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Kochetkova T, Hanke MS, Indermaur M, Groetsch A, Remund S, Neuenschwander B, Michler J, Siebenrock KA, Zysset P, Schwiedrzik J. Composition and micromechanical properties of the femoral neck compact bone in relation to patient age, sex and hip fracture occurrence. Bone 2023; 177:116920. [PMID: 37769956 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2023.116920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
Abstract
Current clinical methods of bone health assessment depend to a great extent on bone mineral density (BMD) measurements. However, these methods only act as a proxy for bone strength and are often only carried out after the fracture occurs. Besides BMD, composition and tissue-level mechanical properties are expected to affect the whole bone's strength and toughness. While the elastic properties of the bone extracellular matrix (ECM) have been extensively investigated over the past two decades, there is still limited knowledge of the yield properties and their relationship to composition and architecture. In the present study, morphological, compositional and micropillar compression bone data was collected from patients who underwent hip arthroplasty. Femoral neck samples from 42 patients were collected together with anonymous clinical information about age, sex and primary diagnosis (coxarthrosis or hip fracture). The femoral neck cortex from the inferomedial region was analyzed in a site-matched manner using a combination of micromechanical testing (nanoindentation, micropillar compression) together with micro-CT and quantitative polarized Raman spectroscopy for both morphological and compositional characterization. Mechanical properties, as well as the sample-level mineral density, were constant over age. Only compositional properties demonstrate weak dependence on patient age: decreasing mineral to matrix ratio (p = 0.02, R2 = 0.13, 2.6 % per decade) and increasing amide I sub-peak ratio I∼1660/I∼1683 (p = 0.04, R2 = 0.11, 1.5 % per decade). The patient's sex and diagnosis did not seem to influence investigated bone properties. A clear zonal dependence between interstitial and osteonal cortical zones was observed for compositional and elastic bone properties (p < 0.0001). Site-matched microscale analysis confirmed that all investigated mechanical properties except yield strain demonstrate a positive correlation with the mineral fraction of bone. The output database is the first to integrate the experimentally assessed microscale yield properties, local tissue composition and morphology with the available patient clinical information. The final dataset was used for bone fracture risk prediction in-silico through the principal component analysis and the Naïve Bayes classification algorithm. The analysis showed that the mineral to matrix ratio, indentation hardness and micropillar yield stress are the most relevant parameters for bone fracture risk prediction at 70 % model accuracy (0.71 AUC). Due to the low number of samples, further studies to build a universal fracture prediction algorithm are anticipated with the higher number of patients (N > 200). The proposed classification algorithm together with the output dataset of bone tissue properties can be used for the future comparison of existing methods to evaluate bone quality as well as to form a better understanding of the mechanisms through which bone tissue is affected by aging or disease.
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- Tatiana Kochetkova
- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Thun, Switzerland.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Thun, Switzerland
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- Institute for Applied Laser, Photonics and Surface Technologies (ALPS), Bern University of Applied Sciences, Burgdorf, Switzerland
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- Institute for Applied Laser, Photonics and Surface Technologies (ALPS), Bern University of Applied Sciences, Burgdorf, Switzerland
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Thun, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Thun, Switzerland.
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Yildirim G, Bergamo ETP, Poudel SB, Ruff RR, Dixit M, Hu B, Mijares DQ, Witek L, Chlebek C, Harrison DE, Strong R, Miller RA, Ladiges W, Bromage TG, Rosen CJ, Yakar S. Long-term effects of canagliflozin treatment on the skeleton of aged UM-HET3 mice. GeroScience 2023; 45:1933-1951. [PMID: 37166526 PMCID: PMC10400751 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-023-00803-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) promote urinary glucose excretion and decrease plasma glucose levels independent of insulin. Canagliflozin (CANA) is an SGLT2i, which is widely prescribed, to reduce cardiovascular complications, and as a second-line therapy after metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Despite the robust metabolic benefits, reductions in bone mineral density (BMD) and cortical fractures were reported for CANA-treated subjects. In collaboration with the National Institute on Aging (NIA)-sponsored Interventions Testing Program (ITP), we tested skeletal integrity of UM-HET3 mice fed control (137 mice) or CANA-containing diet (180 ppm, 156 mice) from 7 to 22 months of age. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) revealed that CANA treatment caused significant thinning of the femur mid-diaphyseal cortex in both male and female mice, did not affect trabecular bone architecture in the distal femur or the lumbar vertebra-5 in male mice, but was associated with thinning of the trabeculae at the distal femur in CANA-treated female mice. In male mice, CANA treatment is associated with significant reductions in cortical bone volumetric BMD by micro-CT, and by quantitative backscattered scanning electron microscopy. Raman microspectroscopy, taken at the femur mid-diaphyseal posterior cortex, showed significant reductions in the mineral/matrix ratio and an increased carbonate/phosphate ratio in CANA-treated male mice. These data were supported by thermogravimetric assay (TGA) showing significantly decreased mineral and increased carbonate content in CANA-treated male mice. Finally, the sintered remains of TGA were subjected to X-ray diffraction and showed significantly higher fraction of whitlockite, a calcium orthophosphate mineral, which has higher resorbability than hydroxyapatite. Overall, long-term CANA treatment compromised bone morphology and mineral composition of bones, which likely contribute to increased fracture risk seen with this drug.
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- Gozde Yildirim
- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24Th Street, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
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- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Biomaterials Division, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
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- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24Th Street, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
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- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
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- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24Th Street, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
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- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24Th Street, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
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- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Biomaterials Division, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
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- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Biomaterials Division, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering New York University, Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, USA
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- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX USA
- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and Department of Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Department of Pathology and Geriatrics Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24Th Street, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, USA
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- David B. Kriser Dental Center, Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24Th Street, New York, NY 10010-4086 USA
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Fernández-Galiana Á, Bibikova O, Vilms Pedersen S, Stevens MM. Fundamentals and Applications of Raman-Based Techniques for the Design and Development of Active Biomedical Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2210807. [PMID: 37001970 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Raman spectroscopy is an analytical method based on light-matter interactions that can interrogate the vibrational modes of matter and provide representative molecular fingerprints. Mediated by its label-free, non-invasive nature, and high molecular specificity, Raman-based techniques have become ubiquitous tools for in situ characterization of materials. This review comprehensively describes the theoretical and practical background of Raman spectroscopy and its advanced variants. The numerous facets of material characterization that Raman scattering can reveal, including biomolecular identification, solid-to-solid phase transitions, and spatial mapping of biomolecular species in bioactive materials, are highlighted. The review illustrates the potential of these techniques in the context of active biomedical material design and development by highlighting representative studies from the literature. These studies cover the use of Raman spectroscopy for the characterization of both natural and synthetic biomaterials, including engineered tissue constructs, biopolymer systems, ceramics, and nanoparticle formulations, among others. To increase the accessibility and adoption of these techniques, the present review also provides the reader with practical recommendations on the integration of Raman techniques into the experimental laboratory toolbox. Finally, perspectives on how recent developments in plasmon- and coherently-enhanced Raman spectroscopy can propel Raman from underutilized to critical for biomaterial development are provided.
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- Álvaro Fernández-Galiana
- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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Heath S, Han Y, Hua R, Roy A, Jiang J, Nyman JS, Wang X. Assessment of glycosaminoglycan content in bone using Raman spectroscopy. Bone 2023; 171:116751. [PMID: 36996996 PMCID: PMC10152494 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2023.116751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are responsible for preserving bone tissue toughness as well as regulating collagen formation and mineralization in the extracellular matrix. However, current methods for characterization of GAGs in bone are destructive, thus unable to capture in situ changes or differences in GAGs between experimental groups. As an alternative, Raman spectroscopy is a non-destructive method and can detect concurrent changes in GAGs and other bone constituents. In this study, we hypothesized that the two most prominent Raman peaks of sulfated GAGs (at ~1066 cm-1 and at ~1378 cm-1) could be used to detect differences in GAGs content of bone. To test this hypothesis, three experimental models were utilized: an in vitro model (enzymatic removal of GAGs from human cadaver bone), an in vivo mouse model (biglycan KO vs. WT), and an ex vivo aging model (comparing cadaveric bone samples from young and old donors). All Raman measurements were compared to Alcian blue measurements to confirm the validity of Raman spectroscopy in detecting GAGs changes in bone. Irrespective of different models, it was found that the ~1378 cm-1 peak in Raman spectra of bone was uniquely sensitive to changes of GAGs content in bone when normalized with respect to the phosphate phase (~960 cm-1); i.e., 1378 cm-1/960 cm-1 (peak intensity ratio) or 1370-1385 cm-1/930-980 cm-1 (integrated peak area ratio). In contrast, the 1070 cm-1 peak, which includes another major peak of GAGs (1066 cm-1), seemed to be compromised to detect changes of GAGs in bone due to concurrent changes of carbonate (CO3) in the similar peak range. This study validates the ability of Raman spectroscopy to detect in situ treatment-, genotype-, and age-related changes in GAG levels of bone matrix.
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- Mechanical, San Antonio, USA
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- Biochemistry and Structural Biology, UT Health San Antonio, USA
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- Business University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
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- Biochemistry and Structural Biology, UT Health San Antonio, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Mechanical, San Antonio, USA; Biomedical Engineering, San Antonio, USA.
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Entz L, Falgayrac G, Chauveau C, Pasquier G, Lucas S. The extracellular matrix of human bone marrow adipocytes and glucose concentration differentially alter mineralization quality without impairing osteoblastogenesis. Bone Rep 2022; 17:101622. [PMID: 36187598 PMCID: PMC9519944 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2022.101622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bone marrow adipocytes (BMAds) accrue in various states of osteoporosis and interfere with bone remodeling through the secretion of various factors. However, involvement of the extracellular matrix (ECM) produced by BMAds in the impairment of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell (BM-MSC) osteoblastogenesis has received little attention. In type 2 diabetes (T2D), skeletal fragility is associated with several changes in bone quality that are incompletely understood, and BMAd quantity increases in relationship to poor glycemic control. Considering their altered phenotype in this pathophysiological context, we aimed to determine the contribution of the ECM of mature BMAds to osteoblastogenesis and mineralization quality in the context of chronic hyperglycemia. Human BM-MSCs were differentiated for 21 days in adipogenic medium containing either a normoglycemic (LG, 5.5 mM) or a high glucose concentration (HG, 25 mM). The ECM laid down by BMAds were devitalized through cell removal to examine their impact on the proliferation and differentiation of BM-MSCs toward osteoblastogenesis in LG and HG conditions. Compared to control plates, both adipocyte ECMs promoted cell adhesion and proliferation. As shown by the unmodified RUNX2 and osteocalcin mRNA levels, BM-MSC commitment in osteoblastogenesis was hampered by neither the hyperglycemic condition nor the adipocyte matrices. However, adipocyte ECMs or HG condition altered the mineralization phase with perturbed expression levels of type 1 collagen, MGP and osteopontin. Despite higher ALP activity, mineralization levels per cell were decreased for osteoblasts grown on adipocyte ECMs compared to controls. Raman spectrometry revealed that culturing on adipocyte matrices specifically prevents type-B carbonate substitution and favors collagen crosslinking, in contrast to exposure to HG concentration alone. Moreover, the mineral to organic ratio was disrupted according to the presence of adipocyte ECM and the glucose concentration used for adipocyte or osteoblast culture. HG concentration and adipocyte ECM lead to different defects in mineralization quality, recapitulating contradictory changes reported in T2D osteoporosis. Our study shows that ECMs from BMAds do not impair osteoblastogenesis but alter both the quantity and quality of mineralization partly in a glucose concentration-dependent manner. This finding sheds light on the involvement of BMAds, which should be considered in the compromised bone quality of T2D and osteoporosis patients more generally. Glucose level alters the Extracellular Matrix composition of Bone Marrow adipocytes. Osteoblastogenesis on adipocyte ECMs is unaltered but produced less mineral amount. The quality of the mineral is altered differently by adipocyte ECMs or glucose levels. The presence of BM adipocytes should be valued in damaged osteoporosis bone quality.
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Key Words
- AGEs, Advanced glycation end-products
- BM-MSC, Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell
- BMAd, Bone marrow adipocyte
- ECM, Extracellular matrix
- ECMBMAd HG, Extracellular matrix obtained from BMAds cultured in HG concentration
- ECMBMAd LG, Extracellular matrix obtained from BMAds cultured in LG concentration
- ECMBMAd, Extracellular matrix obtained from BMAds
- Extracellular matrix
- GAG, glycosaminoglycan
- HA, hydroxyapatite
- HG, High glucose
- Hyperglycemia
- LG, Low glucose
- LGM, Low glucose and mannitol
- Marrow adipocytes
- Osteoblast
- Osteoporosis
- Skeletal mesenchymal stromal cells
- T2D, Type 2 diabetes
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LLabre JE, Gil C, Amatya N, Lagalwar S, Possidente B, Vashishth D. Degradation of Bone Quality in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. J Bone Miner Res 2022; 37:2548-2565. [PMID: 36250342 PMCID: PMC9772191 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients present with symptoms such as impairment of insulin signaling, chronic inflammation, and oxidative stress. Furthermore, there are comorbidities associated with AD progression. For example, osteoporosis is common with AD wherein patients exhibit reduced mineralization and a risk for fragility fractures. However, there is a lack of understanding on the effects of AD on bone beyond loss of bone density. To this end, we investigated the effects of AD on bone quality using the 5XFAD transgenic mouse model in which 12-month-old 5XFAD mice showed accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ42) compared with wild-type (WT) littermates (n = 10/group; 50% female, 50% male). Here, we observed changes in cortical bone but not in cancellous bone quality. Both bone mass and bone quality, measured in femoral samples using imaging (micro-CT, confocal Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction [XRD]), mechanical (fracture tests), and chemical analyses (biochemical assays), were altered in the 5XFAD mice compared with WT. Micro-CT results showed 5XFAD mice had lower volumetric bone mineral density (BMD) and increased endocortical bone loss. XRD results showed decreased mineralization with smaller mineral crystals. Bone matrix compositional properties, from Raman, showed decreased crystallinity along with higher accumulation of glycoxidation products and glycation products, measured biochemically. 5XFAD mice also demonstrated loss of initiation and maximum toughness. We observed that carboxymethyl-lysine (CML) and mineralization correlated with initiation toughness, whereas crystal size and pentosidine (PEN) correlated with maximum toughness, suggesting bone matrix changes predominated by advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and altered/poor mineral quality explained loss of fracture toughness. Our findings highlight two pathways to skeletal fragility in AD through alteration of bone quality: (i) accumulation of AGEs; and (ii) loss of crystallinity, decreased crystal size, and loss of mineralization. We observed that the accumulation of amyloidosis in brain correlated with an increase in several AGEs, consistent with a mechanistic link between elevated Aβ42 levels in the brain and AGE accumulation in bone. © 2022 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Joan E. LLabre
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
- Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
- Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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Bone Molecular Modifications Induced by Diagenesis Followed-Up for 12 Months. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11101542. [PMID: 36290445 PMCID: PMC9598178 DOI: 10.3390/biology11101542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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After death, diagenesis takes place. Numerous processes occur concomitantly, which makes it difficult to identify the diagenetic processes. The diagenetic processes refer to all processes (chemical or physical) that modify the skeletal remains. These processes are highly variable depending on the environmental factors (weather, temperature, age, sex, etc.), especially in the early stages. Numerous studies have evaluated bone diagenetic processes over long timescales (~millions of years), but fewer have been done over short timescales (between days and thousands of years). The objective of the study is to assess the early stages of diagenetic processes by Raman microspectroscopy over 12 months. The mineral and organic matrix modifications are monitored through physicochemical parameters. Ribs from six humans were buried in soil. The modifications of bone composition were followed by Raman spectroscopy each month. The decrease in the mineral/organic ratio and carbonate type-B content and the increase in crystallinity reveal that minerals undergo dissolution-recrystallization. The decrease in collagen cross-linking indicates that collagen hydrolysis induces the fragmentation of collagen fibres over 12 months.
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Chronological Age Estimation of Male Occipital Bone Based on FTIR and Raman Microspectroscopy. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2022; 2022:1729131. [PMID: 36065391 PMCID: PMC9440630 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1729131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Age-related changes in bone tissue have always been an important part of bone research, and age estimation is also of great significance in forensic work. In our study, FTIR and Raman microspectroscopy were combined to explore the structural and chronological age-related changes in the occipital bones of 40 male donors. The FTIR micro-ATR mode not only achieves the comparison of FTIR and Raman efficiency but also provides a new pattern for the joint detection of FTIR and Raman in hard tissue. Statistical analysis and PCA results revealed that the structure had little effect on the FTIR and Raman results. The FTIR and Raman mineral/matrix ratio, carbonate/phosphate ratio, crystallinity, and collagen maturity of the whole showed an increasing trend during maturation, and a significant correlation was found between FTIR and Raman by comparing four outcomes. Furthermore, the results indicated that the cutoff point of the change in the relative proportion of organic matrix and inorganic minerals in males was between 19 and 35 years old, and the changes in the relative proportion of organic matrix and inorganic minerals may play a key role in age estimation. Ultimately, we established age estimation regression models. The FTIR GA-PLS regression model has the best performance and is more suitable for our experiment (RMSECV = 10.405, RMSEP = 9.2654, R2CV = 0.814, and R2Pred = 0.828). Overall, FTIR and Raman combined with chemometrics are an ideal method to estimate chronological age based on age-dependent component changes in male occipital bones. Our experiment provides a proof of concept and potential experimental method for chronological age estimation.
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Surface and Structural Studies of Age-Related Changes in Dental Enamel: An Animal Model. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15113993. [PMID: 35683290 PMCID: PMC9182525 DOI: 10.3390/ma15113993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In the animal kingdom, continuously erupting incisors provided an attractive model for studying the enamel matrix and mineral composition of teeth during development. Enamel, the hardest mineral tissue in the vertebrates, is a tissue sensitive to external conditions, reflecting various disturbances in its structure. The developing dental enamel was monitored in a series of incisor samples extending the first four weeks of postnatal life in the spiny mouse. The age-dependent changes in enamel surface morphology in the micrometre and nanometre-scale and a qualitative assessment of its mechanical features were examined by applying scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). At the same time, structural studies using XRD and vibrational spectroscopy made it possible to assess crystallinity and carbonate content in enamel mineral composition. Finally, a model for predicting the maturation based on chemical composition and structural factors was constructed using artificial neural networks (ANNs). The research presented here can extend the existing knowledge by proposing a pattern of enamel development that could be used as a comparative material in environmental, nutritional, and pharmaceutical research.
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Mandair GS, Bigelow EMR, Viswanathan G, Ward FS, Patton DM, Schlecht SH, Jepsen KJ, Kohn DH. Region-specific associations among tissue-level mechanical properties, porosity, and composition in human male femora. J Biomech 2022; 139:111144. [PMID: 35623287 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111144] [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: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Region-specific differences in age-related bone remodeling are known to exist. We therefore hypothesized that the decline in tissue-level strength and post-yield strain (PYS) with age is not uniform within the femur, but is driven by region-specific differences in porosity and composition. Four-point bending was conducted on anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral beams from male cadaveric femora (n = 33, 18-89 yrs of age). Mid-cortical porosity, composition, and mineralization were assessed using nano-computed tomography (nanoCT), Raman spectroscopy, and ashing assays. Traits between bones from young and elderly groups were compared, while multivariate analyses were used to identify traits that predicted strength and PYS at the regional level. We show that age-related decline in porosity and mechanical properties varied regionally, with highest positive slope of age vs. Log(porosity) found in posterior and anterior bone, and steepest negative slopes of age vs. strength and age vs. PYS found in anterior bone. Multivariate analyses show that Log(porosity) and/or Raman 1246/1269 ratio explained 46-51% of the variance in strength in anterior and posterior bone. Three out of five traits related to Log(porosity), mineral crystallinity, 1246/1269, mineral/matrix ratio, and/or hydroxyproline/proline (Hyp/Pro) ratio, explained 35-50% of the variance in PYS in anterior, posterior and lateral bones. Log(porosity) and Hyp/Pro ratio alone explained 13% and 19% of the variance in strength and PYS in medial bone, respectively. The predictive performance of multivariate analyses was negatively impacted by pooling data across all bone regions, underscoring the complexity of the femur and that the use of pooled analyses may obscure underlying region-specific differences.
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- Gurjit S Mandair
- Biological and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Biological and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Biological and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Falgayrac G, Vitale R, Delannoy Y, Behal H, Penel G, Duponchel L, Colard T. Critical aspects of Raman spectroscopy as a tool for postmortem interval estimation. Talanta 2022; 249:123589. [PMID: 35691126 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI) from skeletal remains represents a challenging task in forensic science. PMI is often influenced by extrinsic factors (humidity, dryness, scavengers, etc.) and intrinsic factors (age, sex, pathology, way of life, medical treatments, etc.). Raman spectroscopy combined with multivariate data analysis represents a promising tool for forensic anthropologists. Despite all the advantages of the technique, Raman spectra of skeletal remains are influenced by these extrinsic and intrinsic factors, which impairs precision and reproducibility. Both parameters have to reach a high level of confidence when such spectroscopy is used as a way to predict PMI. As a consequence, advanced multivariate data analysis is necessary to quantify the effect of all factors to improve the estimation of the PMI. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effect of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the Raman spectra of skeletal remains. We designed a protocol close to a real-world scenario. We used ANOVA-simultaneous component analysis (ASCA) to unmix and quantify the effect of 1 intrinsic (source body) and 1 extrinsic (burial time) factors on the Raman spectra. In our model, the burial time was found to generate the highest variability after the source body. ASCA showed that the variability due to the burial time has 2 mixed contributions. Seasonal variations are the first contribution. The second contribution is attributed to diagenesis. A decrease in the mineral bands and an increase in the organic bands are observed. The source body was also found to contribute to the variability in Raman spectra. ASCA showed that the source body induces variability related to the composition of bones. This quantification cannot be assessed by basic chemometrics methods such as PCA. The results of this study highlighted the need to use an advanced chemometric data analysis tool (like ASCA) combined with Raman spectroscopy to estimate the postmortem interval.
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- Guillaume Falgayrac
- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Univ. Littoral Côte D'Opale, ULR 4490, MABLab- Adiposité Médullaire et Os, F-59000, Lille, France.
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8516, LASIRE, Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Univ. Littoral Côte D'Opale, ULR 4490, MABLab- Adiposité Médullaire et Os, F-59000, Lille, France; Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 7367 - UTML&A - Unité de Taphonomie Médico-Légale & d'Anatomie, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694, METRICS: Évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Univ. Littoral Côte D'Opale, ULR 4490, MABLab- Adiposité Médullaire et Os, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8516, LASIRE, Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC, PACEA, UMR 5199, F-33600, Pessac, France; Department of Oral Radiology, University of Lille, Lille University Hospital, F-59000, Lille, France
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Douchy L, Gauthier R, Abouelleil-Sayed H, Colon P, Grosgogeat B, Bosco J. The effect of therapeutic radiation on dental enamel and dentin: A systematic review. Dent Mater 2022; 38:e181-e201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2022.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Berman AG, Damrath JG, Hatch J, Pulliam AN, Powell KM, Hinton M, Wallace JM. Effects of Raloxifene and tibial loading on bone mass and mechanics in male and female mice. Connect Tissue Res 2022; 63:3-15. [PMID: 33427519 PMCID: PMC8272732 DOI: 10.1080/03008207.2020.1865938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Purpose: Raloxifene (RAL) is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that has previously been shown to cause acellular benefits to bone tissue. Due to these improvements, RAL was combined with targeted tibial loading to assess if RAL treatment during periods of active bone formation would allow for further mechanical enhancements.Methods: Structural, mechanical, and microstructural effects were assessed in bone from C57BL/6 mice that were treated with RAL (0.5 mg/kg), tibial loading, or both for 6 weeks, beginning at 10 weeks of age.Results:Ex vivo microcomputed tomography (CT) images indicated RAL and loading work together to improve bone mass and architecture, especially within the cancellous region of males. Increases in cancellous bone volume fraction were heavily driven by increases in trabecular thickness, though there were some effects on trabecular spacing and number. In the cortical regions, RAL and loading both increased cross-sectional area, cortical area, and cortical thickness. Whole-bone mechanical testing primarily indicated the effects of loading. Further characterization through Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation showed load-based changes in mineralization and micromechanics, while both loading and RAL caused changes in the secondary collagen structure. In contrast to males, in females, there were large load-based effects in the cancellous and cortical regions, resulting in increased whole-bone mechanical properties. RAL had less of an effect on cancellous and cortical architecture, though some effects were still present.Conclusion: RAL and loading work together to impact bone architecture and mechanical integrity, leading to greater improvements than either treatment individually.
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- Alycia G. Berman
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA,Corresponding Author Joseph M. Wallace, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA, , +1-317-274-2448
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Raman spectroscopy (RS) is used to analyze the physiochemical properties of bone because it is non-destructive and requires minimal sample preparation. With over two decades of research involving measurements of mineral-to-matrix ratio, type-B carbonate substitution, crystallinity, and other compositional characteristics of the bone matrix by RS, there are multiple methods to acquire Raman signals from bone, to process those signals, and to determine peak ratios including sub-peak ratios as well as the full-width at half maximum of the most prominent Raman peak, which is nu1 phosphate (ν1PO4). Selecting which methods to use is not always clear. Herein, we describe the components of RS instruments and how they influence the quality of Raman spectra acquired from bone because signal-to-noise of the acquisition and the accompanying background fluorescence dictate the pre-processing of the Raman spectra. We also describe common methods and challenges in preparing acquired spectra for the determination of matrix properties of bone. This article also serves to provide guidance for the analysis of bone by RS with examples of how methods for pre-processing the Raman signals and for determining properties of bone composition affect RS sensitivity to potential differences between experimental groups. Attention is also given to deconvolution methods that are used to ascertain sub-peak ratios of the amide I band as a way to assess characteristics of collagen type I. We provide suggestions and recommendations on the application of RS to bone with the goal of improving reproducibility across studies and solidify RS as a valuable technique in the field of bone research.
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- Mustafa Unal
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, 70200, Turkey.
- Department of Bioengineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey 70200
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey 70200
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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Baptista A, Pedrosa M, Curate F, Ferreira MT, Marques MPM. Estimation of the post-mortem interval in human bones by infrared spectroscopy. Int J Legal Med 2021; 136:309-317. [PMID: 34613463 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-021-02641-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In forensic anthropology, there is an inherent difficulty in estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI). This study aimed to assess whether there is a correlation between changes in the bone mineral component and the PMI estimation. Samples of femur and humerus from 80 identified individuals with known post-mortem interval were analyzed. Infrared spectroscopy in attenuated total reflectance mode (FTIR-ATR) was applied for this analysis, several indices having been obtained from the infrared bands most representative of the bone's relative contents in carbonate and phosphate. Specific relationships between sex/age and PMI were attained: for larger PMIs, there was an increase in the amount of B-type carbonate (BPI), A-type carbonates (API), and in the carbonate/phosphate (C/P) ratio, and a decrease of the crystallinity index (CI) and in the carbonate ratio (C/C). Two particular infrared indices (CI and C/C) were identified as the most suitable for post-mortem interval estimation, especially in females, controlling the effects of sex and age (in the statistical analysis).
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- Andreia Baptista
- Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal.,Research Centre for Anthropology and Health, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal.,Research Centre for Anthropology and Health, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre for Functional Ecology, Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Molecular Physical Chemistry" R&D Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3004-456, Coimbra, Portugal
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Mandair GS, Akhter MP, Esmonde-White FWL, Lappe JM, Bare SP, Lloyd WR, Long JP, Lopez J, Kozloff KM, Recker RR, Morris MD. Altered collagen chemical compositional structure in osteopenic women with past fractures: A case-control Raman spectroscopic study. Bone 2021; 148:115962. [PMID: 33862262 PMCID: PMC8259347 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.115962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Incidences of low-trauma fractures among osteopenic women may be related to changes in bone quality. In this blinded, prospective-controlled study, compositional and heterogeneity contributors of bone quality to fracture risk were examined. We hypothesize that Raman spectroscopy can differentiate between osteopenic women with one or more fractures (cases) from women without fractures (controls). This study involved the Raman spectroscopic analysis of cortical and cancellous bone composition using iliac crest biopsies obtained from 59-cases and 59-controls, matched for age (62.0 ± 7.5 and 61.7 ± 7.3 years, respectively, p = 0.38) and hip bone mineral density (BMD, 0.827 ± 0.083 and 0.823 ± 0.072 g/cm3, respectively, p = 0.57). Based on aggregate univariate case-control and odds ratio based logistic regression analyses, we discovered two Raman ratiometric parameters that were predictive of past fracture risk. Specifically, 1244/1268 and 1044/959 cm-1 ratios, were identified as the most differential aspects of bone quality in cortical cases with odds ratios of 0.617 (0.406-0.938 95% CI, p = 0.024) and 1.656 (1.083-2.534 95% CI, p = 0.020), respectively. Both 1244/1268 and 1044/959 cm-1 ratios exhibited moderate sensitivity (59.3-64.4%) but low specificity (49.2-52.5%). These results suggest that the organization of mineralized collagen fibrils were significantly altered in cortical cases compared to controls. In contrast, compositional and heterogeneity parameters related to mineral/matrix ratios, B-type carbonate substitutions, and mineral crystallinity, were not significantly different between cases and controls. In conclusion, a key outcome of this study is the significant odds ratios obtained for two Raman parameters (1244/1268 and 1044/959 cm-1 ratios), which from a diagnostic perspective, may assist in the screening of osteopenic women with suspected low-trauma fractures. One important implication of these findings includes considering the possibility that changes in the organization of collagen compositional structure plays a far greater role in postmenopausal women with osteopenic fractures.
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- Gurjit S Mandair
- School of Dentistry, Departments of Biologic and Materials, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Dentistry, Departments of Biologic and Materials, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Taylor EA, Mileti CJ, Ganesan S, Kim JH, Donnelly E. Measures of Bone Mineral Carbonate Content and Mineral Maturity/Crystallinity for FT-IR and Raman Spectroscopic Imaging Differentially Relate to Physical-Chemical Properties of Carbonate-Substituted Hydroxyapatite. Calcif Tissue Int 2021; 109:77-91. [PMID: 33710382 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-021-00825-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bone mineral carbonate content assessed by vibrational spectroscopy relates to fracture incidence, and mineral maturity/ crystallinity (MMC) relates to tissue age. As FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy become more widely used to characterize the chemical composition of bone in pre-clinical and translational studies, their bone mineral outcomes require improved validation to inform interpretation of spectroscopic data. In this study, our objectives were (1) to relate Raman and FT-IR carbonate:phosphate ratios calculated through direct integration of peaks to gold-standard analytical measures of carbonate content and underlying subband ratios; (2) to relate Raman and FT-IR MMC measures to gold-standard analytical measures of crystal size in chemical standards and native bone powders. Raman and FT-IR direct integration carbonate:phosphate ratios increased with carbonate content (Raman: p < 0.01, R2 = 0.87; FT-IR: p < 0.01, R2 = 0.96) and Raman was more sensitive to carbonate content than the FT-IR (Raman slope + 95% vs FT-IR slope, p < 0.01). MMC increased with crystal size for both Raman and FT-IR (Raman: p < 0.01, R2 = 0.76; FT-IR p < 0.01, R2 = 0.73) and FT-IR was more sensitive to crystal size than Raman (c-axis length: slope FT-IR MMC + 111% vs Raman MMC, p < 0.01). Additionally, FT-IR but not Raman spectroscopy detected differences in the relationship between MMC and crystal size of carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA) vs poorly crystalline hydroxyapatites (HA) (slope CHA + 87% vs HA, p < 0.01). Combined, these results contribute to the ability of future studies to elucidate the relationships between carbonate content and fracture and provide insight to the strengths and limitations of FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy of native bone mineral.
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- Erik A Taylor
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, Cornell University, 227 Bard Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, Cornell University, 227 Bard Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, Cornell University, 227 Bard Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
- Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
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Singleton RC, Pharr GM, Nyman JS. Increased tissue-level storage modulus and hardness with age in male cortical bone and its association with decreased fracture toughness. Bone 2021; 148:115949. [PMID: 33862261 PMCID: PMC8102428 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.115949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The incidence of bone fracture increases with age, due to both declining bone quantity and quality. Toward the goal of an improved understanding of the causes of the age-related decline in the fracture toughness of male cortical bone, nanoindentation experiments were performed on femoral diaphysis specimens from men aged 21-98 years. Because aged bone has less matrix-bound water and dry bone is less viscoelastic, we used a nanoindentation method that is sensitive to changes in viscoelasticity. Given the anisotropy of bone stiffness, longitudinal (n = 26) and transverse (n = 25) specimens relative to the long axis of the femur diaphysis were tested both dry in air and immersed in phosphate buffered saline solution. Indentation stiffness (storage modulus) and hardness increased with age, while viscoelasticity (loss modulus) was independent of donor age. The increases in indentation stiffness and hardness with age were best explained by increased mineralization with age. Indentation stiffness and hardness were negatively correlated with previously acquired fracture toughness parameters, which is consistent with a tradeoff between material strength and toughness. In keeping with the complex structure of bone, a combination of tissue-level storage modulus or hardness, bound water, and osteonal area in regression models best explained the variance in the fracture toughness of male human cortical bone. On the other hand, viscoelasticity was unchanged with age and was not associated with fracture toughness. In conclusion, the age-related increase in stiffness and hardness of male cortical bone may be one of the multiple tissue-level characteristics that contributes to decreased fracture toughness.
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- Robert C Singleton
- Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3003, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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Pedrosa M, Ferreira MT, E Batista de Carvalho LA, M Marques MP, Curate F. The association of osteochemometrics and bone mineral density in humans. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2021; 176:434-444. [PMID: 33852736 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Even though much is known about bone mineral and matrix composition, studies about their relationship with several bone properties and its alterations related to bone diseases such as osteoporosis are practically non-existent in humans. Thus, the development of methods to understand the effects of bone properties at a microscopic level is paramount. This research aimed to evaluate whether Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR) band intensity ratios correlate with femoral bone mass, bone mineral content (BMC) (total and femoral neck), bone mineral per unit area (BMD) (total, femoral neck, greater trochanter, intertrochanteric region, and Ward's area) and the area (total and femoral neck). A sample of femora from the 21st Century Identified Skeleton Collection (N = 78, 42 females and 36 males) was employed and BMC, BMD, and the femoral areas were acquired by DXA. RESULTS It was found that only females' BMD had a significant association with the femoral FTIR-ATR indices under study, whereas bone collagen (Am/P) and the content of carbonate Type A (API) in males correlated with the total proximal femur area of the regions of interest and the femoral neck area. DISCUSSION Men and women showed different changes related to their chemical composition in BMD, BMC, and probed area, most likely due to differences in structure and physiology, as well as mechanical strength in the proximal femoral sites where BMD was analyzed.
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- Mariana Pedrosa
- Centre for Functional Ecology, Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Molecular Physical-Chemistry R&D Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Research Centre for Anthropology and Health, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Molecular Physical-Chemistry R&D Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Research Centre for Anthropology and Health, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,School of Technology of Tomar, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Tomar, Portugal
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Pang S, Su FY, Green A, Salim J, McKittrick J, Jasiuk I. Comparison of different protocols for demineralization of cortical bone. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7012. [PMID: 33782429 PMCID: PMC8007753 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86257-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Bone is a biological composite material consisting of two main components: collagen and mineral. Collagen is the most abundant protein in vertebrates, which makes it of high clinical and scientific interest. In this paper, we compare the composition and structure of cortical bone demineralized using several protocols: ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA), formic acid (CH2O2), hydrochloric acid (HCl), and HCl/EDTA mixture. The efficiencies of these four agents were investigated by assessing the remaining mineral quantities and collagen integrity with various experimental techniques. Raman spectroscopy results show that the bone demineralized by the CH2O2 agent has highest collagen quality parameter. The HCl/EDTA mixture removes the most mineral, but it affects the collagen secondary structure as amide II bands are shifted as observed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Thermogravimetric analysis reveals that HCl and EDTA are most effective in removing the mineral with bulk measurements. In summary, we conclude that HCl best demineralizes bone, leaving the well-preserved collagen structure in the shortest time. These findings guide on the best demineralization protocol to obtain high-quality collagen from bone for clinical and scientific applications.
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- Siyuan Pang
- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0411, USA
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, and Bio Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1601 E Market St, Greensboro, NC, 27401, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093-0412, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0411, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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Unal M. Raman spectroscopic determination of bone matrix quantity and quality augments prediction of human cortical bone mechanical properties. J Biomech 2021; 119:110342. [PMID: 33706105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Being independent contributors to bone mechanical resistance at the apparent level, quality and quantity of bone primary constituents are essential factors in better fracture risk assessment. Raman spectroscopy (RS) holds great potential for being a clinical tool with providing quality and quantity measurements of the bone mineralized matrix. Beyond mineral quality and quantity, recent years have revealed newly developed RS-derived bone compositional measurements focusing on organic matrix and water though their associations with bone mechanics have not been fully established yet. Herein, the author reported first thorough characterization study investigating associations between twenty different RS-derived measurements and mechanical properties of human cortical bone (i.e., yield and ultimate strength, elastic modulus, toughness, post-yield toughness, and post-yield strain). Forty-five rectangular human cortical beams harvested from all four anatomical quadrants of two male donors were tested under three-point bending. Raman spectra of each specimen were collected at the spectral range of 800 to 4000 cm-1. While correlations were tested among RS-derived measurements via Spearman's rank correlations, multivariate linear regression using mixed effects were used to determine the best RS-derived measurement or the combination of RS-derived measurements in predicting various mechanical properties of human cortical bone. Most of the RS-derived measurements were associated with the mechanical properties (Rm2 ranges from 8.9 to 68.3%, p < 0.05). The various linear combinations of six RS-derived measurements focusing on different aspects of bone matrix (i.e., ν1PO4/Amide I, ν1PO4/Amide III, Carbonate/ν1PO4, ~I1670/I1640, ~I3453/I2949, ~I3584/I2949) improved the prediction (Rm2 = 43.5 to 70.2%, p < 0.05). While a causal relationship still needs to be investigated, RS has a great potential to establish a robust patient-specific fracture risk prediction with the latest advances in technologies.
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- Mustafa Unal
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Vahidi G, Rux C, Sherk VD, Heveran CM. Lacunar-canalicular bone remodeling: Impacts on bone quality and tools for assessment. Bone 2021; 143:115663. [PMID: 32987198 PMCID: PMC7769905 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Osteocytes can resorb as well as replace bone adjacent to the expansive lacunar-canalicular system (LCS). Suppressed LCS remodeling decreases bone fracture toughness, but it is unclear how altered LCS remodeling impacts bone quality. The first goal of this review is to assess how LCS remodeling impacts LCS morphology as well as the composition and mechanical properties of surrounding bone tissue. The second goal is to compare tools available for the assessment of bone quality at length-scales that are physiologically-relevant to LCS remodeling. We find that changes to LCS morphology occur in response to a variety of physiological conditions and diseases and can be classified in two general phenotypes. In the 'aging phenotype', seen in aging and in some disuse models, the LCS is truncated and osteocytes apoptosis is increased. In the 'osteocytic osteolysis' phenotype, which is adaptive in some physiological settings and possibly maladaptive in others, the LCS enlarges and osteocytes generally maintain viability. Bone composition and mechanical properties vary near the osteocyte and change with at least some conditions that alter LCS morphology. However, few studies have evaluated bone composition and mechanical properties close to the LCS and so the impacts of LCS remodeling phenotypes on bone tissue quality are still undetermined. We summarize the current understanding of how LCS remodeling impacts LCS morphology, tissue-scale bone composition and mechanical properties, and whole-bone material properties. Tools are compared for assessing tissue-scale bone properties, as well as the resolution, advantages, and limitations of these techniques.
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- G Vahidi
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Montana State University, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Montana State University, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Montana State University, United States of America.
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Du F, Wang Q, Ouyang L, Wu H, Yang Z, Fu X, Liu X, Yan L, Cao Y, Xiao R. Comparison of concentrated fresh mononuclear cells and cultured mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow for bone regeneration. Stem Cells Transl Med 2020; 10:598-609. [PMID: 33341102 PMCID: PMC7980203 DOI: 10.1002/sctm.20-0234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell (BMMNC) transplantation has been widely studied in recent years. The fresh cell cocktail in BMMNCs, without going through the in vitro culture process, helps to establish a stable microenvironment for osteogenesis, and each cell type may play a unique role in bone regeneration. Our study compared the efficacy of concentrated fresh BMMNCs and cultured bone marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in Beagle dogs for the first time. Fifteen‐millimeter segmental bone defects were created in the animals' tibia bones. In BMMNCs group, the defects were repaired with concentrated fresh BMMNCs combined with β‐TCP (n = 5); in cultured BMSC group, with in vitro cultured and osteo‐induced BMSCs combined with β‐TCP (n = 5); in scaffold‐only group, with a β‐TCP graft alone (n = 5); and in blank group, nothing was grafted (n = 3). The healing process was monitored by X‐rays and single photon emission computed tomography. The animals were sacrificed 12 months after surgery and their tibias were harvested and analyzed by microcomputed tomography and hard tissue histology. Moreover, the microstructure, chemical components, and microbiomechanical properties of the regenerated bone tissue were explored by multiphoton microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation. The results showed that BMMNCs group promoted much more bone regeneration than cultured BMSC group. The grafts in BMMNCs group were better mineralized, and they had collagen arrangement and microbiomechanical properties similar to the contralateral native tibia bone. These results indicate that concentrated fresh bone marrow mononuclear cells may be superior to in vitro expanded stem cells in segmental bone defect repair.
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- Fengzhou Du
- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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XRD and ATR-FTIR techniques for integrity assessment of gamma radiation sterilized cortical bone pretreated by antioxidants. Cell Tissue Bank 2020; 22:305-321. [PMID: 33165827 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-020-09879-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Terminal sterilization of bone allograft by gamma radiation is required to reduce the risk of infection. Free radical scavengers could be utilized to minimize the deteriorating effects of gamma radiation on bone allograft mechanical properties. The objective of this research is to assess the changes in structural and chemical composition induced by hydroxytyrosol (HT) and alpha lipoic acid (ALA) free radical scavengers in gamma sterilized cortical bone. Bovine femurs specimens were soaked in different concentrations of HT and ALA for 7 and 3 days respectively before irradiation with 35 KGy gamma radiation. The attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and the X-ray diffraction techniques were utilized to analyze the changes in chemical composition induced by irradiation in the presence of free radical scavengers. A significant increase in the proportion of amide I and amide II to phosphate was noticed in the irradiated group, while in the pretreated groups with ALA and HT this effect was minimized. In addition, gamma radiation reduced the mature to immature cross links while ALA and HT alleviated this reduction. No significant changes were noticed in the mineral crystallinity or crystal size. Bone chemical structure has been changed due to gamma irradiation and these changes are mainly relevant to amide I, amide II proportions and collagen crosslinks. The deteriorating effects of gamma sterilization dose (35 kGy) on chemical structure of bone allograft can be alleviated by using (HT) and (ALA) free radical scavengers before irradiation.
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Taylor EA, Donnelly E. Raman and Fourier transform infrared imaging for characterization of bone material properties. Bone 2020; 139:115490. [PMID: 32569874 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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As the application of Raman spectroscopy to study bone has grown over the past decade, making it a peer technology to FTIR spectroscopy, it has become critical to understand their complimentary roles. Recent technological advancements have allowed these techniques to collect grids of spectra in a spatially resolved fashion to generate compositional images. The advantage of imaging with these techniques is that it allows the heterogenous bone tissue composition to be resolved and quantified. In this review we compare, for non-experts in the field of vibrational spectroscopy, the instrumentation and underlying physical principles of FTIR imaging (FTIRI) and Raman imaging. Additionally, we discuss the strengths and limitations of FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, address sample preparation, and discuss outcomes to provide researchers insight into which techniques are best suited for a given research question. We then briefly discuss previous applications of FTIRI and Raman imaging to characterize bone tissue composition and relationships of compositional outcomes with mechanical performance. Finally, we discuss emerging technical developments in FTIRI and Raman imaging which provide new opportunities to identify changes in bone tissue composition with disease, age, and drug treatment.
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- Erik A Taylor
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America; Research division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America.
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Casal-Beiroa P, González P, Blanco FJ, Magalhães J. Molecular analysis of the destruction of articular joint tissues by Raman spectroscopy. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2020; 20:789-802. [PMID: 32538250 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1782747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly heterogenous disease influenced by different molecular, anatomic, and physiologic imbalances. Some of the bottlenecks for enhanced diagnosis and therapeutic assessment are the lack of validated biomarkers and early diagnosis tools. In this narrative review, we analyze the potential of Raman spectroscopy (RS) as a label-free optical tool for the characterization of articular joint tissues and its application as a diagnosis tool for OA. AREAS COVERED Raman spectra produce a unique 'molecular fingerprint' providing rotational and vibrational molecular information, allowing the identification and follow-up of molecular changes associated with OA pathological mechanisms. Focusing on multiple joint tissues (cartilage, synovium, bone, tendons, ligaments, and meniscus) and their contribution in disease incidence and progression, this review highlights the current knowledge on the application of RS in the characterization of organic and inorganic molecules present at these tissues and alterations that occur in the onset of OA. EXPERT OPINION Vibrational spectroscopy techniques, such as RS, are low cost, rapid and minimally invasive approaches that offer high specificity in the assessment of the molecular composition of complex tissues. Combined with multivariate statistical methods, RS offers great potential for optical biomarkers discovery or disease diagnosis applications, and we hereby discuss clinical translational progresses on the field.
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- Paula Casal-Beiroa
- Unidad de Medicina Regenerativa, Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC) ., A Coruña, Spain.,Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Universidad de A Coruña (UDC) ,A Coruña, Spain
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- New Materials Group, Department of Applied Physics, University of Vigo , Vigo, Spain
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- Unidad de Medicina Regenerativa, Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC) ., A Coruña, Spain.,Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Universidad de A Coruña (UDC) ,A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Medicina Regenerativa, Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC) ., A Coruña, Spain.,Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Universidad de A Coruña (UDC) ,A Coruña, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) , Madrid, Spain
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Pedrosa M, Curate F, Batista de Carvalho LAE, Marques MPM, Ferreira MT. Beyond metrics and morphology: the potential of FTIR-ATR and chemometrics to estimate age-at-death in human bone. Int J Legal Med 2020; 134:1905-1914. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-020-02310-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Zhao L, He X, Todoh M. Mechanical behavior of biomimetically mineralized collagen matrix using the polymer - induced liquid precursor process. J Biomech 2020; 104:109738. [PMID: 32188573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Biomimetic mineralization is a promising technique in biomedical applications. To understand the mechanical behavior of biomimetically mineralized collagen material (BMC), we examined the composition and structure of the mineral deposition in BMCs mineralized by the polymer-induced liquid precursor (PILP) process and applied wide angle x-ray scattering (WAXS) with in situ tensile testing to investigate the mineral-to-tissue co-deformation in the material. We found that the PILP process is able to achieve good biomimetic mineralization in bulk collagen matrix. Compositionally, the mineral deposition showed high crystallinity with no carbonation. However, the morphology of extrafibrillar mineral deposition and the preferential crystal orientation were different from natural bone. Further, the Young's modulus and mineral-to-tissue co-deformation ratio of the BMC were significantly lower than both natural bone and partially demineralized bone with similar mineral volume fraction. It was concluded that while biomimetic mineralization can achieve good mineral deposition volume in the BMC, the mechanical behavior of the material was different from natural bone.
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- Lei Zhao
- Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan.
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- Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
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- Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
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Steeves AJ, Ho W, Munisso MC, Lomboni DJ, Larrañaga E, Omelon S, Martínez E, Spinello D, Variola F. The Implication of Spatial Statistics in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Response to Nanotubular Architectures. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:2151-2169. [PMID: 32280212 PMCID: PMC7125340 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s238280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION In recent years there has been ample interest in nanoscale modifications of synthetic biomaterials to understand fundamental aspects of cell-surface interactions towards improved biological outcomes. In this study, we aimed at closing in on the effects of nanotubular TiO2 surfaces with variable nanotopography on the response on human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). Although the influence of TiO2 nanotubes on the cellular response, and in particular on hMSC activity, has already been addressed in the past, previous studies overlooked critical morphological, structural and physical aspects that go beyond the simple nanotube diameter, such as spatial statistics. METHODS To bridge this gap, we implemented an extensive characterization of nanotubular surfaces generated by anodization of titanium with a focus on spatial structural variables including eccentricity, nearest neighbour distance (NND) and Voronoi entropy, and associated them to the hMSC response. In addition, we assessed the biological potential of a two-tiered honeycomb nanoarchitecture, which allowed the detection of combinatory effects that this hierarchical structure has on stem cells with respect to conventional nanotubular designs. We have combined experimental techniques, ranging from Scanning Electron (SEM) and Atomic Force (AFM) microscopy to Raman spectroscopy, with computational simulations to characterize and model nanotubular surfaces. We evaluated the cell response at 6 hrs, 1 and 2 days by fluorescence microscopy, as well as bone mineral deposition by Raman spectroscopy, demonstrating substrate-induced differential biological cueing at both the short- and long-term. RESULTS Our work demonstrates that the nanotube diameter is not sufficient to comprehensively characterize nanotubular surfaces and equally important parameters, such as eccentricity and wall thickness, ought to be included since they all contribute to the overall spatial disorder which, in turn, dictates the overall bioactive potential. We have also demonstrated that nanotubular surfaces affect the quality of bone mineral deposited by differentiated stem cells. Lastly, we closed in on the integrated effects exerted by the superimposition of two dissimilar nanotubular arrays in the honeycomb architecture. DISCUSSION This work delineates a novel approach for the characterization of TiO2 nanotubes which supports the incorporation of critical spatial structural aspects that have been overlooked in previous research. This is a crucial aspect to interpret cellular behaviour on nanotubular substrates. Consequently, we anticipate that this strategy will contribute to the unification of studies focused on the use of such powerful nanostructured surfaces not only for biomedical applications but also in other technology fields, such as catalysis.
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- Alexander J Steeves
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Ottawa, Canada
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Ottawa, Canada
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Electronics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Ottawa, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Lefèvre E, Farlay D, Bala Y, Subtil F, Wolfram U, Rizzo S, Baron C, Zysset P, Pithioux M, Follet H. Compositional and mechanical properties of growing cortical bone tissue: a study of the human fibula. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17629. [PMID: 31772277 PMCID: PMC6879611 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54016-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Human cortical bone contains two types of tissue: osteonal and interstitial tissue. Growing bone is not well-known in terms of its intrinsic material properties. To date, distinctions between the mechanical properties of osteonal and interstitial regions have not been investigated in juvenile bone and compared to adult bone in a combined dataset. In this work, cortical bone samples obtained from fibulae of 13 juveniles patients (4 to 18 years old) during corrective surgery and from 17 adult donors (50 to 95 years old) were analyzed. Microindentation was used to assess the mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix, quantitative microradiography was used to measure the degree of bone mineralization (DMB), and Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy was used to evaluate the physicochemical modifications of bone composition (organic versus mineral matrix). Juvenile and adult osteonal and interstitial regions were analyzed for DMB, crystallinity, mineral to organic matrix ratio, mineral maturity, collagen maturity, carbonation, indentation modulus, indicators of yield strain and tissue ductility using a mixed model. We found that the intrinsic properties of the juvenile bone were not all inferior to those of the adult bone. Mechanical properties were also differently explained in juvenile and adult groups. The study shows that different intrinsic properties should be used in case of juvenile bone investigation.
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- Emmanuelle Lefèvre
- Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, ISM Inst Movement Sci, Marseille, France.,Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Institute for Locomotion, APHM, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, Lyos UMR1033, F69622, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, Lyos UMR1033, F69622, Lyon, France.,Laboratoire Vibrations Acoustique, INSA Lyon, Campus LyonTech la Doua, F69621, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Equipe Biostatistique Santé - LBBE, F69003, Lyon, France
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- School of Engineering and Physical Science, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, Lyos UMR1033, F69622, Lyon, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, ISM Inst Movement Sci, Marseille, France.,Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Institute for Locomotion, APHM, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Marseille, France
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- ARTORG Center for biomedical engineering research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, ISM Inst Movement Sci, Marseille, France.,Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Institute for Locomotion, APHM, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM, Lyos UMR1033, F69622, Lyon, France.
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Shah FA, Sayardoust S, Thomsen P, Palmquist A. Extracellular matrix composition during bone regeneration in the human dental alveolar socket. Bone 2019; 127:244-249. [PMID: 31176735 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Within the dental alveolar socket, the sequence of events following tooth extraction involves deposition of a provisional connective tissue matrix that is later replaced by woven bone and eventually by lamellar bone. Bone regeneration within the dental alveolar socket is unique since the space occupied by the root(s) of a tooth does not originally contain any bone. However, extracellular matrix composition of the healing alveolar socket has not previously been investigated. Here, alveolar bone biopsies representing early (7-46 months, < 4y) and late (48-60 months; 4-5y) healing periods were investigated using Raman spectroscopy, X-ray micro-computed tomography and backscattered electron scanning electron microscopy. Partially or completely edentulous individuals and those with a smoking habit were not excluded. Between < 4y and 4-5y, mineral crystallinity and bone mineral density increase, phenylalanine, proline/hydroxyproline, and bone surface-to-volume ratio decrease, while the carbonate-to-phosphate ratio, the mineral-to-matrix ratio, and the collagen crosslink ratio remain relatively unchanged. Observed exclusively at 4-5y, hypermineralised osteocyte lacunae contain spherical and rhomboidal mineral nodules. Spearman correlation analysis reveals several significant, high (ρ = 0.7-0.9; p ≤ 0.01) and moderate (ρ = 0.5-0.7; p ≤ 0.01) correlations. Mineral crystallinity and proline/hydroxyproline, the carbonate-to-phosphate ratio and phenylalanine, mineral crystallinity and bone surface-to-volume ratio, the carbonate-to-phosphate ratio and bone surface-to-volume ratio, proline/hydroxyproline and bone mineral density, and bone mineral density and bone surface-to-volume ratio are negatively correlated. Mineral crystallinity and bone mineral density, and proline/hydroxyproline and bone surface-to-volume ratio are positively correlated. Although bone regeneration in the dental alveolar socket follows typical bone healing patterns, the compositional and microstructural patterns reveal mature bone at <4y with indications of better mechanical competence at 4-5y.
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- Furqan A Shah
- Department of Biomaterials, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Biomaterials, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Periodontology, Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Biomaterials, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biomaterials, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Heveran CM, Schurman CA, Acevedo C, Livingston EW, Howe D, Schaible EG, Hunt HB, Rauff A, Donnelly E, Carpenter RD, Levi M, Lau AG, Bateman TA, Alliston T, King KB, Ferguson VL. Chronic kidney disease and aging differentially diminish bone material and microarchitecture in C57Bl/6 mice. Bone 2019; 127:91-103. [PMID: 31055118 PMCID: PMC6760860 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common disease of aging and increases fracture risk over advanced age alone. Aging and CKD differently impair bone turnover and mineralization. We thus hypothesize that the loss of bone quality would be greatest with the combination of advanced age and CKD. We evaluated bone from young adult (6 mo.), middle-age (18 mo.), and old (24 mo.) male C57Bl/6 mice three months following either 5/6th nephrectomy, to induce CKD, or Sham procedures. CKD exacerbated losses of cortical and trabecular microarchitecture associated with aging. Aging and CKD each resulted in thinner, more porous cortices and fewer and thinner trabeculae. Bone material quality was also reduced with CKD, and these changes to bone material were distinct from those due to age. Aging reduced whole-bone flexural strength and modulus, micrometer-scale nanoindentation modulus, and nanometer-scale tissue and collagen strain (small-angle x-ray scattering [SAXS]. By contrast, CKD reduced work to fracture and variation in bone tissue modulus and composition (Raman spectroscopy), and increased percent collagen strain. The increased collagen strain burden was associated with loss of toughness in CKD. In addition, osteocyte lacunae became smaller, sparser, and more disordered with age for Sham mice, yet these age-related changes were not clearly observed in CKD. However, for CKD, larger lacunae positively correlated with increased serum phosphate levels, suggesting that osteocytes play a role in systemic mineral homeostasis. This work demonstrates that CKD reduces bone quality, including microarchitecture and bone material properties, and that loss of bone quality with age is compounded by CKD. These findings may help reconcile why bone mass does not consistently predict fracture in the CKD population, as well as why older individuals with CKD are at high risk of fragility.
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- Chelsea M Heveran
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, United States of America
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States of America.
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Li Q, Xia J, Wang S, Zhou Z, Li Z. Letrozole induced changes in bone mineral properties and mechanical functions of laying hens. Poult Sci 2019; 98:2562-2569. [PMID: 30668765 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bone volumes and quality are related to their hormone levels in laying hens. In this study, we investigated letrozole (LZ) induced effects on the physicochemical properties of cortical bone in laying hens. After 9-wk LZ treatment, we observed that LZ could decrease estrogen level in laying hens. As a result, both the plasma tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase and bone Gla protein activities were suppressed significantly. In addition, carbonate substitution was inhibited significantly in humerus and femur confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Meanwhile, the mineral density and yield load capacities of humerus and femur were improved. This study demonstrated that the high crystallinity and low carbonate substitution were tightly correlated with the relatively enhanced mechanical properties. Moreover, it elucidated biochemical mechanisms of estrogen in regulating mineralogical and mechanical properties of bones in laying hens.
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- Qiao Li
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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Yoshioka Y, Yamachika E, Nakanishi M, Ninomiya T, Akashi S, Kondo S, Moritani N, Kobayashi Y, Fujii T, Iida S. Intermittent parathyroid hormone 1-34 induces oxidation and deterioration of mineral and collagen quality in newly formed mandibular bone. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8041. [PMID: 31142769 PMCID: PMC6541641 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44389-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Intermittent parathyroid hormone (PTH) administration is known to promote bone healing after surgical procedures. However, the mechanism and influence of PTH on the mineral and collagen quality of the jaw are not well understood. Most studies have focused on analyzing the bone density and microstructure of the mandible, and have insufficiently investigated its mineral and collagen quality. Oxidative stress activates osteoclasts, produces advanced glycation end products, and worsens mineral and collagen quality. We hypothesized that PTH induces oxidation and affects the mineral and collagen quality of newly formed mandibular bone. To test this, we examined the mineral and collagen quality of newly formed mandibular bone in rats administered PTH, and analyzed serum after intermittent PTH administration to examine the degree of oxidation. PTH administration reduced mineralization and worsened mineral and collagen quality in newly formed bone. In addition, total anti-oxidant capacity in serum was significantly decreased and the oxidative-INDEX was increased among PTH-treated compared to vehicle-treated rats, indicating serum oxidation. In conclusion, intermittent administration of PTH reduced mineral and collagen quality in newly formed mandibular bone. This effect may have been induced by oxidation.
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- Yohsuke Yoshioka
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Hard Tissue Research, Institute for Oral Science, Matsumoto Dental University, 1780 Gobara Hirooka, Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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Paolillo FR, Romano RA, de Matos L, Martin AA, Guimarães FEG, de Castro Neto JC, Bagnato VS. Short-term and long-term effects of osteoporosis on incisor teeth and femoral bones evaluated by Raman spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis in ovariectomized rats. J Bone Miner Metab 2019; 37:18-27. [PMID: 29344812 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-018-0903-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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There are few published data on the relationship between loss of bone mass due to osteoporosis and poor tooth quality. This study analyzed the effects of osteoporosis on incisor teeth and femoral bones using optical techniques in rats. Twenty female Wistar rats aged 6 months (n = 20) were randomized into two groups: control group, non-ovariectomized rats (n = 10); ovariectomy group, ovariectomized rats to induce osteoporosis (n = 10). Each group was subdivided randomly into two groups containing five rats each as follows. Control group 1: non-ovariectomized rats euthanized at the age of 9 or 3 months post-ovariectomy (n = 5); Control group 2: non-ovariectomized rats euthanized at the age of 1 year or 6 months post-ovariectomy (n = 5); ovariectomy group 1: ovariectomized rats euthanized at the age of 9 months or 3 months post-ovariectomy (n = 5); ovariectomy group 2: ovariectomized rats euthanized at the age of 1 year or 6 months post-ovariectomy (n = 5). The incisor teeth and femoral bones of Wistar rats were removed to perform Raman spectroscopy using an excitation laser at 785 nm. In addition, an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer system was used to evaluate calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P). The main findings included significant changes (p < 0.05) for phosphate and carbonate band areas for both incisor teeth and femur bones. In addition, there was significant negative correlation between the P concentration and phosphate/carbonate ratio (lower P content-larger ratio, p < 0.05) for incisor teeth and femoral bones. The proline and CH2 wag band areas were significantly reduced only for the incisor teeth (p < 0.05). Therefore, Raman spectroscopy assessed the compositional, physicochemical and structural changes in hard tissue. The current study also pointed out the possible action mechanisms of these changes, bone fracture risk and dental fragility. It is important to emphasize that poor dental quality may also occur due to osteoporosis.
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- Fernanda Rossi Paolillo
- Optics Group from São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400, Centro, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13560-970, Brazil.
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- Optics Group from São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400, Centro, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13560-970, Brazil
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- Optics Group from São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400, Centro, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13560-970, Brazil
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- Department of Physics from Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Campus Universitário Ministro Petrônio Portella, Bairro Ininga, Teresina, Bairro Ininga, Teresina, PI 64049-550, Brazil
- Department of Biomedical Engineering from Brazil University (UnBr), Rua Carolina Fonseca, 584, Itaquera, SP, Brazil
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- Optics Group from São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400, Centro, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13560-970, Brazil
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- Optics Group from São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400, Centro, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13560-970, Brazil
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- Optics Group from São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400, Centro, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13560-970, Brazil
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Gardinier JD, Al-Omaishi S, Rostami N, Morris MD, Kohn DH. Examining the influence of PTH(1-34) on tissue strength and composition. Bone 2018; 117:130-137. [PMID: 30261327 PMCID: PMC6202137 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2018.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The lacunar-canaliculi system is a network of channels that is created and maintained by osteocytes as they are embedded throughout cortical bone. As osteocytes modify their lacuna space, the local tissue composition and tissue strength are subject to change. Although continual exposure to parathyroid hormone (PTH) can induce adaptation at the lacunar wall, the impact of intermittent PTH treatment on perilacunar adaptation remains unclear. Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to establish how intermittent PTH(1-34) treatment influences perilacunar adaptation with respect to changes in tissue composition. We hypothesized that local changes in tissue composition following PTH(1-34) are associated with corresponding gains in tissue strength and resistance to microdamage at the whole bone level. Adult male C57BL/6J mice were treated daily with PTH(1-34) or vehicle for 3 weeks. In response to PTH(1-34), Raman spectroscopy revealed a significant decrease in the carbonate-to-phosphate ratio and crystallinity across the entire tissue, while the mineral-to-matrix ratio demonstrated a significant decrease in just the perilacunar region. The shift in perilacunar composition largely explained the corresponding increase in tissue strength, while the degree of new tissue added at the endosteum and periosteum did not produce any significant changes in cortical area or moment of inertia that would explain the increase in tissue strength. Furthermore, fatigue testing revealed a greater resistance to crack formation within the existing tissue following PTH(1-34) treatment. As a result, the shift in perilacunar composition presents a unique mechanism by which PTH(1-34) produces localized differences in tissue quality that allow more energy to be dissipated under loading, thereby increasing tissue strength and resistance to microdamage. In addition, our findings demonstrate the potential for PTH(1-34) to amplify osteocytes' mechanotransduction by producing a more compliant tissue. Overall, the present study demonstrates that changes in tissue composition localized at the lacuna wall contribute to the strength and fatigue resistance of cortical bone gained in response to intermittent PTH(1-34) treatment.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Bone and Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Ishimaru Y, Oshima Y, Imai Y, Iimura T, Takanezawa S, Hino K, Miura H. Raman Spectroscopic Analysis to Detect Reduced Bone Quality after Sciatic Neurectomy in Mice. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23123081. [PMID: 30477282 PMCID: PMC6321365 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23123081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Bone mineral density (BMD) is a commonly used diagnostic indicator for bone fracture risk in osteoporosis. Along with low BMD, bone fragility accounts for reduced bone quality in addition to low BMD, but there is no diagnostic method to directly assess the bone quality. In this study, we investigated changes in bone quality using the Raman spectroscopic technique. Sciatic neurectomy (NX) was performed in male C57/BL6J mice (NX group) as a model of disuse osteoporosis, and sham surgery was used as an experimental control (Sham group). Eight months after surgery, we acquired Raman spectral data from the anterior cortical surface of the proximal tibia. We also performed a BMD measurement and micro-CT measurement to investigate the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. Quantitative analysis based on the Raman peak intensities showed that the carbonate/phosphate ratio and the mineral/matrix ratio were significantly higher in the NX group than in the Sham group. There was direct evidence of alterations in the mineral content associated with mechanical properties of bone. To fully understand the spectral changes, we performed principal component analysis of the spectral dataset, focusing on the matrix content. In conclusion, Raman spectroscopy provides reliable information on chemical changes in both mineral and matrix contents, and it also identifies possible mechanisms of disuse osteoporosis.
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- Yasumitsu Ishimaru
- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon 791-0295, Ehime, Japan.
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- Biomedical Optics Laboratory, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Miyagi, Japan.
- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu City 879-5593, Oita, Japan.
- Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku 113-8655, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Division of Integrative Pathophysiology, Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Shitsukawa, Toon 791-0295, Ehime, Japan.
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- Division of Bio-imaging, Proteo-Science Center, Ehime university graduate school of medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon 791-0295, Ehime, Japan.
- Division of Analytical Bio-Medicine, Advanced Research Support Center, Ehime University, Shitsukawa, Toon 791-0295, Ehime, Japan.
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- Molecular Medicine for Pathogenesis, Ehime university graduate school of medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon 791-0295, Ehime, Japan.
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- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon 791-0295, Ehime, Japan.
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- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon 791-0295, Ehime, Japan.
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Querido W, Ailavajhala R, Padalkar M, Pleshko N. Validated Approaches for Quantification of Bone Mineral Crystallinity Using Transmission Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR), Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) FT-IR, and Raman Spectroscopy. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 72:1581-1593. [PMID: 29972319 DOI: 10.1177/0003702818789165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bone mineral crystallinity is an important factor determining bone quality and strength. The gold standard method to quantify crystallinity is X-ray diffraction (XRD), but vibrational spectroscopic methods present powerful alternatives to evaluate a greater variety of sample types. We describe original approaches by which transmission Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), attenuated total reflection (ATR) FT-IR, and Raman spectroscopy can be confidently used to quantify bone mineral crystallinity. We analyzed a range of biological and synthetic apatite nanocrystals (10-25 nm) and found strong correlations between different spectral factors and the XRD determination of crystallinity. We highlight striking differences between FT-IR spectra obtained by transmission and ATR. In particular, we show for the first time the absence of the 1030 cm-1 crystalline apatite peak in ATR FT-IR spectra, which excludes its use for analyzing crystallinity using the traditional 1030/1020 cm-1 ratio. The ν4PO4 splitting ratio was also not adequate to evaluate crystallinity using ATR FT-IR. However, we established original approaches by which ATR FT-IR can be used to determine apatite crystallinity, such as the 1095/1115 and 960/1115 cm-1 peak ratios in the second derivative spectra. Moreover, we found a simple unified approach that can be applied for all three vibrational spectroscopy modalities: evaluation of the ν1PO4 peak position. Our results allow the recommendation of the most reliable analytical methods to estimate bone mineral crystallinity by vibrational spectroscopy, which can be readily implemented in many biomineralization, archeological and orthopedic studies. In particular, we present a step forward in advancing the use of the increasingly utilized ATR FT-IR modality for mineral research.
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- William Querido
- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Mai T, Wolski K, Puciul-Malinowska A, Kopyshev A, Gräf R, Bruns M, Zapotoczny S, Taubert A. Anionic Polymer Brushes for Biomimetic Calcium Phosphate Mineralization-A Surface with Application Potential in Biomaterials. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:polym10101165. [PMID: 30961090 PMCID: PMC6403983 DOI: 10.3390/polym10101165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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This article describes the synthesis of anionic polymer brushes and their mineralization with calcium phosphate. The brushes are based on poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt) providing a highly charged polymer brush surface. Homogeneous brushes with reproducible thicknesses are obtained via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. Mineralization with doubly concentrated simulated body fluid yields polymer/inorganic hybrid films containing AB-Type carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHAP), a material resembling the inorganic component of bone. Moreover, growth experiments using Dictyostelium discoideum amoebae demonstrate that the mineral-free and the mineral-containing polymer brushes have a good biocompatibility suggesting their use as biocompatible surfaces in implantology or related fields.
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- Tobias Mai
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Institute for Applied Materials and Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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Toledano M, Toledano-Osorio M, Guerado E, Caso E, Osorio E, Osorio R. Assessing bone quality through mechanical properties in postmenopausal trabecular bone. Injury 2018; 49 Suppl 2:S3-S10. [PMID: 30219145 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The inner structure of trabecular bone is a result of structural optimization provided by remodeling processes. Changes in hormonal status related to menopause cause bone tissue loss and micro-architectural deterioration with a consequent susceptibility to fracture. Accumulation of micro-damage in bone, as a function of the rate of production and rate of repair, underlies the development of stress fractures, increasing fragility associated to age and osteoporosis, especially in transmenopausal women. PATIENTS AND METHODS Quasi-static and nano-dynamic mechanical characterization were undertaken in trabecular bone from femoral neck biopsies of postmenopausal women. AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy) complementary studies were performed to determine nano-roughness (SRa) and the fibrils width of collagen. Nanoindentations were used to quantify transmenopausal changes in intrinsic mechanical properties of trabecular bone: hardness (Hi), modulus of Young (Ei), complex modulus (E*), tan delta (δ), storage modulus (E') and loss modulus (E"). RESULTS As result of the quasi-static measurements, 0.149 (0.036) GPa and 2.95 (0.73) GPa of Hi and Ei were obtained, respectively. As result of the nano-dynamic measurements, 17.94 (3.15), 0.62 (0.10), 13.79 (3.21 and 6.39 (1.28) GPa of E*, tan (δ), E' and E" were achieved, respectively. 101.07 SRa and 831.28 nm of fibrils width were additionally obtained. CONCLUSIONS This study poses a first approach to the measurement of bone quality in postmenopausal trabecular bone by combining quasi-static, nano-DMA analysis and tribology of dentin surface through AFM characterization.
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- Manuel Toledano
- University of Granada, Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Materials Section, Colegio Máximo de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- University of Granada, Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Materials Section, Colegio Máximo de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol, University of Malaga, Autovía A-7, Km 187, 29603, Marbella, Malaga, Spain
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- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol, University of Malaga, Autovía A-7, Km 187, 29603, Marbella. Malaga, Spain
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- University of Granada, Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Materials Section, Colegio Máximo de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
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- University of Granada, Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Materials Section, Colegio Máximo de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Biochemical assessment of nanostructures in human trabecular bone: Proposal of a Raman microspectroscopy based measurements protocol. Injury 2018; 49 Suppl 2:S11-S21. [PMID: 30077357 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Improvements to the understating of the compositional contributions of bone mineral and organic components to the competence of trabecular bone are crucial. The purpose of this study was to propose a protocol to study biochemical composition of trabecular bone, based on two combined Raman analysis methodologies. MATERIAL AND METHODS Both cluster and single point Raman mappings were obtained, in order to assess bone degeneration associated with aging, disease, or injury, and to help in the evaluation and development of successful therapies. In this study, human trabecular bone has been analysed throughout a) Raman cluster analysis: bone mineral content, carbonate-to-phosphate ratio (both from the mineral components), the crosslinking and nature/secondary structure of collagen (both from the organic components); and b) Single point Raman spectra, where Raman points related to the minerals and organic components were also obtained, both techniques were employed in spectra attained at 400 to 1700 cm-1. RESULTS Multivariate analysis confirmed: 1) the different spectral composition, 2) the existence of centroids grouped by chemical affinity of the various components of the trabecular bone, and 3) the several traces of centroids and distribution of chemical compositional clusters. CONCLUSIONS This study is important, because it delivers a study protocol that provides molecular variations information in both mineral and collagen structure of trabecular bone tissue. This will enable clinicians to benefit knowing the microstructural differences in the bone subjected to degeneration of their patients.
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Yoshioka Y, Yamachika E, Nakanishi M, Ninomiya T, Nakatsuji K, Kobayashi Y, Fujii T, Iida S. Cathepsin K inhibitor causes changes in crystallinity and crystal structure of newly-formed mandibular bone in rats. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018; 56:732-738. [PMID: 30131193 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cathepsin K inhibitors are new drugs with the potential for the treatment of osteoporosis because they sustain bony remodelling better than bone resorption inhibitors such as bisphosphonates. The treatment of osteoporosis with inhibitors of bony resorption is associated with osteonecrosis of the jaw, as the deterioration in bony quality that they induce is thought to be one of its causes. The quality of bone is delineated by structural and material characteristics (which include the degree and quality of mineralisation, and depends on the content of proteoglycan and the structural integrity of the bony collagen).1,2 Animal and clinical studies have shown that cathepsin K inhibitors improve the mineral density and structural characteristics of bone, but their effect on the rest remains unknown. We therefore hypothesised that these inhibitors will affect the material characteristics of newly-formed mandibular bone. To verify our hypothesis, we used Raman microspectroscopy to examine such bone in rats that were given a cathepsin K inhibitor, and found unusual crystallinity and an increased substitution of carbonate (CO32-) in its crystal structure.
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- Y Yoshioka
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City 700-8558, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama City 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Hard Tissue Research, Institute for Oral Science, Matsumoto Dental University, 1780 Gobara Hirooka, Shiojiri, Nagano 399-0781, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City 700-8558, Japan
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- Division of Hard Tissue Research, Institute for Oral Science, Matsumoto Dental University, 1780 Gobara Hirooka, Shiojiri, Nagano 399-0781, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama City 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City 700-8558, Japan
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Khalid M, Bora T, Ghaithi AA, Thukral S, Dutta J. Raman Spectroscopy detects changes in Bone Mineral Quality and Collagen Cross-linkage in Staphylococcus Infected Human Bone. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9417. [PMID: 29925892 PMCID: PMC6010429 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27752-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Diagnosis of osteomyelitis presents a formidable challenge. Lack of pathognomonic clinical sign(s) and diagnostic tests that can diagnose osteomyelitis at an early stage contribute to this difficulty. If the diagnosis is not made early, the disease becomes very difficult to eradicate and can lead to limb threatening and potentially life-threatening complications. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism causing osteomyelitis. Raman Spectroscopy provides information about molecular vibration that could potentially be harnessed as a spectral signature for cellular changes in specific pathologic conditions. In this study we describe a technique using Raman spectroscopy that could potentially be used to diagnose staphylococcal osteomyelitis. Human bone samples were co-cultured with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and the effects of bacterial growth on bone quality were then monitored using Raman spectroscopy. A major drop in the bone mineral quality and crystallinity was observed in the infected bones compared to the controls. S. aureus infection was also found to alter the collagen cross-linking. Our study shows that specific spectral signatures are present for the cause as well as the effect of staphylococcal osteomyelitis, opening the possibility of developing a useful diagnostic modality for early and rapid diagnosis of this condition.
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- Mohamed Khalid
- Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Universities Road, Taibah, Madinah Al-Munawwarah, 42353, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre of Excellence in Nanotechnology, Asian Institute of Technology, PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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- Oman Medical Specialty Board, Orthopaedic Residency Program, Al-Khoud, Al-Athiba, Oman
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- Microbiology Department, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud, 123, Oman
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- Functional Materials, Department of Applied Physics, SCI School, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-164 40, Kista, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Yoshioka Y, Yamachika E, Nakanishi M, Ninomiya T, Nakatsuji K, Matsubara M, Moritani N, Kobayashi Y, Fujii T, Iida S. Molecular alterations of newly formed mandibular bone caused by zoledronate. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018; 47:1206-1213. [PMID: 29550280 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bone quality is defined by structural and material characteristics. Most studies on the mandible have focused on the analysis of structural characteristics, with insufficient investigation of material characteristics. This study tested whether zoledronate affects the material characteristics of newly formed mandibular bone. Thirty-six female Wistar rats were assigned to three groups: sham-ovariectomized rats (SHAM, n=12), ovariectomized rats (OVX, n=12), and ovariectomized rats treated with zoledronate (ZOL, n=12). The left side of the mandibular ramus of all rats was drilled bicortically. Twenty-eight days after surgery, all surviving rats were euthanized and all mandibles were removed. Raman microspectroscopy was performed, and five spectra per specimen of newly formed mandibular bone were analysed. Compared with OVX rats, the mineral/matrix ratio in ZOL rats was significantly increased (5.43±1.88 vs. 7.86±2.05), while crystallinity (0.055±0.002 vs. 0.050±0.002), relative proteoglycan content (0.43±0.10 vs. 0.31±0.05), and collagen structural integrity (1.16±0.21 vs. 0.72±0.06) were significantly decreased. These changes in material characteristics may explain why rats that received zoledronate exhibited peculiar biological phenomena such as bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.
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- Y Yoshioka
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama City, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama City, Japan
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- Division of Hard Tissue Research, Institute for Oral Science, Matsumoto Dental University, Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan
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- Division of Hard Tissue Research, Institute for Oral Science, Matsumoto Dental University, Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama City, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan
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Shah FA, Jergéus E, Chiba A, Palmquist A. Osseointegration of 3D printed microalloyed CoCr implants-Addition of 0.04% Zr to CoCr does not alter bone material properties. J Biomed Mater Res A 2018; 106:1655-1663. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Furqan A. Shah
- Department of Biomaterials; Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg; Göteborg Sweden
- BIOMATCELL VINN Excellence Center of Biomaterials and Cell Therapy; Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Biomaterials; Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg; Göteborg Sweden
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials; Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg; Göteborg Sweden
- BIOMATCELL VINN Excellence Center of Biomaterials and Cell Therapy; Göteborg Sweden
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Toledano M, Osorio R, Guerado E, Caso E, Osorio E. Nanostructure in the trabecular bone of postmenopausal women: Mechanical and chemical analysis. Injury 2017; 48 Suppl 6:S26-S33. [PMID: 29162238 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(17)30791-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The possibility of diagnosis and prediction of multiple disorders in trabecular bone through nano-biomechanics and chemical analysis are summarized. Improvements to the understating of the compositional contributors of bone mineral and organic components to mechanical competence are crucial. Viscoelastic properties and Raman characterization have been used to evaluate possible alterations of the trabecular bone associated with aging, disease, or injury. In this study, the trabecular bone of postmenopausal women has been analyzed throughout. (a) Nanomechanical characterization, by using nano-DMA: complex modulus, tan δ, loss modulus (E'), and storage modulus (E'); and (b) Raman analysis: relative presence of minerals, carbonate-to-phosphate ratio (both from the mineral components), the crosslinking and nature/secondary structure of collagen (both from the organic components). Complementary nano-morphological studies were done assessing roughness (SRa) and collagen fibrils width, on this trabecular bone. A general idea of the behavior of the viscoelastic performance can be obtained by the Tan δ (E″/E'), that achieved 0.98GPa of damping. 249nm and 0.898μm of SRa roughness and fibrils width were obtained, respectively. The relative presence of minerals, the carbonate-to-phosphate ratio, the crosslinking and the nature/secondary structure of collagen, between 700 and 1700cm-1, were also obtained, in order to propose a study protocol for trabecular bone characterization.
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- Manuel Toledano
- Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Materials Section, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Materials Section, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
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- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Materials Section, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Wang S, Zhang P, Kong X, Xie S, Li Q, Li Z, Zhou Z. Delicate changes of bioapatite mineral in pig femur with addition of dietary xylooligosaccharide: Evidences from Raman spectroscopy and ICP. Anim Sci J 2017; 88:1820-1826. [PMID: 28557169 DOI: 10.1111/asj.12837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bone mineral is strongly correlated with performance and health of animal bodies. The mineral bioapatite (BAp) is the dominant component in bone tissue. This study investigated mineralogical changes of BAp in pig femur by Raman spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The pigs had been raised with various xylooligosaccharide (XOS) additions at two stages of growth (growing and fattening periods). The results show that XOS can decrease the degree of carbonate substitution for PO4 in BAp mineral and improve the mineral's crystallinity. ICP data is consistent with the Raman results, that is the low solubility of bone BAp for pigs fed with XOS. Additionally, the effect of XOS is much better in the growing period (before 65 kg) than in the fattening period (after 65 kg). Moreover, the high addition of XOS (within the range of 0.1-0.5 g/kg) would be appropriate to improve the crystallinity of bone BAp. This study sheds light on applying Raman and ICP techniques to investigate the delicate changes of mineral in pig bones undergoing different managements.
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- Shujie Wang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy Livestock, Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Ota M, Takahata M, Shimizu T, Kanehira Y, Kimura-Suda H, Kameda Y, Hamano H, Hiratsuka S, Sato D, Iwasaki N. Efficacy and safety of osteoporosis medications in a rat model of late-stage chronic kidney disease accompanied by secondary hyperparathyroidism and hyperphosphatemia. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:1481-1490. [PMID: 27933339 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3861-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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UNLABELLED This study showed that bisphosphonate was safe and effective for the treatment of bone disorders in stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) rats. Intermittent teriparatide therapy showed an anabolic action on bone even under secondary hyperparathyroidism conditions without having an adverse effect on mineral metabolism in late-stage CKD. INTRODUCTION Patients with late-stage CKD are at high risk for fragility fractures. However, there are no consensus on the efficacy and safety of osteoporosis medications for patients with late-stage CKD. In the present study, we aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of alendronate (ALN) and teriparatide (TPD) for treating bone disorder in late-stage CKD with pre-existing secondary hyperparathyroidism using a rat model of CKD. METHODS Male 10-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a 5/6 nephrectomy or sham surgery and randomized into the following four groups: sham, vehicle (saline subcutaneous (sc) daily), ALN (50 μg/kg sc daily), and TPD (40 μg/kg sc daily). Medications commenced at 24 weeks of age and continued for 4 weeks. Micro-computed tomography, histological analysis, infrared spectroscopic imaging, and serum assays were performed. RESULTS Nephrectomized rats developed hyperphosphatemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), and high creatinine, equivalent to CKD stage 4 in humans. ALN suppressed the bone turnover and increased the degree of mineralization in cortical bone, resulting in an improvement in the mechanical properties. TPD further increased the bone turnover and significantly increased the degree of mineralization, micro-geometry, and bone volume, resulting in a significant improvement in the mechanical properties. Both ALN and TPD had no adverse effect on renal function and mineral metabolism. CONCLUSIONS BP is safe and effective for the treatment of bone disorders in stage 4 CKD rats. Intermittent TPD therapy showed an anabolic action on bone even under SHPT conditions without having an adverse effect on mineral metabolism in late-stage CKD.
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- M Ota
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Chitose, Japan
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- Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Chitose, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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Bi X, Grafe I, Ding H, Flores R, Munivez E, Jiang MM, Dawson B, Lee B, Ambrose CG. Correlations Between Bone Mechanical Properties and Bone Composition Parameters in Mouse Models of Dominant and Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta and the Response to Anti-TGF-β Treatment. J Bone Miner Res 2017; 32:347-359. [PMID: 27649409 PMCID: PMC7894383 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of genetic disorders characterized by brittle bones that are prone to fracture. Although previous studies in animal models investigated the mechanical properties and material composition of OI bone, little work has been conducted to statistically correlate these parameters to identify key compositional contributors to the impaired bone mechanical behaviors in OI. Further, although increased TGF-β signaling has been demonstrated as a contributing mechanism to the bone pathology in OI models, the relationship between mechanical properties and bone composition after anti-TGF-β treatment in OI has not been studied. Here, we performed follow-up analyses of femurs collected in an earlier study from OI mice with and without anti-TGF-β treatment from both recessive (Crtap-/- ) and dominant (Col1a2+/P.G610C ) OI mouse models and WT mice. Mechanical properties were determined using three-point bending tests and evaluated for statistical correlation with molecular composition in bone tissue assessed by Raman spectroscopy. Statistical regression analysis was conducted to determine significant compositional determinants of mechanical integrity. Interestingly, we found differences in the relationships between bone composition and mechanical properties and in the response to anti-TGF-β treatment. Femurs of both OI models exhibited increased brittleness, which was associated with reduced collagen content and carbonate substitution. In the Col1a2+/P.G610C femurs, reduced hydroxyapatite crystallinity was also found to be associated with increased brittleness, and increased mineral-to-collagen ratio was correlated with increased ultimate strength, elastic modulus, and bone brittleness. In both models of OI, regression analysis demonstrated that collagen content was an important predictor of the increased brittleness. In summary, this work provides new insights into the relationships between bone composition and material properties in models of OI, identifies key bone compositional parameters that correlate with the impaired mechanical integrity of OI bone, and explores the effects of anti-TGF-β treatment on bone-quality parameters in these models. © 2016 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Xiaohong Bi
- Department of Nanomedicine and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Academic and Research Affairs, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Wu F, Chen W, Gillis B, Fischbach C, Estroff LA, Gourdon D. Protein-crystal interface mediates cell adhesion and proangiogenic secretion. Biomaterials 2017; 116:174-185. [PMID: 27940370 PMCID: PMC5223748 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 10/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The nanoscale materials properties of bone apatite crystals have been implicated in breast cancer bone metastasis and their interactions with extracellular matrix proteins are likely involved. In this study, we used geologic hydroxyapatite (HAP, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2), closely related to bone apatite, to investigate how HAP surface chemistry and nano/microscale topography individually influence the crystal-protein interface, and how the altered protein deposition impacts subsequent breast cancer cell activities. We first utilized Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) to assess the molecular conformation of fibronectin (Fn), a major extracellular matrix protein upregulated in cancer, when it adsorbed onto HAP facets. Our analysis reveals that both low surface charge density and nanoscale roughness of HAP facets individually contributed to molecular unfolding of Fn. We next quantified cell adhesion and secretion on Fn-coated HAP facets using MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Our data show elevated proangiogenic and proinflammatory secretions associated with more unfolded Fn adsorbed onto nano-rough HAP facets with low surface charge density. These findings not only deconvolute the roles of crystal surface chemistry and topography in interfacial protein deposition but also enhance our knowledge of protein-mediated breast cancer cell interactions with apatite, which may be implicated in tumor growth and bone metastasis.
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- Fei Wu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
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