Postnatal progression of bone disease in the cervical spines of mucopolysaccharidosis I dogs
JA Chiaro, MD Baron, CM Del Alcazar, P O'Donnell… - Bone, 2013 - Elsevier
JA Chiaro, MD Baron, CM Del Alcazar, P O'Donnell, EM Shore, DM Elliott, KP Ponder…
Bone, 2013•ElsevierINTRODUCTION: Mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I) is a lysosomal storage disorder
characterized by deficient α-l-iduronidase activity leading to accumulation of poorly
degraded dermatan and heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). MPS I is associated
with significant cervical spine disease, including vertebral dysplasia, odontoid hypoplasia,
and accelerated disk degeneration, leading to spinal cord compression and kypho-scoliosis.
The objective of this study was to establish the nature and rate of progression of cervical …
characterized by deficient α-l-iduronidase activity leading to accumulation of poorly
degraded dermatan and heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). MPS I is associated
with significant cervical spine disease, including vertebral dysplasia, odontoid hypoplasia,
and accelerated disk degeneration, leading to spinal cord compression and kypho-scoliosis.
The objective of this study was to establish the nature and rate of progression of cervical …
INTRODUCTION
Mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I) is a lysosomal storage disorder characterized by deficient α-l-iduronidase activity leading to accumulation of poorly degraded dermatan and heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). MPS I is associated with significant cervical spine disease, including vertebral dysplasia, odontoid hypoplasia, and accelerated disk degeneration, leading to spinal cord compression and kypho-scoliosis. The objective of this study was to establish the nature and rate of progression of cervical vertebral bone disease in MPS I using a canine model.
METHODS
C2 vertebrae were obtained post-mortem from normal and MPS I dogs at 3, 6 and 12months-of-age. Morphometric parameters and mineral density for the vertebral trabecular bone and odontoid process were determined using micro-computed tomography. Vertebrae were then processed for paraffin histology, and cartilage area in both the vertebral epiphyses and odontoid process were quantified.
RESULTS
Vertebral bodies of MPS I dogs had lower trabecular bone volume/total volume (BV/TV), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), trabecular number (Tb.N) and bone mineral density (BMD) than normals at all ages. For MPS I dogs, BV/TV, Tb.Th and BMD plateaued after 6months-of-age. The odontoid process appeared morphologically abnormal for MPS I dogs at 6 and 12months-of-age, although BV/TV and BMD were not significantly different from normals. MPS I dogs had significantly more cartilage in the vertebral epiphyses at both 3 and 6months-of-age. At 12months-of-age, epiphyseal growth plates in normal dogs were absent, but in MPS I dogs they persisted.
CONCLUSIONS
In this study we report reduced trabecular bone content and mineralization, and delayed cartilage to bone conversion in MPS I dogs from 3months-of-age, which may increase vertebral fracture risk and contribute to progressive deformity. The abnormalities of the odontoid process we describe likely contribute to increased incidence of atlanto-axial subluxation observed clinically. Therapeutic strategies that enhance bone formation may decrease incidence of spine disease in MPS I patients.
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