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ArticleJournal of biomedical optics2011

Raman spectroscopy detects deterioration in biomechanical properties of bone in a glucocorticoid-treated mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis.

Jason R Maher, Masahiko Takahata, Hani A Awad, Andrew J Berger

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Article in Journal of biomedical optics, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jason R MaherUniversity of Rochester, The Institute of Optics, Rochester, New York 14627, USA.
Masahiko Takahata
Hani A Awad
Andrew J Berger
University of Rochester · US

Funding

Noninvasive optical monitoring of bone quality in an arthritic mouse modelR21AR061285 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI AWAD, HANI A, BERGER, ANDREW J · 2011 to 2012
$341k
NIAMS NIH HHS 1R21AR061285-01NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR061285
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although glucocorticoids are frequently prescribed for the symptomatic management of inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, extended glucocorticoid exposure is the leading cause of physician-induced osteoporosis and leaves patients at a high risk of fracture. To study the biochemical effects of glucocorticoid exposure and how they might affect biomechanical properties of the bone, Raman spectra were acquired from ex vivo tibiae of glucocorticoid- and placebo-treated wild-type mice and a transgenic mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis. Statistically significant spectral differences were observed due to both treatment regimen and mouse genotype. These differences are attributed to changes in the overall bone mineral composition, as well as the degree of phosphate mineralization in tibial cortical bone. In addition, partial least squares regression was used to generate a Raman-based prediction of each tibia's biomechanical strength as quantified by a torsion test. The Raman-based predictions were as accurate as those produced by microcomputed tomography derived parameters, and more accurate than the clinically-used parameter of bone mineral density. These results suggest that Raman spectroscopy could be a valuable tool for monitoring bone biochemistry in studies of bone diseases such as osteoporosis, including tests of drugs being developed to combat these diseases.

Indexed as

Analysis of VarianceAnimalsArthritis, RheumatoidBiomechanical PhenomenaDisease Models, AnimalGlucocorticoidsLeast-Squares AnalysisMiceOsteoporosisPrednisoloneReproducibility of ResultsSpectrum Analysis, RamanTibiaTorqueX-Ray MicrotomographyGlucocorticoidsPrednisolone

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PMID21895339
PMCPMC3170399
OpenAlexW2150737699

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