EVALUATION OF BONE CELL FUNCTION BY CONFOCAL IMAGING

描述（来自应用程序） 虽然没有完全复制人类的动物模型， 骨质疏松症，已经发现衰老的大鼠会发生骨质减少， 以骨体积、平均骨密度和骨密度的减少为特征， 矿物质和蛋白质含量。因此，在拟议的研究中， 老年大鼠作为动物模型。 研究的目标是 描述的是评估细胞内钙稳态的变化， 在骨形成细胞，即成骨细胞的老化过程中。成骨细胞将 分离自4个月（年轻成年）和15个月（早期老年）大鼠。的 细胞将从三个骨部位获得：长的骨膜， 骨、干骺端骨小梁和椎体骨小梁， 为了比较可能显示很少变化的细胞（骨膜）， 那些可能表现出相当大的变化（小梁）。的分离的 将成骨细胞维持为短期原代培养物， 结果将更好地反映体内状态。细胞将 在存在和不存在1，25（OH）2维生素D3的情况下培养， 以确定所发现的变化是否被这一重要的骨骼减少， 监管机构。 使用新型荧光探针，钙离子通量 共聚焦显微镜观察线粒体功能 成像技术。共聚焦显微镜是一种强大的技术， 允许对生活中的代谢事件进行定位和定量 细胞一个探针，钙绿-C18，可以插入到 质膜，提供了检测Ca++的位点和速率的手段 流出胞浆Ca++探针，即fura-2 AM和钙绿-1 AM， 将用于监测细胞内Ca++释放的变化， 店另一种胞质Ca++探针，钙绿色-5 N，其具有 对Ca++较低的亲和力将用于检测再进入率的变化 进入细胞内储存。最后，线粒体功能将 通过使用膜电位响应花青染料， JC-1确定线粒体活性水平的计划是， 质膜和细胞内的钙泵ATP酶 存储需要ATP。 这些研究旨在为 开发一种新的诊断工具， 活检材料中细胞生长的成骨细胞功能障碍程度。

DESCRIPTION (from Application) Although there is no animal model that completely duplicates human osteoporosis, aging rats have been found to develop osteopenia that is characterized by reductions in bone volume, mean bone density, and bone mineral and protein content. Consequently, in the studies proposed the aged rat will serve as the animal model. The goal of the studies described is to evaluate changes in intracellular calcium homeostasis during aging in bone forming cells, the osteoblasts. Osteoblasts will be isolated from 4 month (young adult) and 15 month (early old) rats. The cells will be obtained from three bony sites: the periosteum of long bone, trabecular bone of the metaphysis and vertebral trabecular bone in order to compare cells likely to show little change (periosteal) with those likely to show considerable change (trabecular). The isolated osteoblasts will be maintained as short-term primary cultures in order that the results will better reflect the in vivo state. The cells will be cultured in the presence and absence of 1,25(0H)2 vitamin D3 in order to determine if the changes found are reduced by this important skeletal regulatory agent. Using novel fluorescent probes, calcium ion fluxes and mitochondrial function will be evaluated by confocal microscope imaging techniques. Confocal microscopy is a powerful technology that allows localization and quantitation of metabolic events in living cells. One probe, calcium green-C18, which can be inserted into the plasma membrane, provides a means of detecting sites and rates of Ca++ efflux. Cytosolic Ca++ probes, namely fura-2 AM and calcium green-l AM, will be utilized to monitor changes in Ca++ release from intracellular stores. Another cytosolic Ca++ probe, calcium green-5N, which has a lower affinity for Ca++ will be used to detect changes in re-entry rates of Ca++ into intracellular stores. Finally, mitochondrial function will be assessed, by use of a membrane potential responsive cyanine dye, JC-1. Determining the level of mitochondrial activity is planned since the calcium pumping ATPases in the plasma membrane and intracellular stores require ATP. The studies have been designed to lay ground work for developing a new diagnostic tool that would help determine the extent of osteoblast dysfunction in cell outgrowths from biopsy material.