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- Title
Ionizing radiation and bone quality: time-dependent effects.
- Authors
Limirio, Pedro Henrique Justino Oliveira; Soares, Priscilla Barbosa Ferreira; Emi, Eduardo Tadashi Pinto; Lopes, Camila de Carvalho Almança; Rocha, Flaviana Soares; Batista, Jonas Dantas; Rabelo, Gustavo Davi; Dechichi, Paula
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>The aim of this study was to evaluate the ionizing radiation (IR) effects on rat bone 30 and 60 days after irradiation.<bold>Methods: </bold>Wistar rats were submitted to IR (30 Gy) on the left leg and were euthanized after 30 and 60 days. The legs were divided into four groups according to the treatment and euthanization time: C30 and C60 (right leg-without IR), IR30 and IR60 (left leg-with IR).<bold>Results: </bold>CT analysis showed more radiodensity in C60 compared with other groups, and IR60 showed more radiodensity than IR30. In histomorphometric analysis, C30 showed lower bone matrix values compared with IR30 and C60. Lacunarity analyses showed more homogeneous bone channel distribution in C30 than IR30. ATR-FTIR showed decrease in ratio of mature and immature crosslinks in IR30 compared with C30. Crystallinity Index was decrease in IR60 compared with C60. The Amide III + Collagen/HA ratio was increased in C60 compared with C30; however this ratio decreased in IR60 compared with IR30. Biomechanical analysis showed lower values in IR groups in both time.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>IR damaged bone quality and decreased stiffness. Moreover, the results suggested that the deleterious effects of IR increased in the late time points.
- Subjects
IONIZING radiation; HISTOMORPHOMETRY; LABORATORY rats; ANALYSIS of bones; RADIOPACITY
- Publication
Radiation Oncology, 2019, Vol 14, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1748-717X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s13014-019-1219-y