Factors In Initiation Of Ossification Flashcards
What is bone derived from?
Mesenchyme
What is the process of intramembranous ossification? (Reference?)
- Mesenchyme becomes highly vascularised
- Some cells differentiate into osteoblasts and deposit osteoid
- Osteoblasts become trapped and become osteoclasts
- Organisation -> eg. Haversian systems around blood vessels
- Osteoblasts remain at periphery and lay down lamellae
- Osteoclasts keep centre speculated/spongy
(Moore and Persaud, 2008)
Where does intramembranous ossification occur?
Within a membranous sheath formed in a mesenchyme
What is the process of endochondral ossification?
- Primary ossification centre appears
- Chondrocytes hypertrophy and die:
- a) Thin layer of bone laid down under perichondrium -> Periosteum - Invasion of vascular cells surrounding periosteum break up cartilage
- Some cells differentiate into haematopoietic stem cells and make bone marrow
- Bone spicules are remodelled by osteoblasts and osteoclasts
Where does endochondral ossification occur?
In a pre-existing cartilage model
What do the somites on either side of the neural tube compartmentalise into?
Dermomytomes
Sclerotomes
What does the ventral sclerotome do to form what?
Forms a tube around notochord and segments into:
- Vertebral bodies
- IV discs
While the notochord eventually regresses, where does it remain and contribute to?
IV discs:
- Contributes to nucleus pulposus
What form of ossification forms the centra of vertebrae?
True endochondral
What is the ossification process of the neural arches?
Intramembranous followed by endochondral
What is the pattern of ossification of the centra? When?
One ossification centre
Bi-directionally from one area in lower thoracic/upper lumbar area - Around weeks 9-10
What is the pattern of ossification of the neural arches? When?
Two centres per arch From 2 areas: - Lower cervical/Upper thoracic - Lower thoracic/Upper lumbar - Around week 8
What are the references for the ossification of vertebrae?
Cunningham, 2017
Bagnall et al. 1977
Moore and Persaud, 2008
What are the PAX genes responsible for?
Segmentation of:
- Vertebral column
- Ribs
How many PAX genes are there in humans?
9
What did Smith and Tuan, (1994) find in regards to PAX genes?
Studied foetuses at 7-8 and 10-12 weeks
Found PAX1 only in the 7-8 weeks group
What did Peters, (1999) find in regards to PAX genes?
PAX1 and PAX9 have a synergistic effect:
- Both in different parts of vertebral column
- Double mutant mice had far more issues
What does the notochord signal the induction of? What happens if the notochord is removed? (Reference?)
Signals induction of PAX1
Removal -> Fused cartilaginous tube -> Klippel-Feil syndrome
(Fleming et al., 2001)
What is mechanobiology?
How a cell reacts to its environment by:
- Detecting external forces
- Measuring external forces
- Responding to external forces
What forces are involved in the mechanibiology of bone and what are these essential for?
The forces are mechanical loading
Essential in skeletal development
How do tissues (bone) respond to external forces (mechanical loading)?
Tissues will adapt their: - Function - Structure - Mass/Density In regards to bone - they change structure and density
What is a useful reference for mechanobiology?
Nowlan et al., 2010