Osteoclasts, Osteoblasts & Fracture Healing (Exam V) Flashcards
What is the origin & lineage of osteoclasts?
Hematopoietic origin- macrophage/monocyte lineage
In bone remodeling, this is a process by which mature/damaged bone is removed by osteoclasts & replaced with new one- there is no:
Net gain
The process by which bone size/shape is changed by independent action osteoblasts & osteoclasts (adding new bone without prior resorption or removing bone without replacing it)
Bone modeling
Bone modeling can occur in response to (2)
Longitudinal growth
Response to increase in mechanical loading of the bone
Bone modeling can lead to:
Net gain or loss of bone
Disease of impaired osteoclast function that leads to bones that are abnormally dense but brittle & prone to fracture
Osteopetrosis
Osteopetrosis leads to bones that are abnormally:
Dense but brittle & prone to fracture
Osteopetrosis is caused by mutations in genes important for:
Osteoclast resorption
A disease of low bone mass that occurs due to the inability of bone formation to keep up with bone resorption
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is usually seen in:
Post-menopausal women & elderly
Drug that inhibits bone resorption
Anti-resorption agent
Drug that stimulates bone formation
Bone anabolic agent
A fancy word for bone that is dead & does not have any viable osteocytes
Osteonecrotic bone
A complication of bone fracture n which the bone does not heal
Non-union
A disorganized network of cartilage/woven bone formed between the ends of the broken bone & extending beyond the original contour
Fracture callus
In a fracture callus, the callus is ultimately replaced by ____ following ____
Lamellar bone
Remodeling
A fancy word for blood clot
Hematoma
A tissue containing newly formed vascular tissue & fibrous extracellular matrix usually formed in healing wounds
Granulation tissue
A cell that is present in the wall of capillaries & has mesenchymal subcell properties since it can differentiate into other cell types such as muscle, fibroblasts & osteocytes
Pericyte
Pericytes can differentiate into:
Muscle, fibroblasts & osteoblast
Small cells found in the mature muscle that have stem cell-like properties & provide a source of progenitors for formation of muscle cells, especially in situations of muscle injury/repair
Muscle satellite cell
Muscle satellite cells may be able to differentiate into:
Osteoblasts
The ability to form cartilage
Chondrogenic
The ability to form bone
Osteogenic
The formation of new blood vessels from the outgrowth of pre-existing blood vessels
Angiogenesis
When new blood vessels form de novo
Vasculogenesis
A superfamily of structurally & evolutionarily relate proteins that include the transforming growth factor betas (TGFB), the bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs), activism, inhibins, & growth & differentiation factors (GDFs)
Transforming growth family beta superfamily
Transforming beta growth factor superfamily are structurally & evolutionarily related proteins that include (4):
1- TGF betas
2- BMPs
3- Activins/Inhibins
4- Growth/Differentiation factors
Osteoclasts express ____ for removing ____
Proteases
ECM proteins
Osteoclasts express proteins that act as ______ to generate ______ to (reduce the pH to dissolve minerals)
Proton pumps
H+ ions
Active osteoclasts have specialized ______ to increase surfaces area in the resorption compartment
Ruffled border
Life’s span of osteoclasts
Short (days)
Osteoclasts are bone resorbing cells responsible for:
- Bone resorption during _____ & _____
- Removal of _____ during tooth eruption
- Resorption of ____ of _____ teeth
- Removal of ____ during ____ movement
- Bone loss in _____
- Normal bone growth & remodeling
- Alveolar bone
- Tooth roots; primary teeth
- Alveolar bone; orthodontic tooth
- Pathological conditions
Must occur to maintain bone shape:
Modeling
Osteoclasts originally come from:
Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)
During osteoclast differentiation- the hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) will differentiate into:
CFU-M
During osteoblast differentiation:
HSC —-> CFU-M —> _______
Monocyte
During osteoblast differentiation:
HSC —-> CFU-M —> Monocyte —> ______
Mononucleated osteoclast (pre-fusion)
During osteoblast differentiation:
HSC —-> CFU-M —> monocyte —> mononucleated osteoclast —-> _____
Multinucleated osteoclast
During osteoblast differentiation:
HSC —-> CFU-M —> monocyte —> multinucleated osteoclast —-> ____
Resorbing osteoclast
What is the master transcription factor of osteoclast formation?
NFATc1
Osteoclast marker genes are associated with the functions of the cell which include (4):
- Fusion
- Adherence to bone surface
- Acid production
- Protease production
Which transcription factors are downstream of NFATc1:
C-fos & NFKB
There are two factors produced by osteoblasts/osteocytes that are essential for:
Osteoclast differentiation
The two factors produced by osteoblasts/osteocytes that are essential for OCL differentiation include:
1- RANKL
2. M-CSF (also known as CSF-1)
RANKL is a receptor activator of:
NFKB ligand
M-CSF (aka CSF-1) is a _____ stimulating factor
Macrophage colony
Promotes proliferation/survival of osteoclast precursors:
M-CSF
Member of the TNF superfamily- required for osteoclast fusion & differentiation
RANKL
Natural inhibitor of RANK; a decoy receptor
OPG
Master transcription factor that controls osteoclast differentiation
NFATc1