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Unloading-Induced Cortical Bone Loss is Exacerbated by Low-Dose Irradiation During a Simulated Deep Space Exploration Mission
- Source :
- Calcified tissue international. 107(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Spaceflight-induced bone losses have been reliably reproduced in Hind-Limb-Unloading (HLU) rodent models. However, a considerable knowledge gap exists regarding the effects of low-dose radiation and microgravity together. Ten-week-old male C57BL/6J mice, randomly allocated to Control (CONT), Hind-Limb Unloading (HLU), and Hind-Limb Unloading plus Irradiation (HLUIR), were acclimatized at 28 °C, close to thermoneutral temperature, for 28 days prior to the 14-day HLU protocol. HLUIR mice received a 25 mGy dose of X-ray irradiation, simulating 14 days of exposure to the deep space radiation environment, on day 7 of the HLU protocol. Trabecular bone mass was similarly reduced in HLU and HLUIR mice when compared to CONT, with losses driven by osteoclastic bone resorption rather than changes to osteoblastic bone formation. Femoral cortical thickness was reduced only in the HLUIR mice (102 μm, 97.5–107) as compared to CONT (108.5 μm, 102.5–120.5). Bone surface area was also reduced only in the HLUIR group, with no difference between HLU and CONT. Cortical losses were driven by osteoclastic resorption on the posterior endosteal surface of the distal femoral diaphysis, with no increase in the numbers of dead osteocytes. In conclusion, we show that low-dose radiation exposure negatively influences bone physiology beyond that induced by microgravity alone.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Low dose irradiation
Bone resorption
03 medical and health sciences
Mice
Random Allocation
0302 clinical medicine
Endocrinology
Internal medicine
medicine
Osteoclastic resorption
Cortical Bone
Animals
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Irradiation
Bone Resorption
Chemistry
X-Rays
Space Flight
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Trabecular bone
medicine.anatomical_structure
Femoral diaphysis
Hindlimb Suspension
Cortical bone
030101 anatomy & morphology
Bone surface
Whole-Body Irradiation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14320827
- Volume :
- 107
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Calcified tissue international
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....caaa4ab5ff261654029be4b1a1466bd2