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  • Osteoporosis Research
  • Genetics and Bone Metabolism

Background:

  • Aging impacts bone morphology, influenced by factors like APOE genotype, sex, and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression.
  • Assessing these influences requires advanced imaging techniques capable of detailed bone analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate photon-counting CT (PCCT) for mouse femur imaging.
  • To investigate the effects of APOE genotype, sex, and humanized nitric oxide synthase (HN) expression on bone morphology during aging.

Main Methods:

  • Dual-energy scans of mouse femurs using a custom micro-CT system with a photon-counting detector (PCD).
  • Iterative reconstruction for high isotropic resolution (20 µm) and material decomposition into calcium and water maps.
  • Analysis of femur features (cortical thickness, trabecular spacing, bone volume fraction) in aged mice with varying genotypes and HN expression.

Main Results:

  • PCCT demonstrated superior spatial resolution and material separation compared to energy-integrating detectors.
  • Female mice with HN expression showed significantly reduced bone volume fraction (BV/TV).
  • Sex and HN expression interacted, with significant effects observed in female APOE22 and APOE44 mice; age impacted cortical thickness and trabecular spacing primarily in males.

Conclusions:

  • PCCT is a valuable tool for detailed mouse femur analysis.
  • Sex and HN expression exert significant, interacting effects on trabecular bone health, particularly in specific APOE genotypes.