Radiation-induced craniofacial bone growth inhibition: development of an animal model. 2001

D A O'Donovan, and I Yeung, and V Zeman, and P C Neligan, and C Y Pang, and C R Forrest
Division of Plastic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children Center for Craniofacial Care and Research, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Craniofacial deformities caused by therapeutic radiation-induced bone growth inhibition can occur in up to 100% of survivors of childhood head and neck cancers. The mechanism of radiation-induced craniofacial bone growth inhibition is poorly understood. The objective of this study is to establish a model of radiation-induced craniofacial bone growth inhibition to study the pathophysiology of radiation on growing membranous bone. Seven-week-old male New Zealand white rabbits were randomized into 4 groups (n = 10/group) and received a single dose of orthovoltage radiation (0, 15, 25, or 35 Gy) to the right orbital-zygomatic complex. Serial radiographs and computed tomography scans were performed for cephalometric analysis, bone volume, and bone density measurements until skeletal maturity at 21 weeks. Statistically significant ( P < 0.05) reductions in orbital-zygomatic complex linear bone growth, bone volume, and bone density were found after radiation with 25 or 35 Gy compared with nonirradiated control animals. A significant ( P < 0.05) decrease in orbital-zygomatic complex volume was noted after 15-Gy radiation but there were no significant effects on linear bone growth as assessed by cephalometric analysis at this dose. This study establishes the rabbit orbital-zygomatic complex as a suitable model for the study of radiation-induced craniofacial bone growth inhibition and will permit investigation into the underlying cellular and molecular basis of this injury.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007091 Image Processing, Computer-Assisted A technique of inputting two-dimensional or three-dimensional images into a computer and then enhancing or analyzing the imagery into a form that is more useful to the human observer. Biomedical Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Processing,Digital Image Processing,Image Analysis, Computer-Assisted,Image Reconstruction,Medical Image Processing,Analysis, Computer-Assisted Image,Computer-Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Analyses,Image Analyses, Computer-Assisted,Image Analysis, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Biomedical,Image Processing, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Digital,Image Processing, Medical,Image Processings, Medical,Image Reconstructions,Medical Image Processings,Processing, Biomedical Image,Processing, Digital Image,Processing, Medical Image,Processings, Digital Image,Processings, Medical Image,Reconstruction, Image,Reconstructions, Image
D008297 Male Males
D008334 Mandible The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth. Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D009777 Occipital Bone Part of the back and base of the CRANIUM that encloses the FORAMEN MAGNUM. Basilar Bone,Basilar Bones,Bone, Basilar,Bone, Occipital,Bones, Basilar,Bones, Occipital,Occipital Bones
D009915 Orbit Bony cavity that holds the eyeball and its associated tissues and appendages. Eye Socket,Eye Sockets,Orbits,Socket, Eye,Sockets, Eye
D010159 Palate The structure that forms the roof of the mouth. It consists of the anterior hard palate (PALATE, HARD) and the posterior soft palate (PALATE, SOFT). Incisive Papilla,Incisive Papillas,Palates,Papilla, Incisive,Papillas, Incisive
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D011829 Radiation Dosage The amount of radiation energy that is deposited in a unit mass of material, such as tissues of plants or animal. In RADIOTHERAPY, radiation dosage is expressed in gray units (Gy). In RADIOLOGIC HEALTH, the dosage is expressed by the product of absorbed dose (Gy) and quality factor (a function of linear energy transfer), and is called radiation dose equivalent in sievert units (Sv). Sievert Units,Dosage, Radiation,Gray Units,Gy Radiation,Sv Radiation Dose Equivalent,Dosages, Radiation,Radiation Dosages,Units, Gray,Units, Sievert
D011833 Radiation Injuries, Experimental Experimentally produced harmful effects of ionizing or non-ionizing RADIATION in CHORDATA animals. Experimental Radiation Injuries,Injuries, Experimental Radiation,Experimental Radiation Injury,Radiation Injury, Experimental
D011897 Random Allocation A process involving chance used in therapeutic trials or other research endeavor for allocating experimental subjects, human or animal, between treatment and control groups, or among treatment groups. It may also apply to experiments on inanimate objects. Randomization,Allocation, Random

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