期刊
BONE
卷 57, 期 1, 页码 184-193出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.07.038
关键词
Trace elements; Spatial distribution; Human bone; Synchrotron radiation micro X-ray fluorescence analysis Quantitative backscattered electron imaging
资金
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P21905-N20]
- European Community [226716]
- AUVA (Research funds of the Austrian Workers Compensation Board)
- WGKK (Viennese Sickness Insurance Funds)
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P 21905] Funding Source: researchfish
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P21905] Funding Source: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Trace elements are chemical elements in minute quantities, which are known to accumulate in the bone. Cortical and trabecular bones consist of bone structural units (BSUs) such as osteons and bone packets of different mineral content and are separated by cement lines. Previous studies investigating trace elements in bone lacked resolution and therefore very little is known about the local concentration of zinc (Zn), strontium (Sr) and lead (Pb) in BSUs of human bone. We used synchrotron radiation induced micro X-ray fluorescence analysis (SR mu-XRF) in combination with quantitative backscattered electron imaging (qBEI) to determine the distribution and accumulation of Zn, Sr, and Pb in human bone tissue. Fourteen human bone samples (10 femoral necks and 4 femoral heads) from individuals with osteoporotic femoral neck fractures as well as from healthy individuals were analyzed. Fluorescence intensity maps were matched with BE images and correlated with calcium (Ca) content. We found that Zn and Pb had significantly increased levels in the cement lines of all samples compared to the surrounding mineralized bone matrix. Pb and Sr levels were found to be correlated with the degree of mineralization. Interestingly, Zn intensities had no correlation with Ca levels. We have shown for the first time that there is a differential accumulation of the trace elements Zn, Pb and Sr in BSUs of human bone indicating different mechanisms of accumulation. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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