Is longitudinal bone growth influenced by diurnal variation in the mitotic activity of chondrocytes of the growth plate?
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Orthopaedic Research
- Vol. 8 (1) , 132-135
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.1100080117
Abstract
The diurnal variations in the mitotic index, height, and rate of linear bone growth were determined and correlations between these parameters examined. Young, unweaned, female Wistar rats were housed under standardized conditions, labeled with a fluorochrome 60 h before sacrifice, and killed at intervals throughout a 24-h period, specifically 0600, 1200, 1800, and 2400. The proximal tibial epiphyseal growth plates were collected and processed, and the mitotic index, growth plate height, and the rate of linear bone growth were measured. The mitotic index measured at 0600 was significantly higher than that measured at 1800 and 2400. Growth plates of rats sacrificed at 1200 were taller than those of rats sacrificed at 1800, but there was no difference between heights of growth plates from rats sacrificed at other times. Daily growth rate for all rats averaged 283.9 μm/day and there were no statistically significant differences between daily growth rates measured at any time period. Our findings imply that in comparative, quantitative structual studies of animal groups, sacrifice should be carried out at identical times of the day, since, given a constant speed of vascular ingrowth and diurnal variation in width, relative diurnal accumulation and depletions of cells may take place. We also suggest that the daily growth rate and mitotic index be measured directly and not be considered a function of the height of the growth plate.Keywords
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