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ArticleBone & joint research2021

Human osteoblasts obtained from distinct periarticular sites demonstrate differences in biological function in vitro.

Erden Ali, Mark Birch, Niina Hopper, Neil Rushton, Andrew W McCaskie, Roger A Brooks

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Article in Bone & joint research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Erden AliDivision of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2505-186X
Mark BirchDivision of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Niina HopperDivision of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5718-7174
Neil RushtonDivision of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Andrew W McCaskieDivision of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Roger A BrooksDivision of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Addenbrooke's Hospital · GB

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Medical Research Council MR/K017047/1Medical Research Council MR/R015635/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsAccumulated evidence indicates that local cell origins may ingrain differences in the phenotypic activity of human osteoblasts. We hypothesized that these differences may also exist in osteoblasts harvested from the same bone type at periarticular sites, including those adjacent to the fixation sites for total joint implant components.

methodsHuman osteoblasts were obtained from the acetabulum and femoral neck of seven patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and from the femoral and tibial cuts of six patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Osteoblasts were extracted from the usually discarded bone via enzyme digestion, characterized by flow cytometry, and cultured to passage three before measurement of metabolic activity, collagen production, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) expression, and mineralization.

resultsOsteoblasts from the acetabulum showed lower proliferation (p = 0.034), cumulative collagen release (p < 0.001), and ALP expression (p = 0.009), and produced less mineral (p = 0.006) than those from the femoral neck. Osteoblasts from the tibia produced significantly less collagen (p = 0.021) and showed lower ALP expression than those from the distal femur.

conclusionWe have demonstrated for the first time an anatomical regional variation in the biological behaviours of osteoblasts on either side of the hip and knee joint. The lower osteoblast proliferation, matrix production, and mineralization from the acetabulum compared to those from the proximal femur may be reflected in differences in bone formation and implant fixation at these sites. Cite this article:

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acetabulumalkaline phosphataseArthroplastyAseptic looseningCollagendistal femoralFemoral neckFlow cytometryhipOsteoblastosteoblaststibiatotal knee arthroplasty (TKA)

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