Bone Abstracts

Introduction: Mandibular alveolar bone appears to be particularly sensitive to local factors compared to other skeletal sites. In growing rats, occlusal hypofunction leads to a dramatic decrease of the alveolar bone microarchitecture. Intra-radicular bone surrounding teeth is a specific functional area with a high bone turnover. We hypothesized that the mechanical loading of the alveolar process during mastication may play a role in the preservation of the alveolar bone microa...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) a condition of profound undernutrition, is characterized by alterations in neuroendocrine and metabolic functions. Among the serious pathological consequences of this eating disorder, osteoporosis is often observed and persists after recovery, leading to a high fracture risk.To study particularly bone alterations and recovery, a long term mouse model has been developed. In this model named separation-based anorexia (SBA) – a ch...

Context: An increase in bone marrow adiposity (BMA) is usually described in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients and in calorie restriction models. This induced BMA could be involved in the development of the osteoporosis often described in AN. However, BMA increase is not always observed and could be depending on the severity of the deficit.We previously developed the separation-based anorexia mouse model (SBA)1 (Ethical approval CEEA #022012). SBA...

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Bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are the origin of bone-forming cells with immunomodulation potential. Among the generated immunosuppressive molecules there is HLA-G5. HLA-G proteins play a crucial role in promoting the acceptance of allografts. However, the mechanisms regulating the expression of HLA-G5 in human MSCs are unknown. We induced differentiation of human MSCs (harvested from iliac crests of healthy volunteers after their informed consent following approved...