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  • 1
    ISSN: 0888-7543
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
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  • 2
    ISSN: 0888-7543
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone mechanics ; Bone composition ; Vitamin D3 ; Corticosteroid ; Rat
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract The effects of 1α-vitamin D3 were studied for 6 months in 2-month-old male and female rats on a moderately low calcium diet with or without low-dose prednisolone treatment. Both cortical bone mechanical and biochemical properties were examined. Femoral bone specimens were subjected to torsional loading tests. With age, bone strength and stiffness increased in both sexes, accompanied by an increased degree of mineralization (bone ash and calcium concentrations). During growth, strength and stiffness increased more in male than in female rats. When 1α-vitamin D3 (0.5 μg/kg/day) was given alone, bone mechanical competence improved significantly whereas insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and calcium concentrations in the bone matrix were significantly reduced. Treatment with low-dose prednisolone (0.5 mg/kg/day) alone did not influence bone mechanical properties compared with intact control rats (without prednisolone) although a significant reduction in calcium concentration and an increased phosphorus concentration were measured. A combined therapy with prednisolone and 1α-vitamin D3 significantly increased bone strength, toughness, and stiffness compared with control bones. Both mineralization degree (ash and calcium concentration) and IGF-I concentration were decreased. We conclude that (1) mechanical properties of rat cortical bones improve relatively more in males compared with agematched females during growth which is related to increased bone mass and size, (2) low-dose prednisolone treatment does not change mechanical properties in males, and altered them only nonsignificantly in females despite a change in mineralization degree in both sexes; (3) treatment with 1α-vitamin D3 results in a consistent increase in mechanical competence of the bone accompanied by a significant decrease in IGF-I concentration in the bone matrix.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Key words: IGF-I — Bone loss — Femoral neck — Cortical — Trabecular — Osteocalcin.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract. Recent evidence suggests that regulatory peptides such as insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) are released locally from bone during resorption, and may then act in a sequential manner to regulate the cellular events required for the coupling of bone formation to resorption. Among other factors, a decrease in bone-associated IGF-I levels could therefore result in remodeling imbalance and contribute to the gradual loss of bone that occurs with age. As the femoral neck region is of primary concern for the clinical manifestations of osteoporosis, the current study was intended to assess the IGF-I contents in femoral neck cortical and trabecular bone from aging individuals. Bone samples from the neck region were obtained at postmortem from 39 females and 35 males, aged 23–92 years. Concentrations of IGF-I and osteocalcin were measured by radioimmunoassay in the supernatants obtained after EDTA and guanidine hydrochloride extraction. The total amount of protein present in the extracts was determined by spectrophotometry. IGF-I levels were significantly lower in trabecular compared with cortical bone. Though femoral neck total protein did not vary with donor age, both IGF-I and osteocalcin were found to decline markedly. Between the ages of 23 and 92 years, average yearly rates of loss of 0.30 and 0.21 ng IGF-I/mg protein were observed in cortical and trabecular bone, respectively, corresponding with net losses of nearly 35% of the cortical skeletal content of IGF-I and 41% of the trabecular skeletal content of IGF-I. These changes in bone-associated IGF-I paralleled those of osteocalcin, consistent with an overall decrease in osteoblast function with aging. In women, the rate of decline was significantly faster for trabecular than for cortical IGF-I, however in men, age-dependent changes in cortical and trabecular IGF-I were similar. These findings support the hypothesis that changes in the local IGF regulatory system over time could be a pathophysiologic component of the age-related (type II) femoral neck osteoporotic syndrome.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Vitamin D ; Bone matrix ; Osteocalein ; IGF-1
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract A few studies have reported on the measurement of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1,25(OH)2D3) in bone, using chloroform/methanol extraction and radioreceptor assay. As the significance of bone 1,25(OH)2D3 content was not defined in any of these reports, the objective of the current investigation was to determine whether 1,25(OH)2D3 may be stored in skeletal matrix. Bone powder samples from the iliac crest were extracted in ethylacetate/cyclohexane and 1,25(OH)2D3 isolated from the extract by means of Sephadex LH-20 and high pressure liquid chromatographic separation and subsequently measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA). Within the detection range of the RIA, no 1,25(OH)2D3 could be measured, suggesting that 1,25(OH)2D3 is not stored in skeletal matrix. Vitamin D bone concentrations previously measured may therefore have reflected plasma contamination. Consistent with this hypothesis, only traces of skeletal 1,25(OH)2D3 binding protein were measured when compared with serum values. Although 1,25(OH)2D3 may act as a potential local determinant of bone remodeling, there is no evidence supporting a delayed paracrine function by matrix-derived 1,25(OH)2D3.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Key words: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) — Age-related bone loss — Growth hormone — IGF-I.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) allows the separate determination of cortical and trabecular bone mineral density in the peripheral skeleton. This cross-sectional study was designed to examine the effects of healthy aging on pQCT measurements at the ultradistal radius. In a well-defined sample of 129 community-based women, aged 70–87 years, the differences in cortical and trabecular density over the age range were equivalent to losses of −0.41% and −0.65% per year, respectively. To investigate the mechanism of this age-related decline, we assessed relationships between both parameters and height, weight, body mass index, dietary calcium intake, grip strength, and serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), calcidiol (25(OH)D3), calcitriol (1,25(OH)2D3), parathyroid hormone (PTH), and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). Multiple regression was used to adjust for potential confounders. Age was not significant after controlling for other covariables. Body mass index, grip strength, serum IGF-I, 25(OH)D3, and PTH (1–84) were found to be independent predictors of total bone density. Including (total or free) 1,25(OH)2D3 did not improve the model precision. These findings provide evidence that, among other factors, the activity of the growth hormone-IGF-I-axis is of importance for skeletal integrity. Grip strength, serum IGF-I, and PTH (1–84) were discovered to be significantly related to cortical but not to trabecular density, suggesting that different mechanisms may be involved in compact and cancellous bone loss.
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Key words: Vitamin D — Bone matrix — Osteocalcin — IGF-I.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract. A few studies have reported on the measurement of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1,25(OH)2D3) in bone, using chloroform/methanol extraction and radioreceptor assay. As the significance of bone 1,25(OH)2D3 content was not defined in any of these reports, the objective of the current investigation was to determine whether 1,25(OH)2D3 may be stored in skeletal matrix. Bone powder samples from the iliac crest were extracted in ethylacetate/cyclohexane and 1,25(OH)2D3 isolated from the extract by means of Sephadex LH-20 and high pressure liquid chromatographic separation and subsequently measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA). Within the detection range of the RIA, no 1,25(OH)2D3 could be measured, suggesting that 1,25(OH)2D3 is not stored in skeletal matrix. Vitamin D bone concentrations previously measured may therefore have reflected plasma contamination. Consistent with this hypothesis, only traces of skeletal 1,25(OH)2D3 binding protein were measured when compared with serum values. Although 1,25(OH)2D3 may act as a potential local determinant of bone remodeling, there is no evidence supporting a delayed paracrine function by matrix-derived 1,25(OH)2D3.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Key words: Deoxypyridinoline crosslinks — Bone resorption — Circadian rhythm — Calcium.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract. In order to assess day-to-day variations of the circadian rhythm of biochemical bone resorption markers, urinary morning (6–8 a.m.) and evening (7–10 p.m.) samples from 35 individuals were monitored during 3 subsequent days. The bone-specific deoxypyridinoline (DPD) crosslinks of type I collagen followed a circadian rhythm in all individuals. In contrast, no such pattern was observed in the urinary hydroxyproline/creatinine and calcium/creatinine measurements. The DPD crosslink measurements showed a much larger difference between the morning and evening samples collected within 1 day compared with the variation between the samples collected in the morning or evening on subsequent days, indicating the importance of adequate timing of urine sampling for clinical trials aiming to monitor effects on bone resorption. The analysis of DPD crosslinks was then used to evaluate the effects of different patterns of dietary calcium intake on the circadian rhythm of bone resorption in osteoporotic patients. No significant effect on the circadian rhythm of the DPD crosslinks was found after concentrating the normal daily calcium intake to the evening (6–10 p.m.) during 8 days (n = 7). Ingestion of a dietary calcium supplement (600 mg) at 10 p.m. during 8 days (n = 7) resulted in an increased urinary calcium excretion in the morning, and a flattening of the circadian peak and nadir concentrations of urinary DPD/creatinine. The absolute levels of DPD/creatinine in the morning and evening urine samples, respectively, were not significantly altered compared with the control day. We conclude that dietary calcium supplementation in the evening only marginally affects the circadian rhythm of urinary DPD crosslinks in established osteoporosis patients.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1433-2965
    Keywords: Key words:COLIA1 polymorphism –ER polymorphism – Hip fracture –VDR polymorphism
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract: In view of the reported associations between osteoporosis and polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR), collagen Iα1 (COLIA1) and estrogen receptor (ER) genes, an association study was performed between VDR, COLIA1, and ER genotypes and bone mineral density, biochemical markers of bone turnover and hip fracture occurrence in Belgian older postmenopausal women. The gene polymorphisms were evaluated by restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses, using the restriction enzymes BsmI (VDR), AccB7I (COLIA1), and PvuII and XbaI (ER), respectively. As expected, bone mineral density and biochemical analyses demonstrated significant differences between hip fracture patients and elderly controls. However, no significant differences in genotype distributions or allele frequencies were observed between the cases (n= 135, age 78 ± 9 years) and controls (n= 239, age 76 ± 4 years) for any of the gene polymorphisms. Stratification of both study populations according to VDR, COLIA1 or ER genotype did not reveal any statistically significant difference in bone density or bone turnover between subgroups with different genotypes. In conclusion, despite its limited statistical power the outcome of this study does not support the hypothesis of a major contribution of the VDR, COLIA1 or ER polymorphisms to explain variations in bone mineral density or bone turnover, or to identify elderly women at risk of osteoporotic hip fracture.
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