BJST Flashcards
used as a specific marker of
osteoblast activity
Serum Osteoponin
type 1 collagen + smaller amounts of GAGs + other proteins (osteopontin or osteocalcin- for bone formation and mineralization)
Osteoid
primarily hydroxyapatite which give bone its hardness and serves as a repository for 99% of the calcium and 85% of the phosphorus
Minerals
Produced rapidly (during fetal development or
fracture repair
Always abnormal in adults, but its presence is not specific for any particular disease
Woven Bone
Supported by bony trabeculae interspersed with marrow, may be fatty (white) or hematopoietic (red)
Lamellar Bone
Located on the surface of the osteoid matrix
Synthesize, transport, and assemble matrix and regulate mineralization
Osteoblast
Connected by an intricate network of dendritic cytoplasmic processes through tunnels (canaliculi)
Controls calcium and phosphate levels
Mechanotransduction detects mechanical forces and translate them into myologic activity
Osteocytes
Specialized multinucleated macrophages derived
from circulated monocytes
Responsible for bone resorption
Osteoclast
Attaches to the bone matrix which creates sealed extracellular trench (resorption pit)
Secretion of acid and neutral proteases, (MMPs), into the pit results in dissolution of inorganic and organic
bone components
Osteoclast
Most bones that form during embryogenesis develop from a
cartilage mold via
endochondral ossification
Central medullary canal within the anlagen is created by
chondroblasts at approximately
8 week of gestation
earliest bone trabeculae
Primary Spongiosa
Dense layer of mesenchyme is directly ossified by
osteoblasts without a cartilage anlagen
Intramembranous Ossification
Maintains chondrocyte proliferation
Growth hormone
Acts on proliferating chondrocytes to induce
hypertrophy
Thyroid Hormone
Coordinates chondrocyte proliferation and
differentiation with osteoblast proliferation
Indian Hedgehog
Activates the PTH receptor to maintain
chondrocyte proliferation
PTHrP
Activate β-catenin to promote chondrocyte
proliferation and maturation
WTN Growth Factors
Expressed by proliferating, but not
hypertrophic, chondrocytes that is essential for
differentiation of chondrocyte precursors
SOX9
Expressed in early hypertrophic chondrocytes
which controls terminal chondrocyte and
osteoblast differentiation
RUNX2
Act on hypertrophic chondrocytes to inhibit
proliferation and promote differentiation
Fibroblast Growth Factor
Chondrocyte proliferation and hypertrophy at
the growth plate
Bone Morphogenic Proteins
Remodeling takes place at
Bone Multicellular Unit (BMU)
Balance between bone formation and resorption is modulated by
RANK & WNT
expressed on osteoclast
precursor
Transmembrane receptor RANK
expressed on osteoblasts and marrow stromal cells
RANK ligand