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  • 1
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    Mechanical loading stimulates rapid changes in periosteal gene expression (1994)
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    Calcified tissue international 55 (1994), S. 473-478 
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Strain ; Rat tibia ; c-fos ; Alkaline phosphatase ; Osteocalcin
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract Although mechanical forces regulate bone mass and morphology, little is known about the signals involved in that regulation. External force application increases periosteal bone formation by increasing surface activation and formation rate. In this study, the early tibial periosteal response to external loads was compared between loaded and nonloaded contralateral tibia by examining the results of blot hybridization analyses of total RNA. To study the impact of external load on gene expression, RNA blots were sequentially hybridized to cDNAs encoding the protooncogene c-fos, cytoskeletal protein β-actin, bone matrix proteins alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteopontin (Op), and osteocalcin (Oc), and growth factors insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β). The rapid yet transient increase in levels of c-fos mRNA seen within 2 hours after load application indirectly suggests that the initial periosteal response to mechanical loading is cell proliferation. This is also supported by the concomitant decline in levels of mRNAs encoding bone matrix proteins ALP, Op, and Oc, which are typically produced by mature osteoblasts. Another early periosteal response to mechanical load appeared to be the rapid induction of growth factor synthesis as TGF-β and IGF-I mRNA levels were increased in the loaded limb with peak levels being observed 4 hours after loading. These data indicate that the acute periosteal response to external mechanical loading was a change in the pattern of gene expression which may signal cell proliferation. The altered pattern of gene expression observed in the present study supports previous evidence of increased periosteal cell proliferation seen both in vivo and in vitro following mechanical loading.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00298562
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    On animal models for studying bone adaptation (1994)
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    Calcified tissue international 55 (1994), S. 316-318 
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00310412
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    Genetic Variations in Bone Density, Histomorphometry, and Strength in Mice (2000)
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    Calcified tissue international 67 (2000), S. 337-344 
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Key words: BL6, DBA, C3H mice — Density — Alkaline phosphatase — Bone strength — Bone formation rate
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract. The purpose of this study was to assess breed-related differences in bone histomorphometry, bone biomechanics, and serum biochemistry in three mouse breeds shown to differ in bone mineral density (BMD) (as measured by DXA) and bone mineral content (BMC). Femurs, tibiae, and sera were collected from 16-week-old C3H/HeJ {C3H}, C57BL/6J {BL6}, and DBA/2J {DBA}mice (n = 12/breed). Data collected included BMC and BMD (femora), histomorphometry of cancellous (distal femur) and cortical bone (diaphyseal tibiae and femora), bone strength (femora), and serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Consistent with previous reports, BMC and BMD were higher in C3H than in BL6 or DBA mice. The higher BMD in the C3H breed was associated with greater cancellous bone volume, cortical bone area, periosteal bone formation rate, biomechanical strength, and serum ALP. However, mid-diaphyseal total femoral and tibial cross-sectional area and moment of inertia were greatest in BL6, intermediate in C3H, and lowest in DBA mice. The specific distribution of cortical bone in C3H, BL6, DBA mice represents a difference in adaptive response to similar mechanical loads in these breeds. This difference in adaptive response may be intrinsic to the adaptive mechanism, or may be intrinsic to the bone tissue material properties. In either case, the bone-adaptive response to ordinary mechanical loads in the BL6 mice yields bones of lower mechanical efficiency (less stiffness per unit mass of bone tissue) and does not adapt as well as that of the C3H mice where the final product is a bone with greater resistance to bending under load. We suggest that the size, shape, and BMD of the bone are a result of breed-specific genetically regulated cellular mechanisms. Compared with the C3H mice, the lower BMD in BL6 mice is associated with long bones that are weaker because the larger cross-sectional area fails to compensate completely for their lower BMD and BMC.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002230001144
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    Effects of Nicotine on Bone and Calciotropic Hormones in Growing Female Rats (2000)
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    Calcified tissue international 67 (2000), S. 68-74 
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Key words: Tobacco — Smoking — Bone remodeling.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract. Limited research in young adults and immature animals suggests a detrimental effect of tobacco on bone during growth. This study investigated the effects of nicotine, the major alkaloid component of tobacco, on calciotropic hormone concentrations and bone status in growing female rats. One-month-old animals received either saline (n = 10), nicotine at 3.0 mg/kg/day (n = 10), or nicotine at 4.5 mg/kg/day (n = 10) administered subcutaneously via osmotic minipumps for either 2 or 3 months. Sera, femora, tibiae, and lumbar vertebrae (3–5) were collected at necropsy. The concentrations of serum calcium, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, and insulin-like growth factor-I were determined. Bone variables evaluated included mineral content and density (vertebrae and femora), cancellous and cortical histomorphometry (tibiae), and bone strength (vertebrae and femora). Statistically significant differences in serum mineral and hormone concentrations were not associated with nicotine dose or exposure time. No significant nicotine treatment effects were detected for bone mineral content and density, bone histomorphometry, or bone strength. We conclude that nicotine treatment for 2 or 3 months at serum concentrations in the upper range of those found in smokers has no detrimental effect on bone mass, volume, or strength in the growing rat.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223001099
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    Bone Response to In Vivo Mechanical Loading in Two Breeds of Mice (1998)
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    Calcified tissue international 63 (1998), S. 442-449 
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Key words:In vivo strain — External loading — Four-point bending — Tibia.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract. We investigated the bone response to external loading in C57BL/6J and C3H/HeJ mice, both breeds with low and high bone density, respectively. An in vivo tibial four-point bending device previously used for application of measured external loads in rats was adapted for mice. It delivered a uniform medio-lateral bending moment to the region of the tibia located 1–5.5 mm proximal to the tibio-fibula junction. The right legs of six C57BL/6J [low bone density (LBD)] and C3H/HeJ [high bone density (HBD)] mice were externally loaded in the device for 36 cycles/day at 2 Hz, 6 days/week for 2 weeks at 9.3 ± 0.9 N force, inducing estimated lateral periosteal surface compressive strains of 5121 ± 1128 με in C3H/HeJ (HBD) mice (n = 6), significantly higher than the estimated 3988 ± 820 με in C57BL/6J mice (n = 6) (mean ± SD). In addition, C3H/HeJ HBD mice (n = 11) were externally sham (pad pressure or no bending) loaded in the device for 36 cycles/day at 2 Hz, 3 days/week for 3 weeks at 9.3 ± 0.9 N force. Calcein injections for bone labeling were given at the 10th and 3rd days before sacrifice. At the end of the experiment, all mice were killed and both tibiae were removed, fixed, embedded, and cross-sectioned through the loaded region. Both tibiae were measured for marrow area (Ma.Ar), cortical area (Ct.Ar), total area (Tt.Ar), cross-sectional moment of inertia (CSMI), and periosteal and endocortical woven bone surface (Wo.B/BS), single-labeled surface (sLS), double-labeled surface (dLS), and total formation surface (FS/BS). Differences in all variables due to breed and loading (both bending and sham-bending) were tested by two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) (P 〈 0.05). Ma.Ar, Tt.Ar, and CSMI were greater in C57BL/6J (LBD) than in C3H/HeJ (HBD) mice. Periosteal and endocortical woven bone and formation surface were increased significantly more by loading (bending) in C57BL/6J than in C3H/HeJ mice. Periosteal woven bone response due to sham-bending or sham-loading was significantly lower than due to bending loads in the C3H/HeJ mice. We conclude that the bone response to external loading is greater in LBD mice than in HBD mice. The high bone density of C3H/HeJ (HBD) mice is related to breed-specific factors other than the response to loading.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002239900554
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    Bone Response to In Vivo Mechanical Loading in C3H/HeJ Mice (1999)
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    Calcified tissue international 65 (1999), S. 41-46 
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Key words: Strain — External loading — Four-point bending — Tibia — Histomorphometry — C3H/HeJ mice.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract. Bone, being sensitive to mechanical stimulus, adapts to mechanical loads in response to bending or deformation. Although the signal/receptor mechanism for bone adaptation to deformation is still under investigation, the mechanical signal is related to the amount of bone deformation or strain. Adaptation to changes in physical activity depends on both the magnitude of increase in strain above average daily levels for maintaining current bone density and the Minimum Effective Strain (MES) for initiating adaptive bone formation. Given the variation of peak bone density that exists in any human population, it is likely that variation in levels for MES is, to a considerable degree, inherited and varies among animal species and breeds. This study showed a dose-related periosteal response to loading in C3H/HeJ mice. The extent of active formation surface, the rate of periosteal bone formation, and area of bone formation increased with increasing peak periosteal strain. In these mice, the loaded tibia consistently showed lower endocortical formation surface and mineral apposition rate than the nonloaded bones at every load level. Although periosteal expansion is the most efficient means of increasing moment of inertia in adaptation to bending, a dose response increase in endocortical formation would have been predicted. Our characterization of the mouse bone formation response to increasing bending loads will be useful in the design of experiments to study the tibial adaptive response to known loads in different mouse breeds.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002239900655
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    Collective dipole rotational bands in197Pb (1992)
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    The European physical journal 342 (1992), S. 371-372 
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    ISSN: 1434-601X
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Abstract The nucleus 197 Pb was populated via the 186 W( 17 O,6n)197 Pb reaction at beam energies of 98 and 110 MeV. Two regular ΔI=1 bands of magnetic dipole transitions have been found. Possible interpretations in terms of collective oblate configurations involving high-K proton orbitals coupled to three i 13/2 neutrons are discussed. The similarities between several of the bands discovered in 197–200pbnuclei are emphasized.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01291521
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