Assessing local distribution of vascular intracortical canals

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Technology and 3D X-ray Histology

Biomedical Imaging

Identification of regional diversity in blood vessel structure within murine cortical bone

Bone is a dynamic tissue which is actively remodelled throughout life. It relies upon a constant blood supply for the provision of oxygen and nutrients. The cortex or outer shell of most of our bones is perforated by an interconnected network of vascular canals and bone cell survival depends on the proximity to this vascular network. Recent evidence has emerged that low bone mass, deterioration of bone tissue and disruption of bone microarchitecture in osteoporosis may be driven by reduced angiogenic signals and vascular supply. A thorough investigation of this hypothesis is currently limited by challenges related to imaging of the bone vascular network, which is deeply enclosed in mineralised bone tissue.

The goal of this study was to assess local distribution of vascular intracortical canals in the murine tibia-fibula junction and quantify changes with age.
    an image showing the tibia

    Diagram of the tibia

    Diagram of the tibia with scanned area centred at the fibula-tibia jun
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Authors:

Juan A. Núñez, Philipp J. Thurner, Ian Sinclair, Philipp Schneider, Claire E. Clarkin
Output:

Poster presented at the BRS Meeting 2016
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