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    Diseases of the colon & rectum 42 (1999), S. 1225-1227 
    ISSN: 1530-0358
    Keywords: Colon cancer ; Adenocarcinoma ; Intramuscular metastasis ; Bone ; Heterotopic ossification ; Soft tissue tumor
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract PURPOSE: This report presents a patient who developed severe buttock pain because of an ossified intramuscular metastasis from a sigmoid colon cancer. METHODS: This is a case report and review of the literature for intramuscular metastasis from colon cancer. RESULTS: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a soft-tissue mass with heavy calcification. Histologically, mature compact bone was observed with adenocarcinoma cells dispersed among the bony trabeculae. CONCLUSION: When an intramuscular mass is seen, even if it contains extensive calcification, metastasis from colon cancer should be included in differential diagnosis.
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    Skeletal radiology 28 (1999), S. 90-95 
    ISSN: 1432-2161
    Keywords: Key words DXA ; Bone ; Cadaver ; Biomechanics ; Metastases ; Fracture
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  Objective. To determine whether the load-bearing capacity of human proximal femora with metastatic defects can be predicted from the bone mineral content. Design. The bone mineral content (BMC) of the total proximal femur was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The femurs were loaded so as to simulate stair ascent or external rotation. Patients. Simulated lytic defects were created using specialized cutting tools in the intertrochanteric region of 32 human cadaveric femora. Bone density measurements were made before and after creating defects. Results. A linear relation could be used to predict failure load from BMC or bone mineral density. The slope of the linear relation was greater for loads representing external rotation than for loads representing stair ascent. The linear relations suggest that the BMC measurements account for both the density of the host bone and the amount of bone removed by the defect. Conclusions. The data suggest that between 70% and 80% of the variation in failure load of human femora with lytic metastatic defects can be predicted from the BMC and that relations between BMC and failure load are sensitive to the type of loading. Combined with information on the loads associated with the activities of daily living, these data may be used to help identify patients in whom prophylactic stabilization might prevent a pathologic fracture.
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    Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie 3 (1999), S. 140-145 
    ISSN: 1434-3940
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Konfokale Laser-Scanning-Mikroskopie ; Dunkelfeldmikroskopie ; Bisbenzimidmarkierung ; Knochen ; Strahlenfolgen ; Radiogener Osteozytentod ; Key words Confocal laser scanning microscopy ; Microscopy ; Bisbenzimide labelling ; Bone ; Radiation effects ; Osteocytes ; Osteoradionecrosis
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    Description / Table of Contents: Early radiation effects on human bone may lead to osteoradionecrosis (ORN). Direct bone cellular lesions [28] as well as fibrous degeneration of blood vessels [21] are considered to be pathologically relevant. Only few data on initial subclinical radiation effects are available. Patients were grouped according to the dose of radiation and clinical findings. Group 1: sound human bone of lower jaw, mostly collected during orthodontic surgery (n = 10 patients); group 2: specimens of lower jaw from patients with ORN (n = 12 patients); group 3: specimens of lower jaw from patients with head and neck cancer who were preoperatively treated with 36 Gy radiation; group 4: specimens of lower jaw from patients with head and neck cancer (n = 9) who were treated with 60–70 Gy radiation. Specimens were studied by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), by conventional light microscopy (DL) and by flourescence darkfield microscopy (DFM) after bisbenzimide staining (H 33258) of the viable cellular nuclei. For the correlating study of identical areas in CLSM and DL the specimens were prepared according to the sawing and grinding technique [8]. All the radiated bony specimens, regardless of the dose of radiation, showed areas of extensive or total loss of vitality of the osteocytes. This finding was also evident after 36 Gy and a short interval between radiation and sample collection (group 3). Additionally, in CLSM micromorphologic lesions of the lamellate structure were seen. With these results we can confirm the loss of vitality of the osteocytes as an initial radiation effect as described earlier [10, 23, 28]. In addition to these findings, alteration of the lamellate microstructure was found in the early phase after radiation. The functional and mechanical significance of these findings should be the subject of further studies.
    Notes: Für die infizierte Osteoradionekrose (IORN) des Kiefers werden unterschiedliche pathogenetische Mechanismen initialer Strahlenfolgen im Knochen diskutiert: Wichtige Parameter sind dabei die direkte Zellschädigung der Osteozyten [28] und die Gefäßfibrosierung [21]. Bislang liegen wenige Kenntnisse zum Ausmaß der initialen, subklinischen Veränderungen vor. 4 Probengruppen wurden anhand verschiedener Patientenkollektive definiert: Gruppe 1: gesunde Unterkieferproben meist von orthodontischen Operationen (n = 10 Patienten); Gruppe 2: Unterkieferproben mit manifester IORN (n = 12 Patienten); Grruppe 3: Unterkieferproben nach 36 Gy präoperativer Radio(chemo)therapie (n = 9 Patienten); Gruppe 4: Unterkieferproben nach 60–70 Gy Bestrahlung ohne Hinweise auf IORN (n = 9 Patienten). Alle Proben wurden histotomographisch mit konfokaler Laser-Scanning-Mikroskopie (CLSM), durchlichtmikroskopisch (DL) und dunkelfeldmikroskopisch (DFM) nach Fluoreszenzmarkierung des intakten Zellkerns (Bisbenzimid H 33258) untersucht. Korrelierende Histologien identischer Probenareale erfolgten an Trenndünnschliffen [8]. Als Ergebnisse wurden gefunden: 1. Alle unterschiedlich bestrahlte Knochenproben zeigten Areale mit weitgehendem bis vollständigem Verlust vitaler Osteozyten. Diese Strahlenfolge trat auch schon nach 36 Gy und kurzem Intervall bis zur Operation (Gruppe 3) auf. 2. Im CLSM zeigten sich zusätzlich mikromorphologische Veränderungen der lamellären Struktur, die zwischen den Probengruppen progredient waren. Hieraus können folgende Schlußfolgerungen gezogen werden: 1. Der vorbeschriebene Vitalitätsverlust der Osteozyten [10, 23, 28] konnte als sehr frühe, initiale, radiogene Läsion bestätigt werden. 2. Zusätzlich zeigten sich Veränderungen der lamellären Mikroarchitektur des Knochens als frühe und im Gruppenvergleich progrediente Strahlenläsion. Die mikromechanisch funktionelle Bedeutung dieser Veränderung muß in weiterführenden Untersuchungen eruiert werden.
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    European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology 9 (1999), S. 251-254 
    ISSN: 1432-1068
    Keywords: Bone ; Scintigraphy ; symptomatic ; Knee ; Arthroplasty ; Os ; Scintigraphie ; Genou ; Arthroplastie ; Symptomatique
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Objectif: Evaluation de la scintigraphie osseuse dans l'arthroplastie totale de genou douloureux. Lieu: Hôpital universitaire, Maastricht et Hôpital Maasland, Sittard. Projet: Investigation clinique retrospective. Méthode: Les dossiers cliniques de 27 patients ayant subi une scintigraphie de l'os, ont été étudiés afin d'analyser les plaintes et la façon de décider le diagnostic. Ces patients avaient des symptômes persistants après l'arthroplastie totale du genou. En plus ont été étudiées les radiographies conventionelles et les scanographies isotopes, sans connaître les dossiers cliniques. Sur la base de ces données nous avons évalué les cas dans lesquels la scanographie isotope du genou a contribué de façon décisive au traitement future. Résultats: La scanographie isotope ne contribue pas à la planification du traitement, si l'examen physique ou les radiographies conventionelles n'ont pas apporté de diagnostic clinique. Il s'agissait ici de 37 % des patients de cette série. Dans les cas où le diagnostic clinique était fait, la scanographie isotope a influencé la décision de diagnostic de 65 % des patients. Cependant, pour les autres patients avec diagnostic clinique (35 %), ce ne fut pas le cas. Conclusion : La répresentation radionucléide est de valeur limitée dans le diagnostic d'une arthroplastie symptomatique totale du genou. Elle peut supporter ou rejeter un diagnostic clinique mais entraînera rarement un changement de traitement, dans l'absence de constatations anormales pendant les examens physiques ou radiologiques.
    Notes: Summary Objective: Determination of the value of bone scanning in symptomatic total knee arthroplasties. Setting Academic Hospital Maastricht and Maasland Hospital Sittard. Design: Retrospective clinical investigation. Method: The clinical reports of 27 patients, who underwent a bone scintigraphic study, were investigated for complaints and analysis of diagnostic decision making. These patients had persistent symptoms after total knee arthroplasty. In addition, conventional radiographs and the isotope scans were studied without knowledge of the clinical records. Based on these data we evaluated in which cases isotope scanning of the knee had contributed decisively to the further treatment. Results: Isotope scanning did not contribute to the treatment planning if physical examination or conventional radiographs had not led to a clinical diagnosis. This comprised 37% of the patients in our series. If a clinical diagnosis was present, isotope scanning did influence decision making in 65% of the patients. However in the remaining patients with a clinical diagnosis (35%) this was not the case. Conclusion: Radionuclide imaging is of limited value in the diagnostic process of symptomatic total knee arthroplasty. It may support or reject a clinical diagnosis, but in the absence of abnormal findings at physical examinations or radiologic studies, it seldom will induce a change in treatment
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    European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology 9 (1999), S. 161-165 
    ISSN: 1432-1068
    Keywords: Bone ; Bone substitutes
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Biocompatible calcium phosphate ceramics has been used for several years in orthopeadic surgery. We have been using two new synthetic biphasic calcium phosphate ceramics (BCP) since September 1996 for bone defect filling in any orthopaedic or trauma operation where autograft use was not possible or even wanted. The first, Eurocer 400® has 300 to 500 micron wide macropores with a totally interconnected porosity. This salt seed like product can be used in bone defect filling, when solidity is not a major concern. The second, Eurocer 200® has not totally interconnected 200 micron large pores. Its main characteristic is a mechanical resistance up to 30 Mpa. We use it in any case of weight-bearing surgery. Different sizes and presentation forms are available and will be chosen according to the recipient site shape. We report one hundred and fifty cases with a six to thirty month follow-up. In one third of the patients hip revision surgery was addressed. Another third concerned recent trauma or sequelae cases,.whereas the last third involved cold orthopaedic procedures. General principles are the need of a living and non-infected site after thorough debridement if necessary. Osteocompatibility of calcium phosphate ceramic is confirmed by our results. We report no mechanical failure. In all cases X-rays show a progressive integration, with new bone formation. Our substitutes have been histologically studied in nine cases, four to fifteen months after implantation. New bone formation around and in the substitute is impressive. Indeed, their good mechanical properties without loss of biological quality is the most relevant feature of these BCPs, leading to a wider indication field; therefore we have now abandoned the use of any bony auto, allo or xenograft.
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    ISSN: 1433-7347
    Keywords: Key words Anterior cruciate ; ligament reconstruction ; Bone ; tunnel enlargement ; Hamstring ; tendons ; Magnetic resonance ; imaging ; Radiographic evaluation
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    Topics: Medicine , Sports Science
    Notes: Abstract The aim of this study was to describe the contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of bone tunnel enlargement detected on radiography after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with semitendinosus and gracilis tendon endobutton (STG-endobutton) fixation technique. Fourteen patients with a STG-endobutton ACL reconstruction were examined 3 months (n = 1), 1 year (n = 1) and 2 years (n = 12) postoperatively. An age- and sex-matched group with a bone–patellar tendon–bone (BTB) autograft ACL reconstruction with similar follow-up was taken as control. Data on clinical examination, laxity and isokinetic muscle torque measurements, anteroposterior and lateral view radiography were obtained, and knee scores (Lysholm and Tegner) were collected. Contrast-enhanced MRI was performed in the STG-endobutton group with a 1.5-T imager. There were no statistical differences between the groups with respect to clinical findings, stability tests, or knee scores. In the STG-endobutton group the average femoral and tibial bone tunnel diameter detected on anteroposterior view radiography had increased at 2-year follow-up by 33% and 23%, respectively. On MRI the ligamentous graft itself was not enhanced by the contrast medium whereas periligamentous tissue within and around the STG graft bundles showed mild contrast enhancement. In conclusion, the MRI results suggest that enhancing periligamentous tissue accumulated in and around the STG graft associated with the tunnel expansion. In spite of the significant bone tunnel enlargement observed on the follow-up radiography the STG-endobutton knees were stable and the patients satisfied.
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    ISSN: 1432-5233
    Keywords: Key words Non-enzymatic glycosylation ; Advanced glycation endproducts ; Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts ; Diabetes mellitus ; Osteoblasts ; Bone ; Osteopenia
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    Notes: Abstract Advanced glycation endproducts have been implicated in the development of diabetic complications. In addition, these products could also mediate certain bone alterations such as diabetic osteopenia. Several receptors specific for advanced glycation endproduct-modified proteins have been characterized in different cell types, contributing to the recognition and degradation of senescent proteins. In the present report, we investigated the possible presence of advanced glycation endproduct-binding proteins on osteoblast-like cells. Both UMR106 and MC3T3E1 cell lines express specific advanced glycation endproduct-binding sites, with an affinity constant between 0.4 and 1.7 · 106 M−1, depending on the stage of osteoblastic differentiation; and with a receptor capacity of 1.5–2.0 · 107 sites/cell. Osteoblast-like cells were also found to participate both in the uptake and degradation of advanced glycation endproduct-modified bovine serum albumin at 37°C. Radiolabelled ligand blotting studies confirmed the presence of several membrane binding proteins, with apparent molecular masses of 50, 45–40, 30, 25 and 18 kDa; the major bands corresponded to 30 and 25 kDa proteins. This study provides evidence of the presence of advanced glycation endproduct-specific binding sites, and for their regulation with the stage of differentiation, in two osteoblast-like cells in culture.
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    European journal of trauma 25 (1999), S. 230-236 
    ISSN: 1615-3146
    Keywords: Aneurysmatische Knochenzyste ; Knochentumor ; Hand ; Aneurysmal bone cyst ; Bone ; Hand
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    Description / Table of Contents: Abstract The aneurysmal bone cyst localizised at the longfingers of the hand is an extremely rare clinical entity, particularly considering the age and the distinct aggressiveness in our case. In this specific case of a 53-year-old male the differentialdiagnosis as well as problems of the aneurysmal bone cyst with affection of the phalangeal bone will be discussed. Furthermore the various possibilities of therapy will be focussed on. At first the patient was treated with curettage followed by bone grafting. Already 5 months later a local recurrence appeared. The proximal phalangeal bone and the metacarpophalangeal joint V were almost distroyed. Aiming at preservation of a high funcionality of the hand we amputated the 5th finger in the metacarpophalangeal joint.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Die aneurysmatische Knochenzyste mit Lokalisation an der Hand, insbesondere an den Phalangen, ist ein extrem seltenes Krankheitsbild. Auch das Alter des Patienten und die ausgeprägte Aggressivität unseres Falles sind bemerkenswert. Anhand der Krankengeschichte eines 53jährigen Mannes mit Befall der Grundphalanx des fünften Fingers der rechten Hand werden die Problemstellung bzw. Differentialdiagnose verdeutlicht und die verschiedenen Therapiemöglichkeiten besprochen. In unserem Fall wurde zunächst eine Kürettage mit anschließender Spongiosaaufftüllung durchgeführt. Bereits nach fünf Monaten kam es zu einem aggressiven Rezidiv mit Zerstörung der gesamten Grundphalanx und des Grundgelenks, so daß wir uns schließlich unter Berücksichtigung der bestmöglichen Funktion der Hand für eine Amputation des Kleinfingers entschieden haben.
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    Reproduktionsmedizin 15 (1999), S. 405-409 
    ISSN: 1434-808X
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Estrogenrezeptoren ; Knochen ; Arteriosklerose ; Endometrium ; Zentralnervensystem ; Key words Estrogen receptors ; Bone ; Arteriosclerosis ; Endometrium ; Central nervous system
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    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Almost each cell in the body is estrogen-receptive. The strength of estrogen influence on organs or organ systems, however, may vary. Thus, estrogen withdrawal may have more or less severe pathophysiological consequences. Recently, the existence of two estrogen receptors has been established (estrogen receptor α and β = ERα and ERβ and several splice variants of these two basic receptor types have been desribed). This, together with our increasing knowledge about tissue-specific enhancer and repressor genes now allows a better understanding of the organ-specific effects of estrogens. In view of gynecological endocrinology, hormone replacement therapy with estrogens is beneficial for most organs in the body (bone, cardiovascular system, CNS). However, pure estrogen therapy may have deleterious effects in the endometrium of the uterus because it may initiate the development of uterine cancer. In the uterus of most species studied so far, no ERβ but only the classical ERα gene has been described. Hence, drug companies have now intensively begun to search for ERβ-specific estrogens. The first, relatively specific, non-steroidal product that addresses primarily the ERβ is the drug raloxifen, which has been recently introduced clinically. However, also some natural phyto-estrogens appear to be ERβ-specific.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Fast jede Körperzelle ist estrogenrezeptiv. Es gibt allerdings Organe und Organsysteme, die besonders unter dem Einfluß von Estrogenen stehen und die sich bei Estrogenmangel krankhaft verändern können. Die vielfältigen Wirkungen von Estrogenen konnten nicht vollständig verstanden werden, solange die Existenz von nur einem Estrogenrezeptor quasi ein Dogma war. Erst die Klonierung eines zweiten (Estrogenrezeptor β = ERβ) sowie das bessere Verständnis von gewebespezifischen Enhancer- und Repressor-Genen konnten die vielfältigen und z. T. organspezifischen Wirkungen der Estrogene aufklären. Aus der Sicht der gynäkologischen Endokrinologie ist die Hormonersatztherapie mit Estrogenen für fast alle Organe des Körpers (Knochen, Herz-Kreislauf-System, Zentralnervensystem) segensreich. Eine nicht gestagenbegleitete Estrogentherapie kann allerdings verheerende Folgen am Endometrium mit Entwicklung eines Corpus-Karzinoms haben. Da der Uterus praktisch kein ERβ sondern nur den klassischen ERα exprimiert, hat eine intensive Suche nach ERβ-spezifischen Estrogenen begonnen. Ein erstes, halbwegs spezifisches nicht-steroidales Produkt scheint das kürzlich in die Klinik eingeführte Raloxifen zu sein, aber auch einige Phytoestrogene scheinen ERβ-spezifisch zu wirken.
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    International journal of legal medicine 112 (1999), S. 195-197 
    ISSN: 1437-1596
    Keywords: Key words Trauma ; Calcification ; Bone ; Embolism ; Autopsy
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    Topics: Medicine , Law
    Notes: Abstract Embolism of bone marrow to the lungs is a quite frequent finding after trauma but transport and deposition of solid bone is rarely seen, which may simply be because pulmonary calcifications are not recognized as bone fragments. We report on three patients with embolism of bone spicules to small lung arteries of about 0.5 mm in diameter which were plentiful in two of the patients on postmortem examination. However, the true nature of the emboli was only recognizable after decalcification of lung tissues. It appears that trauma occurring in a septic bone lesion has the greatest chance to provoke bone embolism. The bone spicules do not usually occlude vessel lumina and thus do not severely disturb the blood circulation in the lungs. The bone fragments become covered by endothelium and can remain recognizable for months or even years.
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    Annals of biomedical engineering 27 (1999), S. 508-516 
    ISSN: 1573-9686
    Keywords: Angiogenesis ; Artery ; Bone ; Creeping substitution ; Leukocytes ; Osteocytes ; Reperfusion injury ; Trauma
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    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Abstract An in vivo model has been developed for chronic observation of the effects of ischemia on cortical bone remodeling and perfused vascularity. Diaphragm occluders were implanted around the right common iliac artery of four rabbits and inflated to produce 10 h of ischemia to the limb. Microcirculation was monitored with intravital microscopy of injected fluorescent microspheres and FITC-Dextran 70 through a bone window, the tibial bone chamber implant (BCI). Bone resorption and apposition in the BCI were indicated with mineralization dyes. Between 2 and 12 h following release of the occluder, secondary ischemia/no-reflow and other evidence of reperfusion injury were observed. Vessel damage was suggested by abnormally high leakage of FITC-D70 from the few vessels perfused during secondary ischemia. In the weeks following occluder release perfused vasculature increased beyond pre-occlusion levels. Net bone resorption reached a maximum when vascularity passed normal levels. In order to further validate the arterial occlusion model for osteonecrosis, techniques for (1) confirming bone death and (2) detecting increased leukocyte adherence to endothelial cells were added. The dead cell stain Ethidium homodimer-1 was used to tag dead osteocytes immediately after occlusion and produced a measure designated “osteonecrosis index.” To detect leukocytes adhering to vessel walls, carboxyfluorescein diacetate, succinimidyl ester was injected at occluder release. An increase in the number of adherent leukocytes was detected. © 1999 Biomedical Engineering Society. PAC99: 8764Rr, 8717-d, 8719Tt
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    Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie 2 (1998), S. 141-145 
    ISSN: 1434-3940
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Konfokale Laser-Scanning-Mikroskopie ; Knochen ; Histotomographie ; Key words Confocal laser scanning microscopy ; Bone ; Histotomography
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    Description / Table of Contents: Objectives: Fixation (formalin), decalcification (sections) or mechanical treatment (grinding) all bear the risk of artifacts occurring during hard-tissue histology. Because studies on the etiology of pathological changes mostly focus on subclinical lesions, artifacts can simulate early changes or even be superimposed on existing changes. The objective of this study was to determine how artifacts can be reduced. Material and methods: In confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) a focused laser beam scans the surface of the specimens and penetrates into the tissue. The intensity of the remitted light is recorded. The confocal effect is due to an extremely small aperture (pinhole), excluding light from out-of-focus planes of the sample. By stepwise movement of the object table, a tomographic series of tomographic images is obtained. Sound cortical bone samples of the lower jaw (n = 20) were studied by light microscopy and by CLSM, visualizing identical areas of a ground sectioned sample after H & E staining. Additionally, embedded and fresh blocks of tissue of the same bone sample were studied histotomographically in the CLSM. Results: (1) Light microscopic micromorphology of cortical bone can be visualized adequately in the CLSM; (2) many structures that can be visualized by light microscopy only after special staining (e.g., osteozyte processes) can be visualized by the CLSM using sample blocks without pretreatment. Conclusion: (1) Nondestructive subsurface histotomography by CLSM totally excludes mechanical artifacts; (2) physicochemical artifacts can be handled more easily because fresh samples can be studied; (3) pseudo-three-dimensional imaging allows histological interpretation of the tissue that is equivalent to macroscopic tomographic techniques (CT, MRT).
    Notes: Durch Fixierung (Formalin), Entkalkung (Schnitte) oder mechanische Bearbeitung (Schliffe) besteht bei der Hartgewebshistologie das Risiko physikalisch-chemischer oder mechanischer Artefakte. Da Studien zur Ätiopathogenese pathologischer Veränderungen meist auf subklinische Läsionen zielen, besteht die Gefahr, daß Artefakte frühe Veränderungen vortäuschen oder vorhandene überdecken. Es wird der Frage einer artefaktminimierten Histologie nachgegangen. Bei der konfokalen Laser-Scanning-Mikroskopie (CLSM) rastert ein monochromatischer Laserstrahl über die Probenoberfläche und dringt in das Gewebe ein. Die Intensität der remittierten Strahlung wird in einem Detektor gemessen. Durch eine konfokale Blende (pinhole) erreicht nur Laserlicht aus einer extrem dünnen In-Fokus-Ebene den Detektor, so daß schrittweises Bewegen des Objekttischs eine tomographische Serie von Einzelbildern visualisiert. Gesunde kortikale Knochenproben des Unterkiefers (n = 20) wurden durchlichtmikroskopisch und im CLSM untersucht: Dabei wurden identische Probenareale an Dünnschliffen nach HE-Färbung visualisiert. Außerdem wurden eingebettete und frische Gewebeblöcke derselben Knochenproben im CLSM histotomographiert. Als Ergebnisse wurden gefunden: 1. Lichtmikroskopische Mikromorphologie kortikalen Knochens ist im CLSM valide visualisierbar. 2. Viele lichtmikroskopisch erst nach Spezialfärbungen darstellbare Strukturen (z.B. Osteozytenfortsätze) können im CLSM an Probenblöcken ohne Vorbereitung mikroskopiert werden. Hieraus können folgende Schlußfolgerungen gezogen werden: 1. Die zerstörungsfreie Histotomographie des CLSM unter der Probenoberfläche vermeidet mechanische Artefakte völlig. 2. Physikalisch-chemische Artefakte werden kontrollierbar, da auch frische Proben mikroskopiert werden können. 3. Die pseudo-dreidimensionale Darstellung erlaubt eine histologische Gewebeinterpretation, die makroskopischen Schichtbildverfahren (CT, MRT) vergleichbar ist.
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    Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie 2 (1998), S. S37 
    ISSN: 1434-3940
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Kalzium ; Phosphat ; Hydroxylapatit ; Zement ; Knochenersatz ; Augmentation ; Key words Calcium ; Phosphate ; Hydroxyapatite ; Cement ; Bone ; Augmentation
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    Description / Table of Contents: Summary A new stoechiometric mixture of 27% dicalcium-phosphate (DCPA) and 73% tetra-calcium-phosphate (TTCP) can be prepared with water intraoperatively to a paste that subsequently sets to a structurally stabile implant composed of hydroxyapatite (HA). Primary setting time is about 20 min; pH during setting ranges from 6.5 to 8.5. There is no relevant curing heat or expansion or contraction. Compressive strength is about 50 MPa, tensile strength about 8 MPa. Over a period of about 4 h in physiological milieu, the cement converts to hydroxyapatite. This product is no longer redissolvable in normal body fluid. This cement can be used for non-load-bearing applications especially in craniofacial bone surgery. Cranial defects due to tumour or trauma as well as deficits in the facial skeleton may be reconstructed using this new biomaterial. In nine of ten patients we used the hydroxyapatite cement successfully for reconstructions in the craniofacial area. Fluid control of the operation field and implant site is extremely important and sometimes difficult to achieve. Further applications could be all non-load-bearing augmentations such as filling of blocked paranasal sinuses, of dentoalveolar cysts and defects following dental apectomy or fixation of implanted hearing-aid electrodes. The perspectives for the hydroxyapatite cement include its application as a carrier for osteogenic protein preparations, especially because of its isothermic reaction and intrinsic osteoconductive characteristics.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Ein neuer Kalziumphosphatzement besteht aus 73% Tetrakalziumphosphat und 27% Kalziumhydrogenphosphat. Er bindet bei Körpertemperaturen nach Zugabe von Wasser innerhalb von 20 min ab. Innerhalb von 4 h wird der Zement zu Hydroxylapatitkristallen umgesetzt und damit wasserunlöslich. Der Abbindeprozeß verläuft nahezu isotherm im pH-Bereich von 6,5–8,5 ohne Schrumpfung. Die Druckfestigkeit liegt im ausgehärteten Zustand oberhalb von 50 MPa, die Zugfestigkeit bei mehr als 8 Mpa. Der Zement ist für alle nicht lasttragenden Knochenaugmentationen und Knochenersatzanwendungen insbesondere am Gesichtsschädel geeignet. Bei 9 von 10 Patienten benutzten wir den Zement erfolgreich für Rekonstruktionen im kraniofazialen Bereich. Beim klinischen Einsatz muß besonders auf sorgfältige Trockenlegung des Operations- und Implantationsfelds geachtet werden. Weitere Anwendungsmöglichkeiten sind das Auffüllen von ausgeräumten und verblockten Schädelhöhlen, die Fixation von implantierten Hörelektroden in der Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde sowie das Auffüllen von Zysten und Wurzelspitzenresektionsdefekten in der dentoalveolären Chirurgie. Besondere Perspektiven bietet der Hydroxylapatitzement wegen seiner isothermen Abbindereaktion und seiner intrinsischen osteokonduktiven Eigenschaften als Trägermaterial für osteogene Proteinkomplexe.
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    ISSN: 1432-2161
    Keywords: Key words Hemangiopericytoma ; Brain ; Bone ; Metastasis
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    Notes: Abstract  Two cases of osseous hemangiopericytoma are presented that were initially diagnosed as primary in origin, but later reclassified as metastases, after a history of resection for an intracranial tumor was discovered. An intracranial source should be excluded before an isolated osseous tumor is determined to be a primary hemangiopericytoma.
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    ISSN: 1423-0127
    Keywords: Muscular dystrophy ; Central nuclei ; Avian muscle ; Inflammation ; Dwarfism ; Lymphocyte ; Mechanochemical transducer ; Bone ; Steroid ; Fiber splitting
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Muscular dystrophy has long been believed to be characterized by degeneration and abortive regeneration of muscle fibers (the muscle degeneration theory), but unfortunately its pathogenesis is still unclear and an effective treatment has yet to be developed. As a challenge to the theory, we have proposed an alternative muscle-defective-growth theory and a further bone muscle growth imbalance hypothesis supposing possible defects in bone-growth-dependent muscle growth based on our findings in hereditary dystrophic dy mice (C57BL/6Jdy/dy). This review presents some new insights into the pathogenesis of the disease along with our hypothesis, focusing on the physiological meaning of centronucleation, one of the major pathological changes commonly observed in dystrophic muscles of man and experimental animals.
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    Experimental biology online 3 (1998), S. 1-15 
    ISSN: 1430-3418
    Keywords: Bone ; Cell behaviour ; Chondrocyte ; Endothelia ; Epitenon
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The motile behaviour, growth and reactions of osteoblasts, chondrocytes, epitenal cells and endothelia to culture on extended concave surfaces inside tubes is reported. Time-lapse video observations show that these cells can be successfully grown in quartz tubes for up to 21days. The cells would attach to the concave surfaces even when the radius of curvature was as low as 25 μm. The cells attached to the walls were not oriented. As culturing progressed the chondrocytes, osteoblasts and epitenon cells tended to detach from the walls of the tubes, forming long cords of cells attached to the walls at a few points only. Endothelial cells did not detach. These cords showed extensive lamellipodial activity at their points of attachment to the tube wall. The cells in these cords do not show contact inhibition of movement.
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  • 17
    ISSN: 1432-198X
    Keywords: Key words: Neonatal Bartter syndrome ; Bone ; Cal- cium ; Heparin
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    Notes: Abstract. The neonatal Bartter syndrome (NBS) is associated with a complex disorder of mineral metabolism in children, including hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, and diminished bone mineral density. Although cyclooxygenase inhibition usually brings about improvement in these findings, there is a variable component which is resistant to such therapy in many children. The factor mediating this disorder has not been identified. Blood and urine from 12 children with NBS were examined. When compared with samples from normal children and adults, all (NBS) sera reduced bone calcium uptake in a bone disc bioassay. This effect persisted in the presence of parathyroid hormone (PTH) antibody and PTH receptor blockade, indicating that neither PTH nor PTH related peptide was responsible. It was eliminated by indomethacin, suggesting that prostanoid generation was essential. Protamine was also inhibitory, as was the addition of ecteola, an anion binder. Activity could be recovered from ecteola by elution with hypertonic buffer. Urine samples from children with NBS had the same calcitropic effect. The agent was removed by ecteola and recovered by hypertonic elution. Activity was eliminated by protamine and by heparinase, but not by trypsin digestion. Size exclusion centrifugation showed that the activity was associated with a material between 10 and 30 kilodaltons. Finally, urine ecteola eluates from NBS patients raised serum concentrations of calcium after intraperitoneal injection in rats. These data suggest that children with NBS have a calcitropic substance in their serum and urine which is not found in normal individuals. The substance is heparin like, and mediates its effects through prostanoid production. These studies provide additional evidence against a direct renal cause of the urinary calcium disturbance characteristic of the disorder.
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    European spine journal 7 (1998), S. 257-259 
    ISSN: 1432-0932
    Keywords: Key words Angiomatosis ; Bone ; Osteolysis ; Cervical spine
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    Notes: Abstract The case of a 21/2-year-old boy with diffuse cystic angiomatosis of bone is presented. No evidence of visceral involvement was recorded. The clinical, radiographic and histologic findings during the course of the disease process are discussed. At the age of 15 years the patient died of neurologic alterations developed due to massive osteolysis and collapse of the cervical spine, and severe dyspnoea, secondary to persistent bilateral pleural effusions.
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    Skeletal radiology 27 (1998), S. 346-349 
    ISSN: 1432-2161
    Keywords: Key words Neurofibromatosis ; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor ; Bone
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    Notes: Abstract  Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are uncommon sarcomas that almost always arise in soft tissue. They can develop in pre-existing neurofibromas or schwannomas, de novo from peripheral nerves, or following radiation therapy. Primary intraosseous MPNST is rare and has been reported most frequently in the mandible. Of the reported cases involving the long bones, none has been associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). We report a case of MPNST arising in the femur in a patient with NF-1.
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  • 20
    ISSN: 1432-2277
    Keywords: Key words Knee joint ; Vascularized graft ; Bone ; Transplantation
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    Notes: Abstract Four transplantations of an allogeneic vascularized human knee joint were performed at the Trauma Center Murnau between April 1996 and July 1997. The indication for the procedure was the total loss of the knee joint including the extensor apparatus due to severe trauma. These were the first transplants of this type. Management of patients started with closure of soft-tissue defects. After successful completion, stabilization was achieved with femoral and tibial nails plus a temporary arthroplasty. AB0 compatibility and a negative cross-match were the main criteria for selecting patients for transplantation. Interlocking compression nails were used for osteosynthesis. Vascular anastomoses between graft and recipient vessels were established by the end-to-side technique. Immunosuppression was started as a quadruple induction therapy for 3 days, then reduced to a two-drug maintenance therapy with cyclosporine and azathioprine. Six months posttransplantation the osteotomies were bridged by callus and the patients became completely mobile. Radiographic and histological examinations revealed vital graft tissue.
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Key words Osteoclasts ; Osteoblasts ; Osteocytes ; Bone ; Substance P (SP) ; Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1-R) ; Rat
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  Substance P (SP) is a neuropeptide that is released from axons of sensory neurons and causes signal transduction through the activation of the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1-R). The present study demonstrates the distribution of SP-like-immunoreactive (SP-LI) axons and the localization of NK1-Rs in rat bone tissue using the avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex method. Axons with SP-LI were commonly found near the trabecular bone in the temporal bone marrow, but they were only sparsely distributed in the mandible, femur, and tibia. Immunoreactivity for NK1-Rs was found on the plasma membrane and in the cytoplasm of the osteoclasts. In the osteoblasts and osteocytes, a small number of weak, punctate immunoreactive products of NK1-Rs were distributed close to the plasma membrane. At the electron-microscopic level, immunoreactivity for NK1-R was distributed mainly in the whole cytoplasm, except for the clear zone of the osteoclasts, and in pit-like structures along the plasma membrane. The NK1-R-immunoreactive structures in the cytoplasm were divided into two types of organelles, consisting of vesicular and vacuolar structures (probably transport vesicles and early endosomes). In the osteoblasts and osteocytes, the number of NK1-R-positive vesicular structures was fewer than in the osteoclasts. These results thus suggest that SP secreted by the sensory axons could directly modulate bone metabolism via NK1-Rs.
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Key words Osteoclast ; Bone ; Bone resorption ; Alveolar bone ; Rat (Wistar)
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    Notes: Abstract  Glutaraldehyde-formaldehyde fixed undecalcified alveolar bone from 7-day-old rats was prepared for light and electron microscopy. Colloidal lanthanum was used as an ultrastructural tracer, and both random and semi-serial sections were examined. Lanthanum penetrated the infoldings of the ruffled border and some nearby vacuoles and vesicles. The majority of vacuoles and vesicles were lanthanum-free. Some osteoclast profiles contained a large vacuole with a cell enclosed in its interior. The enclosed cell exhibited an irregular nucleus containing condensed peripheral chromatin, intact cytoplasmic organelles, conspicuous rough endoplasmic reticulum and large blebs on the cell surface. These features are characteristic of osteoblasts or bone-lining cells or immature osteocytes which may be undergoing apoptosis or necrosis. The observation of remnants of cellular structures within internalized osteoclast vacuoles, together with the above results, suggests that osteoclasts engulf and probably degrade dying osteoblasts/bone-lining cells or immature osteocytes.
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    Clinical rheumatology 17 (1998), S. 47-51 
    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Bone ; Fatigue ; Stress fracture ; Stress reaction
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    Notes: Abstract Stress fractures are being increasingly reported as a common cause of morbidity in both healthy populations and those withunderlying diseases involving abnormal bone. An insight into the types and pathogenesis of stress fractures is necessary to considering the diagnosis, management and prevention of such conditions. The classification, aetiology and aspects of management are discussed.
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  • 24
    ISSN: 1434-5196
    Keywords: Key words Identification ; Forensic osteology ; DNA typing ; PCR ; Brain ; Bone ; Schlüsselwörter Identifikation ; Forensische ; Osteologie ; DNA-Typisierung ; PCR ; Gehirn ; Knochen
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    Topics: Medicine , Law
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Ein weitgehend skelettierter Kleinkind-Schädel konnte mittels forensisch-anthropologischer Befunderhebung klassifiziert und mittels erfolgreicher DNA-PCR-Typisierung am Hirnbrei, nicht jedoch am Schädelknochen identifiziert werden. Die vorgestellte Kasuistik belegt eindrücklich, daß eine sorgfältige forensisch-anthropologische Befunderhebung eine wesentliche Grundlage für die molekularbiologische Identifizierung an Skeletteilen bildet und daß auch an fortgeschritten fäulnisverändertem Gehirn bei feuchtem Lagerungsmilieu eine DNA-PCR-Typisierung erfolgreich sein kann.
    Notes: Abstract The skull of a small child, which was largely devoid of soft tissue, was classified according to forensic/anthropological findings and could be identified on the basis of DNA typing by PCR using residual brain tissue, but not bone. This case illustrates the fact that careful forensic/anthropological investigation is an important basis for molecular biological identification from skeletal remains and that DNA typing by PCR may even be possible on brain tissue that has been exposed to damp conditions and is an advanced state of decomposition.
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    Osteoporosis international 7 (1997), S. 370-375 
    ISSN: 1433-2965
    Keywords: Attenuation ; Bone ; Structure ; Ultrasound ; Velocity
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Ultrasonic propagation in bone has been investigated using the Leeds Ultrasonic Bone Phantom Material. Phantoms were produced with different porosities in the range of 45−83% and pore sizes of 1.3 and 0.6 mm. The phase velocity at 600 kHz was found to follow a second-order polynomial as a function of porosity. Phase velocity values between 1545 and 2211 m s−1 were measured and found to be largely independent of pore size for a given porosity. The slope of the phase velocity as a function of frequency (dispersion) decreases with increasing porosity. The values obtained from samples having different pore sizes were also similiar. The attenuation coefficient and normalized broadband ultrasonic attenuation (nBUA) reached a maximum at about 50%. The normalized attenuation ranged from 6 to 25 dB cm−1 over the porosity range available and consistently showed higher values for the larger pore size. Similarly, the nBUA values were found to be between 14 and 53 dB MHz−1 cm−1, with the values for the larger pore size being roughly 10 dB MHz−1 cm−1 greater than those for the smaller pore size. These findings demonstrate that the Leeds phantom can be used to investigate the effect of structural changes in bone and to aid the understanding of quantitative ultrasound. The results support the assumption that the velocity in trabecular bone is not dependent on pore size but is influenced by the mechanical properties of the bone's constituents and the overall framework, whereas the attenuation and BUA are also influenced by structure.
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    Der Chirurg 68 (1997), S. 832-836 
    ISSN: 1433-0385
    Keywords: Key words: Hydatid disease ; Echinococcus ; Bone ; Pelvis. ; Schlüsselwörter: Echinococcus ; Knochen ; Becken.
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    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung. Der Hundebandwurm, Echinococcus, kann in seinem Larvenstadium alle Teile des menschlichen Körpers, zumeist die Leber, als Zwischenwirt befallen. Der primäre Knochenbefall ist mit weniger als 2 % aller Echinococcusläsionen sehr selten. Wir berichten über einen Fall eines ausgedehnten linksseitigen Becken- und Femurbefalls. Die Destruktion des Hüftgelenks, des Os pubis sowie der ausgedehnte Befall des Os ileum und des proximalen Femurs machten eine Hüftgelenk- und Beckenteilresektion sowie den prothetischen Ersatz notwendig. Ein Rezidiv im Bereich der linken Leiste nach 5 Jahren, ausgehend vom proximalen Femur, wurde mit erneuter Resektion und Hüftprothesenwechsel behandelt. Der primär eingebrachte Polyacetal-Beckenersatz mußte dabei wegen Instabilität ebenfalls ausgetauscht werden. Ein sonderangefertigter CAD-Beckenersatz (CAD = „computer-aided designed“) wurde implantiert. Additiv wurde eine Chemotherapie mit Mebendazol durchgeführt. Die Radikalität der Resektion beim ossären Echinococcusbefall wird diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary. Hydatid disease is caused by the parasitic tapeworm Echinococcus. The larval stage of this parasite can thrive in many parts of the body, most frequently in the liver. Primary bone location is very rare, accounting for less than 2 % of all hydatid lesions. We report on a case of left-sided extended pelvic infestation. The destruction of the hip joint, os pubis, large parts of the ileum and the femoral head made pelvic resection and prosthetic replacement necessary. Recurrence of a hydatid cyst 5 years later in the left groin originating from the proximal femur was treated with second femoral resection and new total hip replacement. Because of instability, the primarily inserted polyacetal pelvic replacement had to be exchanged for a custom-made device fabricated with the aid of computer-aided design (CAD) techniques. This surgical procedure was combined with chemotherapy (mebendazole). The necessity of radical resection in osseus hydatid disease is discussed.
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    ISSN: 1433-2965
    Keywords: Bone ; Fluoride ; Fractures ; Histomorphometry ; Osteoporosis
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    Notes: Abstract To help resolve the uncertainty whether sodium fluoride (NaF) therapy should be given intermittently or continuously, we examined iliac crest bone biopsies (before and after treatment) and fragility fracture rates in 35 intermittently treated (group I) and 69 continuously treated (group C) patients; all received calcium. The following statistically significant results were obtained. Reduction in vertebral fracture rate was similar in the two groups. Trabecular thickness and the structurally more important mineralized thickness increased only in group I. Group I also accumulated less excess osteoid (surface, volume). Mean osteoid thickness did not change in either group because of a bimodal distribution of wide seams with osteoblasts and double tetracycline labels, and thin seams without osteoblasts or labels. Osteoid was lamellar. Osteoid in abnormal sites (within bone marrow or bone, or around osteocytes) was found less frequently in group I. Adjusted apposition rate declined and mineralization lag time increased in both groups because of extended unlabelled osteoid seams. Erosion surface increased only in group C. Hook and/or tunnel erosion was seen less frequently in group I; it was closely associated with osteoid in abnormal sites and correlated with osteoid surface. Extended osteoid surface may have forced osteoclasts to hollow out trabeculae, leaving the empty osteoid shell in marrow. Excess osteoid volume and eroded surface and osteoid and erosion in abnormal sites correlated with bone fragility in group C. We conclude that intermittent therapy is to be preferred because it (1) increased mineralized trabecular thickness, (2) did not cause excessive osteoid accumulation and erosion, (3) showed less osteoid and erosion in abnormal sites and (4) led to a similar reduction in the vertebral fracture rate as did continuous treatment. The question of whether intermittency of therapy has some other effect independent of the cumulative dose of fluoride administered cannot be answered by this study.
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    ISSN: 1432-2161
    Keywords: Key words Echinococcosis ; Bone ; Soft tissue ; Liver
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    Notes: Abstract  Objective. The present study demonstrates the osseous and soft tissue manifestations of alveolar echinococcosis (AE). Patients. We report on eight patients with AE with bone or soft tissue involvement confirmed at biopsy or needle cytology. Results. All eight patients showed hepatic involvement. Four exhibited infiltration of the spine as a result of direct spread of the hepatic primary lesion; distant metastases were observed in only three of these patients. Calcifications, which are typical for hepatic manifestations of the disease, were observed in soft tissue in only two of eight cases (25%); we observed no instances of endovesicular daughter cysts. Conclusion. AE manifests itself in the vertebral column as a form of spondylitis and in soft tissue presents similar to an abscess. Since in most of these cases spread of the disease per continuitatem from the liver is present, the diagnosis is easily made from the characteristic hepatic findings.
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    ISSN: 1432-1076
    Keywords: Key words Growth hormone ; Bone ; Osteocalcin ; Parathormone ; 1 ; 25(OH)2vitD
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    Notes: Abstract The effects of human growth hormone (hGH) therapy on biochemical markers of bone metabolism were studied in 17 children (10 boys and 7girls, aged 3.7–13.1 years old) with idiopathic GH deficiency, before and 1 and 6 months after GH therapy (0.5–0.7 IU/kg weekly, SC). Serum levels of calcium, phosphate, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, parathyroid hormone, 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and renal phosphate per 100 ml glomerular filtrate (TPO4/GFR) were assessed. During therapy with hGH, a significant decrease of serum calcium levels and increases of phosphate, osteocalcin, parathyroid hormone 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D and IGF-I were observed. TPO4/GFR was also significantly increased. Growth response (increment in HV) was positively related with changes in alkaline phosphatase and IGF-I levels after 6 months of hGH therapy. There was also a significant positive correlation between increment in HV and increment in TPO4/GFR after 1 month of GH therapy, whereas no correlation between HV and changes in osteocalcin levels was found. Conclusion GH treatment significantly influences mineral metabolism and the measurement of TPO4/GFR after 1 month of GH therapy may serve as a useful predictor of growth response to hGH therapy in GH-deficient children.
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    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Parathyroid Hormone ; Calcium ; Osteoporosis ; Bone ; Menopause
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    Notes: Summary Several calcium supplements are currently available and many of them are marketed without proper comparison of the bioavailability of the actual preparations. The aim of the present trial was to evaluate and compare the acute changes in serum calcium (Ca) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels following the oral administration of a vehicle and of five calcium salts currently prescribed in Western Europe. No significant changes in serum Ca or PTH levels were observed after administration of the vehicle. All calcium salts induced significant increases in serum Ca and decreases in serum PTH compared to baseline values. Comparison of the six response curves revealed a significantly greater increase in serum Ca and a greater decrease in serum PTH after each of the calcium salts than observed after the vehicle. However, no statistically significant differences were observed between the different calcium salts for serum Ca increments. The decrease in serum PTH observed after administration of an ossein-hydroxyapatite complex was significantly less important than after the four other calcium salts, even if statistically different than after vehicle. When assessing the area under the curve (AUC) of PTH values, we observed that calcium carbonate and citrate induce a significantly greater decrease in serum PTH than the other calcium salts which are, however, statistically more active than the vehicle. Serum PTH is decreased under the lower limit of the normal range (10 pg/ml), between t60 and t120 for calcium carbonate and citrate and between t60 and t90 for calcium gluconolactate while the mean PTH values remain within the normal range throughout the study with calcium pidolate, the ossein-hydroxyapatite complex and the vehicle. In conclusion, all calcium preparations significantly increase serum calcium and decrease serum parathormone, compared to what is observed after oral intake of a vehicle. However, significant differences in suppression of parathormone are observed between the different calcium preparations and might be of importance for their clinical use.
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    Osteoporosis international 6 (1996), S. 345-354 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Calcium metabolism ; Hormones ; Lactation ; Osteoporosis ; Pregnancy
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    Notes: Abstract Osteoporosis has long been described in pregnant women who developed vertebral fractures in the last trimester or shortly after delivery without underlying disorders. However, this condition appears to be relatively rare and the clinical features, associated metabolic abnormalities and a pathological mechanism have not been fully established. This paper reviews available data on osteoporosis and pregnancy and briefly discusses the relationship between pregnancy and bone mass, calcium homeostasis, systemic skeletal hormones and local factors to help explain the pathophysiology of this unique disorder.
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    ISSN: 1433-2965
    Keywords: Absorptiometry ; Accuracy ; Bone ; Comparative study ; Dual-energy X-ray ; Femur ; In vitro ; Marrow fat, Quantitative CT
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    Notes: Abstract Bone mineral measurements with quantitative computed tomography (QCT) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were compared with chemical analysis (ChA) to determine (1) the accuracy and (2) the influence of bone marrow fat. Total bone mass of 19 human femoral necks in vitro was determined with QCT and DXA before and after defatting. ChA consisted of defatting and decalcification of the femoral neck samples for determination of bone mineral mass (BmM) and amount of fat. The mean BmM was 4.49 g. Mean fat percentage was 37.2% (23.3%–48.5%). QCT, DXA and ChA before and after defatting were all highly correlated (r〉0.96,p〈0.0001). Before defatting the QCT values were on average 0.35 g less than BmM and the DXA values were on average 0.65 g less than BmM. After defatting, all bone mass values increased; QCT values were on average 0.30 g more than BmM and DXA values were 0.29 g less than BmM. It is concluded that bone mineral measurements of the femoral neck with QCT and DXA are highly correlated with the chemically determined bone mineral mass and that both techniques are influenced by the femoral fat content.
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    Keywords: Key words: Ultrasound ; Distraction osteogenesis ; Bone ; Complications. ; Schlüsselwörter: Sonographie ; Callusdistraktion ; Regenerat ; Komplikationen.
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung. In einer prospektiven Studie wurden 20 Patienten während der Callusdistraktion am Unterschenkel sonographisch und radiologisch mit einem 7,5-MHz-Schallkopf in vier Ebenen in definierten Zeitabständen kontrolliert. Bei allen Patienten war der Corticotomiespalt als schalldurchlässige Corticalislücke darstellbar. Durchschnittlich 20,7 (14–28) Tage nach Distraktionsbeginn waren sonographisch echoreiche Strukturen mit dorsaler Schallauslöschung als Zeichen beginnender Regeneratverkalkung nachweisbar. Diese ordneten sich mit weiterer Distraktionsdauer zunehmend in Knochenlängsachse an. Radiologisch fanden sich erst durchschnittlich 48,3 Tage nach Distraktionsbeginn erste Zeichen einer Regeneratverkalkung. In der Distraktionsphase war sonographisch eine zuverlässige Längenbestimmung und damit eine Aussage über den Distraktionsverlauf sowie eine Erkennung von Störungen der Regeneratbildung bzw. postoperativen Hämatomen bei allen Patienten möglich. Mit zunehmender Durchstrukturierung verringerte sich die sonographische Beurteilbarkeit des Regenerats, so daß eine Einschätzung der Belastungssteigerung bzw. Fixateurdemontage nicht allein aufgrund des Sonogramms gestellt werden konnte. Sonographische Untersuchungen des Regenerats sind geeignet, die Strahlenbelastung des Patienten während der Distraktionsphase zu verringern und Komplikationen frühzeitig zu erkennen.
    Notes: Summary. In a prospective study 20 patients were monitored with serial sonograms and radiographs during distraction osteogenesis at the lower limb. All sonograms were obtained in four planes using a 7.5 MHz transducer. The distraction gap was seen as a sonolucent area in all patients after corticotomy. At an average of 20.7 (14–28) days after the beginning of the distraction, echogenic foci occurred and showed increasing longitudinal alignment with further distraction. Radiographical signs of beginning mineralization were seen an average of 48.3 days after the start of the distraction. Exact measurement of the distraction gap was possible in all patients during lengthening. Bone healing complications and hematoma could be detected by ultrasound. A rapid increase of bone mineralization was seen after the distraction was stopped. With increasing cortication of the regenerate bone, sonograms showed a hyper-reflecting solid line so that further mineralization and the time of removal of the fixator could not be assessed by ultrasound. Ultrasound is more sensitive than radiography in identifying new bone formation during distraction, measuring the length of the distraction gap, and detecting early bone-healing complications and can therefore reduce the need for radiographs.
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    Osteoporosis international 6 (1996), S. 189-195 
    ISSN: 1433-2965
    Keywords: Quantitative ultrasound ; Bone ; Institutionalized elderly
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    Notes: Abstract Quantitative ultrasound of bone is a promising method for bone assessment: radiation-free, portable and predictive of hip fracture. Its portability allowed us to study the relationships between ultrasonic parameters of bone with age and with non-vertebral fractures in elderly women living in 19 nursing homes. Broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) and speed of sound (SOS) of the calcaneus were measured (and the stiffness index calculated) in a sample of 270 institutionalized women, aged 85±7 years, using an Achilles bone densitometer (Lunar). The effects of age, history of non-vertebral and non-traumatic fractures, body mass index, triceps skinfold and arm circumference were assessed on BUA, SOS and stiffness index. Furthermore, to evaluate longitudinally the influence of aging on the ultrasound parameters of bone, 60 subjects from the same group had a second ultrasound measurement after 1 year. The cross-sectional analysis of the data on all 270 women showed a significant decrease (p〈0.001) with age in BUA, SOS and stiffness index (−0.47%, −0.06%, and −1.01% respectively per year). In the 94 women (35%) with a history of previous non-vertebral fractures, ultrasound parameters were significantly lower (p〈0.0001) than in the 176 women with no history of fracture (−8.3% for BUA, −1.3% for SOS, −18.9% for stiffness index). In contrast, there was no significant difference in anthropometric measurements between the groups with and without previous non-vertebral fractures, although the measurements decreased significantly with age. In the longitudinal study, repeated quantitative ultrasound after 11.4±0.8 months showed no significant decrease in BUA (−1%) but a significant decrease in SOS (−0.3%,p〈0.0001) and in stiffness index (−3.6%,p〈0.0002). In conclusion, quantitative ultrasound of the calcaneus measures properties of bone which continue to decline in institutionalized elderly women, and is able to discriminate women with previous non-vertebral fractures.
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    Keywords: Key words Malignant fibroma ; Histiocytoma ; Bone ; Neoplasms
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    Notes: Abstract  We report a case of MFH of the mandible in a 16-year-old girl. The mandible is a rare location of MFH of bone, with only 21 cases described in the literature. Clinical, pathologic, and radiologic features are discussed, with special emphasis on the unusual pathologic and radiographic features.
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    Keywords: Key words Intra-arterial chemotherapy ; Soft tissues ; Magnetic resonance imaging ; Neoplasms ; Bone
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    Notes: Abstract  Objective. Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) is frequently used as an adjuvant treatment for musculoskeletal tumors. Past studies have noted that IAC not only induces favorable effects in tumor, but may also cause muscle edema and necrosis in previously normal tissue, reflected as increased signal on T2-weighted scans. In order to evaluate the prevalence of these effects, we reviewed all patients receiving IAC and MRI at our institution. Methods. Our study population consisted of 24 patients who underwent IAC. All subjects were studied with MRI both pre-and post-IAC. None of the subjects in this study underwent surgery or radiation therapy until after the post-IAC MRI examination. Any muscle group involved by the tumor or peritumoral edema on the initial scan was excluded from the study. Catheter position during IAC was recorded as central or peripheral. Scans were scored positive if muscle groups in regions remote from the tumor site demonstrated increased T2 signal following IAC. Results. Six out of these 24 patients (25%) were found to have positive results. A significant association was found between peripheral catheter position and a positive scan post-IAC (Fisher’s exact test, P=0.024). Conclusion. Because of our exclusion criteria, we are convinced that the finding of increased T2 signal in 25% of our patients was caused by IAC and represents muscle edema or necrosis. Knowledge of this post-chemotherapy MR finding should help prevent confusion during the interpretation of follow-up MR examinations.
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    Keywords: Key words Tumoral calcinosis ; Cervical spine ; Soft tissue calcification ; Bone ; Computed tomography ; Magnetic resonance imaging
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    Notes: Abstract  We report a case of a 12-year-old girl with idiopathic tumoral calcinosis of the neck. There are calcium deposits in the paraspinal soft tissue with bony involvement in the cervical spine. CT and MR images are presented along with clinical and pathological features. Bony involvement in this disease has not been recognized before.
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    Anatomy and embryology 193 (1996), S. 53-59 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Ligament ; Bone ; Enthesis ; Remodelling ; Morphogenesis
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    Notes: Abstract Bone soft tissue remodelling at the femoral and tibial insertions of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the rat knee was monitored at regular intervals from birth to 120 days of age in 40 Sprague Dawley rats. At birth the femoral insertion originated from the perichondrium of the epiphysis. By day 8 the perichondrium within the insertion had turned into fibrocartilage. Secondary ossification of the femoral epiphysis had progressed in the region near to the insertion site by day 15. The epiphyseal cartilage was entirely replaced by bone by day 40 except for the fibrocartilage within the insertion. After that stage, no qualitative change in zonal insertion characteristics was observed, but only increase in size and decrease in cellularity. At birth, the tibial ligament inserted onto the thin cortical bone of the metaphysis via periosteum. At day 8, osteoclasts started to resorb the thin cortical bone at the ligament insertion, thus forming a metaphyseal depression between days 10 and 20. From days 20 to 120, the insertion remained qualitatively unchanged, showing three zones, the ligament, periosteum, and metaphyseal trabecular bone. The deep periosteal layer showed osteoclastic activity in the proximal part and osteoblastic activity in the distal part. The migration mechanism of the ligament insertion during growth seems to be caused by this growth-related osteoclastic resorption of the proximal metaphyseal bone and by simultaneous osteogenic activity, which successively cements the distal part of the ligament to bone. The persistence of the periosteal layer and the metaphyseal depression for up to 120 days may be regarded as a sign of continuing growth in this animal model. This is the first investigation showing that the formation of the metaphyseal depression is a purely postnatal event, and suggests that this process might be initiated by the change in mode of growth and joint biomechanics after birth, enabling ligament development and migration in a growing and increasingly loaded weight-bearing joint. The mainly resorptive process, which takes place during development of the tibial MCL insertion, may account for the tensile failure of this ligament that commonly occurs at this site during growth. The pronounced morphological differences between the chondral femoral and the periosteal tibial attachment of the adult MCL are apparently caused by the different postnatal developmental processes at epiphyses and metaphyses.
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    Anatomy and embryology 194 (1996), S. 607-619 
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    Keywords: Cavitation ; Bone ; Immunohistochemistry ; In situ hybridization
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    Notes: Abstract The development of the articular cartilage of the rabbit knee joint from the 17-day fetus to the 2-year adult rabbit has been examined. At 17 days, the developing femur and tibia are separated by the interzone. Cavitation occurs around 25 days; the cells of the intermediate layer flatten and move onto those of the chondogenous layers to create the articular surfaces. After birth, growth of the cartilage is mainly the result of matrix production. Ossification of the epiphyses is complete by 6 weeks postpartum. Horizontal zones can be distinguished in the articular cartilage; the superficial cells are aligned parallel to the surface, but in the deep layers the cells are in columns. The tidemark is first seen at 12–14 weeks. The matrix of the interzone in the 17-day fetus contains types I, III and V collagens, but no type II. After cavitation at 25 days, the surface layer of the articular cartilage still contains type I, but no type II collagen. From 6 weeks postnatal onwards, type II collagen is present throughout the cartilage and type I disappears. Type III collagen is initially in the interterritorial matrix, but later it is mainly pericellular. Type V collagen is pericellular both in the chondrogenous layers and later in the articular cartilage, but is not present in the epiphyseal cartilage below. From 6 weeks onwards, types III and V collagens create a capsule around all the chondrocytes above the tidemark. The relationship of types V and XI collagens is discussed. It is concluded that the articular chondrocytes form a unique subset of cells from the earliest stages of joint formation in the fetal rabbit.
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    Inflammation research 45 (1996), S. 457-463 
    ISSN: 1420-908X
    Keywords: Bone ; Prostaglandins ; Interleukin-1 ; Tumor necrosis factor ; Osteoblasts
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    Notes: Abstract Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), two pleiotropic cytokines produced in inflammatory processes, inhibit bone matrix biosynthesis and stimulate prostanoid formation in osteoblasts. In the present study, the importance of prostaglandin formation in IL-1 and TNF-induced inhibition of osteocalcin and type I collagen formation has been examined. In the human osteoblastic cell line MG-63, IL-1α (10–1000 pg/ml), IL-1β (3–300 pg/ml) and TNF-α (1–30 ng/ml) stimulated prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) formation and inhibited, 1,25(OH)2-vitamin D3-induced osteocalcin biosynthesis as well as basal production of type I collagen. Addition of PGE2 or increasing the endogenous formation of PGE2 by treating the cells with arachidonic acid, bradykinin, Lys-bradykinin or des-Arg9-bradykinin, did not affect osteocalcin and type I collagen formation in unstimulated or 1,25(OH)2-vitamin D3-stimulated osteoblasts. Four non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, indomethacin, flurbiprofen, naproxen and meclofenamic acid, inhibited basal, IL-1 β- and TNF-α-stimulated PGE2 formation in the MG-63 cells without affecting IL-1 β- or TNF-α-induced inhibition of osteocalcin and type I collagen formation. In isolated, non-transformed, human osteoblast-like cells, IL-1 β and TNF-α stimulated PGE2 formation and concomitantly inhibited 1,25(OH)2-vitamin D3-stimulated osteocalcin biosynthesis, without affecting type I collagen formation. In these cells, indomethacin and flurbiprofen abolished the effects of IL-1 β and TNF-α on prostaglandin formation without affecting the inhibitory effects of the cytokines on osteocalcin biosynthesis. These data show that IL-1 and TNF inhibit osteocalcin and type I collagen formation in osteoblasts independently of prostaglandin biosynthesis and that non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs do not affect the effects of IL-1 and TNF on bone matrix biosynthesis.
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    Calcified tissue international 59 (1996), S. 474-479 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone ; Apatite ; Collagen ; Demineralization ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract A technique to correlate the ultrastructural distribution of mineral with its organic material in identical sections of mineralized turkey leg tendon (MTLT) and human bone was developed. Osmium or ethanol fixed tissues were processed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The mineralized tissues were photographed at high, intermediate, and low magnifications, making note of section features such as fibril geometry, colloidal gold distribution, or section artifacts for subsequent specimen realignment after demineralization. The specimen holder was removed from the microscope, the tissue section demineralized in situ with a drop of 1 N HCl, then stained with 2% aqueous vanadyl sulfate. The specimen holder was reinserted into the microscope, realigned with the aid of the section features previously noted, and rephotographed at identical magnification used for the mineralized sections. A one to one correspondence was apparent between the mineral and its demineralized crystal “ghost” in both MTLT and bone. The fine structural periodic banding seen in unmineralized collagen was not observed in areas that were fully mineralized before demineralization, indicating that the axial arrangement of the collagen molecules is altered significantly during mineralization. Regions that had contained extrafibrillar crystallites stained more intensely than the intrafibrillar regions, indicating that the noncollagenous material surrounded the collagen fibrils. The methodology described here may have utility in determining the spatial distribution of the noncollagenous proteins in bone.
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    International archives of occupational and environmental health 69 (1996), S. 97-105 
    ISSN: 1432-1246
    Keywords: Keywords Lead ; Bone ; Smelter ; X-ray ; fluorescence ; Biological half-life
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    Notes: Abstract  Object. The aim of this study was to determine the bone lead concentration in lead smelters and reference subjects, relate them to the lead concentration in blood (B-Pb) and urine (U-Pb), and to use the measured bone lead to calculate a biological half-life for lead in bone. Method and design. The lead concentration in the second phalanx of the left index finger (bone-Pb) was determined in vivo using an X-ray fluorescence technique. The study population comprised 89 smelters with a history of long-term exposure to lead (71 active and 18 retired) and 35 reference subjects (27 active and 8 retired) with no known occupational exposure to lead. Bone-Pb was related to the previous lead exposure, estimated as a time-integrated B-Pb (CBLI). Results. The retired smelters had the highest bone-Pb (median value 55 μg/g wet weight, as against 23 μg/g in active smelters) and 3 μg/g in the reference subjects. A strong positive correlation was observed between the bone-Pb and the CBLI among both active (r s =0.73; P〈0.001) and retired (r s =0.71; P=0.001) smelters. The corresponding correlations between the bone-Pb and the period of employment were of the same magnitude. For retired workers, there were positive correlations between the bone-Pb and the B-Pb (r s =0.58; P=0.011) and U-Pb (r s =0.56; P=0.02). Multiple regression analyses showed that bone-Pb was best described by the CBLI, which explained 29% of the observed variance (multiple r 2) in bone-Pb in active workers and about 39% in retired workers. The estimated biological half-life of bone-Pb among active lead workers was 5.2 years (95% confidence interval 3.3–13.0 years). Conclusions. The high bone-Pb seen in retired workers can be explained by the long exposure periods, the higher exposure levels in earlier decades, and the slow excretion of lead accumulated in bone. The importance of the skeletal lead pool as an endogenous source of lead exposure in retired smelters was indicated by the associations between the B-Pb or U-Pb, on the one hand, and the bone-Pb, on the other. In active workers, the ongoing occupational exposure was dominant. The in vivo X-ray fluorescence technique is still mainly a research tool, and more work has to be done before it can be used more widely in clinical practice. However, over the next decade we can anticipate retrospective, prospective and cross-sectional epidemiological studies in which bone lead determinations reflecting the previous lead exposure in both occupationally and nonoccupationally lead exposed populations are related to various types of adverse health outcomes. Such studies will improve our knowledge of dose–response patterns and provide data that will have an impact on hygienic threshold limit values and prevention of lead-induced diseases.
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    Keywords: Key words Bone mineral density ; Phenylketonuria ; Children ; Bone ; mineralization markers ; Mineral ; homeostasis
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    Notes: Abstract Children with phenylketonuria (PKU) obtain a great deal of their protein and mineral intakes from synthetic elemental formulae devoid of phenylalanine. To assess the effect of such diets and/or the disease on bone mineralization, children with PKU were compared to normal children for many parameters of mineral homeostasis and bone mineralization. A total of 11 children with PKU of mean age 10.9 ± 4.2 years were compared to a large group of normal control children mean age 11.4 ± 4.2, and an age and sex matched subset (n = 11). Children with PKU had lower serum calcium (9.1 ± 0.9 vs 10.4 ± 1.9 mg/dl P 〈 0.01) amd magnesium (1.67 ± 1.4 vs 2.07 ± 0.16 mg/ dl, P 〈 0.001) but normal values for phosphorus, zinc, and copper. The percentage tubular reabsorption of phosphorus was increased in PKU (93 ± 3% vs 88 ± 6%, P 〈 0.05) suggesting a lower phosphorus intake and/or absorption. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone and 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D were similar in PKU and control children. Serum albumin and lean body mass by dual energy X-ray absorption were not different suggesting that protein intake was adequate. In the 11 pairs, a decreased bone mineral density was seen for the lumbar spine (0.61 ± 0.15 vs 0.72 ± 0.24 P 〈 0.05), and lower extremities (1.56 ± 0.30 vs 1.87 ± 0.56 P 〈 0.05) by paired t-test. Compared to the total controls and the paired controls, decreases were seen in markers of bone formation; bone alkaline phosphatase, (72 ± 30 vs 126 ± 43 P 〈 0.001), osteocalcin (10.7 ± 3.4 vs 13.1 ± 2.0 P 〈 0.05) and procollagen type I carboxyterminal propeptide. No differences were seen in the bone resorption markers tartrate resistant acid phosphatase and urine Ca/Cr. The changes noted could not be related after age correction to serum phenylalanine levels, protein intake, or mineral intakes. It is unclear whether deficits in bone mineralization relate to the disease process itself or its treatment.
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    Keywords: Key words MRI ; Knee ; osteoarthritis ; Bone ; abnormalities ; Gadolinium-DTPA ; Animal study
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    Notes: Abstract  Objective. The objective of this study was to determine the value of MRI in the detection of degenerative bone marrow abnormalities in an animal osteoarthritis model. Design. In 10 dogs with experimentally induced unilateral osteoarthritis of the knee, MRI was performed using two-dimensional spin-echo (2D-SE) and three-dimensional gradient-echo (3D-GE) imaging. Contrast enhanced T1-weighted 2D-SE sequences were also obtained after injection of gadolinium-DTPA. The results were compared with the gross and histopathologic findings and with radiography. Results. Histopathologic specimens revealed 21 osteosclerotic lesions and 5 intraosseous cysts. On 2D-SE images, 24 of 26 lesions were detected, while 21 of 26 lesions were identified on 2D-GE sequences. Radiography, including conventional tomography, demonstrated 9 of 26 lesions. Regardless of the sequence weighting, all osteosclerotic lesions appeared hypointense on MRI. Signal loss in bone sclerosis resulted primarily from the reduction of intact fat marrow, the increased bone density being of secondary importance. Quantitative signal analysis allowed approximate estimation of the grade of sclerosis. On postcontrast images, sclerotic bone remained hypointense, although significant but non-specific enhancement relative to the normal fat marrow was observed. The extent of contrast enhancement did not correlate with the grade of osteosclerosis. All five cysts were readily diagnosed by MRI. Cysts displayed either central or marginal contrast enhancement within their cavities. Conclusions. MRI provides a sensitive method for the diagnosis of osteoarthritic bone abnormalities, allowing their differentiation from most non-degenerative subarticular lesions.
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    International journal of legal medicine 108 (1995), S. 24-26 
    ISSN: 1437-1596
    Keywords: Age determination ; Bone ; Aspartic acid ; High pressure liquid chromatography
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    Topics: Medicine , Law
    Notes: Abstract Over the last 20 years a new chemical method, base on the racemization of aspartic acid, has been developed to be used for the estimation of chronologic age in adult individuals. The method has a good accuracy when used on dental enamel, dentine and cartilage. However, in forensic and archeological cases teeth and cartilage are not always available. Since preliminary studies have shown that there are some age-related changes of the D/L aspartic acid ratio also in bone, this study was carried out to further explore if the method could be used for age estimations of bone. Bone samples from 24 individuals, aged 0.2 to 95.6 years were analysed for the D/L ratios with HPLC-technique. Two different fractions of the bone were examined, an acid-soluble peptide fraction and an acid-insoluble collagen-rich fraction. The analyses showed age-related racemizations in both fractions, although of different rates. The correlation coefficients with age were 0.72 in the peptide fraction, and 0.84 in the collagen-rich fraction. It thus seems as if bone maybe used for age estimations when more stable tissues like dentine and cartilage are not available.
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    ISSN: 1433-2965
    Keywords: Bone ; Fluoride ; Histomorphometry ; Osteoporosis
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    Notes: Abstract In a 4-year controlled, prospective trial, histomorphometric analysis was used to compare the tissue-level skeletal effects of fluoride therapy in 43 postmenopausal women (75 mg NaF/day) with those of 35 matching placebo subjects; all subjects received 1500 mg/day elemental calcium supplement. In addition to an initial, baseline biopsy, a second biopsy was obtained after 6, 18, 30 or 48 months. Measurements were made on a third biopsy obtained from 8 subjects following at least 72 months of fluoride therapy. The change in cancellous bone volume or trabecular thickness in fluoride-treated subjects was not different from a change in placebo-treated subjects. However, paired analysis in the fluoride-treated subjects indicated that bone volume was increased between the first and second biopsies (p〈0.005). Both osteoid length and width were significantly increased in fluoride compared with placebo subjects; however, only the osteoid surface increased linearly (r=0.63,p〈0.001). The mineral apposition rate and relative tetracycline-covered bone surface were not different between fluoride and placebo treatment, although they were decreased in both groups in the second biopsy. The tetracycline-covered bone surface returned to normal in the third biopsy. Definitive evidence for osteomalacia is a prolonged mineralization lag time, which following fluoride treatment was found to be increased 9-fold in the second biopsy and 4-fold in the third biopsy. Further evidence for osteomalacia was increased osteoid thickness by 6 months, evidence of focal areas of interstitial mineralization defects, and broad tetracycline labels of low fluorescence intensity. In the third biopsies, osteoclastic resorption was observed beneath osteoid seams. Fluoride therapy increased the cortical width compared with placebo treatment (p〈0.02), and increased the osteoid surface in Haversian canals, but did not change the osteoid width, resorption surface or cortical porosity. After an initial rise, serum fluoride levels remained constant, and the urine values fell slightly. The bone fluoride concentration rose throughout the treatment period, and was correlated with the change in osteoid-covered bone surface (r=0.56,p〈0.001). Although we found definitive evidence for osteomalacia, the cause of the osteomalacia was not determined in this study. On the other hand, the presence of bone resorption beneath unmineralized osteoid and of osteocyte halos is suggestive of hyperparathyroidism. Thus, it is possible that the strong stimulus for bone formation brought about by fluoride therapy resulted in relative calcium deficiency.
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    Osteoporosis international 5 (1995), S. 440-445 
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    Keywords: DXA ; Bone ; Precision ; Soft tissue ; Whole body
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    Notes: Abstract This study reports on the short-term in vivo precision and absolute measurements of three combinations of whole-body scan modes and analysis software using a Hologic QDR 2000 dual-energy X-ray densito-meter. A group of 21 normal, healthy volunteers (11 male and 10 female) were scanned six times, receiving one pencil-beam and one array whole-body scan on three occasions approximately 1 week apart. The following combinations of scan modes and analysis software were used: pencil-beam scans analyzed with Hologic's standard whole-body software (PB scans); the same pencil-beam analyzed with Hologic's newer “enhanced” software (EPB scans); and array scans analyzed with the enhanced software (EA scans). Precision values (% coefficient of variation, %CV) were calculated for whole-body and regional bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), fat mass, lean mass, %fat and total mass. In general, there was no significant difference among the three scan types with respect to short-term precision of BMD and only slight differences in the precision of BMC. Precision of BMC and BMD for all three scan types was excellent: 〈1% CV for whole-body values, with most regional values in the l%–2% range. Pencil-beam scans demonstrated significantly better soft tissue precision than did array scans. Precision errors for whole-body lean mass were: 0.9% (PB), 1.1% (EPB) and 1.9% (EA). Precision errors for whole-body fat mass were: 1.7% (PB), 2.4% (EPB) and 5.6% (EA). EPB precision errors were slightly higher than PB precision errors for lean, fat and %fat measurements of all regions except the head, although these differences were significant only for the fat and % fat of the arms and legs. In addition EPB precision values exhibited greater individual variability than PB precision values. Finally, absolute values of bone and soft tissue were compared among the three combinations of scan and analysis modes. BMC, BMD, fat mass, %fat and lean mass were significantly different between PB scans and either of the EPB or EA scans. Differences were as large as 20%–25% for certain regional fat and BMD measurements. Additional work may be needed to examine the relative accuracy of the scan mode/software combinations and to identify reasons for the differences in soft tissue precision with the array whole-body scan mode.
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    Keywords: Bone ; Lectins ; Mandible ; Meckel's cartilage ; Rat embryo
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    Notes: Abstract The staining patterns of 24 biotinylated lectins were analyzed in serial sections of the mandible of 13- to 21-day-old rat embryos by means of the avidinbiotin-peroxidase method. A ubiquitous distribution of binding sites was demonstrated after incubation with Con A (Canavalia ensiformis), DSL (Datura stramonium; except bone matrix), and WGA (Triticum vulgare). ECL (Erythrina cristagalli), GSL I (Griffonia simplicifolia), SJA (Saphora japonica), VVL (Vicia villosa), DBA (Dolichus biflorus), UEA I (Ulex europeus), and LTA (Lotus tetragonobolus) were constantly negative. In early stages of development, GSL II (Griffonia simplicifolia II) was a selective marker of prechondral blastema. In contrast, PNA (Arachis hypogaea) did not stain condensing mesenchyme. During chondrogenesis of Meckels's cartilage a general decrease of lectin binding was observed. Mature cartilage matrix was constantly negative. Chondrocytes were marked by the lectins PSA (Pisum sativum), WGA, PHA-E, and PHA-L (Phaseolus vulgaris E and L). A strong GSL II binding was restricted to the mesial-superior region of the perichondrium. In later stages, several lectins revealed significant differences between preskeletal (“central”) areas and the remaining (“peripheral”) mesenchyme. A clear binding reaction was noted in central regions by applying LEA (Lycopersicon esculentum) and STL (Solanum tuberosum), while the peripheral tissue was only faintly stained. Developing bone was specifically marked by succinylated WGA (sWGA). The lectins LCA (Lens culinarus) and RCA (Ricinus communis) bound to fibers and extracellular matrix of the connective tissue. Jacalin (Artocarpus integrifolia) and SBA (Glycine max) binding sites were found in macrophages. Affinity of VAA (Viscum album) increased parallel with maturation of endothelial cells. Specific lectin-binding patterns revealed no correlation with the distribution of glycosaminoglycans. The results demonstrate a general reduction of oligosaccharide structures during development of Meckel's cartilage. From our observations we conclude that intralaminar glucose and/or mannose sequences as well as terminal sialic acid molecules are ubiquitously distributed, while terminal α-fucose was constantly negative. Lectin-binding patterns of macrophages may reflect the presence of specifically linked terminal galactose. Our findings indicate that oligosaccharides terminating in N-acetylglucosamine are bone-specific. The significance of the restricted staining of the perichondrium by GSL II remains to be elucidated.
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    Calcified tissue international 57 (1995), S. 120-126 
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    Keywords: Glucocorticoids ; Osteoblasts ; Bone ; Osteoporosis
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract Clinical observations suggest that the onset and severity of glucocorticoid (GC) induced osteoporosis is dependent on the duration of the GC treatment and the applied GC compound. To test whether these in vivo observations are reflected by different in vitro effects of various synthetic GCs on human bone cell metabolism we isolated human osteoblast-like cells (HOC) from bone biopsies of healthy (no clinical symptoms of arthritis or arthrosis) adults who underwent selective orthopedic surgery. HOC were identified as bone cells by 1,25-vitamin D3-stimulated increase of specific alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, secretion of osteocalcin and type-I procollagen peptide, and the ability to form mineral in vitro. We investigated the effects of dexamethasone (dexa), methylprednisolone (mpred), prednisolone (pred), and deflazacort (defla) on DNA-synthesis, ALP, and osteocalcin (OC)- and type-I procollagen peptide secretion of HOC in vitro. In summary, (1) GC exposure stimulates DNA synthesis after 6–12-hour treatment periods; (2) dex and mpred strongly inhibit DNA (48-hour treatment) and collagen synthesis but stimulate ALP, whereas pred and defla exhibit smaller effects on DNA synthesis, ALP, and collagen production; and (3) all tested glucocorticoids inhibit OC secretion by HOC in vitro. Thus, the effect of GC on DNA synthesis of HOC varies with the duration of GC exposure, and dex and mpred more potently affect HOC metabolism in vitro than pred and defla.
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  • 50
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    Keywords: Bone ; Remodeling ; Osteoporosis ; Collagen ; Strain ; Mechanical ; Reverse transcript polymerase chain reaction
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    Notes: Abstract Reverse transcript polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was developed for use in situ to measure mechanically mediated changes in gene expression activity in osteocytes within dense cortical bone. Using the functionally isolated turkey ulna model of bone adaptation, the left ulna of 6 old adult (36–40 months) male turkeys were subject to 4 weeks of a mechanical regimen consisting either of (1) 3000 microstrain at 1 Hz for 5 minutes/day or (2) 500 microstrain at 30 Hz for 10 minutes/day. The right ulma of each bird remained intact and served as control. Only a small percentage of osteocytes in the intact control bones and the 3000 microstrain ulnae showed any evidence of mRNA for collagen (each 1.2%±0.3%). However, mRNA for collagen type I was strongly evident in 92.4% (±2%) of the osteocytes within the ulnae subject to the high frequency, low magnitude load. Sense primer control sections from both experimental and intact animals were used to verify that only osteocytes of the loaded bone had elevated the level of collagen mRNA. This high frequency, low magnitude mechanical stimulus was also sufficient to stimulate substantial new bone formation (14%±5% over intact controls), whereas the low frequency, high magnitude stimulus failed to elicit any bone formation (-3%±7%). These experiments show that specific mechanical regimens can activate the osteocyte's expression of a message responsible for the synthesis of proteins remote from the site where the formation of bone is ultimately to occur, even under systemic distress such as aging. Further, these data suggest that osteocytes perceive the strain environment and that they play a role in orchestrating the modeling/remodeling response. By developing a technique as flexible and powerful as RT-PCR for use in dense cortical bone, determining the relative contribution of specific proteins to the transduction of regulatory signals to formative or resorptive responses is facilitated.
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    Keywords: Glucocorticoid ; Histomorphometry ; Bone
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    Notes: Abstract The aims of this study were to determine (1) whether acute suppression of bone formation could be evaluated after the administration of corticosteroids in man by quantitative bone histomorphometry; and (2) whether there were significant differences between the effects of prednisone and its analog deflazacort. Thirteen patients who needed high-dose corticosteroid therapy were randomly allocated to two groups of treatment (prednisone or deflazacort). Quantitative bone histomorphometry, using the technique of triple labeling, and biochemical measurements of bone turnover were studied. There were no differences in biochemical indices of bone turnover between prednisone and deflazacort at the beginning and end of the 15 days of treatment course. During corticosteroid treatment, there were no significant changes in biochemical indices of bone turnover but a significant decline in total alkaline phosphatase (P〈0.01). Histomorphometric indices, as revealed by measurements of tetracycline interval and extent of labeling, showed no significant differences in either mineral apposition rate or bone formation rate in the two groups. We conclude that the acute glucocorticoid suppression of bone turnover by glucocorticoids is not detectable within the first 2 weeks of treatment by histomorphometric techniques. No differences in bone effects of prednisone and deflazacort were detected in this short-term study.
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    Calcified tissue international 56 (1995), S. 398-402 
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    Keywords: Calcium-binding ; Proteoglycan ; Bone matrix ; Bone
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    Notes: Abstract A calcium ion precipitable, trypsin-generated proteoglycan fragment has been isolated from the demineralized, EDTA-insoluble matrices of bone. The demineralized matrix was completely digested with trypsin, increasing concentrations of CaCl2 were added to the supernatant, and the resulting precipitates were analyzed. The amount of precipitate gradually increased with higher concentrations of calcium and was reversibly solubilized by EDTA. After molecular sieve and anion exchange chromatography, a proteoglycan-containing peak was obtained. Immunochemical analysis showed that this peak contained chondroitin 4-sulfate and possibly keratan sulfate. Amino acid analysis showed that this proteoglycan contained high amounts of aspartic acid/asparagine (Asx), serine (Ser), glutamic acid/glutamine (Glx), proline (Pro), and glycine (Gly); however, it contained little leucine (Leu) which suggests that it is not a member of the leucine-rich small proteoglycan family. In addition, significant amounts of phosphoserine (P-Ser) and hydroxyproline (Hyp) were identified in hydrolysates of this fraction. A single band (Mr 59 kDa) was obtained on SDS-PAGE that stained with Stains-all but not with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250. If bone powder was trypsinized prior to demineralization, this proteoglycan-containing fraction was not liberated. Collectively, these results indicate that a proteoglycan occurs in the demineralized matrix that is precipitated with CaCl2 and is closely associated with both mineral and collagen matrices. Such a molecule might facilitate the structural network for the induction of mineralization in bone.
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  • 53
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    Keywords: Bone ; Graft ; Comparison ; Hydroxyapatite ; Beta-tricalcium phosphate
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    Notes: Abstract A novel canine tibia model was used to evaluate four bone graft materials: autologous cortical bone, allograft cortical bone, hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate (HA/TCP) ceramic granules, and a HA/TCP and collagen composite. Mechanical material properties were assessed using custom-designed stainless steel plugs for control of graft volume and interface surface area. These plugs held the bone graft materials in the cortex of the tibia shaft and allowed in vivo mechanical testing. After 6 months of ad lib weight bearing, the grafts were harvested and tested in torsion. The samples in each animal were compared with the test plugs into which new bone had grown without the addition of graft. Control bone peak shear strength averaged 47 (±8.3) MPa (6.78±1.2 kpsi). Compared on the basis of peak torque, stiffness, and energy to peak torque, no significant differences were found among any of the graft materials or control bone. Histologic examination revealed the materials to be osteoconductive with the extensive formation of dense, compact cancellous bone. The new bone in the autograft and allograft samples completely filled the available space, whereas gaps persisted in the synthetic ceramics.
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    Calcified tissue international 56 (1995), S. 201-205 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone densitometry ; Bone ; Osteoporosis ; Aging osteopenia
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured in 353 healthy white women using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Measurements were made of both the posterior-anterior (PA) and lateral spine, as well as the proximal femur (neck and Ward's triangle). From age 50 to 80 years, the BMD of the PA spine and femur neck BMD had an 18% diminution (0.6%/year), and BMD of the lateral spine showed about a 35–40% decline (1.4%/year). The Ward's triangle region of the femur was not quite as decreased (30% or 1.1%/year). The BMD decrease associated with aging did not differ as much among sites when expressed relative to the intrapopulation variation rather than as a percentage. The Z-score for PA spine and femur neck BMD (-1.1) was significantly different than that for lateral spine BMD (-1.6); Ward's triangle was intermediate (-1.3), i.e., the lateral spine still showed the highest sensitivity to aging. However, the ability to detect age changes in an individual subject can be increased only if the precision error for lateral spine BMD is not increased to a greater extent than the sensitivity.
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  • 55
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    Keywords: Fluoride ; Bone ; Defluoridation ; Rat
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Abstract The aim of this work was to explore the reduction of fluoride concentrations in the skeleton after stopping experimental fluoride administration. Fluoride was administered to the rats at varying doses (0, 50, 100 ppm in drinking water) and for different lengths of time (4, 13, 25 weeks). A series of fluoride concentrations across the full thickness of humerus, parietal bone, and vertebra arch in rats were measured by means of an abrasive micro-sampling technique. The distribution profiles of fluoride from periosteal to endosteal surfaces, which were apparently related to the histological structure of these bones, were U shaped in the humerus, V shaped in the parietal bone, and W shaped in the vertebra arch. The average fluoride concentrations in the bones increased significantly with each increasing dose and length of fluoride administration. The relative increments were similar between the different regions or the different bones. After stopping fluoride administration, on the other hand, the relative reduction of the average fluoride concentrations in the bones were 30–100%. They were greatly related to the length after stopping fluoride administration and the dose and length of fluoride administration, but also dependent upon the type of bone and the region examined.
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    Calcified tissue international 56 (1995), S. 368-371 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Ultrasound densitometry ; Children ; Osteopenia
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    Notes: Abstract Ultrasound bone measurement in healthy (n=71) and osteopenic (n=18) children aged 6 through 13 years of both sexes has been evaluated using the Achilles densitometer (Lunar Corporation). Measurements on the os calcis included speed of sound (SOS), broadband ultrasound attentiation (BUA), and a calculated “stiffness” index. The Achilles was adapted for children by a special positioning procedure that included the use of foot shims, and beam collimation on the receiving transducer. The precision of ultrasound results was comparable to that in adults (0.2% for SOS, 1.5% for BUA, and 1.8% for stiffness). SOS, BUA, and stiffness values increased with age in both sexes. Ultrasound measurements were correlated with bone mineral density (BMD in g/cm2) of the heel, AP spine (L2–L4), and total body by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) densitometry (Lunar DPX-L). SOS, BUA, and stiffness measurements were significantly lower in osteopenic children (Z∼-1.9 to-2.5) (P〈0.0001) than in normal age-matched controls. Total body BMD showed a higher Z-score than stiffness (-3.3 versus -2.5), but stiffness showed a greater percentage decrease (-30% versus -18%). In conclusion, ultrasound measurements of bone in children provide both good precision and discrimination of normals from osteopenic patients.
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  • 57
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    Keywords: Osteoporosis ; Nuclear magnetic resonance pectroscopy ; Phosphorus-31 ; T1 relaxation time ; Bone ; Wrist
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    Notes: Abstract The values of in vivo T1 relaxation time (T1) of phosphorus atoms of wrist bone have been measured by phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in 65 menopausal women separated into three groups: (1) agematched women without any paraclinical or clinical osteoporosis; (2) patients with paraclinical osteoporosis detected only by dual photonic absorptiometry; and (3) women with clinical osteoporosis with vertebral fractures. No significant differences were found in T1 values in the presence of paraclinical or clinical osteoporosis as compared to control values. No relationships were found among the T1, the value of the Z-score, the value of bone mineral content, the age of patients, the number of their children, and the age of menopause. Phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the wrist fails to separate osteoporotic from nonosteoporotic women and cannot be clinically used at this time to perform a noninvasive diagnosis of osteoporosis.
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  • 58
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    Keywords: Bone ; Fibronectin ; Ultrastructural immunohistochemistry
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    Notes: Abstract Fibronectin is a well known glycoprotein of extracellular connective tissue matrices due to a specific amino acid-sequence (RGD) suggested to act as an attachment factor in cell-cell or cell-matrix interactions. Although also present in bone, little is known about the role of fibronectin in this tissue. To obtain data for discussions on function we used ultrastructural immunolocalization techniques to quantitatively examine the distribution of fibronectin in various bone matrix compartments. The study was focused on three different stages of endochondral ossification in growing long bones of young rats. The results show large amounts of fibronectin in mature bone tissue. At a higher magnification, an obvious fibronectin association to individual fibrils of collagen type I was demonstrated. Intracellular labeling was observed in Golgi-related vesicles in some active osteoblasts of metaphyseal bone, indicating local synthesis of fibronectin. In contrast to previous suggestions based on light microscopic observations, the labeling of bone or cartilage matrices facing the surface of all cell types were low. The pattern is clearly different from that of osteopontin and bone sialoprotein, two other bone matrix proteins with the same cell-binding sequence. Our results indicate that fibronectin at these stages of development participates in matrix organization rather than being an important link between cartilage or bone matrix and adjacent cells.
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  • 59
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: CD44, adhesion molecule ; Bone ; Osteoclasts ; Osteocytes ; Immunohistochemistry ; Confocal laser scanning microscopy ; Electron microscopy ; Rat (Wistar)
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    Notes: Abstract CD44 is a multifunctional adhesion molecule that binds to hyaluronic acid, type I collagen, and fibronectin. We have studied the immunohistochemical localization of CD44 in bone cells by confocal laser scanning microscopy and transmission electron microscopy in order to clarify its role in the cell-cell and/or cell-matrix interaction of bone cells. In round osteoblasts attached to bone surfaces, immunoreactivity is restricted to their cytoplasmic processes. On the other hand, osteocytes in bone matrices show intense immunoreactivity on their plasma membrane. Intense immunoreactivity for CD44 can be detected on the basolateral plasma membranes of osteoclasts. There is considerably less reactivity observed in the area of the plasma membrane that is in direct contact with bone. The pre-embedding electron-microscopical method has revealed that CD44 is mainly localized on the basolateral plasma membrane of osteoclasts. However, the ruffled border and clear zone show little immunoreactivity. A CD44-positive reaction can be detected on both plasma membranes in the contact region between osteoclasts and osteocytes. These findings suggest that: 1) cells of the osteoblast lineage express CD44 in accordance with their morphological changes from osteoblasts into osteocytes; 2) osteoclasts express CD44 on their basolateral plasma membrane; 3) CD44 in osteoclasts and osteocytes may play an important role in cell-cell and/or cell-matrix attachment via extracellular matrices.
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    Keywords: Microgravity ; Collagen ; Bone ; Dermal fibroblasts ; Human
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    Notes: Abstract Astronauts experiencing long periods of space flight suffer from severe loss of bone tissue, particularly in those bones that carry the body weight under normal gravity. It is assumed that the lack of mechanical load decreases connective tissue biosynthesis in bone-forming cells. To test this assumption, quantitative and qualitative aspects of collagen synthesis under microgravity, normal gravity, and hypergravity conditions were investigated by incubating human fibroblast cultures with [3H]-proline for 4, 7, 10, and 20 h during the Spacelab D2-mission in 1993. Quantitative analysis revealed an increase of collagen synthesis under microgravity conditions, being up to 143% higher than in 1 g controls. In contrast, hypergravity samples showed a decrease in collagen synthesis with increasing g, being at the 13% level at 10 g. The relative proportion of collagen in total synthesized protein showed a slight decrease with increasing g. The secretion of collagen by the cells, proline hydroxylation of individual collagen α-chains, and the relative proportions of synthesized collagens I, III, and V were not affected under any of the applied conditions.
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    Keywords: Key words: CD44 ; adhesion molecule ; Bone ; Osteoclasts ; Osteocytes ; Immunohistochemistry ; Confocal laser scanning microscopy ; Electron microscopy ; Rat (Wistar)
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    Notes: Abstract. CD44 is a multifunctional adhesion molecule that binds to hyaluronic acid, type I collagen, and fibronectin. We have studied the immunohistochemical localization of CD44 in bone cells by confocal laser scanning microscopy and transmission electron microscopy in order to clarify its role in the cell-cell and/or cell-matrix interaction of bone cells. In round osteoblasts attached to bone surfaces, immunoreactivity is restricted to their cytoplasmic processes. On the other hand, osteocytes in bone matrices show intense immunoreactivity on their plasma membrane. Intense immunoreactivity for CD44 can be detected on the basolateral plasma membranes of osteoclasts. There is considerably less reactivity observed in the area of the plasma membrane that is in direct contact with bone. The pre-embedding electron-microscopical method has revealed that CD44 is mainly localized on the basolateral plasma membrane of osteoclasts. However, the ruffled border and clear zone show little immunoreactivity. A CD44-positive reaction can be detected on both plasma membranes in the contact region between osteoclasts and osteocytes. These findings suggest that: 1) cells of the osteoblast lineage express CD44 in accordance with their morphological changes from osteoblasts into osteocytes; 2) osteoclasts express CD44 on their basolateral plasma membrane; 3) CD44 in osteoclasts and osteocytes may play an important role in cell-cell and/or cell-matrix attachment via extracellular matrices.
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    Keywords: Key words: Microgravity ; Collagen ; Bone ; Dermal fibroblasts ; Human
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    Notes: Abstract. Astronauts experiencing long periods of space flight suffer from severe loss of bone tissue, particularly in those bones that carry the body weight under normal gravity. It is assumed that the lack of mechanical load decreases connective tissue biosynthesis in bone-forming cells. To test this assumption, quantitative and qualitative aspects of collagen synthesis under microgravity, normal gravity, and hypergravity conditions were investigated by incubating human fibroblast cultures with [3H]-proline for 4, 7, 10, and 20 h during the Spacelab D2-mission in 1993. Quantitative analysis revealed an increase of collagen synthesis under microgravity conditions, being up to 143% higher than in 1 g controls. In contrast, hypergravity samples showed a decrease in collagen synthesis with increasing g, being at the 13% level at 10 g. The relative proportion of collagen in total synthesized protein showed a slight decrease with increasing g. The secretion of collagen by the cells, proline hydroxylation of individual collagen α-chains, and the relative proportions of synthesized collagens I, III, and V were not affected under any of the applied conditions.
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  • 63
    ISSN: 1619-7089
    Keywords: Bone ; Infection ; Leucocyte scintigraphy ; Technetium-99m
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    Notes: Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime leucocyte scintigraphy (HMPAO-LS) by means of a retrospective review of 116 patients divided into three groups of bone and joint infection. One hundred and thirty-one LS examinations were performed, and 143 sites analysed. The final diagnosis of infection was based on surgical, histological and bacteriological data and follow-up. Ninety-four suspected localizations were examined in group 1, which included 74 patients with an infection suspected to involve orthopaedic implants. In this group, there were 38 true-positives, 1 false-negative, 49 true-negatives and 6 false-positives. Surgical confirmation was obtained in 34 cases. In group 2 (24 patients with suspected osteomyelitis), there were 27 localizations of which 14 were true-positives and 13 were true-negatives (including seven surgical confirmations). In group 3 (18 patients suspected of septic arthritis) there were eight true-positives, two false-negatives, ten true-negatives and two false-positives. Overall sensitivity of99mTc-HMPAO-LS for the detection of bone and joint infection was 95%, with a specificity of 90% (group 1: sensitivity 97%, specificity 89%; group 2: 100% and 100%; group 3: 80% and 83%). It may be concluded that HMPAO-LS is an effective tool for the diagnosis of both bone infection involving implants and chronic osteomyelitis.
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    Clinical rheumatology 14 (1995), S. 18-21 
    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Calcitonin ; Osteoporosis ; Menopause ; Bone ; Fracture ; Breast Cancer
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Prolonged calcitonin administration (intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intranasal) can prevent postmenopausal trabecular bone loss. Nasal administration constitutes a particularly attractive option for women who cannot tolerate or benefit from estrogen replacement therapy. The optimal schedule of administration still has to be precised, but 100 U/day of nasal calcitonin, combined with calcium supplements, can currently be recommended. Interrupted regimens are maybe favourable. Calcitonin can also prevent further bone loss in established osteoporosis particularly if bone turnover is increased. The anti-fracture efficacy of calcitonin is suggested by different types of studies but has not been formally demonstrated. Lastly, its analgesic efficacy in cases of painful vertebral compression fractures has been demonstrated in controlled studies.
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    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Ultrasound ; Bone ; Material Quality ; Modulus of Elasticity ; Age ; Bone Mineral Density
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    Notes: Summary The square of ultrasound transmission velocity in a material is related to the modulus of elasticity, which is known to be an indicator of stability in bone. The aim of our study was to use ultrasound transmission velocity to obtain information about the material properties of bone tissue, keeping other factors possibly influencing ultrasound transmission as constant as possible. Apparent phalangeal ultrasound transmission velocity (APU) measured in 54 isolated, fresh pig phalanges was shown to be independent of bone mineral density (BMD) measured by SPA. Fastest sound transmission led exclusively through cortical bone so that intertrabecular connectivity in spongious bone could not influence the result. In humans APU was measured in the mediolateral direction at the midphalanx of the middle finger. In 53 healthy subjects (15–81 years old; 27 women, 26 men), there was a decrease of APU with age (r=−0.30, p〈0.05). Further, when comparing the results of both hands intraindividually almost identical values indicated constant intraindividual architecture of bone at this location. There was no evidence for a relation of APU to physical load comparing dominant and nondominant hand and relating the results to subjectively estimated physical load. In a second group of 43 perimenopausal women (47–60 years old), APU, which again decreased with age (r=−0.33, p〈0.05), was found not be correlated to BMD measured by SPA at the distal forearm (cortical bone). In a third group of 40 women (17–78 years old), APU again decreased with age (r=−0.60, p〈0.001) and was not correlated to BMD measured by SPA at the midphalanx of the middle finger, i.e. the same measuring location as APU. We conclude that this method provides information about the modulus of elasticity of bone with negligible influence of bone mineral density. Our results indicate that there is a deterioration of bone material quality with age independent of decreasing bone mineral density.
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    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Osteoarthrosis ; Muscle Strength ; Disability ; Radiology ; Bone ; BMD ; Pain
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    Notes: Summary Patients with osteoarthrosis suffer from disability and pain. We measured isokinetic and isometric peak torque in 20 women with gonarthrosis (GA) and in 26 healthy controls. Relationships between muscle strength, walking and stair climbing time, pain level and pain disability scores as assessed by the patients using an extensive questionnaire, radiological changes and subchondral sclerosis expressed as bone mineral density (BMD, g/cm2) of the proximal tibia were studied. Precision errors of the torque measurements in both GA patients and controls were approximately 6%. In the GA patients, isokinetic and isometric quadriceps strength was reduced by 40 and 15% (p〈0.01) respectively, and walking and stair climbing time was increased by 30% (p〈0.005). Isokinetic strength was a better predictor of pain level and pain disability scores than isometric strength and radiological stage. Walking time and stair climbing time were not associated with quadriceps strength, pain level, pain disability scores or radiological changes. Subchondral BMD was not predictive of pain. The study suggests that quadriceps strength assessed by isokinetic dynamometry in GA is a reliable measurement. Isokinetic strength was pronouncedly reduced compared to isometric strength and was a more important predictor of pain and pain disability than isometric strength. These findings should be taken into consideration when planning exercise studies and programmes in GA.
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  • 67
    ISSN: 0003-276X
    Keywords: Rat ; Bone ; Osteoblast ; Osteocyte ; Gap junctions ; Vimentin ; Immunolocalization ; Ultrastructure ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
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    Notes: Background: The immunogold labeling technique and transmission electron microscopy were used to demonstrate the expression and position of the intermediate filament vimentin in rat osteoblast and osteocyte cell bodies and cell processes. Conventional light and transmission electron microscopic studies of bone cells demonstrated adjacent cell linkage to be mediated by osteoblast and osteocyte processes present within the canalicular system traversing the bone matrix. The cell processes were filled with densely packed filaments, many of which have been shown previously to be actin microfilaments. The appearance, however, of 10 nm diameter filaments in some cell processes and the fact that the intermediate filament vimentin has been defined in many cells of mesenchymal origin raised the possibility that some of these filaments might be vimentin. The ultrastructural colloidal gold immunochemical technique allowed for demonstration in situ of the expression of vimentin filaments plus accurate definition of their position.Methods: The studies were performed in newborn rat femoral and tibial diaphyseal cortical bone and in 1-week-old repair bone from 2.4 mm diameter defects made through the lateral cortex in 6-week-old rat femurs and tibias. The bone tissues for the immunochemical study were fixed in 1% glutaraldehyde, 4% paraformaldehyde, and 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) for 2 days. Decalcification was performed in 6% EDTA for 2-3 days. Infiltration involved use of Lowicryl resin K4M, and the embedding and curing processes were performed in a cryostat with temperatures -30°C. An antivimentin monoclonal antibody was used for labeling using the postembedding technique. Effective antibody dilutions ranged from 1:10 to 1:200, with the dilutions of 1:25 and 1:100 showing the best combination of filament labeling with the least matrix background. The grids were exposed to 10 nanometer gold colloid conjugated goat anti-mouse IgM for demonstration of binding.Results: Vimentin immunolabeling was defined clearly in relation to filaments within the osteoblast and osteocyte cell body cytoplasm, throughout the entire length of the osteoblast and osteocyte cell processes, and in close relationship to the intercellular gap junctions which were present within the cell processes both close to the cell bodies and within the canaliculi well away from them.Conclusions: Immunogold labeling demonstrates the presence of the intermediate filament vimentin in osteoblast and osteocyte cell bodies and processes of rat bone. Vimentin distribution is not concentrated to specific areas, is present throughout the extent of the bodies and processes, and is seen immediately adjacent to gap junctions. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    The @Anatomical Record 241 (1995), S. 425-437 
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    Keywords: Angiogenesis ; Basement membrane ; Bone ; Cartilage ; Cartilage canals ; Chondroepiphysis ; Laminin ; Type IV collagen ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
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    Notes: Background: Cartilage canals are perichondral invaginations of blood vessels and connective tissue that are found within the epiphyses of most mammalian long bones. Functionally, they provide a means of transport of nutrients to the hyaline cartilage, a mechanism for removal of metabolic wastes, and a conduit for stem cells that are capable of initiating and sustaining ossification of the chondroepiphysis. Morphological and biomolecular changes of the chondroepiphyses appear to potentiate vascular invasion and enable regional formation of secondary centers of ossification within the chondroepiphyses of developing bones.Methods: As both cell migration and vascular invasion are anchorage dependent processes, antibodies to laminin and Type IV collagen were used to assess compositional changes in the basement membrane of cartilage canals accompanying epiphyseal ossification.Results: Differences in chronological appearance, as well as, in distribution between the two components were noted in the chondroepiphysis. Laminin was distributed throughout the connective tissue of cartilage canal at all stages of developement, and not limited to an association with the vascular lumen. Type IV collagen was not Present during the initial perichondral invagination. Although staining for Type IV collagen was later acquired, its distribution was restricted to a discontinuous rimming of the periphery of the canal, and a diffuse presence within the intra-canalicular mesenchyme.Conclusions: Concurrent with chondrocyte hypertrophy and mineralization of the hyaline matrix, rapid changes in both the morphology of the vessel and distribution of the antibodies were detected. In addition to the presence of laminin at the interface of the endothelium and the hyaline matrix, a wide distribution within the connective tissue components of the newly ossifying matrix of epiphyseal bone could be detected. Type IV collagen remained closely associated with the lumens of the intra-canalicular vessels throughout the transition. Following ossification of the secondary center, staining for Type IV collagen could then be detected in the boneforming regions of transforming matrix as well, clearly delineating the individual vessels within the newly formed marrow spaces. This suggests that bone formation is intimately related to vessel staining for collagen type IV, and that acquired vessel competence is a facet of endochondral bone formation that results from provisional matrix changes. Furthermore, the data suggests that during bone formation under tension, basement membrane deposition can be demonstrated without an intermediary hyaline matrix hypertrophic chondrocyte phase. This data was interpreted to suggest that chondrocyte hypertrophy at the growth plate may be a reaction to vascular invasion, that in turn, stimulates adjacent chondrocyte proliferation. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    Keywords: Osteogenesis in vitro ; Sex-steroids ; Glucocorticoid ; Differentiation ; Rat ; Chicken ; Bone ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
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    Notes: Glucocorticoids and sex-steroids can modulate osteogenesis in vivo and in vitro. Although the effects of glucocorticoids on bone cells in vitro have been described in detail, the role of sex-steroids is not as well defined. We examined whether sex-steroids influence bone metabolism indirectly by regulating glucocorticoid effects on bone. Interactions of the sex-steroid progesterone or its analog RU38486 with the glucocorticoid dexamethasone (dex) were studied in functional assays of osteogenesis. Three osteoblastic models were evaluated:(1) the rat bone marrow stromal cell (RBMC) nodule system; (2) the chick periosteal osteogenesis (CPO) model; and (3) ROS 17/2.8 cells. RU38486, progesterone, and unlabelled dex competitively inhibited 3H-dex uptake by ROS 17/2.8 cells as well as its (3H-dex) binding to cytosol preps.Both RU38486 and progesterone inhibited dex-induced increases in alkaline phosphatase in CPO cultures, in RBMC cultures, and in ROS 17/2.8 cells. Dex-induced decreases in cell proliferation in ROS 17/2.8 cells were reversed by RU38486 but dex-induced increases in proliferation in the CPO model were not affected. In CPO cultures, dex-induced increases in collagen synthesis were inhibited completely by RU38486 and progesterone, Dex-dependent nodule formation in the RBMC was blocked by RU38486. Both RU38486 and dex mediated reduction of calcium uptake in the CPO model but did not affect mineralized tissue area.The data indicate that RU38486 and progesterone competitively inhibit dex-mediated stimulation of osteogenesis in vitro; this inhibition is exerted on early but not late stage differentiation events of osteoprogenitor cells. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    Microscopy Research and Technique 31 (1995), S. 44-62 
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    Keywords: Mineralization ; Bone ; Cartilage ; Cementum ; Dentin ; Enamel ; Osteopontin ; Osteocalcin ; Bone sialoprotein ; Amelogenin ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
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    Notes: Immunocytochemistry is a powerful tool for investigating protein secretion, extracellular matrix assembly, and cell-matrix and matrix-matrix/mineral relationships. When applied to the tissues of bones (bone and calcified cartilage) and teeth (dentin, cementum, and enamel), where calcium phosphate-containing extracellular matrices are the predominant structural component related to their weight-bearing and masticatory roles, respectively, data from immunocytochemical studies have been prominent in advancing our understanding of mineralized tissue modeling and remodeling. The present review on the application of postembedding, colloidal-gold immunocytochemistry to mineralized tissues focuses on the advantages of this approach and relates them to conceptual, theoretical, and experimental data currently available discussing matrix-mineral interactions and extracellular matrix formation and turnover in these tissues. More specifically, data are summarized regarding the distribution and role of noncollagenous proteins in different mineralized tissues, particularly in the context of how they interface with mineral, and how this relationship might be affected by the various tissue-processing steps and immunocytochemical strategies commonly implemented to examine the distribution and function of tissue proteins. Furthermore, a technical discussion is presented that outlines several different possibilities for epitope exposure in mineralized tissues during preparation of thin sections for transmission electron microscopy. Cell biological concepts of protein secretion by cells of the mineralized tissues, and subsequent extracellular matrix assembly and organization, are illustrated by examples of high-resolution, colloidal-gold immunolabeling for osteopontin, bone sialoprotein, and osteocalcin in the collagen-based mineralized tissues and for enamel protein (amelogenin) in enamel. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    The @Anatomical Record 241 (1995), S. 291-302 
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    Keywords: Antler ; Bone ; Deer ; Evolution ; Morphogenesis ; Regeneration ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
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    Notes: Through a series of interrogatories, unsolved problems of antler evolution, anatomy, development, physiology, and pathology are probed, with commentaries on the following prospects for future research: 1.How could these improbable appendages have evolved mechanisms to commit suicide, jettison the corpse, and regenerate new ones every year?2.By what developmental processes are antlers able to prescribe their own morphogenesis with mirror image accuracy year after year and in some cases produce deliberate asymmetries?3.What causes the scalp to transform into velvet skin as a deer's first antlers develop?4.Why do healing pedicle stumps give rise to antler buds instead of scar tissue?5.How is the unprecedented rate of antler elongation related to the diameter and length of the structure to be grown?6.How come wound healing by pedicle skin is held in abeyance for several months until new growth resumes?7.How is it that tropical deer regenerate antlers at any time of year, while in temperate zones deer do so in seasonal unison?8.How do deer find enough calcium to make such massive antlers in only a few months?9.What is the nature of the bizarre tumors that some antlers grow following castration? © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    The @Anatomical Record 242 (1995), S. 111-122 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Metaphysis ; Capillary sprouts ; Corrosion casting ; Light microscopy ; Transmission electron microscopy ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
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    Notes: Background: Little is known about the three-dimensional micromorphology of vessels in the growth zone of long bones, where significant vasculogenesis occurs. Therefore, we examined the microvascular pattern of the femoral metaphysis.Methods: Six-week-old normal rats of either sex were used. We cast the femurs of 14 rats with Mercox for scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and in 10 rats we prepared tissue sections of femurs for light (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).Results: In the LM, calcified cartilage was found to define cylindrical compartments beneath the last row of hypertrophied chondrocytes of the metaphyseal growth plate. These compartments ran in the bone's longitudinal axis and contained a single capillary profile. Endothelial cells of these capillaries often showed increased cytoplasmic volume and loose texture of nuclear chromatin. Cast metaphyses by SEM showed numerous parallel vascular loops with nodular protrusions 10-12 μm in diameter at their tips. The loops had ascending and descending limbs with a luminal diameter of 10-14 μm. Small projections 4-5 μm in diameter and delicate crests were sometimes found on the tip of the larger nodes. In a 100 × 100 μm area, there were 14-17 large nodes. By TEM, capillary sprouts were identified at the level beneath the last row of hypertrophied chondrocytes. These capillaries had voluminous endothelial cells rich in free ribosomes and rough endoplasmic reticulum. Endothelial cell nuclei were rounded and showed loose chromatin texture. Endothelial cells were connected by intermediate junctions and there was no basal lamina. Deeper into the metaphysis, arterioles and sinusoids were present.Conclusions: We conclude that the metaphyseal plate of the growing rat offers an optimal model to study vasculogenesis. Capillary sprouts can be readily identified, measured, and counted because they are located within a plane bordering against avascular cartilage. In addition, by using microvascular corrosion casting in SEM not only capillary sprouting per se but also different stages of neovascularization, indicated by differently sized nodular projections at the tip of vascular loops, can be studied in the growing long bone. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    Developmental Dynamics 202 (1995), S. 137-144 
    ISSN: 1058-8388
    Keywords: Mesenchymal stem cells ; Progenitor cells ; Pluripotent cells ; Muscle ; Fat ; Cartilage ; Bone ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
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    Notes: Previous studies have noted the presence of mesenchymal stem cells located within the connective tissue matrices of avian skeletal muscle, dermis, and heart. In these studies, clonal analysis coupled with dexamethasone treatment revealed the presence of multiple populations of stem cells composed of both lineage-committed progenitor mesenchymal stem cells and lineage-uncommitted pluripotent mesenchymal stem cells. The present study was undertaken to assess the distribution of these stem cells in the connective tissues throughout various regions of the body. Day 11 chick embryos were divided into 26 separate regions. Heart, limb skeletal muscle, and limb dermis were included as control tissues. Cells were harvested enzymatically and grown using conditions optimal for the isolation, cryopreservation, and propagation of avian mesenchymal stem cells. Cell aliquots were plated, incubated with various concentrations of dexamethasone, and examined for differentiated phenotypes. Four recurring phenotypes appeared in dexamethasone-treated stem cells: skeletal muscle myotubes, fat cells, cartilage nodules, and bone nodules. These results suggest that progenitor mesenchymal stem cells and putative pluripotent mesenchymal stem cells with the potential to form at least four tissues of mesodermal origin have a widespread distribution throughout the body, being located within the connective tissue compartments of many organs and organ systems. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    Electrophoresis 16 (1995), S. 817-819 
    ISSN: 0173-0835
    Keywords: Bone ; Noncollagenous proteins ; Archaeometry ; Chemistry ; Biochemistry and Biotechnology
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    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Archaeometric approaches to archaelogical human bone also include the extraction, identification and molecular analysis of surviving bone proteins. Due to its abundance as a matrix protein, most studies focus on collagen (e.g. radiocarbon dating). Also, a variety of serum proteins are detectable in excavated skeletons. Very limited knowledge still exists on mineral-bound noncollagenous bone proteins from ancient bones because, in the mature tissue, they occur in trace amounts only. Moreover, post-mortem decomposition is likely to change characteristic features of the molecules. Due to their suggested role as growth and developmental factors, identification and quantification of such proteins should be valuable for both physical anthropology and epidemiology. We present a valid method for the detection of small amounts of surviving mineral-bound noncollagenous proteins in excavated human bones up to 7500 years of age.
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    Calcified tissue international 3 (1969), S. 103-105 
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    Keywords: Mitochondrion ; Calcium ; Excretion ; Bone
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    Calcified tissue international 3 (1969), S. 327-339 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Density ; Analysis
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Une technique nouvelle, permettant l'analyse de la densité de faibles quantités de tissus calcifiés pulvérisés, est décrite. Cette technique utilise un analyseur électronique de taille de particules et de volume (»Compteur de Coulter«), pour déterminer les volumes relatifs des fractions pulvérisées, isolées par fractionnement densitométrique, après centrifugation dans des mélanges de solvants organiques. Certains des paramètres, responsables de la distribution densitométrique des poudres d'os, sont étudiés et la reproductibilité du fractionnement et de l'analyse est démontrée. L'application de cette méthode à l'os humain est illustrée par des résultats.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Es wird eine neue Technik zur Bestimmung der Dichteverteilung von kleinen Mengen pulverisiertem Knochengewebe beschrieben. Für diese Technik wird ein Apparat zur elektronischen Messung von Partikelgröße und-Volumen (Coulter Counter) verwendet; damit wird das totale relative Volumen der pulverisierten Fraktionen bestimmt, die durch Aufteilung der verschiedenen Dichten mittels Zentrifugieren in Mischungen von organischen Lösungsmitteln isoliert werden. Einige der Parameter, welche die Dichteverteilung von Knochenpulver beeinflussen, wurden untersucht und die Reproduzierbarkeit der Fraktionierung und der Analysen aufgezeigt. Die Anwendung dieser Technik auf Proben von Menschenknochen wird veranschaulicht und die Resultate werden besprochen.
    Notes: Abstract A new technique for the density distribution analysis of small quantities of powdered hard tissues is described. The technique uses an electronic particle size and volume analyser (“Coulter Counter”) to determine the total relative volumes of the powder fractions isolated by centrifugal density fractionation in organic solvent mixtures. Some of the parameters controlling the density distributions of bone powders are examined and the reproducibility of the fractionation and analysis demonstrated. The application of this technique to human bone samples is illustrated and the results discussed.
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    Calcified tissue international 3 (1969), S. 340-347 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Calcium ; Fluoride ; Ingestion ; compatibility
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Des expériences ont été faites sur le rat afin de tester les possiblités d'ingestion perorale simultanée de fluor (F) et de calcium (Ca) en proportions calculées pour traitement de certaines ostéopénies humaines. F sous forme de Na2PO3F et Ca sous forme de gluconate de calcium (CaGluc) n'influençaient pas l'un l'autre quant à l'utilisation par le squelette (fémur). Une viscosité élevée, produite par l'addition d'amidon ou de cellulose carboxyméthylée (CMC) à la solution ou dilution ingérée, augmentait l'utilisation du F même si CaGluc était remplacé par citrate de calcium, qui en soi avait un effet réducteur modéré sur l'utilisation du F. Le glycérophosphate de calcium réduisait fortement l'utilisation du F même en présence de CMC. L'utilisation du F comme NaF était fortement réduite par CaGluc, même en présence de CMC. Les concentrations testées de Na2PO3F, NaF ou CMC n'influençaient pas l'utilisation squelettique de Ca comme CaGluc.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Es wurden Rattenexperimente mit markierten Substanzen durchgeführt, um die Auswirkung simultaner peroraler Gaben von Fluor (F) und von Calcium (Ca) zu prüfen, und zwar in einem Verhältnis, das für die Behandlung gewisser menschlicher Osteopenien berechnet wurde. Fluor in Form von Na2PO3F und Ca in Form von Calciumgluconat (CaGluc) interferieren gegenseitig nicht bei der Verwertung durch das Skelet (Femur). Eine hohe Viscosität der eingegebenen Lösung oder der Aufschlämmung, die durch Zusatz von Stärke oder Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) erzielt wurde, erhöhte die Verwertbarkeit von F sogar wenn CaGluc durch Calciumcitrat ersetzt wurde, welches die F-Verwertung leicht reduzierte. Calcium-glyzerophosphat verminderte die Fluoraufnahme in den Knochen stark, sogar in Anwesenheit von CMC. Die Verwertung von F als NaF war stark herabgesetzt durch CaGluc, selbst beim Vorhandensein von CMC. Die untersuchten Konzentrationen von Na2PO3F, NaF oder CMC hatten keinen Einfluß auf die Calciumaufnahme im Skelet in Form von CaGluc.
    Notes: Abstract Rat experiments with labelled compounds were carried out in order to test the possibilities of simultaneous peroral supply of fluorine (F) and calcium (Ca) in proportions calculated for treatment of certain human osteopenias. F in the form of Na2PO3F and Ca in the form of calcium gluconate (CaGluc) did not interfere with each other's utilisation by the skeleton (femur). A high viscosity produced by adding starch or carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) to the ingested solution or slurry increased the utilisation of F even when CaGluc was replaced by calcium citrate, which moderately reduced F utilisation. Calcium glycerophosphate strongly reduced F utilisation even in the presence of CMC. The utilisation of F as NaF was strongly reduced by CaGluc, even in the presence of CMC. The tested concentrations of Na2PO3F, NaF or CMC did not influence the skeletal utilisation of Ca as CaGluc.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 94-100 
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    Keywords: Acid ; Base equilibrium ; Acidosis ; Bone ; Resorption ; Metabolism ; Osteoporosis
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'administration chronique de chlorure d ammonium à des rats adultes normaux, soumis à un régime contenant un taux approprié de vitamine D, provoque une ostéoporose. Celle-ci est provoquée par une perte de substance d'os et de minéral osseux, associée à l'augmentation de la résorption osseuse.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Chronische Verabreichung von Ammoniumchlorid an normale ausgewachsene männliche Ratten, die eine entsprechende Vitamin-D-haltige Diät erhalten, verursacht die Entwicklung einer Osteoporose. Die Osteoporose entsteht auf Grund eines Verlustes von Knochensubstanz und Knochenmineral, in Begleitung einer erhöhten Knochenresorption.
    Notes: Abstract Excessive administration of ammonium chloride to normal adult male rats receiving a diet adequate in vitamin D caused the development of osteoporosis. The osteoporosis was due to loss of bone substance and bone mineral associated with increased bone resorption.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 113-128 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Isotope ; Turnover ; Radiosodium ; Radiocalcium
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Après injection intraperitonéale de22Na, la rétention de l'isotope a été déterminée dans l'organisme entier de rasé et dans leur tissu osseux, pendant une période allant jusqu'à 650 jours. Contrairement au45Ca, qui est rapidement concentré dans l'os, puis lentement éliminé, la presque totalité du22Na absorbée par l'os le quitte avec une demie-période de 3–5.5 jours. Cependant, environ 5% de la charge squelettique présente une vitesse de mobilisation lente, avec une demie-période d'environ 700 jours. Etant donné que cette vitesse est comparable à celle de45Ca, il semble que la faible fraction de Na osseux fasse partie de la structure du cristal. Seuls deux des procédés expérimentaux utilisés ont un effet significatif sur la mobilisation du Na. Il s'agit de la consommation prolongée d'un régime pauvre en calcium et d'un changement de l'activité parathyroidienne. Une augmentation du Na alimentaire affecte l'augmentation de la vitesse de mobilisation du sodium dans son composé rapide, alors que le composé lent est peu ou pas affecté. Les calculs effectués, à partir de nos résultats, indiquent que, contrairement au calcium, le squelette ne sert pas de réservoir significatif pour le maintien du milieu liquide extracellulaire.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Ratten erhielten intraperitoneal22Na, und die Retention dieses Isotopes wurde während einer Zeitspanne bis zu 650 Tagen im ganzen Körper und in den Knochen bestimmt. Im Gegensatz zu45Ca, welches sehr rasch von den Knochen aufgenommen und dann nur langsam abgegeben wird, verschwindet der größte Teil des vom Knochen aufgenommenen22Na in einer Halbwertzeit von 3–5,5 Tagen. Jedoch zeigen etwa 5% des Knochengerüstes einen sehr langsamen Turnover mit einer Halbwertzeit von ungefähr 700 Tagen. Da dieser Anteil jenem von45Ca vergleichbar ist, kann daraus geschlossen werden, daß diese kleine Fraktion des Na vom Knochen einen integralen Teil der Kristallstruktur ausmacht. Nur zwei der verschiedenen experimentellen Anordnungen, welche ausprobiert wurden, ergaben eine signifikante Wirkung auf den Na-Turnover im Knochen. Diese bestanden einerseits aus einer langzeitigen Verfütterung von Ca-armer Diät, andererseits aus einer Veränderung der Parathyreoidea-Aktivität. Eine Erhöhung der Na in der Nahrung beeinflußte die schnelle Komponente des Na-Turnover im Knochen; sie zeigte aber wenig bis keine Wirkung auf die langsame Komponente. Berechnungen aus unseren Resultaten lassen vermuten, daß — im Gegensatz zum Ca — das Skelet keine signifikante Reservoir-Funktion zur Erhaltung des Na in der extracellulären Flüssigkeit ausübt.
    Notes: Abstract Rats were given22Na intraperitoneally and the retention of the isotope was determined in whole body and in bone for periods up to 650 days. In contrast to45Ca, which is rapidly taken up by bone and then very slowly released, most of the22Na taken up by bone leaves, with a halftime of 3–5.5 days. However, about 5% of the skeletal burden exhibits a very slow turnover, with a half-time of about 700 days. Since this rate is comparable to that of45Ca, it is concluded that this small fraction of bone Na is an integral part of the crystal structure. Only two of the several experimental procedures which were tried produced a significant effect on bone Na turnover. These were prolonged feeding of a low calcium diet and a change in parathyroid activity. An increase in dietary Na affected the fast component of bone Na turnover, but there was little if any effect on the slow component. Calculations from our data suggest that, in contrast to Ca, the skeleton does not serve a significant reservoir function for the support of extracellular fluid Na.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 330-338 
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    Keywords: Collagen ; Electric current ; Electrolysis ; Precipitation ; Bone
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'effet du courant électrique sur la collagène soluble, en solution dans l'acide acétique dilué, a été étudié pour des voltages, variant de O à 25 volts. Au-dessus de 2,6 volts, la vormation des bandes collagéniques (définies dans ce travail) parait inversement proportionelle, dans le temps, au voltage appliqué. La formation des bandes parait liée au processus d'électrolyse. Les auteurs démontrent que les pH élevés se situent au niveau de la cathode et qu'ils sont suffisants pour induire une précipitation du collagène. Les résultats antérieurs, publiés dans la littérature, décrivant l'action de courant électrique implanté, sont interpretés en fonction du mécanisme étudié au cours de ce travail.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Wirkung eines elektrischen Stromes auf verdünnte essigsaure Lösungen von löslichem Kollagen wurde bei Spannungen zwischen O und 25 Volt untersucht. Über 2,6 Volt wurde die Bildung von Kollagenbanden (in der Arbeit näher beschrieben) beobachtet, und zwar nach Zeiten, die der angewandten Spannung entgegengesetzt proportional verliefen. Die Bandenbildung wird dem Elektrolyseprozeß zugeschrieben. Wir konnten zeigen, daß sich die hohen pH-Werte rund um die Kathode entwickelten und daß diese genügen, um die Kollagenfällung zu veranlassen. Die Natur dieses Vorganges ist solcher Art, daß erin vivo als Antwort auf durch Stress verursachte Biopotentiale nicht vorkommen kann. Der hier beschriebene Mechanismus erlaubt es, Literaturangaben über den Effekt von implantierten Spannungsquellen zu interpretieren.
    Notes: Abstract The effect of electric current on dilute acetic acid solutions of soluble collagen has been studied for impressed voltages of from 0 to 25 volts. Above 2.6 volts the formation of collagen bands (herein defined) were observed at times inversely proportional to the applied voltage. Band formation is attributed to the process of electrolysis. It has been shown that the high pH values are generated in the area of the cathode, and that they are sufficient to induce collagen to precipitate. The nature of the process is such that it cannot occurin vivo as a response to stress induced biopotentials. Reports in the literature describing the effect of implanted voltage sources are interpreted in terms of the mechanism described here.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 1-12 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Resorption ; Osteocytes ; Lysosomes ; Collagenase
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 20-38 
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    Keywords: Calcification ; Epiphyseal Cartilage ; Bone ; Electrolytes ; Organic matrices
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Un procédé de dissection a été mis au point pour permettre l'analyse zonale du cartilage de l'épiphyse des os de la jambe d'un foetus bovin. Des échantillons de tissu complet et lavé venant des différentes zones ont été analysés pour déterminer leur contenu en électrolyte et en constituants organiques, ainsi que pour leur densité, cendres et humidité. Les résultats ont montré que lorsque la quantité de cendres et la densité augmentaient, l'eau contenu dans le tissu diminuait. Les quantités de cendres dans les zones de cartilage en voie de calcification étaient plus grandes qu'il avait été. Quand elles étaient exprimées comme un pourcentage du poids sec, elles étaient les plus importantes dans le cartilage lavé calcifié que dans le autre zones. Au début de la minéralisation du cartilage, la quantité de Na (m moles/l de tissu frais) diminuait tandis que celles du Ca et du P inorganique augmentaient. Les niveaux de Mg augmentaient pendant que la calcification se poursuivait, mais seulement à une faction du taux du Ca et du P. Les rapports Ca/P inorganique étaient les plus grands dans le cartilage au repos (Cartilage non-différentié hyalin), suggérant un lien initiale entre Ca et les chrondromucoprotéines. Cependant, au début de la calcification, pendant la prolifération du cartilage les rapports Ca/P étaient beaucoup plus petits (ca. 1.50) mais augmentaient graduellement avec l'advancement de la minéralisation. Des changements importants survenaient dans la composition de la phase organique, pendant la calcification endochondrale. Comme il a été déterminé par l'analyse de l'hydroxyproline la quantité de collagéne diminuait progressivement pendant la calcification du cartilage, mais augmentait rapidement pendant la formation d'os. Comme il a été déterminé par l'analyse de l'héxosamine et du sulfute les chrondromucoprotéines étaient aux niveaux les plus éléves pendant la prolifération du cartilage et diminuaient constamment au cours de la calcification. Cependant, bien que la calcification était déja très avancée dans le cartilage hypertrophique, de grandes quantites de mucopolysaccharides étaient encore présentes. Les rapports sulfure/hhéxosamine montraient un léger déclin pendant les premiéres étapes de la calcification, mais augmentaient beaucoup pendant le cours de la minéralisation. Les quantités d'acide sialique étaient plus grandes dans le cartilage de l'épiphyse que dans le cartilage au repos ou dans l'os. Les lipides augmentaient rapidement pendant la calcification du cartilage, mais étaient très réduites dans l'os complètement formé. La signification de ces résultats est discutée.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Eine Seziermethode, die eine Schichten-Analyse der Beinepiphysenplatte von Rinderfeten erlaubt, wurde entwickelt. Proben vor und nach Waschen des Gewebes der verschiedenen Schichten werden untersucht in bezug auf Elektrolyte und organische Bestandteile, als auch in bezug auf Dichte, Aschengehalt und Feuchtigkeit. Die Resultate zeigten eine Zunahme des Aschengehaltes und der Dichte, während der Wassergehalt abnahm. Unerwartet hoch waren die Aschenwerte im in Verkalkung begriffenen Knorpel. Ausgedrückt in Prozent Trockengewicht, ergab gewaschener, verkalkter Knorpel den höchsten Wert aller Zonen. In den Frühstadien der Knorpelmineralisation nahm der Natriumgehalt (m Mol/l Frischgewebe) ab, während Ca und anorganischer P zunahmen. Mit fortschreitender Verkalkung erhöhte sich auch der Magnesium-Spiegel, allerdings nur zu einem Bruchteil des Ausmaßes, in welchem Ca und P zunahmen. Die höchsten Ca/P anorg. Verhältnisse wurden im Ruheknorpel (undifferenzierter hyaliner Knorpel) gefunden, was auf eine initiale Bindung von Ca durch Chondromucoproteine hinweist. Die Ca/P-Verhältnisse proliferierenden Knorpels waren jedoch bei Verkalkungsbeginn viel tiefer (ca. 1.50). Diese nahmen allerdings mit fortschreitender Mineralisierung stetig zu. In der endochondralen Verkalkungsphase fanden markante Veränderungen in der Zusammensetzung des organischen Anteils statt. Basierend auf der Hydroxyprolinanalyse nahm der Collagengehalt in der knorpeligen Verkalkungsperiode fortschreitend ab, während er jedoch bei der Knochenbildung rasch zunahm. Die an Hand von Hexosamin- und Schwefelanalysen bestimmten Chondromucoproteingehalte ergaben Höchstwerte im proliferierenden Knorpel und fielen stetig ab mit zunehmender Verkalkung. Trotz der im hypertrophischen Knorpel schon weit fortgeschrittenen Verkalkung waren immer noch große Mengen an Mucopolysacchariden vorhanden. Die Schwefel/Hexosamin-Verhältnisse zeigten eine minimale Abnahme in den frühen Verkalkungsphasen, nahmen jedoch markant zu bei fortschreitender Mineralisation. Der Sialinsäurespiegel war im Epiphysenknorpel, verglichen mit demjenigen des Ruheknorpels oder Knochens, erhöht. In der knorpeligen Verkalkungsphase nahmen die Lipide rasch zu, während jedoch die Werte des vollständig ausgebildeten Knochens stark vermindert waren. Die Bedeutung dieser Ergebnisse wird besprochen.
    Notes: Abstract A dissection procedure has been devised to permit zonal analysis of the epiphyseal plate of fetal calf leg bones. Samples of whole and washed tissue from the various zones were analyzed for their content of electrolyte and organic constituents, as well as for density, ash and moisture. Results showed that as ash content and density increased, water content decreased. Ash levels in calcifying cartilage zones were unexpectedly high. When expressed as a percentage of dry weight, washed calcified cartilage had the highest content of any zone. In the early stages of the mineralization of cartilage, Na content (mmoles/l of fresh tissue) decreased as Ca and inorganic P increased. Magnesium levels increased as calcification proceeded, but only at a fraction of the rate of Ca and P. Ratios of Ca/inorganic P were highest in resting cartilage (non-differentiated hyaline cartilage), suggesting an initial binding of Ca to chondromucoproteins. However, at the onset of calcification in proliferating cartilage, Ca/P ratios were much lower (ca. 1.50), but gradually increased with advancing mineralization. Marked changes occurred in the composition of the organic phase during endochondral calcification. As determined by hydroxyproline analysis, collagen content progressively decreased during cartilaginous calcification, but increased rapidly during bone formation. As determined by hexosamine and sulfur analysis, chondromucoproteins were at highest levels in proliferating cartilage and decreased steadily as calcification increased. However, although calcification was already well advanced in hypertrophic cartilage, large amounts of mucopolysaccharide still were present. Sulfur/hexosamine ratios showed a slight decline during the early stages of calcification, but increased markedly with further mineralization. Sialic acid levels were elevated in epiphyseal cartilage over those in resting cartilage or bone. Lipids increased rapidly during cartilaginous calcification, but were greatly reduced in fully-formed bone. The significance of these findings is discussed.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 78-83 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Calcification ; Osteomalacia ; Phosphorus ; Vitamin D
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les effects d'une dose de 1 mg de vitamine D3 (40 000 Unités,) administrée par voie intra-veineuse, ont été étudiés sur l'histologie osseuse et le métabolisme du phosphore chez 19 sujets contrôles dont l'histologie était normale et 28 malades présentant les caractères histologiques de l'ostéomalacie par carence vitaminique D. L'administration de la vitamine D n'a entraîné aucune modification histologique ou biologique significative chez les sujets contrôles. Mais chez les ostéomalaciques, il est apparu en moins de sept jours une augmentation très significative du front de calcification à l'interface tissue-ostéoïde-tissue-calcifié. Cette modification s'accompagnait d'une ascension progressive de la phosphatémie et de la réabsorption tubulaire du phosphore atteignant dans le même délai des valeurs normales.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Bei 19 Patienten mit normaler Knochenhistologie und bei 28 Patienten mit histologisch gesicherter Osteomalacie wurde die Wirkung von 1 mg Vitamin D3 (40000 Iv) i.v. auf die Knochenhistologie und den Phosphatmetabolismus untersucht. Bei den Kontrollpatienten konnten keine signifikanten Änderungen nach Vitamin D festgestellt werden, wogegen die Osteomalacie-patienten innerhalb von 7 Tagen eine deutliche Zunahme der Verkalkungszone an der Grenze zwischen Osteoid- und Knochengewebe zeigten. Diese Änderung war von einer fortschreitenden Zunahme des Serum-Phosphates, verbunden mit einer gesteigerten renalen tubulären Rückabsorption des Phosphates begleitet; beide kehrten anschließend gleichzeitig wieder zur Norm zurück.
    Notes: Abstract The effect of a 1 mg dose of intravenous Vitamin D3 (40,000 i.u.) on bone histology and phosphate metabolism was investigated in 19 patients with normal bone histology and 28 patients with histological evidence of osteomalacia. No significant changes occurred in the control patients after Vitamin D but the patients with osteomalacia showed a marked increase, within seven days, in the proportion of osteoid having a calcification front. This was accompanied by a progressive rise in the serum phosphate, which was associated with an increase in the renal tubular reabsorption of phosphate to normal.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 174-179 
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    Keywords: Calcium ; Strontium ; Bone ; Mineral
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé La proportion Sr/Ca dans l'os est à peu près la même que dans le sérum tandis que les poudres d'hydroxyapatite suspendues dans des solution physiologiques font une distinction contre le strontium. On trouva que la proportion Sr/Ca des fractions de différentes densités d'os compact de tibia de rat en forme de poudre augmentait avec augmentation de la densité jusqu'à une valeur un peu supérieure à celle observée dans le sérum. L'explication pourrait être qu'une barrière cellulaire ôte le calcium par préférence au strontium du fluide d'os ou bien qu'une accentuation précoce de la proportion Sr/Ca dans l'os se réfléchit dans les fractions de densité supérieure.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Das Verhältnis Sr/Ca im Knochen ist annähernd dasselbe wie es im Serum vorliegt, während in einer physiologischen Lösung von pulverisiertem Hydroxyapatit das Sr zugunsten des Ca benachteiligt wird. Es wurde festgestellt, daß das Sr/Ca-Verhältnis von Fraktionen verschiedener Dichte von pulverisierten Rattentibiae mit zunehmender Dichte anstieg, und zwar bis zu einem Wert, der etwas höher lag als der im Serum beobachtete. Dies ließe sich so erklären, daß eine Zellbarriere beim Entzug aus der Knochenflüssigkeit Ca dem Sr vorzieht; oder aber daß sich eine frühzeitige Betonung des für den Knochen typischen Sr/Ca-Verhältnisses in den Fraktionen höherer Dichte widerspiegelt.
    Notes: Abstract The Sr/Ca ration in bone is approximately the same as in serum, whereas hydroxyapatite powders suspended in physiological solutions discriminate against strontium. It was found that the Sr/Ca ratio of various density fractions of powdered compact bone of rat tibia increased with increasing density to a value slightly higher than that observed in the serum. The explanation could be that a cellular barrier removes calcium preferentially to strontium from the bone fluid, or that early accentuation of the bone Sr/Ca ration is reflected in the higher density fractions.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 245-256 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Densitometry ; X-ray ; Diet ; Calcium ; Osteoporosis
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'ingestion quotidienne de calcium of été déterminée en interrogeant 398 individus, âgés de 15 à 90 ans. Le rapport entre l'ingestion de calcium et la minéralisation vertébrale, mesurée par densitométrie radiographique quantitative, est fiable mais cependant significatif. Chez 53 personnes, atteintes d'ostéoporose, comparées à un nombre égal d'individus, d'âges similaires, les valeurs de la minéralisation vertébrale sont 60 pour cent plus faibles que celles du groupe témoin. L'ingestion totale moyenne de calcium est plus faible de 21 per cent chez les ostéoporotiques. Chez les sujets, à ingestion unique de calcium, les patients du groupe témoin ingèrent preque le double de calcium que le groupe des ostéoporotiques. Une diminution moyenne de l'ingestion calcique est notée avec l'âge. Il semble qu'il existe une diminution de l'absorption calcique avec l'âge, l'ostéoporose ou les deux, ainsi qu'un besoin plus grand en calcium chez les sujets âgés pour assurer l'équilibre en calcium. Indépendamment de l'homéostase calcique, un équilibre négatif en calcium augmente la résorption osseuse, et diminue l'ostéogenèse. De nombreux facteurs interviennent dans l'étiologie et la pathogénie de l'ostéoporose: les résultats de cette étude indique que la présence de calcium alimentaire est l'un de ces facteurs.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die tägliche Calciumeinnahme wurde anhand einer Befragung von 398 Personen im Alter von 15–90 Jahren geschätzt. Die Korrelation der Calciumeinnahme und der Mineralisation der Wirbelsäule, wie sie röntgenologisch durch quantitative Messung der Dichte festgestellt wurde, war niedrig, aber durchwegs signifikant. Bei 53 Osteoporose-Patienten, die mit 53 Kontrollpersonen gleichen Alters verglichen wurden, waren die Mineralisationswerte der Wirbelsäule um 60% niedriger als jene der Kontrollgruppe, und die durchschnittlich geschätzte Gesamt-Calciumeinnahme der Osteoporotiker war um 21% tiefer. Von den Exploranden, die Angaben über eine gleichmäßige Calciumaufnahme machten, nahmen die Kontrollpersonen beinahe doppelt so viel Calcium ein als diejenigen mit Osteoporose. Im Durchschnitt wurde eine Verminderung der Calciumeinnahme mit fortschreitendem Alter festgestellt. Es ergibt sich deutlich, daß die Calciumabsorption mit dem Alter, bei Osteoporose oder in der Kombination dieser beiden Faktoren abnimmt, und daß eine größere Calciumeinnahme bei älteren Personen nötig wäre, um eine positive Calciumbilanz aufrechtzuerhalten. Ungeachtet der Komplexität der Calciumhomöostase, kann eine negative Calciumbilanz schließlich dazu führen, daß mehr Knochen resorbiert als gebildet wird. Demzufolge sollte bei erkanntem Bedürfnis eine adäquate Calciumeinnahme gesichert sein. Es ist eine Tatsache, daß viele Faktoren an der Ätiologie und Pathogenese der Osteoporose beteiligt sind; die Resultate dieses Berichtes unterstützen die Wahrscheinlichkeit, daß das Calciumangebot in der Nahrung einer dieser Faktoren ist.
    Notes: Abstract Lifetime daily calcium intake was estimated through interview of 398 individuals from 15 to 90 years of age. The correlation of calcium intake with vertebral mineralization as determined by quantitative radiographic densitometry was low but persistently significant. In 53 persons with osteoporosis matched by age with 53 individuals from the control group, vertebral mineralization values were 60% lower than those of the control group, and the mean estimated total calcium intake in osteoporotics was 21% lower. In those persons reporting a single lifetime calcium intake, the control patients ingested almost twice as much calcium as those with osteoporosis. A mean decrease in calcium intake with advancing years has been shown. Evidence points to a decrease in calcium absorption with age, osteoporosis, or both, as well as a greater need for calcium intake in the elderly to maintain a positive calcium balance. Regardless of the intricacies of calcium homeostasis, a negative calcium balance leads eventually to greater bone resorption than formation, hence the rationality of insuring an adequate calcium intake with recognized nutritional needs. Evidence suggests that many factors are involved in the etiology and pathogenesis of osteoporosis; the data in this report support the likelihood that availability of calcium in the diet is one of them.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 339-349 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Resorption ; Calcitonin ; Organ culture
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Une méthode quantitative pour étudier les effets précoces des hormones et autres agents sur la mobilisation du calcium osseux a été mise au point. Des moitiés de calottes craniennes de souris de 6 jours, ayant reçu du45Ca quatre jours auparavant, sont explantéesin vitro et placées dans des récipients séparés, en milieu liquide; une moitié sert de témoin, l'autre moitié est utilisée pour l'expérimentation. Ce mode d'action dans le temps, de chaque produit testé, est déterminé en prélevant aseptiquement de petits échantillons dans le milieu et en dosant l'isotope. L'hormone parathyroidienne et la vitamine A provoquent une résorption osseuse étendue ainsi qu'un passage augmenté du45Ca des os traités dans le milieu, au bout de 2 heures, si on les compare aux témoins. La calcitonine inhibe rapidement la mobilisation du45Ca des os résorbés: l'intervalle de temps est similaire à celui obtenuin vivo en abaissant le calcium sérique. Nos résultats indiquent que les agents, qui induisent la résorption osseuse, augmentent à la fois le nombre des ostéoclastes et l'efficacité des cellules existantes, en ce qui concerne la mobilisation du calcium. La calcitonine inhibe la libération du45Ca des explants vivants, maintenus dans un milieu contrôle. Cette réduction est attribuée à la suppression de la résorption endogène, en cours au moment de la transplantation: un échange isotopique est toujours observé, comme au niveau des explants sur vivants.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Eine quantitative Methode zur Bestimmung der Früheffekte von Hormonen oder andern Wirkstoffen auf die Wanderung von Calcium in den oder aus dem Knochen wurde entwickelt. Calvarien-Hälften von 6 Tagen alten, 4 Tage früher mit45Ca markierten Mäusen werden explantiert und in getrennten Schalen mit flüssiger Nährlösungin vitro belassen. Die eine Hälfte dient als Kontrolle, die andere wird für das Experiment eingesetzt. Anhand kleiner Proben, die den Medien aseptisch entnommen und auf ihren Isotopengehalt geprüft werden, kann die Wirkung der verschiedenen Agentien im Verlaufe der Zeit beobachtet werden. Sowohl Parahormon als auch Vitamin A verursachen eine ausgedehnte Knochenresorption und es wurde, im Vergleich zu den Kontrollen, innerhalb von 2 Std eine gesteigerte Abgabe von45Ca aus den behandelten Knochen in das Medium nachgewiesen, Die Freisetzung von45Ca aus resorbierenden Knochen wird durch Calcitonin rasch inhibiert. Wirkungsweise und Verlauf bestehen, wiein vivo, in einer Senkung des Serum-Calciums. Unsere Resultate zeigen, daß Wirkstoffe, welche eine Knochenresorption veranlassen, sowohl die Zahl der polynucleären Osteoklasten ansteigen lassen als auch die vorhandenen Zellen zur vermehrten Calcium-Mobilisation anregen. Calcitonin dagegen verhindert die Bildung neuer, polynucleärer Osteoklasten wie auch die Mobilisation von Knochenmineral durch die vorhandenen Osteoklasten. Calcitonin wirkt hemmend auf die Abgabe von45Ca von lebenden Explantaten, die in Kontrollmedium kultiviert werden. Diese Abnahme wird der Unterdrückung der endogenen Resorption zugeschrieben, welche im Moment der Knochenexplantation im Gange ist; der Austausch des Isotopes findet weiterhin statt, wie dies bei einem toten Explantat der Fall ist.
    Notes: Abstract A sensitive method has been developed for studying the early effects of hormones and other agents on the movement of calcium into and out of bone. Half-calvariae from 6-day-old mice that have been pulsed four days previously with45Ca, are explanted into separate dishes of liquid medium and maintainedin vitro; one half serves as control and the other for experimentation. The time course of action of any agent is followed by removing small samples aseptically from the media and analysing for isotope. Both parathyroid hormone and vitamin A cause extensive bone resorption, and as compared with controls an increased release of45Ca from the treated bones into the medium can be detected within 2 hours. Calcitonin rapidly inhibits the release of45Ca from resorbing bones; the time course is similar to that for its actionin vivo in lowering serum calcium. Our results indicate that agents that induce bone resorption increase both the number of multinucleate osteoclasts and the effectiveness of the existing cells in mobilising calcium. Calcitonin prevents the formation of new multinucleate osteoclasts, and also prevents existing osteoclasts from mobilising bone mineral. Calcitonin inhibits the release of45Ca from living explants maintained in control medium. This reduction is attributed to the suppression of the endogenous resorption that is in progress when the bones are explanted; exchange of isotope still occurs, as in a dead explant.
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    Calcified tissue international 3 (1969), S. 249-260 
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    Keywords: Nucleic acid ; Callus ; Bone
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Extraction des acides ribonucléiques (RNA) à pH 7,6 et à pH 9,0 en presence du phénol donne 70–75 p. 100 de la teneur en RNA total du tissu osseux du Lapin regénérant après une ostéotomie standardisée, dans l'extrait à pH 7,6 et 10–15 p. 100 dans l'extrait à pH 9,0. 50–70 p. 100 du RNA des diaphyses des os du Lapin qui n'était pas soumis à une ostéotomie sont extraits à pH 7,6 avec une quantité très faible à pH 9,0. Fractionnement des extraits par chromatographie sur 2 p. 100 agarose ou par précipitation avec du NaCl (3M) donne une fraction constituée par du rRNA et characterisée par la composition nucléotidique. Cette fraction correspond à 70 p. 100 du RNA extrait à pH 7,6 et à 65–75 p. 100 du RNA extrait à pH 9,0 de l'os regénérant et à 85 p. 100 du RNA extrait de l'os normal. 10 p. 100 du RNA extrait de l'os regénérant et 5 p. 100 du RNA extrait de l'os normal sont de poids moleculaire plus haut que le rRNA. Les RNA de poids moleculaire plus bas que le rRNA représentent 20 p. 100 du RNA extrait à pH 7,6 et 25–35 p. 100 du RNA extrait à pH 9,0 de l'os regénérant et 10 p. 100 du RNA extrait de l'os normal. Les résultats de centrifugation en gradients de saccharose entre 5 et 20 p. 100 correspondent aux résultats des études de fractionnement.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Wird die RNS aus Kaninchenknochengewebe, das sich in der Regenerationsphase nach standardisierter Osteotomie befindet, mit wäßrigen Phenollösungen, extrahiert, so werden bei einem pH-Wert des Extraktes von 7,6 70–75% des totalen RNS-Gehaltes erhalten, gegenüber 10–15% bei einem, pH-Wert von 9,0. Von der normalen Kaninchenradiusdiaphyse ist die Ausbeute an RNS 50–70% bei einer Extraktion im Bereich von pH 7,6 und nur wenige Prozente bei pH 9,0. Eine Fraktionierung der Extrakte mittels Gelchromatographie auf 2% Agarose und durch Behandlung mit 3M Natriumchlorid ergab eine Fraktion, die der rRNS entspricht und durch ihre Nucleotidzusammensetzung charakterisiert ist. Diese Fraktion erreicht bei regenerierenden Knochen 70% der RNS in den bei pH 7,6 gewonnenen Extrakten, 65–75% in jenen bei pH 9,0. während bei normalen Knochen die Ausbeute an RNS 85% bei pH 7,6 betrug. Im Extrakt von pH 7,6 waren beim regenerierenden Knochen 10% und bei normalen Knochen 5% der RNS von höherem Molekulargewicht als rRNS. Kleiner molekular als rRNS waren 20% der RNS in den Extrakten des regenerierenden Knochens bei pH 7,6 und 25–35% bei pH 9,0, während die entsprechenden Extrakte beim normalen Knochen nur 10% dieser kleinmolekularen RNS enthielten. Das Sedimentationsbild mit 5–20% linearen Saccharosegradienten entsprach den Ergebnissen der Fraktionierungsversuche.
    Notes: Abstract Extraction of RNA with aqueous phenolic solutions of pH 7.6 and pH 9.0 yielded 70–75% of the total RNA content of rabbit bone tissue, regenerating after standardized osteotomies, in the pH 7.6 extract and 10–15% in the pH 9.0 extract. From normal rabbit radius diaphysis, 50–70% of the RNA was extracted at pH 7.6 and oly a few per cent at pH 9.0. Fractionation of the extracts by gel chromatography on 2% agarose and by treatment with 3M sodium chloride gave a, fraction corresponding to rRNA and characterized by base composition. This fraction amounted to 70% of the RNA in the pH 7.6 extracts, to 65–75% of the RNA in pH 9.0 extracts from regenerating bone and to 85% of the RNA in pH 7.6 extracts from normal bone. 10% of the RNA in pH 7.6 extracts from regenerating bone and 5% of that in extracts from normal bone were of larger size than rRNA. 20% of the RNA in pH 7.6 extracts and 25–35% in pH 9.0 extracts from regenerating bone and 10% in those from normal bone were of lower size than rRNA. The sedimentation pattern in 5–20% linear sucrose gradients corresponded to the results of the fractionation studies.
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    Calcified tissue international 3 (1969), S. 308-317 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Enamel ; Hydroxyapatite ; X-ray Diffraction
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'objet de cette étude a été de déterminer l'effet du mode de préparation (par meulage) sur la largeur des raies de diffraction de l'émail. La préparation d'émail, par meulage, en utilisant divers procédés ainsi qu'une pièce à main dentaire conventionnelle provoque un élargissement des pics obtenus (002, 211, 200 et 202) lorsqu'on la compare avec de la poudre d'émail, obtenue par meulage à l'aide de billes. L'élargissement des raies n'est pas observé lorqu'un monocristal d'hydroxylapatite est meulé à l'aide d'un diamant fin. En général, l'élargissement est moins important, lorsque le meulage est effectué à l'aide de turbines dentaires. L'importance du meulage dépend de façon variable d'un ou plusieurs des facteurs suivants: rugosité des instruments coupants, vitesse de meulage, direction de meulage, et la présence ou l'absence d'eau. Le meulage prolongé par billes de l'émail provoque aussi un élargissement dans les mêmes conditions, cependant, l'os n'est pas endommagé. Ces résultats indiquent que l'émail est plus sensible que l'hydroxylapatite et l'os. L'élargissement de raies peut être dû soit à une déformation de la maille cristalline, soit à une diminution de taille des cristaux.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Es wurde eine Untersuchung durchgeführt, um den Einfluß der Probenvorbereitung (Zerreibungsmethode) auf die Breite des Linienprofil-Querschnittes von Zahnschmelz zu bestimmen. Gewinnung von Zahnschmelz mit den verschiedenen Schneidinstrumenten einer konventionellen Bohrmaschine verursachte eine Verbreiterung aller untersuchten Peaks (002, 211, 200 und 202) im Vergleich zum gleichen Schmelz, der mit dem Rosenbohrer zerrieben wurde. Eine Verbreiterung der Linie konnte nicht beobachtet werden, wenn ein einzelner Kristall von Hydroxyapatit mit einem ganz feinen Diamanten zerrieben wurde. Im allgemeinen war die Verbreiterung weniger ausgesprochen, wenn die hochtourige Bohrtechnik zur Anwendung kam. Das Ausmaß der Verbreiterung, das durch Zahnbohrer verursacht wurde, war abhängig von einem oder mehreren der folgenden Faktoren: Rauheit des Schneidinstrumentes, Zerreibungsgeschwindigkeit, Zerreibungsrichtung und das Vorhandensein oder Fehlen von Wasser. Verlängerte Zerreibung von Schmelz mit dem Rosenbohrer verursachte ebenfalls eine Verbreiterung. Unter identischen Bedingungen blieb der ausgeglühte Knochen jedoch unversehrt. Diese Beobachtungen zeigen, daß Schmelz für Zerreibungsschäden anfälliger ist, als Hydroxyapatitkristalle oder ausgeglühter Knochen. Die eigentliche Ursache der Linienverbreiterung kann entweder eine Schädigung infolge Distortion des Gitters oder eino Reduktion der Größe der individuellen Kristalle sein.
    Notes: Abstract A study was conducted to determine the effect of sample preparation (grinding method) upon breadth of the diffraction profile of enamel. Collecting enamel by grinding with various cuttin tools in the low-speed dental handpiece caused broadening of all peaks (002, 211, 300 and 202) examined, compared to ball, ground, counter-part enamel. Line broadening was not observed when a single crystal of mineral hydroxyapatite was ground with a very fine diamond. In general, broadening was less pronounced with the high-speed air turbine technique. The amount of broadening caused by dental burs depended upon one or more of the following factors: coarseness of cutting instrument, grinding speed, grinding direction, and the presence or absence of water. Prolonged ball grinding of enamel also caused broadening; under identical conditions, however, annealed bone remained undamaged. These findings indicate that enamel is more sensitive to grinding damage than the mineral hydroxyapatite crystal or annealed bone. The actual cause of line broadening may be either strain due to lattice distortions or a reduction in size of individual crystallites.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 136-146 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Calcification ; Osteoblasts ; Osteoclasts ; Poultry
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'activité des cellules osseuses et la composition du fémur de pondeuses furent examinées pendant sept jours de déficience calcique (diète contenant 0,13% de calcium) et sept jours de réplétion (diète contenant 3,2% de calcium). Du point de vue histologique, seul l'os cortical donnait des signes nets de résorption et d'activité ostéoclastique. Le nombre d'ostéoclastes dans l'os médullaire différait peu des valuers témoin pendant les périodes de déficience et de réplétion subséquente, sauf pour une augmentation significative au premier jour de déplétion. L'effect histologique le plus important dans l'os médullaire était une augmentation marquée en nombre d'ostéoblastes aux troisième, cinquième, et un peu moins au septième jours de déplétion. Le nombre d'ostéoblastes était en corrélation positive avec la teneur de l'os médullaire en ostéoide et négative avec son degré de calcification. L'activité de l'os médullaire en phosphatase alcaline augmentait avec la longueur de la déficience calcique. Un jour après le retour des pondeuses à une diète contenant 3,2% de calcium, la calcification de l'os médullaire avait augmenté de façon significative, le nombre d'ostéoblastes avait diminué au niveau ou au-dessous du niveau de contrôle et l'activité de la phosphatase alcaline avait baissé considérablement. L'importance de ces résultats est discutée par rapport au controle des populations des cellules dan l'os et au rôle de l'os médullaire.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Zahl der Knochenzellen und die Zusammensetzung des Femurs von Legehennen wurden während einer siebentägigen Calciumentzugsperiode (Calciumgehalt des Futters 0,13%) und einer siebentägigen Ersatzperiode (Calciumgehalt des Futters 3,2%) untersucht. Histologisch zeigte nur die Cortex eindeutige Knochenresorption und osteoklastische Aktivität. Abgesehen von einer signifikanten Zunahme am 1. Tag des Calciumentzuges, variierte die Zahl der Osteoklasten im Markknochen sowohl während der Entzugs- als auch während der nachfolgenden Ersatzperiode wenig. Die wichtigste histologische Änderung im Markknochen bestand in einer starken Zunahme in der Zahl der Osteoblasten am 3., 5. und etwas weniger am 7. Tag der Entzugsperiode. Die Zahl der Osteoblasten zeigte eine positive Korrelation mit dem Osteoidgehalt des Markknochens und eine negative mit dem Grade seiner Verkalkung. Die Aktivität der alkalischen Phosphatase im Markknochen war desto größer je länger den Hennen die calciumarme Ration verfüttert worden war. Die Wiederverabreichung der Ration, welche 3,2% Calcium enthielt, verursachte innerhalb eines Tages eine signifikante Zunahme in der Verkalkung des Markknochens, ein Absinken der Osteoblastzahl auf die Kontrollwerte oder unter sie und eine drastische Verringerung der alkalischen Phosphataseaktivität. Die Bedeutung dieser Ergebnisse in bezug auf die Kontrolle des Knochenzellenbestandes und auf die Funktion des Markknochens wird diskutiert.
    Notes: Abstract Bone cell activity and the composition of the femur of laying hens were studied during 7 days of calcium depletion on a 0.13% calcium diet and 7 days of calcium repletion on a 3.2% calcium diet. Histologically, only cortical bone showed clear signs of bone resorption and osteoclastic activity during the depletion period. The number of osteoclasts in medullary bone varied little from control values throughout both calcium depletion and repletion, except for a significant increase on the first day of depletion. The major histologicalchange in medullary bone was a marked increase in the number of osteoblasts on the third, fifth and, to a lesser extent, seventh, day of depletion. The number of osteoblasts in medullary bone was positively correlated with its osteoid content and negatively correlated with its degree of calcification. Alkaline phosphatase activity of medullary bone increased with the time the hens had been on the calcium-deficient diet. Returning the hens to the 3.2% calcium ration caused, within one day, a significant increase in medullary bone calcification, a decrease of osteoblast numbers to, or below, control levels, and a drastic reduction in alkaline phosphatase activity of medullary bone. The significance of these findings in relation to the control of bone cell populations and the functions of medullary bone is discussed.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 180-184 
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    Keywords: Strontium ; Calcium ; Bone ; Shell
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Des poules ont été nourries avec une alimentation riche en strontium stable. Des concentrations de strontium de 3000 p.p. m. à 50000 p.p.m. montre une augmentation nette en strontium du tibia, alors que le contenu en calcium n'est pas modifié. Les concentrations en calcium sérique diminue, lorsque le strontium alimentaire augmente. Le calcium des coquilles d'oeufs diminue progressivement avec l'augmentation du strontium alimentaire, alors que le contenu en strontium des coquilles présente une augmentation correspondante. Des analyses de diffraction par rayons X des os et des coquilles ne permettent pas de déterminer sous quelle forme le strontium est déposé.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Resultate einer Verfütterung von hohen stabilen Strontiumdosen an Hühnern werden erläutert. Strontiumzusätze zur Nahrung in der Höhe von 3000–50000 p.p.m. führten zu einer signifikanten Zunahme des Strontiumgehaltes der Tibia und verursachten keine wesentlichen Änderungen des Calciumgehaltes. Die Calciumkonzentration im Plasma verminderte sich, wenn der Nahrung ansteigende Strontiummengen zugegeben wurden. Mit zunehmendem Strontiumzusatz zur Nahrung zeigte der Calciumgehalt der Eischale eine fortlaufende Abnahme, während sich der Strontiumgehalt entsprechend erhöhte. Durch Röntgendiffraktionsanalysen der stark Strontium-haltigen Knochen und Eischalen konnte nicht festgestellt werden, in welcher Form das Strontium abgelagert wurde.
    Notes: Abstract The results of feeding high dietary levels of stable strontium to hens are reported. Dietary levels of strontium from 3,000 p.p.m. to 50,000 p.p.m. showed a significant increase in strontium content of the tibia bone and essentially no change in the calcium content. Plasma calcium concentration was shown to decrease with increasing dietary strontium treatment. Egg shell calcium showed a progressive decrease with increasing dietary strontium treatment, whereas the strontium content has a corresponding increase. X-ray diffraction analyses of bones and shells containing large amounts of strontium were unsuccessful in evaluating the from in which strontium was deposited.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 202-209 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Radiocalcium ; Ascorbic acid ; Scintillimetry ; Radiocarbon
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les auteurs on décrit des méthodes pour la détermination de45Ca plus L-1-14C acide asorbique dans les os d'animaux aprés administration des deux isotopes. Calcium et acide asorbique ont été extraits totalement par l'acide trichloracétique a 6% des os a l'état frais en évitant de détruire l'acide asorbique. La détermination chimique du calcium et de l'acide asorbique selon les méthodes classique a été faite dans des portions de l'échantillon. La détermination de la radioactivité du calcium et de l'acide asorbique a été faite ensuite dans des portions du même échantillon. Du Triton a servi pour le scintillant liquide dans le compteur de scintillation liquide. Un procédé de détermination des deux isotopes dans le meme echantillon a été décrit. Différents critéres on été appliques a chacque étape afin d'établir la validité et les limites d'application de la méthode.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Eine Methode ist beschrieben, die die quantitative und radioaktive Bestimmung von45Ca und L-[-L14C] Ascorbinsäure in Knochen von Tieren, denen die beiden Isotopen verabreicht worden sind, erlaubt. Calcium und Ascorbinsäure werden quantitativ mit 6% Trichloressigsäure ausgezogen, wobei die Ascorbinsäure erhalten bleibt. Quantitative Analysen für Calcium und Ascorbinsäure werden nach bekannten Methoden in einem Teil des Extraktes bestimmt und die Bestimmung der Radioaktivität in einem anderen Anteil mit Hilfe eines Flüssigkeits-Szintillations-Zählers durchgeführt. Dem flüssigen Szintillanten wird Triton zugesetzt. Diese Versuchsanordnung ermöglicht außerdem die gleichzeitige Bestimmung der beiden Isotopen im Knochen-Extrakt. Die Methode wurde sorgfältig auf ihre Verwendbarkeit ausgewertet.
    Notes: Abstract Methods were developed for the determination of45Ca plus L-[1-14C] asorbic acid in bones of animals following administration of both isotopes. Asorbic acid and calcium were extracted quantitatively with 6% trichloracetic acid from fresh bone under such mild conditions that asorbic acid was not destroyed. The chemical determinations of calcium and ascorbic acid according to standard procedures were performed in aliquots of the same extract. The determination of the radioactivity of calcium and ascorbic acid were then carried out in aliquots of the same extract. A Triton-containing liquid scintillation fluid was employed for the radioassay of45Ca and L-[1-14C] ascorbic acid in the liquid scintillation spectrometer. A procedure allowing the determination of both isotopes in the same extract is described. A number of criteria were applied to each step, in order to determine the validity and limitations of the procedure.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 350-358 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Calcitonin ; Resorption ; Species ; Discrimination
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Une méthode quantitativein vitro est utilisée pour étudier l'efficacité relative des préparations de calcitonine, provenant de diverses espèces. La méthode est basée sur le fait que la calcitonine inhibe de façon nette la libération de45Ca de moitiés de calottes craniennes de souris, âgées de 6 jours, ayant été marquées auparavant; cet effect est lié à la suppression de la résorption endogène, qui se déroule, lorsque les os sont explantés et qui se continuein vitro en l'absence de calcitonine. Des différences nettes de l'effect d'inhibition des préparations de calcitonine ont été trouvées, qu'elles proviennent de corps ultimobranchiaux ou de thyroides de mammifères. La calcitonine humaine et la calcitonine porcine, standard A, se comportent de façon identique et sont environ dix fois plus actifs que la calcitonine porcinek standard B, en se basant sur les critéres unitaires utilisés au cours de cette étude chez le rat. Les calcitonines de corps ultimobranchiaux sont plus efficaces à doses faibles, pendant des périodes plus longues, que les préparations thyroidiennes et elles sont au moins dix fois plus efficaces que la calcitonine porcine standard A et cent fois plus actives que la calcitonine porcine standard B. Les explants traités par la calcitonine libère l'isotope dans le milieu d'une manière identique à celle de l'os mort, tant que la calcitonine reste active: pour la calcitonine de saumon, on observe pendant 20 heures un échange d'isotope entre l'os vivant, traité avec ce produit et le calcium du milieu, ainsi que cela se produit pour des fragments d'os congelé. Ces résultats sont utiles pour des études quantitatives, devant déterminer le mode d'action d'autres produits influençant la résorption et l'apposition osseuse. L'adjonction de calcitonine permet, en effet, de mesurer l'échange d'isotope libéré de l'os, ainsi traité à tous les stades, sans tuer les tissus ou sans avoir recours à des inhibiteurs spécifiques du métabolisme.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Ein quantitativerin vitro-Versuch wurde angewandt, um die relative Wirksamkeit von Calcitonin-Präparaten aus verschiedenen Spezies zu untersuchen. Der Versuch beruht auf der Feststellung, daß Calcitonin einen ausgeprägten Hemmeffekt auf die Freisetzung von45Ca aus markierten Calvarien-Hälften von 6tägigen Mäusen hat. Dieser Effekt kommt wegen der Unterdrückung der endogenen Resorption zustande, die im Moment der Knochenexplantation im Gange ist, undin vitrobei Abwesenheit von Calcitonin weiter fortschreitet. Auffallende Unterschiede des Hemmeffektes konnten bei Calcitonin-Präparaten sowohl von Ultimobranchialkörpern als auch von Säuger-Thyreoideae festgestellt werden. Menschliches Calcitonin sowie Standard A Schweine-Calcitonin verhalten sich gleich und sind ungefähr 10mal wirksamer als Standard B Schweine-Calcitonin, ausgedrückt in Einheiten bezogen auf den Rattenversuch. Die von Ultimobranchialkörpern stammenden Calcitonin-Präparate sind wirksamer in niedrigerer Dosierung und während einer längeren Zeitspanne als die Thyreoidea-Präparate. Sie wirken zudem mindestens 10mal stärker als Standard A Schweine-Calcitonin und 100mal stärker als Standard B Schweine-Calcitonin. Explantate, welche mit Calcitonin behandelt wurden, geben das Isotop auf die gleiche Weise wie totes Knochengewebe in das Medium ab, solange das Calcitonin wirksam ist. Für Calcitonin vom Lachs besteht eine Zeitpsanne von 20 Std, während welcher die lebenden, mit diesem Präparat behandelten Knochen das Isotop mit dem Calcium des Medium austauschen, in gleicher Weise wie durch Einfrieren und Auftauen getöteten Knochens. Diese Methode wird vermutlich sehr nützlich sein für quantitative Untersuchungen über den Aktionsmodus anderer Stoffe, welche Knochenresorption und-wachstum beeinflussen, da der Calcitonin-Zusatz es ermöglicht, die Austauschkomponente des aus dem behandelten Knochen freigesetzten Isotopes jederzeit zu messen, ohne daß dabei Gewebe zerstört oder weniger spezifische Inhibitoren des Metabolismus herangezogen werden müssen.
    Notes: Abstract Anin vitro method has been used to investigate the relative effectiveness of calcitonin preparations from different species. It is based on the finding that calcitonin has a marked inhibitory effect on the release of45Ca from prelabelled half-calvariae from 6-day-old mice; this effect is due to the suppression of the endogeneous resorption that is in progress when the bones are explanted, and which continuesin vitro in the absence of calcitonin. Striking differences have been found in the inhibitory effect of calcitonin preparations from either ultimobranchial bodies or from mammalian thyroids. Human calcitonin and porcine standard A calcitonin behave similarly and are about ten times more potent than porcine standard B calcitonin in terms of units based on the rat assay. The calcitonins of ultimobranchial origin are more effective at lower doses for a longer period of time than the thyroid preparations, and are at least ten times more potent than porcine standard A calcitonin or 100 times more potent than porcine standard B. Explants treated with calcitonin release isotope into the medium in a similar manner to that of dead bones, as long as the calcitonin remains effective; for salmon calcitonin there is a twenty-hour period in which the release of isotope from living bones treated with this preparation exchange isotope with the calcium in the medium like frozen-thawed bone. This finding should be very useful in quantitative studies on the mode of action of other compounds that influence bone resorption and accretion, since the addition of calcitonin will enable the exchange component of the isotope released from treated bones, to be measured at any stage without killing the tissue or resorting to less specific inhibitors of metabolism.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 162-173 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Resorption ; Parathyroid ; Bird
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'os médullaire des poules au moment de la ponte ainsi que l'os néoformé de coqs soumis à des substances oestrogéniques, ont été examinés par les méthodes de l'histologie, de l'histochimie, de la microradiographie et de l'alpharadiographie afin de comparer la résorption naturelle à celle produite par la parathormone. Chez les pondeuses, la résorption a été provoquée par la formation de la coquille; chez les coqs, elle s'est produite à la suite de la diminution du taux des oestrogènes. La résorption naturelle de l'os médullaire a été marquée par un accroissement de la basophilie, de l'azurophilie et de la metachromasie, par la diminution graduelle de la densité organique et minérale. Ces modifications ont été observées d'abord dans la portion distale de l'os médullaire; elles se sont progressivement propagées à la région sous corticale. L'extrait parathyroidien semble avoir favorisé tous ces phénomènes, en stimulant l'ostéolyse ostéocytaire et l'ostéoclasie. Il ne nous a pas été possible cependant de nous rendre compte si les ostéoclastes ne se sont attaqués qu'aux portions des travées déja modifiées par l'ostéolyse. Ces résultats concordent avec l'idée que la résorption normale de l'os médullaire de la poule au temps où la coquille de l'oeuf se dépose, est déclanchée par la parathormone. Il en est de même chez le coq à la suite du retrait des oestrogènes.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Substantia spongiosa der Femora von Legehennen und von Hähnen die mit Östrogen behandelt waren, wurde während spontaner und künstlicher, mit Extrakten von Epithelkörperchen induzierter, Resorption einer histologischen, histochemischen, alpharadiographischen und mikroröntgenographische Untersuchung unterworfen. Die natürliche Resorption wurde bei den Hennen durch die Eischalenproduktion und bei den Hähnen durch Östrogenentzug hervorgerufen. Die natürliche Resorption war durch erhöhte Basophilie, Azurphilie und Metachromasie, sowohl als auch durch verminderter alpharadiographischer und mikroröntgenographischer Dichte der Trabeculae der Substantia spongiosa charakterisiert. Diese Veränderungen wurden zuerst in den zentralen, dem Cavum medullare nächstgelegenen, Teilen der Spongiosa wahrgenommen. Später waren auch die peripheren Teile, mit geringerer Osteocytenkonzentration, betroffen. Diese Veränderungen konnten durch Gaben von Epithelkörperchenextrakten verstärkt werden. Die Resorption der Spongiosa wird durch osteocytische Osteolyse und Osteoklasie bewirkt. Es konnte aber nicht entschieden werden ob diese beiden Prozesse gleichzeitig stattfinden, oder ob die Osteoklasten die Trabeculae erst angreifen, nachdem sie bereits teilweise durch Osteolyse abgebaut worden sind. Diese Resultate stimmen mit der Hypothese überein, daß die natürliche Resorption von Spongiosa während der Eischalenproduktion bei Hennen und nach Entzug von Östrogen bei Hähnen, durch Epithelkörperchenhormonen bedingt ist.
    Notes: Abstract The medullary bone in the femora of laying hens and of oestrogen-treated cocks has been examined by histological, histochemical, alpharadiographic and microroentgenographic techniques while undergoing both natural resorption and resorption induced by injection of parathyroid extract. In the hens, natural resorption was brought about by egg-shell formation and in the cocks by withdrawal of oestrogen. Natural resorption was accompained by increasing basophilia, azurophilia and metachromasia and by decreasing alpharadiographic and microradiographic density of the trabeculae of the medullary bone. These changes were observed initially in the central region (towards the marrow cavity) and subsequently in the peripheral regions also, where the number of osteocytes per unit area of bone was less. Parathyroid extract enhanced all these effects. It appears that resorption of medullary bone was brought about by osteocytic osteolysis and by osteoclasis, but it was not possible to determine whether both processes occurred concurrently or whether the osteoclasts attacked the trabeculae only after they had been partially degraded by osteolysis. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that the natural resorption of medullary bone during egg-shell formation in hens and following the withdrawal of oestrogen in cocks is induced by parathyroid hormone.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 291-304 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Fluorescence ; Resorption ; Deposition ; Calcium ; Microradiography
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Divers agents chimiques, colorés, fluorescents et se localisant dans les os, à savoir la tétracycline, l'alazazine rouge S et le DCAF, ont été administré en série à des rats sevrés et on a mesuré le taux de la formation et de la résorption osseuse sur les coupes transversales du tiers supérieur de la diaphyse. Ici la formation osseuse périostale s'effectue progressivement avec peu de changement endostéal. Avec alimentation carnée, la croissance des rats est significativement restreinte pendant la première semaine, mais se rétablit ensuite. Bien qu'il y ait croissance des os, ceux-ci ne se minéralisent pas normalement et ils deviennent rapidement fragiles et amincis. La résorption osseuse est lente d'abord, puis s'accelère pendant 2–3 semaines pour atteindre un taux de 15μ par jour, après quoi elle se ralentit de nouveau. Bien que le taux de formation osseuse soit réduit, en comparaison avec celui des os normaux, la résorption s'effectue environ deux à trois fois plus rapidement que la croissance osseuse. Des études microradiographiques sur des rats à régime carné mais carencés en calcium ont permis la constatation suivante: tandis que la résorption s'effectue à la marge endostéale et que la formation osseuse a lieu sur l'aspect périostéal, la matière osseuse nouvellement formée est moins calcifiéc que chez les témoins.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Einige farbige, fluoreszierende, knochensuchende Chemikalien, z. B. Tetracyclin, Alazarin-Rot S und CDAF, wurden nacheinander an entwöhnten Ratten verabreicht, worauf man die Knochenbildungs- und Knochenresorptionswerte an hartgeschliffenen Schnitten des oberen Drittels der Diaphyse gemessen hat. Hier findet fortschreitend periostale Knochenbildung statt, mit geringer Veränderung des Endosteums. Bei Fleischdiät wird das Körperwachstum während der ersten Woche erheblich beschränkt; danach aber normalisiert es sich wieder. Obwohl die Knochen noch wachsen, zeigen sie keine normale Mineralisierung und werden schnell zerbrechlich und dünn. Die Knochenresorption ist anfangs langsam, dann beschleunigt sie sich während einer Zeitspanne von 2–3 Wochen bis auf 15 μ pro Tag, um sich dann wieder zu verlangsamen. Während die Knochenbildungsgeschwindigkeit relativ zum Normalwert heruntergesetzt wird, verläuft die Resorption ungefähr 2–3mal so schnell wie die Knochenbildung. Mikroradiographische Untersuchungen an mit Fleisch ernährten Ca-armen Ratten haben bestätigt, daß während die Resorption am Endosteumrande stattfindet und sich die Knochenbildung an der Periostenfläche fortsetzt, die neugebildete Knochensubstanz weniger kalzifiziert ist, als die der Kontrolltiere.
    Notes: Abstract Different coloured, fluorescent bone-seeking chemicals, viz., tetracycline, Alizarin Red S, and DCAF, have been administered sequentially to weanling rats and the rate of formation and resorption of bone measured from hard-ground cross sections of the upper third of the diaphysis of the femur. On a meat diet, bodily growth is significantly restricted for the first week and then recovery occurs. While bones grow they fail to mineralize normally and rapidly become fragile and rarefied. Resorption of bone is at first slow, then accelerates for a period of 2–3 weeks to about 15μ/day and then slows again. While the rate of bone formation is reduced relative to normal bone, resorption proceeds at approximately two to three times the rate of bone growth. Microradiographic studies confirm tht while resorption occurs on the endosteal margin and formation proceeds on the periosteal aspect of meat fed Ca-deficient rats, new bone is less calcified than that in control animals.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 39-47 
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    Keywords: Dehydroepiandrosterone ; Calcification ; Embryo ; Tissue Culture ; Bone
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les modes d'utilisation de glucose, le contenu de calcium et d'hydroxyproline et la densité cellulaire du perioste de les os frontaux d'embryons de poulet de 12 et 13 jours de developpement, cultivés sur coagulum de plasma, se presentant différenment à chaque âge. Cultivés avec sulfate de déhydroèpiandrostérone en concentration 1 mM, les frontaux de 12 jours montrent un synthese augmentée du matrice osseuse, celle de 13 jours se calcifient à une vélocité significativement plus grande que celle des os contôles. Le degré de calcification au quatrième jour de culture measuré par la relation calcium/hydroxyproline, suit un fonction lineáire avec le logarithme des doses de sulfate de dehydroepiandrostérone employées (0.5, 1,0 et 2,0 mM). Les renseignements obtenus indiquent que les frontaux de 13 jours, cultivés “in vitro” constituent modeles experimentaux appropriés pour étudier l'effet des androgénes sur le tissue osseux.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Stirnbeine von Hühnerembryonen an ihrem 12. und 13. Entwicklungstag entnommen und in vitro kultiviert zeigen verschiedene Arten der Glucoseverwertung der Periostzellendichte, des Calcium- und Hydroxyprolingehaltes. Wird Dehydroepiandrosteronsulfat dem Medium in einer 1 mM-Konzentration zugegeben, so beteiligen sich die 12tägigen Stirnbeine vorwiegend an der Knochengewebesynthese, während die 13tägigen signifikant stärker verkalken als die Kontrollen. Gemessen an der Calcium/hydroxyprolin Ratio bildet die Verkalkung der 13tägigen Stirnbeine eine lineare Funktion mit den Logarithmen der verwendeten Dosen von Dehydroepiandrosteronsulfat (0,5, 1,0 und 2,0 mM). Das in vitro kultivierte 13tägige Stirnbein schein ein geeignetes Experimentiermodell zur Studie der Dehydroepiandrosteronsulfatwirkung auf das Knochengewebe zu sein, weil es das grundlegende Phänomen (erhöhte Verkalkung) wiedergibt, welches man auch bei mit Androgenen behandelten Menschen und Tieren beobachtet.
    Notes: Abstract Chick embryo frontal bones at 12 and 13 days of development cultivatedin vitro exhibit different patterns of glucose utilization, periosteal cellular density and calcium and hydroxyproline content. When dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate is added to the medium at a concentration 1 mM, 12-day frontals engage primarily in osteoid tissue synthesis while 13-day frontals calcify at a significantly greater rate than controls. Measured with the ratio calcium/hydroxyproline, the calcification of 13-day frontals follows a linear function with the logarithm of the doses of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate employed (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mM). The 13-day frontal bone cultivatedin vitro seems to be an adequate experimental model for the study of the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate on bone tissue because it reproduces the basic phenomenon (increased calcification) observed in man and animals treated with androgens.
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    Calcified tissue international 3 (1969), S. 107-124 
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    Keywords: Aspidin ; Bone ; Cartilage ; Dentine ; Evolution ; Fossil
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 48-59 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Solubility ; Microscopy ; Polarization ; Fluoride
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Moyennant und systèmein vitro dont la composition liquide fut variée nous avons pu faire grandir ou dissoudre des cristaux osseux. Ces changements qui se manifestent par des changements de la biréfrigence extrinsique du tissu osseux, ont été suivis à l'aide du microscope polarisant et aussi du microscope électronique. De même l'entrée de45Ca dans les cristaux a été mesurée dans certains cas. Les cristaux osseux sont hétérogènes quant à leur solubilité. Le produit de solubilité du minéral osseux, exprimé par la relationp [Ca]+p[P], est de 6.51±0.07 (σ) mesuré par la microscopie polarisante à l'instant où les changements furent les plus petits. Ce chiffre s'accorde avec les résultats des autres chercheurs qui ont mesuré la solubilité de la poudre osseuse par des autres méthodes. La solubilité des cristaux dans notre système varie inversement avec les concentrations des ions hydroxyliques ou fluors, mais varie directement avec la concentration des ions citriques.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Ein Systemin vitro ermöglichte es durch Veränderung der Zusammensetzung der umgebenden Lösung das Wachstum und die Auflösung von Knochenkristallen herbeizuführen. Die hervorgebrachten Veränderungen konnten dank der doppelbrechenden Eigenschaften des Knochengewebes mit dem Polarisationsmikroskop festgestellt werden. Diese Beobachtungen wurden durch Untersuchungen am Elektronenmikroskop und Bestimmungen der45Ca-Aufnahme gestützt. Die Knochenkristalle erwiesen sich als heterogen in bezug auf ihre Löslichkeit. Wenn die hervorgerufene Kristallveränderung im Polarisationsmikroskop minimal war, so entsprach das Gesamtlöslichkeitsprodukt des Knochenminerals, ausgedrückt als p[Ca]+p[P] 6,51±0,07 (S.D.). Diese Resultate bestätigten die Befunde anderer Forscher, welche die Knochenpulverlöslichkeit mittels konventioneller Methoden bestimmten. Die Löslichkeit der Kristalle bei diesem Systemin vitro variierte entgegengesetzt zur Hydroxyl- und Fluoridionenkonzentration, aber im gleichen Sinne wie die Citrationenkonzentration.
    Notes: Abstract Anin vitro system was used to induce growth and dissolution of bone crystals by manipulating the composition of their fluid environment. The induced changes could be detected with the polarizing microscope because of the extrinsic birefringence of the bone tissue. Supporting observations were made with the electron microscope and by determining45Ca uptake. The bone crystals were found to be heterogeneous with regard to their solubility. When induced crystal changes were minimal by polarization microscopy the overall solubility product of the bone mineral expressed asp [Ca]+p[P] was 6.51±0.07 (S.D.). This result corroborated the findings of other investigators who determined bone powder solubility by conventional methods. Solubility of the crystals in thein vitro system varied inversely with hydroxyl ion and fluoride ion concentration, but directly with citrate ion concentration.
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    Calcified tissue international 2 (1968), S. 237-241 
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    Keywords: Carbonate ; Bone ; Fish ; Apatite
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé D'après la littérature, il semble que les poissons soient obligées d'hyperventiler en CO2, pour recevoir suffisamment d'oxygène. Ils présenteraient par suite une quantité faible de bicarbonate circulant. Dans cet ordre d'idée, les arêtes de truites et de carpes ont été analysés pour établir si la composition du minéral osseux traduit la faible concentration en bicarbonate sérique. Le contenu en CO2 d'arêtes de poissons n'est pas significativement différent de celui des os normaux de mammifères. Des crîstaux d'apatite synthétique, préparés dans des conditions identiques de T, μ et (HCO 3 − ), ne contiennent que 1/7ème à 1/8ème du CO2 d'arêtes de poissons. Ces résultats indiquent que la composition des liquides dans l'os ne réfléchit pas simplement la composition du sérum circulant, ainsi qu'on l'admet généralement.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Es ist in der Literatur berichtet worden, daß Fische, um genügend Sauerstoff zu erhalten, einen Überschuß von Kohlensäure einatmen müssen und folglich einen niedrigen Gehalt an Bicarbonaten im Kreislauf aufweisen. Knochen von Forellen und Karpfen wurden analysiert, um festzustellen, ob ihre Mineralsalzzusammensetzungen die niedrigen Serum-bicarbonate-konzentrationen wiederspiegeln. Die Resultate zeigten keinen wesentlichen Unterschied zwischen dem Carbonatgehalt der Knochen von Fischen und Säugetieren. Synthetische Apatitkristalle, die unter ähnlichen Bedingungen von T, μ und HCO3 bereitet wurden, wiesen nur 1/7–1/8 des Carbonatgehaltes der Fischknochen auf. Diese Ergebnisse deuten zweifellos darauf hin, daß zwischen der Zusammensetzung der Gewebeflüssigkeit der Knochen und des Serums kein einfacher Zusammenhang besteht.
    Notes: Abstract It has been reported in the literature that fish, to get sufficient oxygen, must overventilate with respect to CO2 and therefore exhibit a low circulating level of bicarbonate. Accordingly, the bones of trout and carp were analyzed to learn if the composition of their bone mineral reflects the low serum level of bicarbonate. It was found that the CO2 content of fish bone is not significantly different from that of normal mammalian bone. Synthetic apatite crystals, made under comparable conditions of T, μ, and (HCO 3 − ) were found to contain only 1/7th to 1/8th the CO2 of fish bone. These data strongly suggest that the composition of the fluids in bone does not reflect, in a simple way, the composition of the circulating serum as is generally assumed.
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    Calcified tissue international 2 (1968), S. 262-270 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Exchange ; Radioisotopes ; Ions
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Une hypothèse, destinée à rendre compte de façon semi-quantitative, des grandes variations de temps nécessaire à équilibrer, au niveau du squelette, divers produits radioactifs, introduits dans le torrent circulatoire, est mise au point. Cette hypothèse est basée sur le fait que 3 facteurs interviennent dans les échanges osseux: a) la vitesse de perfusion de l'os, b) la concentration ionique du plasma, et c) la concentration ionique de l'os. Partant de cette hypothèse et de résultats publiés dans la littérature, “des temps de cyclage” sont calculés par Cl−, Na+, K+ et Ca++. Ils varient selon quatre ordres de grandeur (de 10 min pour Cl− à 64 jours Ca++, chez le rat). Ces résultats ont été vérifiés pour des échanges de22Na et de45Ca dans une colonne d'apatite minéralin vitro. Des échanges de36Cl et de42K ont été étudiésin vivo au niveau du fémur de rat. La disparition sanguine du22Na a été suivie chez l'Homme. Enfin des résultats d'échanges de45Ca, au niveau de molaires de rat, publiés dans la littérature, ont été recalculés. Dans chaque cas, les résultats expérimentaux ont confirmé les prédictions de l'hypothèse du cyclage.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Es wurde eine Hypothese aufgestellt, um auf semi-quantitative Weise die breite Variabilität der Zeit zu erklären, die benötigt wird, um im Skelett ein Gleichgewicht von verschiedenen radioaktiven in den Kreislauf eingeführten Substanzen herzustellen. Diese Hypothese beruht auf der Annahme, daß der geschwindigkeitsbeschränkende Faktor beim Knochenaustausch durch 3 Variablen definiert ist: a) das Maß der Knochenperfusion, b) die Konzentration der Ionen im Plasma und c) die Konzentration der Ionen im Knochen. Auf Grund dieser Annahme und gestützt auf Angaben aus der Literatur wurden die “cycling times” für Cl−, Na+, K+ und Ca++ berechnet. Diese variieren in 4 Größenordnungen, beispielsweise von 10 min für Cl− bis zu 64 Tagen für Ca++ bei der Ratte. Diese Annahmen wurden für den Austauschin vitro von22Na und45Ca in Apatitmineral in einer Säule geprüft. Der Austausch von36Cl und von42K wurdein vivo am Rattenfemur studiert. Die Abnahme von22Na im menschlichen Blut wurde ebenfalls verfolgt. Schließlich wurden Literaturangaben über den Austausch von45Ca in Rattenbackenzähnen überprüft. Die Versuchsresultate kamen dabei sehr nahe an die auf Grund des “cycling concept” erwarteten. Einige der Zusammenhänge dieser Befunde werden kurz besprochen.
    Notes: Abstract An hypothesis has been developed to explain in a semi-quantitative fashion the wide variations in time required for the equilibration in the skeleton of various radioactive substances when they are introduced into the circulation. The basis for the hypothesis rests on the assumption that three variables define the rate-limiting step in bone exchange: a) the rate of perfusion of bone, b) the concentration of the ion plasma, and c) the concentration of the ion in bone. Using this idea and data from the literature, “cycling times” were calculated for Cl−, Na+, K+, and Ca++. They were found to vary by four orders of magnitude (from 10 min for Cl− to 64 days for Ca++ in the rat). These predictions were tested for22Na- and45Ca-exchange in a column of apatite mineralin vitro. In vivo 36Cl- and42K-exchange in rat femur was studied. The blood disappearance of22Na in man was also examined. Finally, data in the literture of45Ca-exchange in the rat molar was redrawn. In every case, experimental results closely approximated the predictions of the cycling concept. Some of the implications of these findings are briefly discussed.
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    Keywords: Bone ; Glycosaminogloycans ; Hyperparathyroidism
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les glycosaminoglycanes de l'os compact ont été identifiés, par la méthode de précipitation au chlorure de cetylpyridinium, chez le chien normal et des chiens soumis à 20 ou 30 U.S.P. d'extrait parathyroïdien pendant 5 et 3–4 jours. Les concentrations d'héxosamines totales ainsi que les héxosamines, en rapport avec les glycoaminoglycanes acides, précipités par chlorure de cetylpyridinium, sont déterminées. En outre, la répartition du glycosaminoglycane de la zone d'ossification épiphysaire ainsi que l'incorporation du35S-sulfate dans les glycosaminoglycanes du tissu osseux et du cartilage épiphysaire, après administration de35S-sulfatein vivo, ont été étudiées. Dans l'os compact, les héxosamines, en rapport avec les glycosaminoglycances acides, constitutent environ un tiers de la concentration totale en héxosamine et environ 0,05–0,06% du poids sec total. Le constituant principal des glycosaminoglycances acides osseux est formé par le chondroitine-4-sulfate. Ce dernier est plus riche en sulfate et présente un poids moléculaire plus élevé que le chondroitine sulfate du cartilage épiphysaire, qui, selon des travaux antérieurs, présente des caractéristiques infra-rouges du chondroitine-4-sulfate et du chondroitine-6-sulfate, avec prédominance du premier. Les poids moléculaires du chondroitine sulfate osseux varient surtout d'environ 45000 et 56000. L'acide hyaluronique constitute une faible fraction des glycosaminoglycanes osseux. Des différences marquées de l'activité spécifique des fractions de cohondroitine sulfate de l'os et du cartilage épiphysaire, à poids moléculaires variables, on tété notées de façon répétée. L'administration d'extrait parathyroïdien à des chiens n'a pas d'effet sur les poids moléculaires en chondroitine sulfate de l'os ou du cartilage épiphysaire. Elle n'influence pas non plus les concentrations en héxosamines totales ou en glycosaminoglycances acides. Dans ces tissus, il ne se produit pas d'effect de stimulation ou de dépression concernant l'incorporation de35S-sulfate dans le chondroitine sulfate our sur la séparation moléculaire de molécules transformées en sulfates et/ou de molécules synthétiques de sulfate chondroitine.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung An normale Hunden und an Hunden die unter 5 respektive 3–4 Tagen 20 oder 30 U.S.P./kg Parathyreoidea-Extract erhalten hatten, wurden im kompakten Knochen die Glykosaminoglykane unter Anwendung der Cetylpyridiniumchlorid-Fällungsmethode identifiziert und die Konzentration des Total-Hexosamins und des Hexosamins, entsprechend den Cetylpyridiniumchlorid fällbaren sauren Glykosaminoglykanen, wurde bestimmt. Außerdem wurden das Glykosaminoglykanmuster der Epiphysenplatte und der Einbau von35S-Sulfat in die Glykosaminoglykane des Knochengewebes und des Epiphysenknorpels nach Zufuhr von35S-Sulfatin vivo studiert. Im kompakten Knochengewebe macht des Hexosamin, entsprechend den sauren Glykosaminoglykanen, ungefähr ein Drittel der totalen Hexosaminkonzentration und ungefähr 0,05–0,06% des totalen Trockengewichtes aus. Der Hauptanteil der sauren Glykosaminoglykane im Knochen war Chondroitin-4-Sulfat. Dieses war in höherem Grad sulfatiert und hatte ein höheres Molekülgewicht als das Chondroitinsulfat der Epiphysenplatte, welches, in Übereinstimmung mit früheren Untersuchungen, Infrarot spektra kennzeichnend für sowohl Chondroitin-4-sulfat als auch für Chondroitin-6-sulfat, das Erstere überwiegend, hatte. Das Molekülgewicht des Hauptanteiles des Knochen-Chondroitinsulfates lag zwischen ungefähr 45000–56000. Ein kleiner Teil der Knochen-Glykosaminoglykane war Hyaluronsäure. Sowohl im Knochengewebe als auch im Epiphysenknorpel wurde in verschiedenen Fraktionen des Chondroitinsulfates, mit unterschiedlichem Molekülgewicht, grße und regelmäßig reproduzierbare Unterschiede in der spezifischen Aktivität gefunden. Behandlung der Hunde mit Parathyreoideaextrakt gab keinen Ausschlag in den Molekülgewichten des Chondroitinsulfates, weder des Knochens noch des Epiphysenknorpels. Ebenso wurde kein eindeutiger Effekt auf die Konzentration des totalen Hexosamins oder der sauren Glykosaminoglykane gefunden. Kein offenbarer, weder anregender noch senkender, Effekt auf den Einbau von35S-Sulfat in das Chondroitinsulfat oder in der molekularen Verteilung der neulich sulfatierten und/oder synthetisierten Moleküle des Chondroitinsulfates dieser Gewebe wurde gefunden.
    Notes: Abstract In normal dogs and in dogs treated with 20 or 30 U.S.P. parathyroid extract for 5 and 3–4 days, respectively, the glycosaminoglycans of compact bone tissue were identified using the cetylpyridinium chloride precipitation method, and the concentrations of total hexosamines and the hexosamines corresponding to cetylpyridinium chloride precipitable acid glycosaminoglycans were determined. Further, the glycosaminoglycan pattern of the epiphyseal plate and the incorporation of35S-sulphate into the glycosaminoglycans of bone tissue and epiphyseal cartilage after administration of35S-sulphatein vivo was studied. In compact bone tissue, the hexosamines corresponding to acid glycosaminoglycans constuted approximately one third of the total hexosamine concentration and approximately 0.05–0.06% of the total dry weight. The main component of the acid glycosaminoglycans in bone was chondroitin-4-sulphate. This was sulphated to a higher degree and also of a higher molecular weight than thechondroitin sulphate of the epiphyseal cartilage, which in accordance with earlier investigations was found to have infrared characteristics of both chondroitin-4-sulphate and chondroitin-6-sulphate, with the former dominating. The molecular weights of the main part of bone chondroitin sulphate ranged from approximately 45,000 to 56,000. A small component of the bone glycosaminoglycans was hyaluronic acid. Large regularly recurring differences in the specific activity of fractions with differences in molecular weight in the condroitin sulphate of bone tissue and epiphyseal cartilage were noted. Treatment of the dogs with parathyroid extract gave no effect on the molecular weights of the chondroitin sulphate of the bone matrix or of the epiphyseal cartilage. Nor was there any unequivocal effect on the concentrations of total hexosamines or on the acid glycosaminoglycans. No evident stimulatory or depressant effect on the incorporation of35S-sulphate into the chondroitin sulphate or in the molecular distribution of newly sulphated and/or synthesized molecules of the condroitin sulphate within these tissues occurd.
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