Influence of Osteoprotegerin (OPG) on Resorption of Heterotopically Induced Ossicle |
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Authors: | Iwona Kochanowska Krzysztof Włodarski Marek Pienkowski Kazimierz Ostrowski |
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Institution: | Institute for Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland. |
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Abstract: | In this paper, the effect of osteoprotegerin (OPG) on slowing down the resorption process of heterotopically induced bone tissue is described. The induced ossicle is resorbed ex inactivitate. This system mimics osteoporosis in immobilised skeletal bones. Bone induction was achieved in BALB/c mice after the injection of the suspension of 3 x 10(6) HeLa cells into thigh muscle of animals immuno-suppressed by a single dose of hydrocortisone. To slow down the process of resorption we applied OPG and measured quantitatively the effect by weighing the mass of mineral deposited in the induced ossicle after hydrolysis of soft tissues surrounding the induced ossicles. As the effect of application of OPG more than 340-540% of bone mineral is found in the induced ossicles following nine applications of 0.05 mg OPG per mouse, every second day--in comparison to the control animals. |
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Keywords: | Bone induction Bone resorption Osteoprotegerin |
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