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Ren N, Zhang Z, Li Y, Zheng P, Cheng H, Luo D, Zhang J, Zhang H. Effect of hip dysplasia on the development of the femoral head growth plate. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1247455. [PMID: 37908967 PMCID: PMC10613681 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1247455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to observe whether developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) affects the development of the femoral head growth plate and to analyze the risk factors. Methods We selected female patients aged between 11 and 20 years with unilateral DDH and unclosed femoral head growth plate (s). The selected patients underwent anteroposterior radiography of the hip joint to compare the degree of development of the femoral head growth plate on both sides and to identify risk factors that affect the development of the growth plate in the femoral head. Results We included 48 female patients with unilateral DDH, with an average age of 14 years (range: 11.1-18.5 years) and an average BMI of 20.4 kg/m² (range: 15.5 kg/m²-27.9 kg/m²). Among them, 23 patients had earlier development of the femoral head growth plate on the affected side than on the healthy side, while the degree of development of the femoral head growth plate in 25 patients was the same as that on the contralateral side. When the Tönnis angle was greater than 29.5°C and/or the Reimers migration index was greater than 48.5%, there was a statistically significant difference in the acceleration of femoral head growth plate development. Conclusion An abnormal relative position of the acetabulum-femoral head caused by DDH can accelerate closure of the femoral head growth plate in immature female patients. The risk factors are a Tönnis angle greater than 29.5°C and/or Reimers migration index greater than 48.5%.
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- Ningtao Ren
- Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fuzhou No.2 General Hospital (Fuzhou No.2 Hospital), Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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D'Andrea CR, Alfraihat A, Singh A, Anari JB, Cahill PJ, Schaer T, Snyder BD, Elliott D, Balasubramanian S. Part 2. Review and meta-analysis of studies on modulation of longitudinal bone growth and growth plate activity: A micro-scale perspective. J Orthop Res 2021; 39:919-928. [PMID: 33458882 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Macro-scale changes in longitudinal bone growth resulting from mechanical loading were shown in Part 1 of this review to depend on load magnitude, anatomical location, and species. While no significant effect on longitudinal growth was observed by varying frequency and amplitude of cyclic loading, such variations, in addition to loading duration and species, were shown to affect the morphology, viability, and gene and protein expression within the growth plate. Intermittent compression regimens were shown to preserve or increase growth plate height while stimulating increased chondrocyte presence in the hypertrophic zone relative to persistent and static loading regimens. Gene and protein expressions related to matrix synthesis and degradation, as well as regulation of chondrocyte apoptosis were shown to exhibit magnitude-, frequency-, and duration-dependent responses to loading regimen. Chondrocyte viability was shown to be largely preserved within physiological bounds of magnitude, frequency, amplitude, and duration. Persistent static loading was shown to be associated with overall growth plate height in tension only, reducing it in compression, while affecting growth plate zone heights differently across species and encouraging mineralization relative to intermittent cyclic loading. Lateral loading of the growth plate, as well as microfluidic approaches are relatively understudied, and age, anatomical location, and species effects within these approaches are undefined. Understanding the micro-scale effects of varied loading regimes can assist in the development of growth modulation methods and device designs optimized for growth plate viability preservation or mineralization stimulation based on patient age and anatomical location.
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- Christian R D'Andrea
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Orthopedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Orthopedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Clinical Studies New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Turko AJ, Maini P, Wright PA, Standen EM. Gill remodelling during terrestrial acclimation in the amphibious fish Polypterus senegalus. J Morphol 2019; 280:329-338. [PMID: 30707482 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Fishes are effectively weightless in water due to the buoyant support of the environment, but amphibious fishes must cope with increased effective weight when on land. Delicate structures such as gills are especially vulnerable to collapse and loss of surface area out of water. We tested the 'structural support' hypothesis that amphibious Polypterus senegalus solve this problem using phenotypically plastic changes that provide mechanical support and increase stiffness at the level of the gill lamellae, the filaments, and the whole arches. After 7 d in terrestrial conditions, enlargement of an inter-lamellar cell mass filled the water channels between gill lamellae, possibly to provide structural support and/or reduce evaporative water loss. Similar gill remodelling has been described in several other actinopterygian fishes, suggesting this may be an ancestral trait. There was no change in the mechanical properties or collagen composition of filaments or arches after 7 days out of water, but 8 months of terrestrial acclimation caused a reduction in gill arch length and mineralized bone volume. Thus, rather than increasing the size and stiffness of the gill skeleton, P. senegalus may instead reduce investment in supportive gill tissue while on land. These results are strikingly similar to the evolutionary trend of gill loss that occurred during the tetrapod invasion of land, raising the possibility that genetic assimilation of gill plasticity was an underlying mechanism.
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- Andy J Turko
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Ding J, He J, Zhang ZQ, Wu ZK, Jin FC. Effect of Hemiepiphysiodesis on the Growth Plate: The Histopathological Changes and Mechanism Exploration of Recurrence in Mini Pig Model. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:6348171. [PMID: 30687754 PMCID: PMC6330884 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6348171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Hemiepiphysiodesis has been widely used to correct angular deformity of long bone in immature patients. However, there is a limited knowledge about the biomechanical effect of this technique on the histopathological changes of the growth plate and the mechanism of recurrence of malformation after implant removal. We aimed to evaluate the biomechanical effect of hemiepiphysiodesis on the histopathological changes of the growth plate and the mechanism of recurrence of malformation after implant removal in Bama miniature pigs, and to explore the role of asymmetric stress during this procedure. METHODS Eight 3-month-old male Bama miniature pigs sustained surgeries on the bilateral medial hind leg proximal tibia as the intervention group (n=16), and four pigs sustained bilateral sham surgeries as the control (n=8). In the 18th week after surgeries, hardware was removed in the unilateral leg of each animal in the intervention group. In the 24th week of the study, all animals were euthanized. A total of 24 samples were obtained and stained with H&E, TUNEL, and immunohistochemistry. Sixteen samples in the intervention group were divided into two subgroups. The tibias without an implant were included in the implant removal group (IR group), while the tibias with an implant were included in the implant persist group (IP group). The proximal tibia specimens were divided into 3 equidistant parts from medial to lateral, named as area A, area B, and area C, respectively. The change of thickness of growth plates, chondral apoptosis index, and the expression of Caspase-3, Caspase-9, CHOP, and P65 were compared. RESULTS H&E staining showed the thickness of growth plate to be varied in different areas. In the IP group, the thickness of growth plate in areas A and B was statistically significantly thinner than that in area C (p<0.05). In the IR group, the thickness of growth plate in areas A and B was statistically significantly thicker than that in area C (p<0.05). TUNEL staining showed that the apoptosis rate increased significantly after hemiepiphysiodesis and declined after implant removal (p<0.05). Immunohistochemical staining suggested that the expression of Caspase-3, Caspase-9, P65, and CHOP protein was upregulated in the experimental group and downregulated after implant removal. CONCLUSION The thickness parameter of the growth plate changes with asymmetric pressure. When the pressure is relieved, the recurrence of malformation is related to the thickening of the growth plate.
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- Jing Ding
- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665, Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665, Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665, Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665, Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Mercy Kansas City, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665, Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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Marchini M, Rolian C. Artificial selection sheds light on developmental mechanisms of limb elongation. Evolution 2018; 72:825-837. [PMID: 29436719 DOI: 10.1111/evo.13447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Species diversity in limb lengths and proportions is thought to have evolved adaptively in the context of locomotor and habitat specialization, but the heritable cellular processes that drove this evolution within species are poorly understood. In this study, we take a novel "micro-evo-devo" approach, using artificial selection on relative limb length to amplify phenotypic variation in a population of mice, known as Longshanks, to examine the cellular mechanisms of postnatal limb development that contribute to intraspecific limb length variation. Cross-sectional growth data indicate that differences in bone length between Longshanks and random-bred controls are not due to prolonged growth, but to accelerated growth rates. Histomorphometric and cell proliferation assays on proximal tibial growth plates show that Longshanks' increased limb bone length is associated with an increased number of proliferative chondrocytes. In contrast, we find no differences in other growth plate cellular features known to underlie interspecific differences in limb bone size and shape, such as the rates of chondrocyte proliferation or the size and number of hypertrophic cells in the growth plate. These data suggest that small differences among individuals in the number of proliferating chondrocytes are a potentially important determinant of selectable intraspecific variation in individual limb bone lengths, independent of body size.
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- Marta Marchini
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, AB T2N4N1, Canada.,McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Calgary, AB T2N4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, AB T2N4N1, Canada.,McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Calgary, AB T2N4N1, Canada
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Zimmermann EA, Bouguerra S, Londoño I, Moldovan F, Aubin CÉ, Villemure I. In situ deformation of growth plate chondrocytes in stress-controlled static vs dynamic compression. J Biomech 2017; 56:76-82. [PMID: 28365062 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Longitudinal bone growth in children/adolescents occurs through endochondral ossification at growth plates and is influenced by mechanical loading, where increased compression decreases growth (i.e., Hueter-Volkmann Law). Past in vivo studies on static vs dynamic compression of growth plates indicate that factors modulating growth rate might lie at the cellular level. Here, in situ viscoelastic deformation of hypertrophic chondrocytes in growth plate explants undergoing stress-controlled static vs dynamic loading conditions was investigated. Growth plate explants from the proximal tibia of pre-pubertal rats were subjected to static vs dynamic stress-controlled mechanical tests. Stained hypertrophic chondrocytes were tracked before and after mechanical testing with a confocal microscope to derive volumetric, axial and lateral cellular strains. Axial strain in hypertrophic chondrocytes was similar for all groups, supporting the mean applied compressive stress's correlation with bone growth rate and hypertrophic chondrocyte height in past studies. However, static conditions resulted in significantly higher lateral (p<0.001) and volumetric cellular strains (p≤0.015) than dynamic conditions, presumably due to the growth plate's viscoelastic nature. Sustained compression in stress-controlled static loading results in continued time-dependent cellular deformation; conversely, dynamic groups have less volumetric strain because the cyclically varying stress limits time-dependent deformation. Furthermore, high frequency dynamic tests showed significantly lower volumetric strain (p=0.002) than low frequency conditions. Mechanical loading protocols could be translated into treatments to correct or halt progression of bone deformities in children/adolescents. Mimicking physiological stress-controlled dynamic conditions may have beneficial effects at the cellular level as dynamic tests are associated with limited lateral and volumetric cellular deformation.
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- Elizabeth A Zimmermann
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; Research Center at Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Research Center at Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montréal, Canada
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- Research Center at Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montréal, Canada; Department of Dental Medicine, University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; Research Center at Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; Research Center at Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montréal, Canada.
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Sun K, Liu F, Wang J, Guo Z, Ji Z, Yao M. The effect of mechanical stretch stress on the differentiation and apoptosis of human growth plate chondrocytes. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2016; 53:141-148. [PMID: 27605110 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-016-0090-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The study is aimed to investigate the effect of stretch stress with different intensities on the differentiation and apoptosis of human plate chondrocytes. In the present study, the human epiphyseal plate chondrocytes were isolated and cultured in vitro. Toluidine blue staining and type II collagen immunohistochemical staining were used to identify the chondrocytes. Mechanical stretch stresses with different intensities were applied to intervene cells at 0-, 2000-, and 4000-μ strain for 6 h via a four-point bending system. The expression levels of COL2, COL10, Bax, Bcl-2, and PTHrp were detected by quantitative RT-PCR. Under the intervention of 2000-μ strain, the expression levels of COL2, COL10, and PTHrp increased significantly compared with the control group (P < 0.05), and the expression level of PCNA was also increased, but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Under 4000-μ strain, however, the expression levels of PCNA, COL2, and PTHrp decreased significantly compared with the control group (P < 0.05), and the expression level of COL10 decreased slightly (P > 0.05). The ratio of Bcl-2/Bax gradually increased with the increase of stimulus intensity; both of the differences were detected to be statistically significant (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the apoptosis of growth plate chondrocytes is regulated by mechanical stretch stress. Appropriate stretch stress can effectively promote the cells' proliferation and differentiation, while excessive stretch stress inhibits the cells' proliferation and differentiation, even promotes their apoptosis. PTHrp may play an important role in this process.
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- Keming Sun
- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Gangdu Street 255, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Gangdu Street 255, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Gangdu Street 255, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Gangdu Street 255, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Gangdu Street 255, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Gangdu Street 255, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China.
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Zhou Q, Yu BH, Liu WC, Wang ZL. BM-MSCs and Bio-Oss complexes enhanced new bone formation during maxillary sinus floor augmentation by promoting differentiation of BM-MSCs. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2016; 52:757-71. [PMID: 27251156 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-015-9995-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) have been recognized as a new strategy for maxillary sinus floor elevation. However, little is known concerning the effect of the biomechanical pressure (i.e., sinus pressure, masticatory pressure, and respiration) on the differentiation of BM-MSCs and the formation of new bone during maxillary sinus floor elevation. The differentiation of BM-MSCs into osteoblasts was examined in vitro under cyclic compressive pressure using the Flexcell® pressure system, and by immunohistochemical analysis, qRT-PCR, and Western blot. Micro-CT was used to detect bone formation and allow image reconstruction of the entire maxillary sinus floor elevation area. Differentiation of BM-MSCs into osteoblasts was significantly increased under cyclic compressive pressure. The formation of new bone was enhanced after implantation of the pressured complex of BM-MSCs and Bio-Oss during maxillary sinus floor elevation. The pressured complex of BM-MSCs and Bio-Oss promoted new bone formation and maturation in the rabbit maxillary sinus. Stem cell therapy combined with this tissue engineering technique could be effectively used in maxillary sinus elevation and bone regeneration.
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- Qian Zhou
- Department of Implant Dentistry, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Tongji University, 399 Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Implant Dentistry, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Tongji University, 399 Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Implant Dentistry, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Tongji University, 399 Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China.
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Sevenler D, Buckley MR, Kim G, van der Meulen MCH, Cohen I, Bonassar LJ. Spatial periodicity in growth plate shear mechanical properties is disrupted by vitamin D deficiency. J Biomech 2013; 46:1597-603. [PMID: 23706979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Revised: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The growth plate is a highly organized section of cartilage in the long bones of growing children that is susceptible to mechanical failure as well as structural and functional disruption caused by a dietary deficiency of vitamin D. The shear mechanical properties of the proximal tibial growth plate of rats raised either on normal or vitamin D and calcium deficient diets were measured. A sinusoidal oscillating shear load was applied to small excised growth plate specimens perpendicular to the direction of growth while imaging the deformation in real time with a fast confocal microscope. Local deformations and shear strains were quantified using image correlation. The proliferative zone of the growth plate bores the majority of the shear strain and the resting, hypertrophic and calcification zones deformed less. Surprisingly, we regularly observed discontinuous deformations in the proliferative zone in both groups that resembled cell columns sliding past one another in the direction of growth. These discontinuities manifested as regions of concentrated longitudinal shear strain. Furthermore, these shear strain concentrations were spaced evenly in the proliferative zone and the spacing between them was similar across growth plate regions and across control specimens. In contrast to the healthy controls, the vitamin D deficient growth plate exhibited larger variations in the size and orientation of cellular columns in the proliferative and hypertrophic zones. High strains were observed between columns, much as they were in the controls. However, the regular spacing of shear strain concentrations was not preserved, echoing the observation of decreased structural organization.
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- Derin Sevenler
- Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Physeal cartilage exhibits rapid consolidation and recovery in intact knees that are physiologically loaded. J Biomech 2013; 46:1516-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Revised: 03/23/2013] [Accepted: 03/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Narváez-Tovar CA, Garzón-Alvarado DA. Computational modeling of the mechanical modulation of the growth plate by sustained loading. Theor Biol Med Model 2012; 9:41. [PMID: 23009361 PMCID: PMC3499180 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4682-9-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 08/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This paper presents a computational model that describes the growth of the bone as a function of the proliferation and hypertrophy of chondrocytes in the growth plate. We have included the effects of the mechanical loads on the sizes of the proliferative and hypertrophic areas, the number of proliferative chondrocytes and the final size of the hypertrophic chondrocytes. The validation of the model was performed with experimental data published on other investigations about proximal tibia of rats, subjected to sustained axial stresses of 0.1 MPa, 0.0 MPa, -0.1 MPa and −0.2 MPa. Growth was simulated during 23 days, obtaining numerical errors between 2.77% and 3.73% with respect to experimental growth rates. The results obtained show that the model adequately simulates the behavior of the growth plate and the effect of mechanical loads over its cellular activity.
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- Carlos A Narváez-Tovar
- Mechanical engineering applications and research group (GEAMEC), Universidad Santo Tomás, Cra 9 No. 51-11, Bogotá, Colombia
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Bries AD, Weiner DS, Jacquet R, Adamczyk MJ, Morscher MA, Lowder E, Askew MJ, Steiner RP, Horne WI, Landis WJ. A study in vivo of the effects of a static compressive load on the proximal tibial physis in rabbits. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012; 94:e1111-10. [PMID: 22855000 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.k.00340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effect of compression on the physis is generally defined by the Hueter-Volkmann principle, in which decreased linear growth of the physis results from increased compression. This investigation examined whether mechanically induced compression of rabbit physes causes changes in gene expression, cells, and extracellular components that promote physeal resilience and strength (type-II collagen and aggrecan) and cartilage hypertrophy (type-X collagen and matrix metalloprotease-13). METHODS Static compressive loads (10 N or 30 N) were applied for two or six weeks across one hind limb proximal tibial physis of thirteen-week-old female New Zealand White rabbits (n = 18). The contralateral hind limb in all rabbits underwent sham surgery with no load to serve as an internal control. Harvested physes were divided into portions for histological, immunohistochemical, and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis. Gene expression was statistically analyzed by means of comparisons between loaded samples and unloaded shams with use of analysis of variance and a Tukey post hoc test. RESULTS Compared with unloaded shams, physes loaded at 10 N or 30 N for two weeks and at 10 N for six weeks showed histological changes in cells and matrices. Physes loaded at 30 N for six weeks were decreased in thickness and had structurally disorganized chondrocyte columns, a decreased extracellular matrix, and less intense type-II and X collagen immunohistochemical staining. Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis of loaded samples compared with unloaded shams yielded a significantly (p ≤ 0.05) decreased gene expression of aggrecan and type-II and X collagen and no significant (p > 0.05) changes in the matrix metalloprotease-13 gene expression with increasing load. CONCLUSIONS Compressed rabbit physes generate biochemical changes in collagens, proteoglycan, and cellular and tissue matrix architecture. Changes potentially weaken overall physeal strength, consistent with the Hueter-Volkmann principle, and lend understanding of the causes of pathological conditions of the physis.
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- Andrew D Bries
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Summa Health System, Akron, OH 44310, USA
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GARZÓN-ALVARADO DIEGOA, NARVÁEZ-TOVAR CARLOSA, SILVA OCTAVIO. A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE GROWTH PLATE. J MECH MED BIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219519411004277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The growth plate is a structure formed of cells called chondrocytes; these are arranged in columns and provide the elongation of bone due to their proliferation and hypertrophy. In each column, we can see chondrocytes in their proliferating state, which are constantly dividing, and in hypertrophic state, which grow in a nearly spherical shape. These cells express different proteins and molecules throughout their half-life and exhibit a special behavior depending on their local mechanical and biochemical environments. This article develops a mathematical model that describes the relationship of geometry, growth by proliferation and hypertrophy, and vascular invasion with biochemical and mechanical factors present during endochondral ossification.
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- DIEGO A. GARZÓN-ALVARADO
- Engineering Modeling and Numerical Methods Group, National University of Colombia, Cra 30 No 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Mechanical Engineering Applications and Research Group, Santo Tomás University, Cra 9 No 51-11, Bogotá, Colombia
- Engineering Modeling and Numerical Methods Group, National University of Colombia, Cra 30 No. 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Physical Rehabilitation Department, National University of Colombia, Cra 30 No 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia
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Li J, Zhang F, Chen JY. An integrated proteomics analysis of bone tissues in response to mechanical stimulation. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2011; 5 Suppl 3:S7. [PMID: 22784626 PMCID: PMC3287575 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-s3-s7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bone cells can sense physical forces and convert mechanical stimulation conditions into biochemical signals that lead to expression of mechanically sensitive genes and proteins. However, it is still poorly understood how genes and proteins in bone cells are orchestrated to respond to mechanical stimulations. In this research, we applied integrated proteomics, statistical, and network biology techniques to study proteome-level changes to bone tissue cells in response to two different conditions, normal loading and fatigue loading. We harvested ulna midshafts and isolated proteins from the control, loaded, and fatigue loaded Rats. Using a label-free liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) experimental proteomics technique, we derived a comprehensive list of 1,058 proteins that are differentially expressed among normal loading, fatigue loading, and controls. By carefully developing protein selection filters and statistical models, we were able to identify 42 proteins representing 21 Rat genes that were significantly associated with bone cells' response to quantitative changes between normal loading and fatigue loading conditions. We further applied network biology techniques by building a fatigue loading activated protein-protein interaction subnetwork involving 9 of the human-homolog counterpart of the 21 rat genes in a large connected network component. Our study shows that the combination of decreased anti-apoptotic factor, Raf1, and increased pro-apoptotic factor, PDCD8, results in significant increase in the number of apoptotic osteocytes following fatigue loading. We believe controlling osteoblast differentiation/proliferation and osteocyte apoptosis could be promising directions for developing future therapeutic solutions for related bone diseases.
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- Jiliang Li
- Department of Biology, Purdue School of Science, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Valteau B, Grimard G, Londono I, Moldovan F, Villemure I. In vivo dynamic bone growth modulation is less detrimental but as effective as static growth modulation. Bone 2011; 49:996-1004. [PMID: 21784187 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2011.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Revised: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Longitudinal bone growth, which occurs in growth plates, has important implications in pediatric orthopedics. Mechanical loads are essential to normal bone growth, but excessive loads can lead to progressive deformities. In order to compare the effects of in vivo static and dynamic loading on bone growth rate and growth plate histomorphometry, a finely controlled, normalized and equivalent compression was applied for a period of two weeks on the seventh caudal vertebra (Cd7) of rats during their pubertal growth spurt. The load was sustained (0.2MPa, 0.0Hz) in the static group and sinusoidally oscillating (0.2MPa±30%, 0.1Hz) in the dynamic group. Control and sham (operated but no load applied) groups were also studied. Cd7 growth rate was statistically reduced by 19% (p<0.001) for both static and dynamic groups when compared to the sham group. Loading effects on growth plate histomorphometry were greater in the static than dynamic groups with significant reductions (p<0.001) observed for growth plate thickness, proliferative chondrocyte number per column and hypertrophic chondrocyte height in the static group when compared to the sham group. Significant differences (p<0.01) were also found between static and dynamic groups for growth plate thickness and proliferative chondrocyte number per column while the difference nearly reached significance (p=0.014) for hypertrophic chondrocyte height. This in vivo study shows that static and dynamic loading are equally effective in modulating bone growth of rat caudal vertebrae. However, dynamic loading causes less detrimental effects on growth plate histomorphometry compared to static loading. This knowledge is greatly relevant for the improvement and/or development of new minimally invasive approaches, which are based on the local modulation of bone growth, to correct several progressive musculoskeletal deformities.
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- Barthélémy Valteau
- École Polytechnique de Montréal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, P.O. Box 6079, Station centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Sergerie K, Parent S, Beauchemin PF, Londoño I, Moldovan F, Villemure I. Growth plate explants respond differently to in vitro static and dynamic loadings. J Orthop Res 2011; 29:473-80. [PMID: 21337387 DOI: 10.1002/jor.21282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study aimed at investigating the effects of static and dynamic compression applied on growth plate explants using matched compressive strains. Growth plate explants from 4-week-old swine ulnae were submitted to in vitro static (10% strain) or dynamic (oscillating between 7% and 13% at 0.1 Hz) unconfined compression for 48 h. The total growth plate height, the combined proliferative and hypertrophic thickness and the resulting ratio between these two thicknesses were evaluated. Standard immunohistochemistry was used to analyze the protein expression of key components of the extracellular matrix: aggrecan, type II collagen, type X collagen, and MMP13. In the statically loaded samples, the columnar organization of the cells was preserved but with slight columns deviation from the growth axis. Decreases in all histomorphological parameters were important and a notable loss of aggrecan, type II and type X collagens expressions was denoted. In the dynamically loaded samples, a severe loss of columnar arrangement was observed in the proliferative and hypertrophic zones. However, dynamic compressive loads preserved the proliferative and hypertrophic zones ratio and contributed to the synthesis of aggrecan and type II collagen in the extracellular matrix. The exact response of the growth plate to mechanical stresses along with optimal loading parameters could help improve the current treatment approaches or develop new treatment approaches for the underlying progressive musculoskeletal deformities.
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- Kim Sergerie
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Amini S, Veilleux D, Villemure I. Tissue and cellular morphological changes in growth plate explants under compression. J Biomech 2011; 43:2582-8. [PMID: 20627250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Revised: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 05/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The mechanisms by which mechanical loading may alter bone development within growth plates are still poorly understood. However, several growth plate cell or tissue morphological parameters are associated with both normal and mechanically modulated bone growth rates. The aim of this study was to quantify in situ the three-dimensional morphology of growth plate explants under compression at both cell and tissue levels. Growth plates were dissected from ulnae of immature swine and tested under 15% compressive strain. Confocal microscopy was used to image fluorescently labeled chondrocytes in the three growth plate zones before and after compression. Quantitative morphological analyses at both cell (volume, surface area, sphericity, minor/major radii) and tissue (cell/matrix volume ratio) levels were performed. Greater chondrocyte bulk strains (volume decrease normalized to the initial cell volume) were found in the proliferative (35.4%) and hypertrophic (41.7%) zones, with lower chondrocyte bulk strains (24.7%) in the reserve zone. Following compression, the cell/matrix volume ratio decreased in the reserve and hypertrophic zones by 24.3% and 22.6%, respectively, whereas it increased by 35.9% in the proliferative zone. The 15% strain applied on growth plate explants revealed zone-dependent deformational states at both tissue and cell levels. Variations in the mechanical response of the chondrocytes from different zones could be related to significant inhomogeneities in growth plate zonal mechanical properties. The ability to obtain in situ cell morphometry and monitor the changes under compression will contribute to a better understanding of mechanisms through which abnormal growth can be triggered.
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- Samira Amini
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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STUDY DESIGN A biomechanical study of the Charleston brace. OBJECTIVE To model the nighttime Charleston brace treatment and study its biomechanical action. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The Charleston brace has been proposed as an alternative to the traditional daytime thoracolumbosacral orthosis for the treatment of moderate scoliotic deformities. It is worn at night and imposes a supine side-bending to reduce the major scoliotic curve. The biomechanics of the Charleston brace is still poorly understood. METHODS The geometry of the spine, pelvis, rib cage, and of the external trunk surface of 2 scoliotic patients were acquired using a 3-dimensional multiview radiograph reconstruction technique and surface topography. A finite element model of each patient's trunk was created. Two sets of mechanical properties (stiff and normal) of the spine were tested. For each case, the transition from standing to supine position was first simulated by modifying the direction of the gravity forces acting on the patients' spine. Supine bending was simulated by applying a lateral displacement on the first thoracic vertebra. A custom-fit Charleston brace was modeled and positioned on the patient model. Tension was applied in the straps. Efficiency of the simulated Charleston braces was studied by computing geometrical corrections and effects on the internal stresses of the spine. RESULTS The reduction of the major scoliotic curve varied between 58% and 97% and was in the range of published clinical data. Internal compressive stresses up to 1 MPa were generated on the convex side of the major scoliotic curve and tensile stresses up to 1 MPa on its concavity. In contrast, increased compressive stresses were exerted on the concavity of the secondary curves and added tensile stresses in their convexity. CONCLUSION This study quantified the Charleston brace's biomechanical effect, which consists in inverting the asymmetrical compressive loading in the major scoliotic curve. It also highlighted that the Charleston brace worsens the asymmetrical compressive loading in the compensatory curves. The finite element model developed could help studying different brace designs and optimizing brace efficiency.
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Wang S, Qiu Y, Ma Z, Xia C, Zhu F, Zhu Z. Expression of Runx2 and type X collagen in vertebral growth plate of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Connect Tissue Res 2010; 51:188-96. [PMID: 20073986 DOI: 10.3109/03008200903215590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The different expression of type X collagen and Runx2 between the convex and concave side of vertebral growth plate in scoliosis may help to improve our understanding of the role that growth plate tissue play in the development or progression of idiopathic scoliosis. In this investigation, there were significant differences of the total expression of type X collagen, Runx2 protein, and Runx2 mRNA between convex side and concave side growth plates of the apex vertebrae (p < 0.05). The total expression of type X collagen in the concave side growth plates of the lower end vertebrae was higher than that in the same side growth plates of apex (p < 0.05). The total expression of Runx2 in the concave side growth plates in the upper and lower end vertebrae were higher than that in the concave side growth plates of apex (p < 0.05). The expression of type X collagen, Runx2, and Runx2 mRNA, the cell density of type X collagen and Runx2 positive chondrocytes, and histological changes between convex side and concave side of the vertebral growth plate indicated that the vertebral growth plate was affected by mechanical forces, which was a secondary change and could contribute to progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
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- Shoufeng Wang
- Spine Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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Villemure I, Stokes IAF. Growth plate mechanics and mechanobiology. A survey of present understanding. J Biomech 2009; 42:1793-803. [PMID: 19540500 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2009] [Revised: 04/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/08/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The longitudinal growth of long bones occurs in growth plates where chondrocytes synthesize cartilage that is subsequently ossified. Altered growth and subsequent deformity resulting from abnormal mechanical loading is often referred to as mechanical modulation of bone growth. This phenomenon has key implications in the progression of infant and juvenile musculoskeletal deformities, such as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, hyperkyphosis, genu varus/valgus and tibia vara/valga, as well as neuromuscular diseases. Clinical management of these deformities is often directed at modifying the mechanical environment of affected bones. However, there is limited quantitative and physiological understanding of how bone growth is regulated in response to mechanical loading. This review of published work addresses the state of knowledge concerning key questions about mechanisms underlying biomechanical modulation of bone growth. The longitudinal growth of bones is apparently controlled by modifying the numbers of growth plate chondrocytes in the proliferative zone, their rate of proliferation, the amount of chondrocytic hypertrophy and the controlled synthesis and degradation of matrix throughout the growth plate. These variables may be modulated to produce a change in growth rate in the presence of sustained or cyclic mechanical load. Tissue and cellular deformations involved in the transduction of mechanical stimuli depend on the growth plate tissue material properties that are highly anisotropic, time-dependent, and that differ in different zones of the growth plate and with developmental stages. There is little information about the effects of time-varying changes in volume, water content, osmolarity of matrix, etc. on differentiation, maturation and metabolic activity of chondrocytes. Also, the effects of shear forces and torsion on the growth plate are incompletely characterized. Future work on growth plate mechanobiology should distinguish between changes in the regulation of bone growth resulting from different processes, such as direct stimulation of the cell nuclei, physico-chemical stimuli, mechanical degradation of matrix or cellular components and possible alterations of local blood supply.
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- Isabelle Villemure
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Cancel M, Grimard G, Thuillard-Crisinel D, Moldovan F, Villemure I. Effects of in vivo static compressive loading on aggrecan and type II and X collagens in the rat growth plate extracellular matrix. Bone 2009; 44:306-15. [PMID: 18849019 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2008] [Revised: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 09/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mechanical loads are essential to normal bone growth, but excessive loads can lead to progressive deformities. In addition, growth plate extracellular matrix remodelling is essential to regulate the normal longitudinal bone growth process and to ensure physiological bone mineralization. In order to investigate the effects of static compression on growth plate extracellular matrix using an in vivo animal model, a loading device was used to precisely apply a compressive stress of 0.2 MPa for two weeks on the seventh caudal vertebra (Cd7) of rats during the pubertal growth spurt. Control, sham and loaded groups were studied. Growth modulation was quantified based on calcein labelling, and three matrix components (type II and X collagens, and aggrecan) were assessed using immunohistochemistry/safranin-O staining. As well, extracellular matrix components and enzymes (MMP-3 and -13, ADAMTS-4 and -5) were studied by qRT-PCR. Loading reduced Cd7 growth by 29% (p<0.05) and 15% (p=0.07) when compared to controls and shams respectively. No significant change could be observed in the mRNA expression of collagens and the proteolytic enzyme MMP-13. However, MMP-3 was significantly increased in the loaded group as compared to the control group (p<0.05). No change was observed in aggrecan and ADAMTS-4 and -5 expression. Low immunostaining for type II and X collagens was observed in 83% of the loaded rats as compared to the control rats. This in vivo study shows that, during pubertal growth spurt, two-week static compression reduced caudal vertebrae growth rates; this mechanical growth modulation occurred with decreased type II and X collagen proteins in the growth plate.
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- Mathilde Cancel
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3A7.
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Lin H, Aubin CE, Parent S, Villemure I. Mechanobiological bone growth: comparative analysis of two biomechanical modeling approaches. Med Biol Eng Comput 2008; 47:357-66. [PMID: 19048322 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-008-0425-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 10/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mechanobiological growth is the process whereby bone growth is modulated by mechanical loading. Analytical formulations of mechanobiological growth have been developed by Stokes et al. (J Orthop Res 17(5):646-653, 1990) and Carter et al. (J Orthop Res 6:804-816, 1988). The purpose of this study was to compare these two modeling approaches in a finite element model of a vertebra to investigate whether growth pattern induced by these models were equivalent. A finite element model of a thoracic vertebra, integrating a conceptual model of the growth plate, was developed and combined with the mechanobiological growth models. This model was further used to simulate vertebral growth modulation resulting from different physiological loading conditions. Different growth magnitudes were obtained under compression and combined tension/shear loading, whereas dissimilar growth patterns were triggered by shear forces and combined compression/shear. These two models represent mechanobiological bone growth under limited mechanical environment. Carter's model takes into account three-dimensional stress stimuli, but does not intrinsically incorporate the resulting growth orientation. Stokes' model adequately represents the mechanobiological contribution of axial stresses but does not take into account the contribution of non-axial stresses, which can occur in complex mechanical environment.
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- Hui Lin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada
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Stokes IAF, Clark KC, Farnum CE, Aronsson DD. Alterations in the growth plate associated with growth modulation by sustained compression or distraction. Bone 2007; 41:197-205. [PMID: 17532281 PMCID: PMC2140179 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2007.04.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2007] [Revised: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sustained mechanical load is known to modulate endochondral growth in the immature skeleton, but it is not known what causes this mechanical sensitivity. This study aimed to quantify alterations in parameters of growth plate performance associated with mechanically altered growth rate. Vertebral and proximal tibial growth plates of immature rats and cattle, and rabbit (proximal tibia only) were subjected to different magnitudes of sustained loading, which altered growth rates by up to 53%. The numbers of proliferative chondrocytes, their rate of proliferation, and the amount of chondrocytic enlargement occurring in the hypertrophic zone were quantified. It was found that reduced growth rate with compression and increased growth rate with distraction were associated with corresponding changes in the number of proliferative chondrocytes per unit width of growth plate, and in the final (maximum) chondrocytic height in the hypertrophic zone (overall correlation coefficients 0.38 and 0.56 respectively). According to multiple linear regression coefficients for these two variables (0.72 and 1.39 respectively), chondrocytic enlargement made a greater contribution to altered growth rates.
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Villemure I, Cloutier L, Matyas JR, Duncan NA. Non-uniform strain distribution within rat cartilaginous growth plate under uniaxial compression. J Biomech 2005; 40:149-56. [PMID: 16378613 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2004] [Accepted: 11/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Growth plates are highly inhomogeneous in morphology and composition. Mechanical loading can modulate longitudinal bone growth, though the mechanisms underlying this mechanobiology are poorly understood. The proximal tibial growth plates of six rats were tested in vitro under uniaxial compression to 5% strain, and confocal microscopy was used to track and capture images of fluorescently labeled cell nuclei with increasing applied strains. The local strain patterns through the growth plate thickness were quantified using texture correlation analysis. The technique of texture correlation analysis was first validated by comparing theoretical simulated strain maps generated from numerically distorted images. The texture correlation algorithm was sensitive to the grid size superimposed on the original image, but remained insensitive to parameters related to the size of the final image mask, which was searched by the correlation algorithm for each grid point of the original image. Within the growth plate, experimental strain distributions were non-uniform in all six specimens. Growth plates were mostly under compression strains. The strain distributions differed among the histomorphological zones of the growth plate, which was most obvious in specimens with regular growth plate shape: higher compressive strains (4-8 times higher than the applied 5% strain) were located mainly in regions overlapping the reserve and hypertrophic zones with lower compressive strains in the proliferative zone. This study documents the non-uniform mechanical behavior of growth plate across its three histological zones when exposed to compression. Further investigation is required to establish the significance of non-uniform strain fields during growth in vivo.
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Affiliation(s)
- I Villemure
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, Que., Canada H3C 3A7.
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