Effects of hyperprolactinemia and ovariectomy on the tibial epiphyseal growth plate and bone formation in mice / Efeitos da hiperprolactinemia e ooforectomia sobre o disco epifisário da tíbia e formação óssea em camundongos fêmeas

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of ovariectomy and the hyperprolactinemia procedure in the tibial epiphyseal growth plate of female mice. METHODS: In this study, the epiphyseal growth plate of ovariectomized (OVX) and/or rendered hyperprolactinemic female mice by 50 days of treatment with 200 μg metoclopramide (M) was evaluated morphologically, morphometrically and immuno-histochemically. Forty female and adult mice were divided into four groups according to treatment: V group - animals treated with saline solution; H group - hyperprolactinemic animals; Ovx/V group - ovariectomized animals and treated with saline solution; Ovx/H group - hyperprolactinemic and ovariectomized animals. After the treatment period, the animals were sacrificed, tibia was removed and fixed in 10% buffered formalin and decalcified in 10% formic acid. The material was immersed in paraffin and subjected to histological processing in paraffin. The sections were stained with Masson's trichrome and immunohistochemistry was carried out for the pro-apoptotic protein BCL-2. The images for the morphological and morphometric study were analyzed with the imaging program AxioVision 4.8 (Carl-Zeiss(r), Germany). RESULTS: The combination of hyperprolactinemia and the ovariectomy procedure decreased the number of resting chondrocytes 1.5-fold, the number of proliferative chondrocytes 1.8-fold; the percentage of resting cartilage 2.4-fold and the percentage of trabecular bone 2.1-fold, compared with respective control animals. CONCLUSION: The procedure of ovariectomy combined with the metoclopramide-induced hyperprolactinemia in female mice has showed marked bone degeneration due to significant decrease of cell proliferation in the epiphyseal growth plate and bone formation. .

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os efeitos do procedimento de ooforectomia e da hiperprolactinemia no disco epifisário da tíbia de camundongos fêmeas. MÉTODOS: Neste estudo, o disco epifisário de camundongos fêmeas ovariectomizadas (OVX) e/ou com hiperprolactinemia induzida por tratamento com 200 μg de metoclopramida por 50 dias (M) foi avaliado morfologicamente, morfometricamente e imunohistoquimicamente. Quarenta camundongos fêmeas e adultas foram divididas em quatro grupos, segundo o tratamento: Grupo V - animais tratados com solução salina; Grupo H - animais hiperprolactinêmicos; Grupo Ovx/V - animais ooforectomizados e tratados com o solução salina; Grupo Ovx/H - animais ooforectomizados e hiperprolactinêmicos. Após o período de tratamento, os animais foram sacrificados, as tíbias removidas e fixadas em formalina tamponada a 10% e descalcificadas em ácido fórmico a 10%. O material foi emblocado em parafina e submetido a processamento histológico em parafina. Os cortes foram corados pelo tricrômico de Masson e foi feita a imunohistoquímica para a proteína pró-apoptótica BCL-2. As imagens para o estudo morfológico e morfométrico foram analisadas com o programa de imagem AxioVision 4.8 (Carl-Zeiss(r), Alemanha). RESULTADOS: A combinação da hiperprolactinemia e do procedimento de ovariectomia levou à redução do número de condrócitos de repouso em 1,5 vezes; o número de condrócitos proliferativos em 1,8; a percentagem de cartilagem de repouso em 2,4, e a percentagem de osso trabecular em 2,1 vezes, em comparação com os respectivos animais controles. CONCLUSÃO: O procedimento de ooforectomia combinado com a condição de hiperprolactinemia induzida pela metoclopramida em camundongos fêmeas evidenciou degeneração óssea ...

Ankle injuries in the growing skeleton. a review of the recent literature

Ankle injuries arise with significant frequency in the pediatric population, although diagnosis is rarely straightforward. Contact sports, such as football are widely practiced in Saudi athletes, little is carried out to educate them of measures regarding playing conditions and prophylactic steps like foot wear, warming up, and similarly. The usual potential complications associated with trauma to mature skeleton, as well as immature selection includes post-traumatic arthritis, stiffness, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, as well as those seen with physeal damage including leg length discrepancy, angular deformities, or a combination. Knowledge of these injuries, as well as the differences between children and adult skeleton is essential for proper and effective management of these common injuries. This article is a review of anatomy, physiology of physis, diagnostic modalities, prognosis, treatment methods and analyzing, and highlighting data from the published literature regarding ankle injuries in growing skeleton, which is crucial to manage these injuries

Avaliação por imagem das lesões da placa de crescimento / Imaging of growth plate injuries

As estruturas responsáveis pelo crescimento do osso incluem a fise (também chamada placa de crescimento) e as epífises. Afecções que acometem pacientes com o esqueleto imaturo, ou seja, com a placa de crescimento ainda aberta, podem interferir no crescimento ósseo, resultando em complicações como parada do crescimento, encurtamento dos membros ou deformidades angulares. Condições traumáticas que resultam muitas vezes em fraturas epifisárias são a causa mais comum das lesões da placa de crescimento. A avaliação cuidadosa desses pacientes pelos métodos de diagnóstico por imagem atualmente disponíveis, sobretudo a radiografia, a tomografia computadorizada e a ressonância magnética, permite o reconhecimento precoce do comprometimento das estruturas relacionadas ao crescimento ósseo, além de tratamento adequado, diminuindo a possibilidade do desenvolvimento de tais complicações.

The structures responsible for the growth of bones include the physis (also called growth plate) and the epiphysis. Affections involving patients with immature skeletons, i.e., with a still open growth plate, may affect the bone growth, resulting in complications such as growth arrest, limb shortening and angular deformities. Traumatic conditions, many times resulting in epiphyseal fractures, are the most frequent cause of growth plate injuries. A careful evaluation of these patients by means of currently available imaging methods, especially radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, allows an early diagnosis of the involvement of structures related to the bone growth, besides an appropriate management, reducing the probability of secondary complications.