Compositional assessment of bone by Raman spectroscopy

M Unal, R Ahmed, A Mahadevan-Jansen, JS Nyman - Analyst, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Raman spectroscopy (RS) is used to analyze the physiochemical properties of bone
because it is non-destructive and requires minimal sample preparation. With over two …

Causative or associative: A critical review of the role of advanced glycation end-products in bone fragility

TL Willett, P Voziyan, JS Nyman - Bone, 2022 - Elsevier
The accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in the organic matrix of bone
with aging and chronic disease such as diabetes is thought to increase fracture risk …

Bone hydration: How we can evaluate it, what can it tell us, and is it an effective therapeutic target?

RK Surowiec, MR Allen, JM Wallace - Bone reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Water constitutes roughly a quarter of the cortical bone by volume yet can greatly influence
mechanical properties and tissue quality. There is a growing appreciation for how water can …

Advanced glycation and glycoxidation end products in bone

B Wang, D Vashishth - Bone, 2023 - Elsevier
Hyperglycemia and oxidative stress, enhanced in diabetes and aging, result in excessive
accumulation of advanced glycation and glycoxidation end products (AGEs/AGOEs) in bone …

Sensitivity of the amide I band to matrix manipulation in bone: a Raman micro-spectroscopy and spatially offset Raman spectroscopy study

R Ahmed, M Unal, R Gautam, S Uppuganti, S Derasari… - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The fracture resistance of bone arises from the hierarchical arrangement of minerals,
collagen fibrils (ie, cross-linked triple helices of α1 and α2 collagen I chains), non …

Induction and rescue of skeletal fragility in a high-fat diet mouse model of type 2 diabetes: An in vivo and in vitro approach

JE LLabre, GE Sroga, MJL Tice, D Vashishth - Bone, 2022 - Elsevier
Poor bone quality is associated with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), with patients having a higher
risk of fracture despite normal to high bone mineral density (BMD). Diabetes contributes to …

The age-related decrease in material properties of BALB/c mouse long bones involves alterations to the extracellular matrix

A Creecy, S Uppuganti, MR Girard, SG Schlunk… - Bone, 2020 - Elsevier
One possibility for the disproportionate increase in fracture risk with aging relative to the
decrease in bone mass is an accumulation of changes to the bone matrix which …

Assessment of spatially offset Raman spectroscopy to detect differences in bone matrix quality

R Gautam, R Ahmed, E Haugen, M Unal… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) can acquire biochemical measurements
of tissue quality through light scattering materials, we investigated the feasibility of this …

Bone intrinsic material and compositional properties in postmenopausal women diagnosed with long-term Type-1 diabetes

W Qian, S Gamsjaeger, EP Paschalis, LA Graeff-Armas… - Bone, 2023 - Elsevier
The incidence of diabetes mellitus and the associated complications are growing worldwide,
affecting the patients' quality of life and exerting a considerable burden on health systems …

Effect of ribose incubation on physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of human cortical bone

M Unal, S Uppuganti, DY Dapaah, R Ahmed… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Raman spectroscopy (RS) is sensitive to the accumulation of advanced glycation end-
products (AGEs), and it measures matrix-sensitive properties that correlate with the fracture …