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ArticleScientific reports2017

Quick and inexpensive paraffin-embedding method for dynamic bone formation analyses.

Amy Porter, Regina Irwin, Josselyn Miller, Daniel J Horan, Alexander G Robling, Laura R McCabe

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Amy PorterDepartment of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Regina IrwinDepartment of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Josselyn MillerDepartment of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Daniel J HoranDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Alexander G RoblingDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Laura R McCabeDepartment of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Funding

Mechanistic basis of probiotic prevention of osteoporosisR01AT007695 · NCCIH · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BRITTON, ROBERT A, MCCABE, LAURA R · 2013 to 2017
$2.2M
The Role of the Gut and Bone Microenvironment in T1D Bone LossR01DK101050 · NIDDK · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MCCABE, LAURA R, PARAMESWARAN, NARAYANAN · 2014 to 2016
$1.1M
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT007695NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK101050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have developed a straightforward method that uses paraffin-embedded bone for undemineralized thin sectioning, which is amenable to subsequent dynamic bone formation measurements. Bone has stiffer material properties than paraffin, and therefore has hereforto usually been embedded in plastic blocks, cured and sectioned with a tungsten carbide knife to obtain mineralized bone sections for dynamic bone formation measures. This process is expensive and requires special equipment, experienced personnel, and time for the plastic to penetrate the bone and cure. Our method utilizes a novel way to prepare mineralized bone that increases its compliance so that it can be embedded and easily section in paraffin blocks. The approach is simple, quick, and costs less than 10% of the price for plastic embedded bone sections. While not effective for static bone measures, this method allows dynamic bone analyses to be readily performed in laboratories worldwide which might not otherwise have access to traditional (plastic) equipment and expertise.

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HistocytochemistryOsteogenesisAnimalsBiomarkersBone and BonesFluorescent Antibody TechniqueMiceBiomarkers

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PMID28198415
PMCPMC5309838

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