Strontium Localization in Bone Tissue Studied by X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Christian Grundahl Frankær, Anders Christer Raffalt, Kenny Ståhl

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Abstract

Strontium has recently been introduced as a pharmacological agent for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. We determined the localization of strontium incorporated into bone matrix from dogs treated with Sr malonate by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. A new approach for analyzing the X-ray absorption spectra resulted in a compositional model and allowed the relative distribution of strontium in the different bone components to be estimated. Approximately 35–45 % of the strontium present is incorporated into calcium hydroxyapatite (CaHA) by substitution of some of the calcium ions occupying highly ordered sites, and at least 30 % is located at less ordered sites where only the first solvation shell is resolved, suggesting that strontium is sur- rounded by only oxygen atoms similar to Sr2? in solution. Strontium was furthermore shown to be absorbed in collagen in which it obtains a higher structural order than when present in serum but less order than when it is incorporated into CaHA. The total amount of strontium in the samples was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and the amount of Sr was found to increase with increasing dose levels and treatment periods, whereas the relative distribution of strontium among the different components appears to be independent of treatment period and dose level.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCalcified Tissue International
Volume94
Pages (from-to)248–257
ISSN0171-967X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Strontium malonate
  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • Apatite
  • Dog bone
  • Strontium incorporation

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