Bone Abstracts

Aims: Using an extensive bioinformatic approach we identified integrin α5 subunit as a novel potential target to treat bone dissemination from breast cancer. Aim of this study is to confirm the value of this target.Methods: Integrin α5 mRNA expression levels were quantified by qRT-PCR, using radically resected primary tumors of 427 breast cancer patients. α5 expression at protein level by IHC on primary tumor was correlated, in an addition...

Breast cancer cells that escape primary tumors disseminate to bone with high affinity at late-stage disease. Circulating breast tumor cells that invade the bone marrow (BM) express sets of deregulated genes and/or microRNAs (miRNAs) that facilitate their bone tropism and enhance engraftment of disseminated tumor cell (DTC) in BM which may subsequently induce osteolytic lesions. MiRNA transcriptomic profiling of the human breast cancer DTC cell line, BC-M1, and of the osteotrop...

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Objectives: This cross-sectional study was done in order to assess the prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency in children taking in account the following parameters: children’s age, season, geographic region and ethnicity.Methods: A cross-sectional prospective study was conducted in Israeli children aged 0–18 from Meuhedet Health Services during the year of 2016 in primary care pediatric clinics throughout all different geographic ...

Young transsexuals at a minimum age of 12 years are treated with GnRH-analogues (GnRHa) to suspend pubertal development until the addition of hormones of the desired sex is started at a minimum age of 16 years. The effect of this treatment on adult bone mineral density (BMD) is still unknown. We aimed to assess BMD at the age of 22, as this is near its peak in healthy individuals.In this prospective observational study 19 female to male (FtM) and 16 male...

Purpose: Osteoclastogenesis is enhanced in osteoarthritis (OA). We have demonstrated that cartilage breakdown is reduced when osteoclastogenesis is inhibited in murine models. Wnt activity, known to regulate the bone and chondrocyte cell function, might contribute to the mechanisms that promote cartilage catabolism. Our purpose was to evaluate whether osteoclast-secreted molecules affect the chondrocyte metabolism and assess the contribution of Wnt pathway.<p class="abstex...

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Objective: Wnt/β-catenin pathway is a main regulator of bone remodeling, but might be inhibited in cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA). We here investigated the effect of mechanical loading in Wnt activation and the expression of Wnt antagonists in the joint tissues.Methods: Topgal mice were used. Mice underwent partial meniscectomy (Mnx) and sacrificed at 4, 6, and 9 weeks. Dissected knees were scanned by microCT and then prepared for cryosectioning t...

Aim: Wnt/β-catenin pathway promotes cartilage breakdown in osteoarthritis. We have previously shown that sclerostin preserves chondrocyte maintenance in vitro by reducing chondrocyte catabolism through the inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin pathway. However, sclerostin restores partially the expression of the anabolic genes. We therefore investigated the effect of sclerostin in the activation of Wnt non canonical pathways mediated by Ca2+/CaMKII, JNK, an...

Bisphosphonates (BP) are powerful bone resorption inhibitors. They are used for the symptomatic treatment of malignant osteolytic bone disease (e.g. multiple myeloma and bone metastasis), as well as bone diseases associated with high bone resorption (e.g. postmenopausal osteoporosis, cortisone-induced osteoporosis). However, recent data showed that a rare, but serious, adverse effect of BP therapy is osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). Given the increasing number of persons rece...