Osteoclasts, Osteoporosis, And Fracture Healing Flashcards
What is the origin and lineage of osteoclasts?
Hematopoietic origin - macrophage/monocyte lineage
In bone remodeling this is a process by which mature/damaged bone is removed by osteoclasts and replaced with new bone- There is no…
Net gain
The process by which bone shape/size is changed by independent actions of osteoblasts and osteoblasts (adding new bone without prior resorption or removing bone without replacing it).
Bone modeling
Bone modeling can occur in response to:
Longitudinal growth & increase 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 and prone to fracture
Osteopetrosis
Osteopetrosis leads to bones that are abnormally:
Dense but brittle and 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 and old people
A drug that inhibits bone resorption:
Anti-resorptive agent
A drug that stimulates bone formation:
Anabolic agent
A fancy word for bone that is dead and does not have any viable osteocytes:
Osteonecrotic bone
A complication of bone fracture in which the bone does not heal:
Non-union
A disorganized network of cartilage/woven bone formed between the ends of the broken bone and extending beyond the original contour of the bone
Fracture Callus
In a fracture callus, the callus is ultimately replaced by ____ following ____.
Lamellar bone; remodeling
Fancy word for blood clot
Hematoma
A tissue containing newly formed vascular tissue and fibrous ECM usually formed in healing wounds
Granulation tissue
A cell that is present in teh wall of capillaries and has mesenchymal stem cell properties since it can differentiate into other cell types such as muscle, fibroblasts, and osteoblasts
Pericytes
Pericytes can differentiate into:
Muscle, fibroblasts, and osteoblasts
Small cells found in the mature muscle that have stem cell-like properties and provide a source of pretentious 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 vessels
Angiogenesis
When new look vessels form de novo
Vasculogenesis
A superfamily of structurally and evolutionarily related proteins that include the transforming growth factor betas (TGFBs), the bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs), activists, inhibits and growth and differentiation factors (GDFs)
Transforming Growth Factor Beta Superfamily
Transforming Growth Factor Beta Superfamily are structurally and evolutionarily related proteins that include: (4)
- TGFBs
- BMPs
- Activins/Inhibins
- Growth/Differentiation factors
Osteoclasts express ____ for removing _____
Proteases for removing ECM proteins
Osteoclasts express proteins that act as ____ to generate _____ (to reduce pH to dissolve mineral)
Proton pumps; H+ ions
Active osteoclasts have specialized _______ to increase the surface area in the resorption compartment
Ruffled border
Lifespan of osteoclasts:
Short (days)