A new hypothesis for the bone marrow edema pathogenesis during transient osteoporosis

Transient osteoporosis is an infrequent condition of uncertain etiology with pain, limited range of motion and radiographic evidence of osteoporosis affecting one or more joints. It is self-limited, reversible and can involve only the hip (transient osteoporosis of the hip, TOH) or, less frequently, one or more joints contemporaneously or at different times (regional migratory osteoporosis, RMO). We studied four men with transient osteoporosis, including two with TOH and two with RMO. All patients underwent a standard radiographic work-up of the affected joints, arteriovenous Doppler US, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and three-phase bone scanning. In all patients, symptoms were related to bone marrow edema demonstrated at MRI and to a transitory regional arterial hyperflow observed at the early scintigraphic analysis. On the basis of our observations, we hypothesize that regional arterial hyperflow may be the cause of the bone marrow edema and therefore of the transient osteoporosis.     

Allogeneic bone marrow stromal cells promote glial–axonal remodeling without immunologic sensitization after stroke in rats

We evaluated the effects of allogeneic bone marrow stromal cell treatment of stroke on functional outcome, glial–axonal architecture, and immune reaction. Female Wistar rats were subjected to 2 h of middle cerebral artery occlusion. Rats were injected intravenously with PBS, male allogeneic ACI – or syngeneic Wistar –bone marrow stromal cells at 24 h after ischemia and sacrificed at 28 days. Significant functional recovery was found in both cell-treated groups compared to stroke rats that did not receive BMSCs, but no difference was detected between allogeneic and syngeneic cell-treated rats. No evidence of T cell priming or humoral antibody production to marrow stromal cells was found in recipient rats after treatment with allogeneic cells. Similar numbers of Y-chromosome⁺ cells were detected in the female rat brains in both groups. Significantly increased thickness of individual axons and myelin, and areas of the corpus callosum and the numbers of white matter bundles in the striatum were detected in the ischemic boundary zone of cell-treated rats compared to stroked rats. The areas of the contralateral corpus callosum significantly increased after cell treatment compared to normal rats. Processes of astrocytes remodeled from hypertrophic star-like to tadpole-like shape and oriented parallel to the ischemic regions after cell treatment. Axonal projections emanating from individual parenchymal neurons exhibited an overall orientation parallel to elongated radial processes of reactive astrocytes of the cell-treated rats. Allogeneic and syngeneic bone marrow stromal cell treatment after stroke in rats improved neurological recovery and enhanced reactive oligodendrocyte and astrocyte related axonal remodeling with no indication of immunologic sensitization in adult rat brain.     

Effects of obstructive jaundice on neutrophil production and acquisition of chemotactic activity in the bone marrow

Background and Aims:  Increased numbers and enhanced functions of peripheral neutrophils have been observed in obstructive jaundice. However, the effects of obstructive jaundice on the bone marrow, that is neutrophil production and acquisition of neutrophil chemotactic activity, have been poorly understood. In the present study, differentials of bone marrow cells and chemotactic activity of bone marrow neutrophils were evaluated in bile duct-obstructed rats.
Methods:  Male Wistar rats underwent either bile duct obstruction for 10 days or bile duct obstruction for 4 days followed by 6 days' internal biliary drainage. Differentials of peripheral blood and bone marrow cells were sequentially determined. Chemotactic activity of peripheral and bone marrow neutrophils was evaluated with a modified Boyden method using interleukin-8 (recombinant rat Gro-β) as a chemoattractant.
Results:  Numbers of peripheral neutrophils significantly increased after bile duct obstruction. Significant increases in the myeloid/erythroid (M/E) ratio of bone marrow cells were observed after bile duct obstruction. The neutrophil proliferative pool (promyelocytes and myelocytes) increased initially, followed by an increased neutrophil storage pool (metamyelocytes, bands, and segmented neutrophils). The M/E ratio as well as the neutrophil proliferative and storage pools normalized after internal biliary drainage. Chemotactic activity was enhanced in both peripheral and bone marrow neutrophils after bile duct obstruction, and enhanced chemotaxis was alleviated with internal biliary drainage.
Conclusion:  The present results strongly suggest the principal role of the bone marrow in increasing the number of neutrophils and their chemotactic activity during obstructive jaundice.     

骨髓转移癌的骨髓象诊断及临床分析

目的 探讨临床表现及骨髓象改变在骨髓转移癌患者诊断中的意义。方法 对41例骨髓转移癌患者的临床资料及骨髓象进行分析，观察主要临床改变。结果 所有病例均在髓片可找到多少不等的成团、成簇的转移癌细胞，且形态学可见明显异常改变。结论 对明确诊断为恶性肿瘤的患者常规骨髓穿刺涂片可早期发现骨髓转移，多部位或多次穿刺涂片可提高阳性发现率。     

骨髓基质干细胞-藻酸钙复合物构建骨组织的实验研究

目的 研究犬骨髓基质干细胞(BMSCs)体外成骨活性和在犬体内异位成骨能力，探讨其作为骨组织工程种子细胞的可能性。方法 抽取成年犬骨髓，梯度离心法获取单个核细胞，条件培养液体外培养、诱导、扩增后，进行组织化学、免疫细胞化学染色，透射电镜下观察其成骨活性。将培养的第3代细胞与藻酸钙所形成的复合物植于犬皮下，3月后行组织学检测。结果 体外培养的BMSCs Von Kossa染色可见钙结节，AKP染色及I型胶原、Osf2／Cbfαl、骨钙素免疫细胞化学染色先后呈现阳性；透射电镜下见基质钙化；组织学检测提示细胞一藻酸钙复合物体内培养3月后形成骨样组织。结论 BMSCs在大量扩增的同时，在一定条件下能向成骨细胞分化，细胞与藻酸钙复合物能在具免疫力的哺乳动物皮下形成骨样组织。BMSCs可作为骨组织工程较理想的种子细胞。     

兔骨髓基质细胞向成骨细胞分化过程的超微形态结构观察

目的观察并探讨骨髓基质细胞向成骨细胞诱导分化过程中细胞超微形态结构的变化及相互联系。方法抽取成年兔髂骨骨髓，分离、培养骨髓基质细胞，1周后分别采用含诱导因子的条件培养液和不含诱导因子的标准培养液继续培养，2周后收集细胞，应用透射电镜观察其超微结构；同时分别将上述两组细胞与煅烧骨体外复合并在原培养液中继续培养，分别于复合1、7、14d取出，用扫描电镜观察细胞表面超微形态。结果透射电镜下见诱导前的骨髓基质细胞浆少，核大，细胞器不发达，处于早期幼稚阶段，而诱导2周后的细胞核小、胞浆多，细胞器丰富，处于较为成熟阶段。扫描电镜下见复合培养2周内诱导前后的骨髓基质细胞均由圆盘形向多角形、条带状相互融合、重叠生长，诱导2周后的骨髓基质细胞间可见大量胶原纤维等基质成分以及钙盐颗粒，而诱导前的细胞始终未见基质分泌及钙盐颗粒。结论成骨诱导后，骨髓基质细胞内细胞器等超微结构极为丰富，细胞表面及细胞间有大量细胞外基质分泌和钙盐沉积。透射电镜和扫描电镜可动态观察骨髓基质细胞向成骨细胞分化过程中细胞超微形态结构的变化。     

小肠粘膜下层的制备及细胞相容性的实验研究

目的了解猪小肠粘膜下层(SIS)的细胞相容性,探讨用SIS为生长载体复合骨髓基质干细胞(BMSCs)构筑组织工程骨的可能性。方法用物理和化学方法处理猪小肠粘膜下层,将兔骨髓基质干细胞与SIS进行体外复合培养,分别进行组织学、相差显微镜和扫描电镜观察。结果经物理和化学处理的SIS纯度高,孔隙多,胶原纤维未受损;BMSCs在SIS材料上生长、粘附、增殖,并能长入材料的孔隙内,分泌大量的细胞外基质成分。结论SIS的细胞相容性良好,不影响BMSCs的形态,对细胞生长和功能表达无抑制作用,可以用作骨组织工程的支架材料。     

骨髓基质干细胞在IKVAV多肽纳米纤维凝胶表面增殖、黏附及向神经细胞诱导分化的研究

目的研究骨髓基质干细胞（BMSCs）与IKVAV多肽纳米纤维凝胶复合的细胞假体应用于脊髓损伤治疗的可行性。方法合成IKVAV多肽两亲性分子，进行自组装，用透射电镜检测。将IKVAV多肽纳米纤维凝胶与BMSCs复合培养，采用倒置显微镜下观察、Calcein—AM／PI染色、CCK-8法、免疫荧光双标法，检测IKVAV多肽对BMSCs增殖、黏附及向神经细胞方向诱导分化的影响。结果IKVAV多肽可成功自组装成纳米纤维凝胶，其与BMSCs复合培养细胞生长良好，活细胞数达90％以上，IKVAV多肽对BMSCs增殖没有影响，可促进BMSCs的黏附，并在诱导BMSCs向神经细胞分化过程中提高神经元分化比例。结论BMSCs在IKVAV多肽纳米纤维凝胶材料表面可良好的增殖及黏附，并可提高其向神经细胞分化过程中神经元的分化比例。     

鼠骨髓间充质干细胞对神经元凋亡的影响

目的探讨体外培养鼠骨髓间充质干细胞对谷氨酸诱导大脑皮质神经元凋亡的影响。方法分离、培养、传代Wistar大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞，细胞融合达90％时更换培养基，继续培养24h，收集细胞培养液即为骨髓间充质干细胞条件培养基；培养新生Wistar大鼠大脑皮质神经元，第8d随机分为对照组、谷氨酸损伤组和骨髓间充质干细胞条件培养基处理组。采用台盼蓝染色计算神经元存活率，同时用流式细胞仪和透射电镜技术检测各组神经元凋亡情况。结果谷氨酸（0．8mmol／L）可诱导细胞凋亡，骨髓间充质干细胞条件培养基处理组较谷氨酸损伤组细胞成活率明显升高（P〈0．001）；流式细胞仪检测见骨髓间充质干细胞条件培养基处理组细胞凋亡率明显降低（P〈0．001）；而电镜检测发现对照组无明显的凋亡细胞，谷氦酸组有典型凋亡神经元，骨髓间充质干细胞条件培养基处理组凋亡细胞数明显减少。结论骨髓间充质干细胞条件培养基对谷氨酸神经元毒性具有拮抗作用。     

局部植入BMP对去势大鼠股骨近端生物力学强度及髓腔面积变化的影响

目的探讨去势大鼠股骨近段植入牛骨形成蛋白(bone morphorgeneic protein,BMP)后其骨生物力学强度及髓腔面积的变化。方法随机选取6月龄wistar雌性大鼠22只,摘除卵巢制作绝经后骨质疏松模型成功后,同一只动物双侧肢体对照,试验侧股骨颈植入牛骨形成蛋白及纤维蛋白(FS)复合物,对照侧植入纤维蛋白,术后4周、8周处死取材,测量股骨近端生物力学强度及髓腔面积和截面面积。结果4周后,试验侧与对照侧股骨近端骨生物力学强度和髓腔面积无明显差异;8周后,试验侧股骨近端生物力学强度较对照侧增高;髓腔面积较对照侧有较明显的减小(P<0.05)。结论股骨近端局部植入BMP可提高去势大鼠股骨近端局部的生物力学强度和减小近端髓腔面积和截面积,其可能减少骨质疏松性髋部骨折置换后假体的松动,成为骨质疏松性骨折假体置换中新的辅助治疗方法。