Bone Abstracts

A clinical and densitometric study was performed in the group of 62 adults with cerebral palsy (CP) under institutionalized care in the district of Przemyśl (Southern Poland), 12 of whom had the history of 15 radiologically confirmed non-phalangeal limb fractures. The study assessed correlation between the prevalence of fractures and age, body mass, locomotor abilities determined by Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), presence of epilepsy, antiepileptic dr...

In recent years, the important role in bone remodelling Wnt/β-catenin pathway is highlighted. Key receptor of this pathway is LDL receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5). It was demonstrated in adults that polymorphism in LRP5 gene was associated with bone mineral density and fracture risk. So far no such studies were conducted in children.The aim of the study was the analysis of LRP5 and COL1A1 genes in a patient with r...

Introduction: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetically determined bone dysplasia characterised predominantlyby recurrent fractures, reduced bone mineral density and some clinical features connected with colagenopathy. However, not all patients have exhibit all this signs, and in this situation diagnosis may be difficult.Aim: The aim of this work is to compare clinical symptoms of various types of osteogenesis imperfecta and to present diagnostic pro...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is associated with an increased risk of bone fragility due to the adverse effects of prolonged glucocorticoid therapy and progressive muscle weakness on bone strength. The resultant osteoporosis, which predisposes to fragility fractures of both long bones and vertebrae, is a major cause for concern. We studied 70 boys with DMD mean age 10.74±3.83 years. Bone mineral density was measured by DXA scan on lumbar spine and total body and conte...

Diabetes leads to development of osteoporosis. Experimental type 1 diabetes may be induced by a single dose of streptozotocin (STZ), and nicotinamide (NA) administered 15 min before STZ dose-dependently protects against the STZ action. Coffee drinking, apart of its health benefits, is taken into consideration as an osteoporosis risk factor. Data from human and experimental studies on coffee and caffeine effects on the skeletal system are inconsistent. For example, although oth...

Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is a monogenetic disorder caused by mutations in the NF1 gene encoding for the Ras-GAP protein neurofibromin. Apart from benign tumour development NF1 is frequently associated with skeletal manifestations such as osteopenia or debilitating focal skeletal dysplasia. To assess a function of Nf1 in osteocytes we here apply a combinatorial approach of biophysical, histological and molecular techniques allowing differential analysis ...

Sp7 and Runx2 are essential transcription factors for osteoblast differentiation at an early stage, and Runx2 inhibits osteoblast maturation at a late stage. However, the functions of Sp7 in bone development are not fully elucidated. Thus, we pursued the functions of Sp7 in bone development by generating osteoblast-specific Sp7 transgenic (tg) mice using 2.3 kb Col1a1 promoter. Sp7 tg mice showed osteopenia and woven-bone like structure in the cortic...

Biographical DetailsDr Lynda F Bonewald is a University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC) Curators Professor, the Lefkowitz Professor of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, and Director of the Mineralized Tissue/Bone Biology Research Program at the UMKC School of Dentistry, Director of the UMKC Center of Excellence in the Study of Dental and Musculoskeletal Tissues and UMKC Vice Chancellor for ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of anabolic PTH on periodontal repair and mandibular bone defect in rats. Fenestration defects were created unilaterally of lower first molars in Wistar rats (n=32), and both periodontal ligament and cementum were removed. Animals were treated 3 times a week and then assigned to four groups (n=8): i) C14 – placebo administration for 14 days; ii) P14 – PTH administration for 14 days; iii) C21 – pl...

Aim: Differences in fracture risk between ethnic groups have been documented. The basis for these differences is yet incomplete and the age at what ethnic differences appear is uncertain. Assessment of bone health in pediatric populations could bring insights on factors compromising bone accrual. We describe here differences in total body bone mineral density (TB-BMD) in a unique setting of children of the same age, measured with the same device (iDXA) different ethnic backgro...