title: Effect of slow-release sodium fluoride on cancellous bone histology and connectivity in osteoporosis.
abstract: We have previously demonstrated that a treatment regimen of slow-release sodium fluoride (SRNaF) and continuous calcium citrate increases lumbar bone mass, improves cancellous bone material quality, and significantly reduces vertebral fracture rate in osteoporotic patients. In order to assess whether such treatment also improves trabecular structure, we quantitated cancellous bone connectivity before and following 2 years of therapy with SRNaF in 23 patients with osteoporosis and vertebral fractures. In addition, we performed bone histomorphometry on the same sections used for connectivity measurements. There was a significant increase in L2-L4 bone mineral density during therapy (0.827 +/- 0.176 g/cm2 SD to 0.872 +/- 0.166, p = 0.0004). Significant histomorphometric changes were represented by increases in mineral apposition rate (0.6 +/- 0.4 microns/d to 1.1 +/- 0.7, p = 0.0078) and adjusted apposition rate (0.4 +/- 0.3 microns/d to 0.6 +/- 0.4, p = 0.016). On the other hand, trabecular spacing significantly declined (from 1375 +/- 878 microns to 1052 +/- 541, p = 0.05). Two-dimensional quantitation of trabecular struts on iliac crest histological sections disclosed significant increases in mean node number per mm2 of cancellous tissue area (0.22 +/- 0.12 vs. 0.39 +/- 0.27, p = 0.0077), the mean node to free-end ratio (0.23 +/- 0.21 vs. 0.41 +/- 0.46, p < 0.05), and in the mean node to node strut length per mm2 of cancellous area (0.098 +/- 0.101 vs. 0.212 +/- 0.183, p < 0.01). There were no significant changes in any of the measurements associated with free-end number or free-end to free-end strut length.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235-8885.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Zerwekh
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Hagler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakhaee
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gottschalk
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Pak
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D002951:Citrates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019343:Citric Acid; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D019343:Citric Acid; D012969:Sodium Fluoride