ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2014
Transcription factor Runx2 in the low bone mineral density of girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
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- Osteopenia in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Review
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- Suppressing Chondrocyte Hypertrophy to Build Better Cartilage.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Risk factors associated with low bone mineral density in children with idiopathic scoliosis: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Septin4 regulates endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis in melatonin‑induced osteoblasts.Molecular medicine reports · 2020Article
- SPRY4 is responsible for pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis by contributing to osteogenic differentiation and melatonin response of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.Cell death & disease · 2019Article
- Long noncoding RNA lncAIS downregulation in mesenchymal stem cells is implicated in the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Cell death and differentiation · 2019Article
- Etiology of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Literature Review.Asian spine journal · 2019Article
- Differential proteome analysis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with thoracolumbar/lumbar curvatures.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- The Role of Vitamin D in the Pathogenesis of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Asian spine journal · 2018Article
- The Signaling Pathways Involved in Chondrocyte Differentiation and Hypertrophic Differentiation.Stem cells international · 2016Review
- Effects of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein on bone morphogenetic protein-2-induced differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.Orthopaedic surgery · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe molecular mechanism of low bone mass in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has not been ascertained. Runx2 is a critical transcription factor regulating osteoblast differentiation and maturation. The present study aimed to explore the possible relationship between Runx2 expression in osteoblasts and bone mineral density (BMD) in subjects with AIS.
methodsTwenty-two girls with AIS scheduled to corrective surgery with iliac crest as donor site of autograft for spinal fusion were recruited. The BMD of lumbar spine and femoral neck were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, then patients were divided into two groups with either normal or reduced BMD. Cancellous bone was harvested from their iliac crests for primary culture of osteoblasts. mRNA and protein expression of Runx2 were assayed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, respectively. Results were compared between the two groups and correlated with BMD.
resultsAIS patients with normal BMD showed comparable maturity and body mass index but significant lower Cobb angle of main curve than those of patients with reduced BMD. The mean BMD of lumbar spine and femoral neck were 0.993 g/m(2) and 0.911 g/m(2) in patients with normal BMD, and were 0.757 g/m(2) and 0.733 g/m(2) in those with reduced BMD, respectively. The differences were significant between two groups (P < 0.05). The relative mean mRNA and protein expression of Runx2 were 0.49 ± 0.12 and 0.062 ± 0.020 in AIS with normal BMD, 0.35 ± 0.12 and 0.042 ± 0.006 in AIS with reduced BMD, respectively. Significantly lower Runx2 mRNA and protein expression were found in patients with AIS patients with reduced BMD than in those with normal BMD (P < 0.05). After controlling for age, weight and body mass index, positive correlations were found between Runx2 expression of both mRNA and protein and BMD of lumbar spine and femoral neck.
conclusionThe abnormal expression of Runx2 in patients with AIS and reduced BMD indicates abnormal regulation of differentiation of their osteoblasts. Runx2 may play an important role in the pathogenesis of reduced BMD in patients with AIS.
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