is a potential new therapy for fracture healing. This amino acid supplement is not only affordable and non-toxic; it is also simple. Further clinical studies are required to investigate the optimal dose of oral L-arginine supplementation for fracture healing in human subjects.
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Atia GAN, Shalaby HK, Zehravi M, Ghobashy MM, Attia HAN, Ahmad Z, Khan FS, Dey A, Mukerjee N, Alexiou A, Rahman MH, Klepacka J, Najda A. Drug-Loaded Chitosan Scaffolds for Periodontal Tissue Regeneration. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14153192. [PMID: 35956708 PMCID: PMC9371089 DOI: 10.3390/polym14153192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Chitosan is a natural anionic polysaccharide with a changeable architecture and an abundance of functional groups; in addition, it can be converted into various shapes and sizes, making it appropriate for a variety of applications. This article examined and summarized current developments in chitosan-based materials, with a focus on the modification of chitosan, and presented an abundance of information about the fabrication and use of chitosan-derived products in periodontal regeneration. Numerous preparation and modification techniques for enhancing chitosan performance, as well as the uses of chitosan and its metabolites, were reviewed critically and discussed in depth in this study. Chitosan-based products may be formed into different shapes and sizes, considering fibers, nanostructures, gels, membranes, and hydrogels. Various drug-loaded chitosan devices were discussed regarding periodontal regeneration.
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- Gamal Abdel Nasser Atia
- Department of Oral Medicine, Periodontology, and Diagnosis, Faculty of Dentistry, Suez Canal University, Ismailia P.O. Box 41522, Egypt
- Correspondence: (G.A.N.A.); (M.H.R.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Periodontology and Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Dentistry, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43512, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy Girls Section, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Radiation Research of Polymer Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo P.O. Box 13759, Egypt
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria P.O. Box 21526, Egypt
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- Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
- Biology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Dehran Al-Junub, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Dehran Al-Junub, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata 700073, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Khardaha 700118, India
- Department of Science and Engineering, Novel Global Community Educational Foundation, Hebersham, NSW 2770, Australia
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- Department of Science and Engineering, Novel Global Community Educational Foundation, Hebersham, NSW 2770, Australia
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- Department of Global Medical Science, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju 26426, Korea
- Correspondence: (G.A.N.A.); (M.H.R.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Commodity Science and Food Analysis, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Vegetable and Herbal Crops, University of Life Science in Lublin, Doświadczalna Street 51A, 20-280 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence: (G.A.N.A.); (M.H.R.); (A.N.)
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Wang Y, Hamang M, Culver A, Jiang H, Yanum J, Garcia V, Lee J, White E, Kusumanchi P, Chalasani N, Liangpunsakul S, Yaden BC, Dai G. Activin B promotes the initiation and progression of liver fibrosis. Hepatol Commun 2022; 6:2812-2826. [PMID: 35866567 PMCID: PMC9512478 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.2037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The role of activin B, a transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily cytokine, in liver health and disease is largely unknown. We aimed to investigate whether activin B modulates liver fibrogenesis. Liver and serum activin B, along with its analog activin A, were analyzed in patients with liver fibrosis from different etiologies and in mouse acute and chronic liver injury models. Activin B, activin A, or both was immunologically neutralized in mice with progressive or established carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 )-induced liver fibrosis. Hepatic and circulating activin B was increased in human patients with liver fibrosis caused by several liver diseases. In mice, hepatic and circulating activin B exhibited persistent elevation following the onset of several types of liver injury, whereas activin A displayed transient increases. The results revealed a close correlation of activin B with liver injury regardless of etiology and species. Injured hepatocytes produced excessive activin B. Neutralizing activin B largely prevented, as well as improved, CCl4 -induced liver fibrosis, which was augmented by co-neutralizing activin A. Mechanistically, activin B mediated the activation of c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK), the induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression, and the maintenance of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) expression in injured livers. Moreover, activin B directly induced a profibrotic expression profile in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and stimulated these cells to form a septa structure. Conclusions: We demonstrate that activin B, cooperating with activin A, mediates the activation or expression of JNK, iNOS, and PARP1 and the activation of HSCs, driving the initiation and progression of liver fibrosis.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Biology, School of Science, Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.,Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Anti-Inflammatory Activity of a Demineralized Bone Matrix: An In Vitro Pilot Study. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12020876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Demineralized bone matrix (DBM) is commonly used for the reconstruction of bone defects. Early graft consolidation involves a transient inflammatory process. It is, however, unclear whether DBM can modulate this process. To test this possibility, we prepared acid lysates of demineralized ground cortical (DGC) and moldable demineralized fibers (MDF). Murine RAW 264.7 and primary bone marrow macrophages were exposed to acid lysates of DGC and MFD prior to provoking an inflammatory response with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Similarly, murine ST2 mesenchymal cells were exposed to DGC and MFD with and without interleukin 1β (IL1) and TNFα. We show here that acid lysates of DGC and MFD reduced the expression of IL1 and IL6 in RAW 264.7 macrophages, as determined by RT-PCR and, for IL6, by immunoassay. This response was confirmed with primary macrophages. Likewise, desalted acid lysates exert anti-inflammatory properties on RAW 264.7 cells and in ST2 cells, the forced expression of IL6, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) was reduced. These in vitro findings suggest that DGC and MFD lower the inflammation-induced expression of inflammatory mediators in murine cell-based bioassays.
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Ferrini MG, Abraham A, Graciano L, Nguyen S, Mills JN, Rajfer J. Activation of the iNOS/NO/cGMP pathway by Revactin® in human corporal smooth muscle cells. Transl Androl Urol 2021; 10:2889-2898. [PMID: 34430391 PMCID: PMC8350259 DOI: 10.21037/tau-21-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background The combination of the nutraceuticals, Paullinia cupana, ginger rhizome, muira puama, and the amino acid L-citrulline (COMP-4) has been shown to stimulate the production of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nitric oxide (NO), and cGMP in rat corpora cavernosa smooth muscle cells (CSMC). When administered to middle-aged rats, long-term treatment with COMP-4 resulted in both an increase in the number of CSMC and an improvement in erectile function. We, therefore, aimed to determine whether a commercial formulation of COMP-4, Revactin®, could have a similar stimulatory effect on human CSMC. Methods Primary human CSMC cultures (HCSMC) were grown and incubated with Revactin® for up to 24 hours. cGMP generation and nitrite formation were determined by ELISA and Griess reaction, respectively. IBMX (1 mM), sildenafil (0.4 mM), and L-NIL (4 µM) were utilized as modulators of the NO-cGMP pathway. iNOS, endothelial NOS (eNOS), and neuronal NOS (nNOS) expressions were determined by Western blot. Results Revactin® up-regulated both nitrite formation and cGMP expression, achieving the highest expression at 24 hours in the HCSMC. These effects were completely blocked by L-NIL. Revactin® up-regulated iNOS expression, but not that of eNOS or nNOS. Conclusions The results presented in this study confirmed that Revactin® activated the iNOS-NO-cGMP pathway intracellularly in HCSMC. It still needs to be determined whether the upregulation of this pathway would be an effective approach for counteracting the fibrosis and apoptosis of the corporal smooth muscle cells associated with aging.
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- Monica G Ferrini
- Department of Health and Life Sciences, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Health and Life Sciences, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Health and Life Sciences, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Health and Life Sciences, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Chen P, Yang B, Wu Y, Wang J. YAP1 regulates chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5 promoted by temporary TNF-α stimulation through AMPK signaling pathway. Mol Cell Biochem 2020; 474:209-218. [PMID: 32748312 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-020-03846-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Local injection of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) at bone fracture sites during the early stage of the inflammatory response is reported to improve fracture repair in a murine model. However, the underlying mechanism is unclear. Endochondral bone formation, a process that is highly related to fracture repair, requires a certain amount of chondrocyte hypertrophy. This study aimed to investigate the effect of TNF-α on the differentiation of murine chondrogenic ATDC5 cells and the underlying mechanism. In this study, improved chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5 cells was achieved by brief TNF-α stimulation. Moreover, the expression of Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) was suppressed after brief TNF-α stimulation. The expressions of inflammatory mediators and chondrogenic and hypertrophic-associated genes in ATDC5 cells triggered by TNF-α were suppressed in the YAP1 overexpression group but enhanced in the YAP1 knockdown group. Mechanistically, TNF-α-induced activation of the 5' AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway was regulated by YAP1, as revealed by the phosphorylated-AMPK/AMPK change ratios in the YAP1 overexpression and knockdown groups, respectively. Moreover, the potential for TNF-α to enhance chondrogenic differentiation could be partially reversed with an AMPK inhibitor. Taken together, we demonstrate, for the first time, that YAP1 modulates the ability of TNF-α to enhance chondrocyte differentiation partly through AMPK signaling.
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- Peiyu Chen
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, No. 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, No. 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, No. 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, No. 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, China.
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Rothe R, Schulze S, Neuber C, Hauser S, Rammelt S, Pietzsch J. Adjuvant drug-assisted bone healing: Part II - Modulation of angiogenesis. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2020; 73:409-438. [PMID: 31177206 DOI: 10.3233/ch-199103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The treatment of critical-size bone defects following complicated fractures, infections or tumor resections is a major challenge. The same applies to fractures in patients with impaired bone healing due to systemic inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Despite considerable progress in development and establishment of new surgical techniques, design of bone graft substitutes and imaging techniques, these scenarios still represent unresolved clinical problems. However, the development of new active substances offers novel potential solutions for these issues. This work discusses therapeutic approaches that influence angiogenesis or hypoxic situations in healing bone and surrounding tissue. In particular, literature on sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulators and nitric oxide (NO•) donors, including bi-functional (hybrid) compounds like NO•-releasing cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, was critically reviewed with regard to their local and systemic mode of action.
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- Rebecca Rothe
- Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Dresden, Germany
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- University Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (OUC), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.,Center for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Dresden, Germany
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- University Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (OUC), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.,Center for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Tatzberg 4, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Dresden, Germany.,Technische Universität Dresden, School of Science, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Dresden, Germany
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Collier CD, Hausman BS, Zulqadar SH, Din ES, Anderson JM, Akkus O, Greenfield EM. Characterization of a reproducible model of fracture healing in mice using an open femoral osteotomy. Bone Rep 2020; 12:100250. [PMID: 32090156 PMCID: PMC7025178 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Purpose The classic fracture model, described by Bonnarens and Einhorn in 1984, enlists a blunt guillotine to generate a closed fracture in a pre-stabilized rodent femur. However, in less experienced hands, this technique yields considerable variability in fracture pattern and requires highly-specialized equipment. This study describes a reproducible and low-cost model of mouse fracture healing using an open femoral osteotomy. Methods Femur fractures were produced in skeletally mature male and female mice using an open femoral osteotomy after intramedullary stabilization. Mice were recovered for up to 28 days prior to analysis with microradiographs, histomorphometry, a novel μCT methodology, and biomechanical torsion testing at weekly intervals. Results Eight mice were excluded due to complications (8/193, 4.1%), including unacceptable fracture pattern (2/193, 1.0%). Microradiographs showed progression of the fracture site to mineralized callus by 14 days and remodelling 28 days after surgery. Histomorphometry from 14 to 28 days revealed decreased cartilage area and maintained bone area. μCT analysis demonstrated a reduction in mineral surface from 14 to 28 days, stable mineral volume, decreased strut number, and increased strut thickness. Torsion testing at 21 days showed that fractured femurs had 61% of the ultimate torque, 63% of the stiffness, and similar twist to failure when compared to unfractured contralateral femurs. Conclusions The fracture model described herein, an open femoral osteotomy, demonstrated healing comparable to that reported using closed techniques. This simple model could be used in future research with improved reliability and reduced costs compared to the current options. This study characterized a simple and reproducible model of fracture healing in mice using an open femoral osteotomy. Analysis by x-ray, histomorphometry, µCT, and biomechanical testing demonstrated healing comparable to current models. This simple model could be used to increase investigation into fracture healing, delayed union, and non-union.
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- C D Collier
- Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.,Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.,Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Meesters DM, Wijnands KAP, Brink PRG, Poeze M. Malnutrition and Fracture Healing: Are Specific Deficiencies in Amino Acids Important in Nonunion Development? Nutrients 2018; 10:E1597. [PMID: 30384490 PMCID: PMC6266771 DOI: 10.3390/nu10111597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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With the increasing incidence of fractures now, and in the future, the absolute number of bone-healing complications such as nonunion development will also increase. Next to fracture-dependent factors such as large bone loss volumes and inadequate stabilization, the nutritional state of these patients is a major influential factor for the fracture repair process. In this review, we will focus on the influence of protein/amino acid malnutrition and its influence on fracture healing. Mainly, the arginine-citrulline-nitric oxide metabolism is of importance since it can affect fracture healing via several precursors of collagen formation, and through nitric oxide synthases it has influences on the bio-molecular inflammatory responses and the local capillary growth and circulation.
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- Dennis M Meesters
- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Zhang J, Ding C, Meng X, Shang P. Nitric oxide modulates the responses of osteoclast formation to static magnetic fields. Electromagn Biol Med 2017; 37:23-34. [DOI: 10.1080/15368378.2017.1414057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Jian Zhang
- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
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Rajfer RA, Kilic A, Neviaser AS, Schulte LM, Hlaing SM, Landeros J, Ferrini MG, Ebramzadeh E, Park SH. Enhancement of fracture healing in the rat, modulated by compounds that stimulate inducible nitric oxide synthase: Acceleration of fracture healing via inducible nitric oxide synthase. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:90-97. [PMID: 28188129 PMCID: PMC5331177 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.62.bjr-2016-0164.r2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objectives We investigated the effects on fracture healing of two up-regulators of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in a rat model of an open femoral osteotomy: tadalafil, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, and the recently reported nutraceutical, COMB-4 (consisting of L-citrulline, Paullinia cupana, ginger and muira puama), given orally for either 14 or 42 days. Materials and Methods Unilateral femoral osteotomies were created in 58 male rats and fixed with an intramedullary compression nail. Rats were treated daily either with vehicle, tadalafil or COMB-4. Biomechanical testing of the healed fracture was performed on day 42. The volume, mineral content and bone density of the callus were measured by quantitative CT on days 14 and 42. Expression of iNOS was measured by immunohistochemistry. Results When compared with the control group, the COMB-4 group exhibited 46% higher maximum strength (t-test, p = 0.029) and 92% higher stiffness (t-test, p = 0.023), but no significant changes were observed in the tadalafil group. At days 14 and 42, there was no significant difference between the three groups with respect to callus volume, mineral content and bone density. Expression of iNOS at day 14 was significantly higher in the COMB-4 group which, as expected, had returned to baseline levels at day 42. Conclusion This study demonstrates an enhancement in fracture healing by an oral natural product known to augment iNOS expression. Cite this article: R. A. Rajfer, A. Kilic, A. S. Neviaser, L. M. Schulte, S. M. Hlaing, J. Landeros, M. G. Ferrini, E. Ebramzadeh, S-H. Park. Enhancement of fracture healing in the rat, modulated by compounds that stimulate inducible nitric oxide synthase: Acceleration of fracture healing via inducible nitric oxide synthase. Bone Joint Res 2017:6:–97. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.62.BJR-2016-0164.R2.
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- R A Rajfer
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Health and Life Sciences, College of Science and Health, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Health and Life Sciences, College of Science and Health, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Health and Life Sciences, College of Science and Health, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The J. Vernon Luck, Sr., M.D. Orthopaedic Research Center, Orthopaedic Institute for Children, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The J. Vernon Luck, Sr., M.D. Orthopaedic Research Center, Orthopaedic Institute for Children, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Zhang W, Liu J, Shi H, Yang K, Wang P, Wang G, Liu N, Wang H, Ji J, Chu PK. Communication between nitric oxide synthase and positively-charged surface and bone formation promotion. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 148:354-362. [PMID: 27619187 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite the effects on physiology of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and bone tissue, biological signal communication between bone implants and them is seldom employed as a guidance to create an osteo-inductive interface. Herein, the positively-charged surface is constructed on bone implant from the perspective of mediation of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression to signal BMSCs osteo-differentiation. In vitro and in vivo results indicate that the proper surface potential on the positively-charged surface affects NOS to express a high level of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in three NOS isoforms of the contacted BMSCs, upregulates their osteogenetic expression, and ultimately foster new bone growth. However, an excessively high surface potential produces substantial immunomodulatory effects thereby offsetting the aforementioned advantages. This study demonstrates that fine-tuning of the positively-charged surface and proper utilization of the communication between NOS and bone implants promote bone formation.
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- Wei Zhang
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Stomatology Department of the General Hospital of Chinese PLA, 28 FuXing Road, Beijing 100853, China
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- Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Department of Physics & Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Meesters DM, Neubert S, Wijnands KAP, Heyer FL, Zeiter S, Ito K, Brink PRG, Poeze M. Deficiency of inducible and endothelial nitric oxide synthase results in diminished bone formation and delayed union and nonunion development. Bone 2016; 83:111-118. [PMID: 26555548 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Between 5% and 10% of all fractures fail to heal adequately resulting in nonunion of the fracture fragments. This can significantly decrease a patient's quality of life and create associated psychosocial and socio-economic problems. Nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthases (NOS) have been found to be involved in fracture healing, but until now it is not known if disturbances in these mechanisms play a role in nonunion and delayed union development. In this study, we explored the role of endothelial and inducible NOS deficiency in a delayed union model in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 0.45mm femur osteotomy with periosteal cauterization followed by plate-screw osteosynthesis was performed in the left leg of 20-24week old wild type, Nos2(-/-) and Nos3(-/-) mice. Contralateral unfractured legs were used as a control. Callus volume was measured using micro-computed tomography (μCT) after 28 and 42days of fracture healing. Immuno histochemical myeloperoxidase (MPO) staining was performed on paraffin embedded sections to assess neutrophil influx in callus tissue and surrounding proximal and distal marrow cavities of the femur. After 7 and 28days of fracture healing, femurs were collected for amino acid and RNA analysis to study arginine-NO metabolism. RESULTS With μCT, delayed union was observed in wild type animals, whereas in both Nos2(-/-) and Nos3(-/-) mice nonunion development was evident. Both knock-out strains also showed a significantly increased influx of MPO when compared with wild type mice. Concentrations of amino acids and expression of enzymes related to the arginine-NO metabolism were aberrant in NOS deficient mice when compared to contralateral control femurs and wild type samples. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION In the present study we show for the first time that the absence of nitric oxide synthases results in a disturbed arginine-NO metabolism and inadequate fracture healing with the transition of delayed union into a nonunion in mice after a femur osteotomy. Based on these data we suggest that the arginine-NO metabolism may play a role in the prevention of delayed unions and nonunions.
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- D M Meesters
- Department of Surgery and Trauma surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270, Davos, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Trauma surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and Trauma surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270, Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270, Davos, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Trauma surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and Trauma surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Liu J, Zhang W, Shi H, Yang K, Wang G, Wang P, Ji J, Chu PK. In situ plasma fabrication of ceramic-like structure on polymeric implant with enhanced surface hardness, cytocompatibility and antibacterial capability. J Biomed Mater Res A 2016; 104:1102-12. [PMID: 26825052 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 12/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Polymeric materials are commonly found in orthopedic implants due to their unique mechanical properties and biocompatibility but the poor surface hardness and bacterial infection hamper many biomedical applications. In this study, a ceramic-like surface structure doped with silver is produced by successive plasma implantation of silicon (Si) and silver (Ag) into the polyamine 66 (PA66) substrate. Not only the surface hardness and elastic modulus are greatly enhanced due to the partial surface carbonization and the ceramic-like structure produced by the reaction between energetic Si and the carbon chain of PA66, but also the antibacterial activity is improved because of the combined effects rendered by Ag and SiC structure. Furthermore, the modified materials which exhibit good cytocompatibility upregulate bone-related genes and proteins expressions of the contacted bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). For the first time, it explores out that BMSCs osteogenesis on the antibacterial ceramic-like structure is mediated via the iNOS and nNOS signal pathways. The results reveal that in situ plasma fabrication of an antibacterial ceramic-like structure can endow PA66 with excellent surface hardness, cytocompatibility, as well as antibacterial capability.
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- Jun Liu
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Physics & Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Upregulation of BMSCs osteogenesis by positively-charged tertiary amines on polymeric implants via charge/iNOS signaling pathway. Sci Rep 2015; 5:9369. [PMID: 25791957 PMCID: PMC4366815 DOI: 10.1038/srep09369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Positively-charged surfaces on implants have a similar potential to upregulate osteogenesis of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) as electromagnetic therapy approved for bone regeneration. Generally, their osteogenesis functions are generally considered to stem from the charge-induced adhesion of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins without exploring the underlying surface charge/cell signaling molecule pathways. Herein, a positively-charged surface with controllable tertiary amines is produced on a polymer implant by plasma surface modification. In addition to inhibiting the TNF-α expression, the positively-charged surface with tertiary amines exhibits excellent cytocompatibility as well as remarkably upregulated osteogenesis-related gene/protein expressions and calcification of the contacted BMSCs. Stimulated by the charged surface, these BMSCs display high iNOS expressions among the three NOS isoforms. Meanwhile, downregulation of the iNOS by L-Can or siRNA inhibit osteogenic differentiation in the BMSCs. These findings suggest that a positively-charged surface with tertiary amines induces osteogenesis of BMSCs via the surface charge/iNOS signaling pathway in addition to elevated ECM protein adhesion. Therefore, creating a positively-charged surface with tertiary amines is a promising approach to promote osseointegration with bone tissues.
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Sathyendra V, Donahue HJ, Vrana KE, Berg A, Fryzel D, Gandhi J, Reid JS. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Osteogenic Genes in Atrophic Delayed Fracture-Healing: A Preliminary Investigation. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014; 96:1242-1248. [PMID: 25100770 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.m.00453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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UNLABELLED UpdateThis article was updated on September 10, 2014, because of a previous error. On page 1242, in the byline, and on page 1247, in the author addresses, the academic degree for Henry J. Donahue had previously read "MD." The degree now reads "PhD." BACKGROUND We propose that fracture-healing potential is affected by the patient's genome. This genotype is then phenotypically expressed by the patient at the time of injury. We examined the hypothesis that patients who exhibit delayed or impaired fracture-healing may have one or more single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within a series of genes related to bone formation. METHODS We performed a population-based, case-controlled study of delayed fracture-healing. Sixty-two adults with a long-bone fracture were identified from a surgical database. Thirty-three patients had an atrophic nonunion (delayed healing), and twenty-nine displayed normal fracture-healing. These patients underwent buccal mucosal cell harvesting. SNP genotyping was performed with use of bead array technology. One hundred and forty-four SNPs (selected from HapMap) within thirty genes associated with fracture-healing were investigated. Three SNPs did not segregate in the population and were excluded from the analysis. Eight of the remaining SNPs failed the test for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (p value smaller than the Bonferroni-corrected level of 0.05/141 = 0.000355) and were excluded. RESULTS Five SNPs on four genes were found to have a p value of <0.05 in the additive genetic model. Of these five significant SNPs, three had an odds ratio (OR) of >1, indicating that the presence of the allele increased the risk of nonunion. The rs2853550 SNP, which had the largest effect (OR = 5.9, p = 0.034), was on the IL1B gene, which codes for interleukin 1 beta. The rs2297514 SNP (OR = 3.98, p = 0.015) and the rs2248814 SNP (OR = 2.27, p = 0.038) were on the NOS2 gene coding for nitric oxide synthase. The remaining two SNPs had an OR of <1, indicating that the presence of the allele may be protective against nonunion. The rs3819089 SNP (OR = 0.26, p = 0.026) was on the MMP13 gene for matrix metallopeptidase 13, and the rs270393 SNP (OR = 0.30, p = 0.015) was on the BMP6 gene for bone morphogenetic protein 6. CONCLUSIONS Variations in the IL1B and NOS2 genes may contribute to delayed fracture-healing and warrant further investigation. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Impaired fracture union may have genetic contributions.
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- Vikram Sathyendra
- Departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (V.S., H.J.D., D.F., J.G., and J.S.R.), Pharmacology (K.E.V.), and Public Health Sciences (A.B.), Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. E-mail address for J.S. Reid:
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- Departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (V.S., H.J.D., D.F., J.G., and J.S.R.), Pharmacology (K.E.V.), and Public Health Sciences (A.B.), Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. E-mail address for J.S. Reid:
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- Departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (V.S., H.J.D., D.F., J.G., and J.S.R.), Pharmacology (K.E.V.), and Public Health Sciences (A.B.), Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. E-mail address for J.S. Reid:
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- Departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (V.S., H.J.D., D.F., J.G., and J.S.R.), Pharmacology (K.E.V.), and Public Health Sciences (A.B.), Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. E-mail address for J.S. Reid:
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- Departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (V.S., H.J.D., D.F., J.G., and J.S.R.), Pharmacology (K.E.V.), and Public Health Sciences (A.B.), Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. E-mail address for J.S. Reid:
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- Departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (V.S., H.J.D., D.F., J.G., and J.S.R.), Pharmacology (K.E.V.), and Public Health Sciences (A.B.), Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. E-mail address for J.S. Reid:
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- Departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (V.S., H.J.D., D.F., J.G., and J.S.R.), Pharmacology (K.E.V.), and Public Health Sciences (A.B.), Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. E-mail address for J.S. Reid:
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Einhorn TA. Laying the Foundation for Diagnostic Testing of Impaired Fracture-Healing: Commentary on an article by Vikram Sathyendra, MD, et al.: "Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Osteogenic Genes in Atrophic Delayed Fracture-Healing. A Preliminary Investigation". J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014; 96:e134. [PMID: 25100787 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.n.00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Joiner DM, Tayim RJ, McElderry JD, Morris MD, Goldstein SA. Aged male rats regenerate cortical bone with reduced osteocyte density and reduced secretion of nitric oxide after mechanical stimulation. Calcif Tissue Int 2014; 94:484-94. [PMID: 24370615 PMCID: PMC4791168 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-013-9832-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Mechanical loading is integral to the repair of bone damage. Osteocytes are mechanosensors in bone and participate in signaling through gap junction channels, which are primarily comprised of connexin 43 (Cx43). Nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) have anabolic and catabolic effects on bone, and the secretion of these molecules occurs after mechanical stimulation. The effect of age on the repair of bone tissue after damage and on the ability of regenerated bone to transduce mechanical stimulation into a cellular response is unexplored. The goal of this study was to examine (1) osteocytes and their mineralized matrix within regenerated bone from aged and mature animals and (2) the ability of regenerated bone explants from aged and mature animals to transduce cyclic mechanical loading into a cellular response through NO and PGE2 secretion. Bilateral cortical defects were created in the diaphysis of aged (21-month-old) or mature (6-month-old) male rats, and new bone tissue was allowed to grow into a custom implant of controlled geometry. Mineralization and mineral-to-matrix ratio were significantly higher in regenerated bone from aged animals, while lacunar and osteocyte density and phosphorylated (pCx43) and total Cx43 protein were significantly lower, relative to mature animals. Regenerated bone from mature rats had increased pCx43 protein and PGE2 secretion with loading and greater NO secretion relative to aged animals. Reduced osteocyte density and Cx43 in regenerated bone in aged animals could limit the establishment of gap junctions as well as NO and PGE2 secretion after loading, thereby altering bone formation and resorption in vivo.
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- Danese M Joiner
- Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, University of Michigan, Biomedical Science Research Building, 109 Zina Pitcher Place Bay 4888, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, USA,
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Fügl A, Gasser H, Watzak G, Bucher A, Feierfeil J, Jürgens G, Watzek G, Hallström S, Gruber R. S-nitroso albumin enhances bone formation in a rabbit calvaria model. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014; 43:381-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bakker AD, Huesa C, Hughes A, Aspden RM, van't Hof RJ, Klein-Nulend J, Helfrich MH. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase is not essential for nitric oxide production by osteoblasts subjected to fluid shear stress in vitro. Calcif Tissue Int 2013. [PMID: 23203546 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-012-9670-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) has long been held responsible for NO production by mechanically stimulated osteoblasts, but this has recently been disputed. We investigated whether one of the three known NOS isoforms is essential for NO production by mechanically stimulated osteoblasts in vitro and revisited the bone phenotype of the eNOS-/- mouse. Osteoblasts, obtained as outgrowths from mouse calvaria or long bones of wild-type (WT), eNOS-/-, inducible NOS-/- (iNOS-/-), or neuronal NOS-/- (nNOS-/-) mice, were subjected to mechanical stimulation by means of pulsating fluid flow (PFF); and NO production was determined. Tibiae and femora from 8-week-old mice were subjected to μCT and three-point bending tests. Deletion of single NOS isoforms did not lead to significant upregulation of alternate isoforms in cultured osteoblasts from WT, eNOS-/-, iNOS-/-, or nNOS-/- mice. Expression of eNOS mRNA in osteoblasts was below our detection limit, and no differences in growth between WT and eNOS-/- osteoblasts were found. PFF increased NO production by approximately fourfold in WT and eNOS-/- osteoblasts and significantly stimulated NO production in iNOS-/- and nNOS-/- osteoblasts. Tibiae and femora from WT and eNOS-/- mice showed no difference in bone volume and architecture or in mechanical parameters. Our data suggest that mechanical stimuli can enhance NO production by cultured osteoblasts singly deficient for each known NOS isoform and that lack of eNOS does not significantly affect bone mass and strength at 8 weeks of age. Our data challenge the notion that eNOS is a key effector of mechanically induced bone maintenance.
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- Astrid D Bakker
- Department of Oral Cell Biology, Research Institute MOVE, ACTA-University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081 LA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Toupadakis CA, Wong A, Genetos DC, Chung DJ, Murugesh D, Anderson MJ, Loots GG, Christiansen BA, Kapatkin AS, Yellowley CE. Long-term administration of AMD3100, an antagonist of SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling, alters fracture repair. J Orthop Res 2012; 30:1853-9. [PMID: 22592891 PMCID: PMC3704138 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Accepted: 04/26/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Fracture healing involves rapid stem and progenitor cell migration, homing, and differentiation. SDF-1 (CXCL12) is considered a master regulator of CXCR4-positive stem and progenitor cell trafficking to sites of ischemic (hypoxic) injury and regulates their subsequent differentiation into mature reparative cells. In this study, we investigated the role of SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling in fracture healing where vascular disruption results in hypoxia and SDF-1 expression. Mice were injected with AMD3100, a CXCR4 antagonist, or vehicle twice daily until euthanasia with the intent to impair stem cell homing to the fracture site and/or their differentiation. Fracture healing was evaluated using micro-computed tomography, histology, quantitative PCR, and mechanical testing. AMD3100 administration resulted in a significantly reduced hyaline cartilage volume (day 14), callus volume (day 42) and mineralized bone volume (day 42) and reduced expression of genes associated with endochondral ossification including collagen Type 1 alpha 1, collagen Type 2 alpha 1, vascular endothelial growth factor, Annexin A5, nitric oxide synthase 2, and mechanistic target of rapamycin. Our data suggest that the SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling plays a central role in bone healing possibly by regulating the recruitment and/or differentiation of stem and progenitor cells.
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- Chrisoula A. Toupadakis
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- Biology and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, L-452, Livermore, California 94550
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California 95817
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- Biology and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, L-452, Livermore, California 94550,School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, California 95343
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California 95817
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- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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Nichols SP, Storm WL, Koh A, Schoenfisch MH. Local delivery of nitric oxide: targeted delivery of therapeutics to bone and connective tissues. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2012; 64:1177-88. [PMID: 22433782 PMCID: PMC3383916 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2012.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Revised: 02/17/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Non-invasive treatment of injuries and disorders affecting bone and connective tissue remains a significant challenge facing the medical community. A treatment route that has recently been proposed is nitric oxide (NO) therapy. Nitric oxide plays several important roles in physiology with many conditions lacking adequate levels of NO. As NO is a radical, localized delivery via NO donors is essential to promoting biological activity. Herein, we review current literature related to therapeutic NO delivery in the treatment of bone, skin and tendon repair.
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- Scott P Nichols
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Wijnands KAP, Brink PRG, Weijers PHE, Dejong CHC, Poeze M. Impaired fracture healing associated with amino acid disturbances. Am J Clin Nutr 2012; 95:1270-7. [PMID: 22492379 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.009209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Five percent to 10% of all fracture patients experience an inadequate healing process that results in a nonunion of fracture parts. Previous experimental studies have indicated the importance of sufficient nitric oxide production from arginine during normal fracture healing. However, during conditions of stress, such as inflammation, arginine availability can become limited, which may lead to a nonunion as a result of insufficient callus formation. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to measure callus and plasma amino acid concentrations in patients with and without a fracture nonunion. DESIGN Amino acid concentrations in plasma and callus were measured with HPLC in atrophic nonunions (n = 12) and compared with those in hypertrophic nonunions (n = 12), acute fractures (n = 15), and healed fractures (n = 8). RESULTS Arginine (61 compared with 180 μmol/mg; P < 0.0001), citrulline (13 compared with 44 μmol/mg; P < 0.0001), and ornithine (25 compared with 149 μmol/mg; P < 0.0001) in callus were significantly lower in atrophic-nonunion patients than in healed-fracture patients. In hypertrophic nonunions, arginine was significantly higher and ornithine was lower than in healed fractures. Plasma arginine concentrations were significantly lower in patients with hypertrophic nonunions (62 μmol/L; P < 0.001) and acute-fracture patients (41 μmol/L; P < 0.001) but not in atrophic-nonunion patients. Plasma ornithine concentrations were lower in all groups than in acute-fracture patients. CONCLUSIONS Amino acid concentrations were significantly changed in nonunion patients. Atrophic nonunions had lower concentrations of all amino acids, whereas hypertrophic nonunions had higher arginine and lower ornithine concentrations at fracture sites than did healed-fracture and acute-fracture patients.
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- Karolina A P Wijnands
- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Caron MMJ, Emans PJ, Surtel DAM, Cremers A, Voncken JW, Welting TJM, van Rhijn LW. Activation of NF-κB/p65 facilitates early chondrogenic differentiation during endochondral ossification. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33467. [PMID: 22428055 PMCID: PMC3299787 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND NF-κB/p65 has been reported to be involved in regulation of chondrogenic differentiation. However, its function in relation to key chondrogenic factor Sox9 and onset of chondrogenesis during endochondral ossification is poorly understood. We hypothesized that the early onset of chondrogenic differentiation is initiated by transient NF-κB/p65 signaling. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The role of NF-κB/p65 in early chondrogenesis was investigated in different in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo endochondral models: ATDC5 cells, hBMSCs, chicken periosteal explants and growth plates of 6 weeks old mice. NF-κB/p65 activation was manipulated using pharmacological inhibitors, RNAi and activating agents. Gene expression and protein expression analysis, and (immuno)histochemical stainings were employed to determine the role of NF-κB/p65 in the chondrogenic phase of endochondral development. Our data show that chondrogenic differentiation is facilitated by early transient activation of NF-κB/p65. NF-κB/p65-mediated signaling determines early expression of Sox9 and facilitates the subsequent chondrogenic differentiation programming by signaling through key chondrogenic pathways. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The presented data demonstrate that NF-κB/p65 signaling, as well as its intensity and timing, represents one of the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of the chondrogenic developmental program of chondroprogenitor cells during endochondral ossification. Importantly, these results provide novel possibilities to improve the success of cartilage and bone regenerative techniques.
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- Marjolein M. J. Caron
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Holstein JH, Orth M, Scheuer C, Tami A, Becker SC, Garcia P, Histing T, Mörsdorf P, Klein M, Pohlemann T, Menger MD. Erythropoietin stimulates bone formation, cell proliferation, and angiogenesis in a femoral segmental defect model in mice. Bone 2011; 49:1037-45. [PMID: 21851867 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2011.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2011] [Revised: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The glycoprotein erythropoietin (EPO) has been demonstrated to stimulate fracture healing. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of EPO treatment on bone repair in a femoral segmental defect model. Bone repair was analyzed in mice which were treated by EPO (500IE/kg/d intraperitoneally; n=38) and in mice which received the vehicle for control (n=40). Two and 10 weeks after creating a 1.8mm femoral segmental defect, bone repair was studied by micro-CT, histology, and Western blot analysis. At 10 weeks, micro-CT and histomorphometric analyses showed a significantly higher bridging rate of the bone defects in EPO-treated animals than in controls. This was associated by a significantly higher bone volume within the segmental defects of the EPO-treated animals. At 2 weeks, Western blot analyses revealed a significantly higher expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in EPO-treated animals compared to controls. Accordingly, the number of blood vessels was significantly increased in the EPO group at 2 weeks. At 10 weeks, we found a significantly higher expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in EPO-treated animals when compared to controls. Western blot analyses showed no significant differences between the groups in the expression of the endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthases (eNOS and iNOS) and the angiopoietin receptor Tie-2. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the results of the Western blot analyses, demonstrating a significantly higher number of VEGF- and PCNA-positive cells in EPO-treated animals than in controls at 2 and 10 weeks, respectively. We conclude that EPO is capable of stimulating bone formation, cell proliferation and VEGF-mediated angiogenesis in a femoral segmental defect model.
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- J H Holstein
- Department of Trauma, Hand & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Saarland, Kirrberger Strasse 1, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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Inflammation as death or life signal in diabetic fracture healing. Inflamm Res 2010; 60:3-10. [PMID: 20845059 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-010-0246-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2010] [Revised: 08/03/2010] [Accepted: 08/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Increased apoptosis of chondrocytes and osteoblasts and prolonged survival of osteoclasts lead to early destruction of callus tissue and impair bone remodeling in fracture healing of diabetic patients. Diabetes is accompanied by an increased inflammatory state, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), a heterogenous group of toxic metabolites that can induce inflammation. Prolonged hyperglycemia and insulin resistance correlate with increased apoptosis rate and, accordingly, the proapoptotic role of several inflammatory mediators, ROS and AGEs has been also documented. In this review we summarize the most recent reports supporting the idea that inflammatory signaling increases chondrocyte and osteoblast death and prolongs osteoclast survival, resulting in impaired bone regeneration in diabetes. Antagonising inflammatory signal pathways and solution of inflammation may deserve greater attention in the management of diabetic fracture healing.
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Alam I, Sun Q, Liu L, Koller DL, Liu Y, Edenberg HJ, Econs MJ, Foroud T, Turner CH. Genomic expression analysis of rat chromosome 4 for skeletal traits at femoral neck. Physiol Genomics 2008; 35:191-6. [PMID: 18728226 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.90237.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hip fracture is the most devastating osteoporotic fracture type with significant morbidity and mortality. Several studies in humans and animal models identified chromosomal regions linked to hip size and bone mass. Previously, we identified that the region of 4q21-q41 on rat chromosome (Chr) 4 harbors multiple femoral neck quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in inbred Fischer 344 (F344) and Lewis (LEW) rats. The purpose of this study is to identify the candidate genes for femoral neck structure and density by correlating gene expression in the proximal femur with the femoral neck phenotypes linked to the QTLs on Chr 4. RNA was extracted from proximal femora of 4-wk-old rats from F344 and LEW strains, and two other strains, Copenhagen 2331 and Dark Agouti, were used as a negative control. Microarray analysis was performed using Affymetrix Rat Genome 230 2.0 arrays. A total of 99 genes in the 4q21-q41 region were differentially expressed (P < 0.05) among all strains of rats with a false discovery rate <10%. These 99 genes were then ranked based on the strength of correlation between femoral neck phenotypes measured in F2 animals, homozygous for a particular strain's allele at the Chr 4 QTL and the expression level of the gene in that strain. A total of 18 candidate genes were strongly correlated (r(2) > 0.50) with femoral neck width and prioritized for further analysis. Quantitative PCR analysis confirmed 14 of 18 of the candidate genes. Ingenuity pathway analysis revealed several direct or indirect relationships among the candidate genes related to angiogenesis (VEGF), bone growth (FGF2), bone formation (IGF2 and IGF2BP3), and resorption (TNF). This study provides a shortened list of genetic determinants of skeletal traits at the hip and may lead to novel approaches for prevention and treatment of hip fracture.
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- Imranul Alam
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
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Keskin D, Kiziltunç A. Time-dependent changes in serum nitric oxide levels after long bone fracture. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2008; 213:283-9. [PMID: 18075231 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.213.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical of physiological significance. The changes in the production of NO during the fracture healing process are not well known. This clinical prospective study was planned to determine these changes in patients with fractured long bone(s), who underwent surgery in the 3rd week after fracture. The patients were divided into two groups: 20 patients with an isolated femoral fracture and 20 patients with multiple fractures, including a femoral fracture. Venous blood was drawn from the healthy volunteers (n = 20) once, and from the patients seven times during 21 days after fracture. NO level was measured as nitrite in each serum sample. The serum NO levels at all measurements of the patients were significantly higher than those of the control subjects. The time-dependent changes in the NO levels were similar in both patient groups. The serum NO levels were highest in the first 6 hrs, and then decreased to the lowest level on the 3rd day. Subsequently, there was an increasing trend on the 5th, 7th and 14th days. At all times of the measurements, the NO levels were higher in patients with multiple fractures than in those with the femoral fracture, with the significant difference observed at the 6 hrs and on the 7th day. The NO levels were decreased on the 21st day after surgery. The present study suggests that NO production may be increased in considerable amounts during the first 2 weeks of fracture healing, particularly in the first 6 hrs.
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- Davut Keskin
- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.
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de Albuquerque RF, Aparecida Del Bel E, Brentegani LG, Moura de Oliveira MT, Mardegan Issa JP. Trigeminal nitric oxide synthase expression correlates with new bone formation during distraction osteogenesis. Calcif Tissue Int 2008; 82:309-15. [PMID: 18330484 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-008-9107-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2007] [Accepted: 01/18/2008] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) has been reported to be involved with both bone healing and bone metabolism. The aim of this study was to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation between new bone formation during mandibular distraction osteogenesis and NOS expression in the trigeminal ganglion of rats. Newly formed tissue during distraction osteogenesis and trigeminal NOS expression measured by the NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) reaction were evaluated in 72 male Wistar rats by histomorphometric and histochemical methods. In animals submitted to 0.5 mm/day distraction osteogenesis, the percentage of bone tissue was higher in the basal area of the mandibles compared with the center and significantly increased through the experimental periods (P < 0.05). At the sixth postoperative week, the difference in bone formation between the continuous and acute distraction osteogenesis groups was the highest. Significant correlation between new bone formation by distraction osteogenesis and NADPH-d-reactive neurons was found, varying according to neuronal cell size (r = -0.6, P = 0.005, small cells strongly stained; r = 0.5, P = 0.018, large cells moderately stained). The results suggest that NOS may play a role in the bone healing process via neurogenic pathways, and the phenomenon seems to be neuronal cell morphotype-dependent. Further studies are now warranted to investigate the mechanistic link between the expression of trigeminal NOS and mandibular new bone formation by distraction osteogenesis.
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- Rubens Ferreira de Albuquerque
- Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. Café S/N, CEP 14040-904, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Marturano JE, Cleveland BC, Byrne MA, O'Connell SL, Wixted JJ, Billiar KL. An improved murine femur fracture device for bone healing studies. J Biomech 2008; 41:1222-8. [PMID: 18384794 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2007] [Revised: 01/12/2008] [Accepted: 01/24/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Murine models are commonly used to investigate bone healing and test new treatments before human trials. Our objective was to design an improved murine femur fracture device and determine optimal mass and velocity settings for maximal likelihood of transverse fracture. Fracture reproducibility was maximized using an adjustable kinetic energy level, a novel mouse positioning system and an electromagnet striker release assembly. Sixty wild-type mice of 8-12-week-old male and female with a weight of 26.4+/-6.1g were subjected to an experimental postmortem fracture in the left and right femur (n=120) using variable kinetic energy inputs. A best-fit prediction equation for transverse fracture was developed using multivariate linear regression. Transverse fracture was shown to correlate most highly with kinetic energy with a maximum likelihood at mv2=292 where m is mass (g) and v is velocity (m/s). Model validation with a group of 134 anesthetized C57BL/6 mice resulted in a favorable transverse fracture rate of 85.8%. Simple modifications to existing fracture devices can improve accuracy and reproducibility. The results may assist researchers studying the effects of genetic modifications and novel treatments on boney healing in murine femur fracture models. Maintaining kinetic energy parameters within suggested ranges may also aid in ensuring accuracy and reproducibility.
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- Joseph E Marturano
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA
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Zuscik MJ, Hilton MJ, Zhang X, Chen D, O'Keefe RJ. Regulation of chondrogenesis and chondrocyte differentiation by stress. J Clin Invest 2008; 118:429-38. [PMID: 18246193 DOI: 10.1172/jci34174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Chondrogenesis and endochondral ossification are the cartilage differentiation processes that lead to skeletal formation and growth in the developing vertebrate as well as skeletal repair in the adult. The exquisite regulation of these processes, both in normal development and in pathologic situations, is impacted by a number of different types of stress. These include normal stressors such as mechanical loading and hypoxia as well pathologic stressors such as injury and/or inflammation and environmental toxins. This article provides an overview of the processes of chondrogenesis and endochondral ossification and their control at the molecular level. A summary of the influence of the most well-understood normal and pathologic stressors on the differentiation program is also presented.
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- Michael J Zuscik
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
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Cho K, Demissie S, Dupuis J, Cupples LA, Kathiresan S, Beck TJ, Karasik D, Kiel DP. Polymorphisms in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene and bone density/ultrasound and geometry in humans. Bone 2008; 42:53-60. [PMID: 17980690 PMCID: PMC2386517 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2007.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2007] [Revised: 08/18/2007] [Accepted: 09/19/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO), produced by endothelial cells, is a signaling molecule synthesized from l-arginine by nitric oxide synthases (NOS). NO is known to reduce the ratio of receptor activator of nuclear factor KappaB (RANKL)/osteoprotegerin (OPG), leading to decreased osteoclastogenesis and a reduction in bone resorption. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS or NOS3) is the predominant constitutive isoform of nitric NOS within bone. Recently, a NOS3 polymorphism, Glu298Asp, previously implicated in osteoporosis, failed to demonstrate an association with bone mineral density (BMD), although there was some indication of an association with selected geometry indices. Since a single polymorphism does not capture all of the potential variants in a given gene, we investigated a broader coverage of the NOS3 gene with bone density/ultrasound and geometry indices in a sample of unrelated individuals from the Framingham Offspring Study. Our results indicated that the Glu298Asp polymorphism was not associated with BMD but suggested some haplotype-based associations in the linkage disequilibrium (LD) region that included the Glu298Asp polymorphism with several geometry indices. Although our findings exhibited several associations with selected bone density/ultrasound and geometry indices, the nominally significant associations are regarded as primarily hypothesis generating and suggest that replication in other samples is needed. Thus, NOS3 genetic variation does not appear to be a major contributor to adult bone density/ultrasound and geometry in our sample.
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- K Cho
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Gruber R, Koch H, Doll BA, Tegtmeier F, Einhorn TA, Hollinger JO. Fracture healing in the elderly patient. Exp Gerontol 2006; 41:1080-93. [PMID: 17092679 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2006.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2006] [Revised: 09/11/2006] [Accepted: 09/12/2006] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Clinical experience gives rise to the impression that there are differences in fracture healing in different age groups. It is evident that fractures heal more efficiently in children than in adults. However, minimal objective knowledge exists to evaluate this assumption. Temporal, spatial, and cellular quantitative and qualitative interrelationships, as well as signaling molecules and extracellular matrix have not been comprehensively and adequately elucidated for fracture healing in the geriatric skeleton. The biological basis of fracture healing will provide a context for revealing the pathophysiology of delayed or even impaired bone regeneration in the elderly. We will summarize experimental studies on age-related changes at the cellular and molecular level that will add to the pathophysiological understanding of the compromised bone regeneration capacity believed to exist in the elderly patient. We will suggest why this understanding would be useful for therapeutics focused on bone regeneration, in particular fracture healing at an advanced age.
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- Reinhard Gruber
- Department of Oral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Tasatargil A, Cadir B, Dalaklioglu S, Yurdakonar E, Caglar S, Turkay C. Effects of vitamin K1 supplementation on vascular responsiveness and oxidative stress in a rat femoral osteotomy model. Cell Biochem Funct 2006; 25:485-90. [PMID: 16929463 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
The main function of vitamin K1 is to act a co-factor for gamma-glutamyl carboxylase. However, it has also been shown to lessen oxidative stress. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin K1 supplementation on vascular responsiveness and oxidative status in rats that underwent femoral osteotomy. Twenty-four male rats were divided into three groups to serve as sham, osteotomy and vitamin K1 groups. Indices of oxidative stress (catalase), and oxidative damage (malondialdehyde) were analysed in erythrocytes. In order to evaluate vascular reactivity, concentration-response curves to phenylephrine, angiotensin II, 5-hydroxytryptamine, bradykinin and histamine were constructed. The findings of this study clearly show that oxidative stress clearly increases after femoral osteotomy in rats. Also, this operation causes a significant depression in vascular responsiveness to contracting agents and endothelium-dependent vasodilators. However, vitamin K1 supplementation prevents vascular hyporeactivity by reducing oxidative stress and may represent a novel approach during osteotomy healing.
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Affiliation(s)
- Arda Tasatargil
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
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