ArticleJournal of bone and mineral metabolism2024
Hypergravity stimulates mechanical behavior and micro-architecture of tibia in rats.
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introductionThe bone tissue is susceptible to hypergravity (+ G) environment. It is necessary to discuss the extent to which specific + G values are beneficial or detrimental to bone tissue. The objective of this study was to characterize the effects of high + G values on mechanical properties, microstructures, and cellular metabolism of bone. MATERIALS AND
methods30 male Wistar rats aged 12 weeks were randomly divided into 5 groups, and bore different + G (namely + 1G, + 4G, + 8G, + 10G and + 12G) environments respectively for 4 weeks, 5 days each week, and 3 minutes each day. The macro-mechanical parameters, microstructure parameters, and mRNA transcription levels of the tibia were determined through the three-point bending method, micro-CT detection, and q-PCR analysis, respectively.
resultsAs the + G value increases, hypergravity becomes increasingly detrimental to the macro-mechanical performance of rat tibia. Concerning the microstructure of cancellous bone, there appears to be a favorable trend at + 4G, followed by a progressively detrimental trend at higher G values. In addition, the mRNA transcription levels of OPG and RANKL show an initial tendency of enhanced bone absorption at +4G, followed by an increase in bone remodeling capacity as G value increases.
conclusionThe higher G values correspond to poorer macro-mechanical properties of the tibia, and a + 4G environment benefits the microstructure of the tibia. At the cellular level, bone resorption is enhanced in the + 4G group, but the bone remodeling capability gradually increases with further increments in G values.
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