scholarly journals Micro-CT Study of Mongolian Gerbil Humeral Bone After Prolonged Spaceflight Based on a New Algorithm for Delimitation of Long-Bone Regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri S. Krivonosov ◽  
Victoria I. Gulimova ◽  
Alexey V. Buzmakov ◽  
Denis A. Zolotov ◽  
Alessia Cedola ◽  
...  

The Mongolian gerbil displays unique physiological and anatomical features that make this species an attractive object for biological experiments in space. However, until recently, the Mongolian gerbil has remained a novel, mostly unstudied animal model in investigating bone loss in weightlessness (G0). After 12 days of orbital Foton-M3 mission, the humerus of Mongolian gerbils has been studied here via micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) to quantify bone morphometric parameters. The samples from the flight group, delayed synchronous ground-control group, and basal control group were investigated, and main morphometric parameters were reported in the article. The accurate selection of a region of interest is an essential step for a correct assessment of bone parameters. We proposed a new, easy and efficient method for delimiting the bone’s basic regions in the humerus. It is based on quantitative estimation of X-ray attenuation in the cortical bone as a function of humerus bone length. The micro-CT analysis of the basic bone regions revealed a difference in bone morphometric parameters between the flight and control gerbils. The most significant bone loss was observed in the cortical part of the proximal humeral zone in the flight group. No statistically significant changes of volume fraction in the cancellous tissue of proximal and distal epiphyses and metaphyses were observed. A statistically significant increase in both cancellous bone volume and bone X-ray attenuation in the flight group was detected in the proximal part of the diaphyses. We assume that enhanced calcium deposition in the diaphyseal cancellous tissue occurred due to a bone response to G0 conditions.

2018 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 632-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kriangkrai Kraiwattanapong ◽  
Bancha Samruajbenjakun

ABSTRACT Objectives: To investigate the effects of light and heavy forces with corticotomy on tooth movement rate, alveolar bone response, and root resorption in a rat model. Materials and Methods: The right and left sides of 40 male Wistar rats were randomly assigned using the split-mouth design to two groups: light force with corticotomy (LF) and heavy force with corticotomy (HF). Tooth movement was performed on the maxillary first molars using a nickel-titanium closed-coil spring delivering either 10 g (light force) or 50 g (heavy force). Tooth movement and alveolar bone response were assessed by micro–computed tomography (micro-CT) at day 0 as the baseline and on days 7, 14, 21, and 28. Root resorption was examined by histomorphometric analysis at day 28. Results: Micro-CT analysis showed a significantly greater tooth movement in the HF group at days 7 and 14 but no difference in bone volume fraction at any of the observed periods. Histomorphometric analysis found no significant difference in root resorption between the LF and HF groups at day 28. Conclusions: Heavy force with corticotomy increased tooth movement at days 7 and 14 but did not show any difference in alveolar bone change or root resorption.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Peige Wang ◽  
Jie Ding ◽  
Guangyue Yang ◽  
Wen Sun ◽  
Hailing Guo ◽  
...  

Objective. The present study intends to investigate the effects and underlying molecular mechanism of Qigu Capsule (QG) on fracture healing in mice with osteoporosis. Methods. Ten-week-old female C57BL/6 mice were ovariectomized and three weeks later were evaluated for successful modeling. Then, all mice were prepared into models of transverse fracture in the right middle femoral shaft. Mice were treated daily using a gavage with normal saline (the NS group), Qigu Capsule (the QG group), or alendronate (the ALN group) postoperatively. Fracture callus tissues were collected and analyzed by X-ray, micro-CT, western blot (WB), and transmission electron microscope (TEM) on postoperation Day 14 (POD14), POD28, and POD42. Results. (1) X-ray results showed that on POD14, the QG group had the fracture healing score significantly higher than the NS and ALN groups, and on POD28, it had the fracture healing score higher than the NS group, suggesting that QG could promote fracture healing. (2) Micro-CT results showed that on POD14, the QG group had tissue bone density (TMD) significantly higher than the NS and ALN groups, and on POD28 and POD42, it had bone volume fraction, trabecular number, and TMD significantly higher than the NS group. (3) WB results showed that, compared with the NS group, the QG group had significantly increased expression of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP), runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), bone Gla protein (BGP) and collagen Iα1 (COLIα1) on POD14, significantly increased expression of NF-κB, HIF-1α, BALP and COLIα1 on POD28, and significantly increased expression of NF-κB, HIF-1α, and Runx2 on POD42. (4) TEM scanning results showed that, compared with the NS and ALN groups, the QG group had significantly increased numbers of autophagic vacuoles (AVs) in osteocytes on POD14, POD28, and POD42. Conclusion. QG could accelerate osteoporotic fracture healing by promoting bone formation and osteocyte autophagy, possibly through upregulating the NF-κB/HIF-1α signaling pathway.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junli Liu ◽  
Jianing Wang ◽  
Yanchuan Guo

Oral administration of bovine collagen peptide (CP) combined with calcium citrate (CC) has been found to inhibit bone loss in ovariectomized rats. However, the protective effects of CP and CP–CC against bone loss have not been investigated in a tail-suspension simulated microgravity (SMG) rat model. Adult Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 40) were randomly divided into five groups (n = 8): a control group with normal gravity, a SMG control group, and three SMG groups that underwent once-daily gastric gavage with CP (750 mg/kg body weight), CC (75 mg/kg body weight) or CP–CC (750 and 75 mg/kg body weight, respectively) for 28 days. After sacrifice, the femurs were analyzed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, three-point bending mechanical tests, microcomputed tomography, and serum bone metabolic markers. Neither CP nor CP–CC treatment significantly inhibited bone loss in SMG rats, as assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and three-point bending mechanical tests. However, both CP and CP–CC treatment were associated with partial prevention of the hind limb unloading-induced deterioration of bone microarchitecture, as demonstrated by improvements in trabecular number and trabecular separation. CP–CC treatment increased serum osteocalcin levels. Dietary supplementation with CP or CP–CC may represent an adjunct strategy to reduce the risk of fracture in astronauts.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-222
Author(s):  
T. O. Veresiuk ◽  
P. R. Selskyy ◽  
A. T. Televiak

Annotation. The ischemic-reperfusion lesion, which occurs during the restoration of the arterial circulation, causes structural and spatial reorganization of the arterial bed of the hind limbs of the rats. Recently, more and more attention has been paid to the treatment and prevention of the ischemic changes are given to the nootopic medicines, among which carbacetam stands out. The aim of the study – to establish the manifestations of the structural-spatial remodeling of the arterial bed of the hind limbs of the rats in the femoral, popliteal and tibial anatomical areas during ischemia-reperfusion and under conditions of the correction with carbacetam. An X-ray examination was performed of the arterial bed of the hind limbs of 30 rats under conditions of the ischemia-reperfusion (group I) and 30 rats in the simulation of the ischemia-reperfusion, which were injected carbacetam once a day (5 mg/kg) during 14 days in postischemic period. There were 6 intact animals in the control group. Simulation of the ischemia was performed by applying SWAT rubber tourniquets on the hind limbs for 2 hours, and reperfusion by removal of the arterial tourniquet. The animals of the experimental groups were divided into 5 subgroups with reperfusion terms after 1, 2 hours and 1 day, as well as after 7 and 14 days. The filling of the arterial bed with a suspension of lead sulfide and the radiography were performed. Research morphometric parameters were calculated using the SEO Image Lab software of Sumy Electron Optics. The diameters of the main column (D0,), thicker (D1,) and thinner (D2,) subsidiary branches were determined, and the asymmetry coefficient (H2) was calculated. Statistical processing of the material was carried out using a program package “Microsoft Exсel”. Research results and their discussion. Visual analysis revealed dilatation of the main vascular columns and reduction of angioarchitectonics of the limb, most likely after 1 day, which was confirmed morphometrically. In particular, in the femoral region by 15.77 % (p<0.005) increased (D0) by 12.77 % (p<0.05) – (D1) and by 20.93 % (p<0.005) – (D2). and the asymmetry coefficient (H2) increased by 9.36 % (p<0.05). In the popliteal area at the end of 1 day there was an increase in the lumen of D0 by 18.49 % (p<0.005) and its subsidiary branches D1 and D2 by 15.8 % (p<0.05) and 25.12 % (p<0.05), respectively. The value of H2 increased in this group by 10.56 % (p<0.005). In the area of the tibia during this period there was an increase in the indicator (D0) by 19.54 % (p<0.05), and indicators D1 and D2 – by 12.58 % (p>0.05) and 23.51 % (p<0.05), respectively, and the asymmetry coefficient (H2) – increased by 11.78 % (p<0.05). After 14 days after the resumption of blood supply, the morphometric parameters of the arterial tees decreased and approached the level of the values of the control group. On the X-ray angiograms of the animals with using a correction, an also have signs of the vascular dilatation, but their intensity was less relative to the group, in which correcting was not performed. Thus, in the area of the femoral artery through 1 day of reperfusion marked on decreasing in D0 by 4.0 % (p<0.005), D1 by 2.0 % (p<0.005), D2 by 3.96 % (p<0.005), and H2 by 2.51 % (p<0.005) in the group with correction compared to similar indicators without correction. On the X-ray angiograms of the animals with using a correction, an also have signs of the vascular dilatation, but their intensity was less relative to the group, in which correcting was not performed. Thus, in the area of the femoral artery through 1 day of reperfusion marked on decreasing in D0 by 4.0 % (p<0.005), D1 by 2.0 % (p<0.005), D2 by 3,96 % (p<0.005), and H2 by 2.51 % (p<0.005) in the group with correction compared to similar indicators of the group without correction. At the levels of the popliteal artery, after the application of the correction, the index D0 was lower by 3.0 % (p<0.005), D1 by 2.02 % (p<0.005), D2 by 4.0 % (p<0.005), and H2 by 2.58 % (p<0.005) compared with a group of the animals without correction. In the tibia using of carbacetam caused a decrease in the values of D0 by 3.0 %, D1 by 3.0 % (p<0.005), D2 and H2 by 4.36 % (p<0.005) and 3.83 % (p<0.005) in accordance. Thus, simulated ischemia-reperfusion supplementation with morfo-functional reorganization of the arteries of the hind limbs of the rats at all studied levels after 1 hour of the reperfusion and reaching the highest values after 1 day. Gradually, returning of the studied indicators to the control group occurs after 14 days of the experiment, and the application of correction helps to return the basic parameters of vascular tees at all levels to the control group after 7 days of the experiment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Zhantao Deng ◽  
Shuai Wang ◽  
Mengyuan Li ◽  
Guangtao Fu ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
...  

Aim. To investigate the different effects on osteolysis between commercial pure Ti particles and TiAl6V4 particles obtained from prosthesis of patients with aseptic loosening. Method. Scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, and X-ray diffraction were used for the size test, chemical composition test, and phase analysis of two kinds of Ti particles. Microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) and 3-dimensional reconstruction analysis were applied to analyze the bone loss quantitatively and radiologically. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining were used to assess the histologic difference. Result. TiAl6V4 particles were constituted by FeO, Al45V7, and Al3Ti while pure Ti particles were constituted by Ti, Ti3O, and C4H7NO3. Similar particle size of nanoscale was detected of two Ti particles. A TiAl6V4 osteolysis model had more severe bone loss when scanned with micro-CT and assessed by quantitative analysis. TiAl6V4 also presented deeper and wider calvarial bone loss in HE staining and more activated osteoclasts in TRAP staining. Conclusion. A mouse calvarial model is the most effective animal model for the primary in vivo research of aseptic loosening. Compared with commercial Ti particles, TiAl6V4 particles derived from prosthesis of an aseptic loosening patient had more severe bone loss and more activated osteoclast, which was more consistent with pathogenesis of aseptic loosening in vivo, had high success rate of establishment of a model, and was more desired in animal modeling.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuyou Qiu ◽  
Cuisong Tang ◽  
Mario Serrano-Sosa ◽  
Jian Hu ◽  
Jingqi Zhu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background This study is aimed to determine the efficacy of X-Ray Microtomography (micro-CT) in predicting oxytocin (OT) treatment response in rabbit osteoporosis(OP) model. Methods Sixty-five rabbits were randomly divided into three groups: control group, ovariectomy (OVX) -vehicle and OVX-oxytocin group. The controls underwent sham surgery. OVX-vehicle and OVX-oxytocin groups were subjected to bilateral OVX. The rabbits in OVX-oxytocin group were injected with oxytocin. In the 0th, 4th, 8th, 10th and 12th weeks post OVX operation, bone mineral density (BMD) and bone micro-architectural parameters were measured in three groups. Results Bone mineral density (BMD), bone volume fraction (BV/TV), Trabecular Number (Tb.N), and Trabecular Thickness (Tb.Th) decreased, while Trabecular Spacing (Tb.Sp) and Structure Model Index (SMI) increased overtime in all the three groups. In OVX-oxytocin group, the bone deterioration tendency is slowing down compared with that of the OVX-vehicle group. The BMD of the OVX-oxytocin group was significantly lower than those in the OVX-vehicle group at 12th week (P = 0.017). BV/TV and Tb.Sp in OVX-oxytocin group changed significantly from 8th week (P = 0.043) and 12th week (P = 0.014), which is earlier than that of BMD and other bone micro-architectural parameters. Conclusion BV/TV and Tb.Sp changed prior to BMD and other bone micro-architectural parameters with oxytocin intervention, which indicate that they are more sensitive markers for predicting early osteoporosis and treatment monitoring when using micro-CT to evaluate osteoporosis rabbit model.


Author(s):  
E. F. Koch ◽  
E. L. Hall ◽  
S. W. Yang

The plane-front solidified eutectic alloys consisting of aligned tantalum monocarbide fibers in a nickel alloy matrix are currently under consideration for future aircraft and gas turbine blades. The MC fibers provide exceptional strength at high temperatures. In these alloys, the Ni matrix is strengthened by the precipitation of the coherent γ' phase (ordered L12 structure, nominally Ni3Al). The mechanical strength of these materials can be sensitively affected by overall alloy composition, and these strength variations can be due to several factors, including changes in solid solution strength of the γ matrix, changes in they γ' size or morphology, changes in the γ-γ' lattice mismatch or interfacial energy, or changes in the MC morphology, volume fraction, thermal stability, and stoichiometry. In order to differentiate between these various mechanisms, it is necessary to determine the partitioning of elemental additions between the γ,γ', and MC phases. This paper describes the results of such a study using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy in the analytical electron microscope.


Author(s):  
Auclair Gilles ◽  
Benoit Danièle

During these last 10 years, high performance correction procedures have been developed for classical EPMA, and it is nowadays possible to obtain accurate quantitative analysis even for soft X-ray radiations. It is also possible to perform EPMA by adapting this accurate quantitative procedures to unusual applications such as the measurement of the segregation on wide areas in as-cast and sheet steel products.The main objection for analysis of segregation in steel by means of a line-scan mode is that it requires a very heavy sampling plan to make sure that the most significant points are analyzed. Moreover only local chemical information is obtained whereas mechanical properties are also dependant on the volume fraction and the spatial distribution of highly segregated zones. For these reasons we have chosen to systematically acquire X-ray calibrated mappings which give pictures similar to optical micrographs. Although mapping requires lengthy acquisition time there is a corresponding increase in the information given by image anlysis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (S1) ◽  
pp. 2944-2945
Author(s):  
Jan Dewanckele ◽  
Frederik Coppens ◽  
Wesley De Boever ◽  
Marijn Boone ◽  
Luke Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Micro Ct ◽  

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