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BONE
卷 29, 期 2, 页码 185-191出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S8756-3282(01)00485-9
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bone mineralization density distribution (BMDD); quantitative backscattered electron imaging (qBEI); scanning small-angle X-ray scattering (scanning-SAXS); cortical porosity; postmenopausal osteoporosis; alendronate
The strength of bone is correlated with bone mass but is also influenced significantly by other factors such as structural properties of the matrix (e.g., collagen mutations) and the mineral. Changes at all levels of this organization could contribute to fracture risk. We investigated the effects of alendronate (Ain) treatment on the density of mineralization and the ultrastructure of the mineral/collagen composite, size and habitus of mineral particles in iliac cancellous bone, as well as on the porosity of iliac cortical bone from postmenopausal osteoporotic women. Twenty-four transiliac bone biopsies from Phase III Ain (10 mg/day) trials (placebo and Ain after 2 and 3 years of treatment, n = 6 per group) were studied. The mineral structure was investigated by quantitative backscattered electron imaging (qBEI) and by scanning small-angle X-ray scattering (scanning-SAXS). qBEI histograms reflect the bone mineralization density distribution (BMDD), whereas SAXS patterns characterize the size and arrangement of the mineral particles in bone. We found that: (i) the relative calcium content of osteoporotic bone was significantly lower than that of data-base controls; (ii) mineralization was significantly higher and more uniform after Ain treatment; (iii) size and habitus of the mineral particles was not different between placebo and Aln-treated groups; and (iv) the porosity of cortical bone was reduced significantly by Ain treatment. We conclude that Ain treatment increases the degree and uniformity of bone matrix mineralization without affecting the size and habitus of the mineral crystals. It also decreases the porosity of the corticalis. Together these effects may contribute to the observed reduction in fractures. (C) 2001 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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