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Bone and Tooth Society Annual Meeting

Oxford, UK
29-30 June 2004

Poster Presentations

Odd-numbered posters, P1, P3, P5 etc, to be manned between 15.00 and 16.00 on Tuesday 29 June. Even-numbered posters, P2, P4, P6 etc, to be manned between 10.30 and 11.30 on Wednesday 30 June.
There will be an additional poster viewing session between 19.00 and 20.00 on Tuesday 29 June.
 

P1 TNF-ALPHA RECEPTOR 1 CONTROLS ENDOCHONDRAL BONE FORMATION IN ADULT MICE
I K Lukic[1], D Grcevic[2], N Kovacic[1], V Katavic[1], A Marusic[1]. [1]Department of Anatomy, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia; [2]Department of Physiology and Immunology, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

P2 DENTIN MATRIX PROTEIN-1 AND BONE DEVELOPMENT
G Li[1], M Mushipe[1], H Rio[2], S Zhang[2], L Bonewald[2] and J Q Feng[2]. [1]The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. [2]Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA

P3 COMBINED TREATMENTS OF BREAST CANCER CELLS USING BISPHOSPHONATES AND DOXORUBICIN
H L Neville-Webbe, C A Evans, R E Coleman, I Holen. Clinical Oncology, Genomic Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK

P4 ARE EPIGENETIC CHANGES IN DNA METHYLATIONS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THE ALTERED GENE EXPRESSION OF OSTEOARTHRITIC CHONDROCYTES?
S Inglis, R O C Oreffo, K A Partridge, N M P Clarke and H I Roach.Bone & Joint Research Group, University of Southampton, CF86, General Hospital, Southampton SO51 6BY, UK

P5 NE10790, A PHOSPHONOCARBOXYLATE ANALOGUE OF RISEDRONATE, INDUCES HUMAN MYELOMA CELL APOPTOSIS IN VITRO
A J Roelofs[1], R G G Russell[1], F H Ebetino[2], C M Shipman[1]. [1]University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; [2]Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

P6 GROUP III METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS ARE EXPRESSED IN BONE MARROW STROMAL CELLS AND ARE NEGATIVELY COUPLED TO NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE
M A Foreman[1], Y Gu[2], S J Publicover[1]. [1]University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; [2]University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

P7 ROSUVASTATIN INHIBITS PROTEIN PRENYLATION AND BONE RESORPTION BY OSTEOCLASTS IN VITRO
A Hughes, M J Rogers and J C Crockett..Bone Research Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK

P8 OSTEOCLASTIC CORTICAL EROSION OF THE FEMORAL NECK IS POSITIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SUB-PERIOSTEAL ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE EXPRESSION IN ELDERLY FEMALE CASES OF HIP FRACTURE AND CONTROLS
J Power[1], N Loveridge[1], A Lyon[1], N Rushton[2], M Parker[3], J Reeve[1]. [1]Bone Research Group (MRC), University of Cambridge, UK; [2]Orthopaedic Research Unit, University of Cambridge, UK; [3]Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, UK

P9 MODIFICATIONS TO THE PHOSPHONATE GROUPS OF BISPHOSPHONATES AFFECTS THEIR POTENCY AND TARGET ENZYME SPECIFICITY
J A Rojas Navea[1], M J Rogers[1], F H Ebetino[2], and F P Coxon[1]. [1]Bone Research Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK; [2]Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Cincinnati OH, USA

P10 INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES TO HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL IMPLANTATION IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED MICE
Z Xia[1,2], P Taylor[3], S Gordon[3], Z Cui[2], J T Triffitt[1]. [1]The Botnar Research Centre, Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences; [2]The Department of Engineering Sciences; [3]Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 7LD

P11 IN VIVO BLOCKADE OF RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR SIGNALLING INHIBITS CELL PROLIFERATION AND THE DIFFERENTIATION OF OSTEOCLASTS AND MATURATION OF CHONDROYTES IN REGENERATING DEER ANTLER
S P Allen, J S Price. Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College London, NW1 0TU

P12 MYELOMA CELLS CAN PROMOTE OSTEOCLASTIC ACTIVITY RATHER THAN OSTEOCLAST RECRUITMENT IN VITRO; EVIDENCE FROM THE 5T2MM MURINE MODEL OF MYELOMA
G S Mueller[1)], K Vanderkerken[2], R G G Russell[1], P I Croucher[3]. [1]Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; [2]Dept of Hematology and Immunology, Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium; [3]Division of Clinical Sciences, University of Sheffield School of Medicine, Sheffield, UK

P13 THE d2 SUBUNIT OF THE VACUOLAR H+ATPASE FORMS PART OF THE SPECIALIZED OSTEOCLAST AND RENAL PROTON PUMPS
A N Smith[1], S Bord[1], R S Al-Lamki[1], F Jouret[2], K J Borthwick[1], D C Ireland[1], O Devuyst[2], F E Karet[1]. [1]University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; [2]Universit� Catholique de Louvain Medical School, Brussels, Belgium

P14 SF-36 SCORE IS ASSOCIATED WITH FEMORAL BONE MASS IN MIDDLE AGED UK MEN
E Dennison, H Syddall, H Gilbody, A Aihie Sayer, C Cooper. MRC Resource Centre, Southampton SO16 6YD

P15 TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DELIVERY OF CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES USING BIOMINERALISED POLYSACCHARIDE CAPSULES FOR SKELETAL TISSUE ENGINEERING
D Green[1], I Leveque[2], D Walsh[2], D Howard[1], X Yang[1], K Partridge[1], S Mann[2] and R O C Oreffo[1]. [1]University Orthopaedics, University of Southampton, General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; [2]School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK

P16 STIMULATION OF HUMAN BONE MARROW STROMAL CELLS USING GROWTH FACTOR ENCAPSULATED CALCIUM CARBONATE POROUS MICROSPHERES
D Green[1], D Walsh[2], X Yang[1], S Mann[2], R O C Oreffo[1]. [1]University Orthopaedics, University of Southampton, General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK; [2] School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK

P17 COL3A1: AN UNSUITABLE COMPARATOR FOR MEASURING COLLAGEN MRNA EXPRESSION LEVELS IN BONE OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
A Afifi[1,2], R McMahon[1], A Dalton [1], N J Bishop[2], P S Grabowski[2]. [1]North Trent Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Sheffield, United Kingdom. [2]Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

P18 A HISTOMORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF STEROID TREATMENT ON THE CORTICAL BONE OF THE ILIAC CREST
S Vedi[1], S L Elkin[2], J E Compston[1]. [1]University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; [2]Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

P19 A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF BONE-RELATED BIOCHEMICAL VARIABLES ACROSS THE MENOPAUSE
B E C Nordin[1,2,4,5], J M Wishart[2], P M Clifton, R McArthur[3], Scopacasa F[2], A G Need[1,2,4,5], H A Morris[2,4], P D O'Loughlin[1], M Horowitz[2,5]. [1]Division Clinical Biochemistry, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, South Australia; [2]Department of Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital; [3]Human Sciences and Nutrition, CSIRO; [4]Hanson Institute; [5]Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital

P20 HYPOVITAMINOSIS D AMONG HEALTHY ADOLESCENT GIRLS
S Crocombe[1], G Das[2], M McGrath[2], J L Berry[3], M Z Mughal[1]. [1]Saint Mary's Hospital for Women & Children, Manchester; [2]Central Manchester Primary Care Trust; [3]University Department of Medicine, Manchester, UK

P21 REGULATION OF OSTEOCLASTOGENESIS BY RHBMP-2 AND RHVEGF
C Wan and G Li.The Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen's University Belfast, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, BT9 7JB

P22 EFFECT OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA ON OSTEOCLAST PRECURSOR NFATC1 AND C-FOS EXPRESSION
A C Lovibond, T J Chambers, S W Fox..Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St George's Hospital, London, UK

P23 THE PRESENCE OF GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN EPITOPES IN CHONDROGENIC CULTURES OF STRO-1+ IMMUNO-SELECTED HUMAN MARROW STROMAL CELLS
D Howard[1], C L Curtis[2], B Caterson[2], R O C Oreffo[1]. [1]University Orthopaedics, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK; [2]Connective Tissue Biology Laboratories, Cardiff School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 3US, Wales, UK

P24 ADRENAL ANDROGENS REGULATE THE PRODUCTION OF AUTOCRINE AND PARACRINE FACTORS IMPLICATED IN BOTH BONE RESORPTION AND FORMATION IN A HUMAN OSTEOBLASTIC CELL LINE
G Harding[1], Y T Mak[1], B A J Evans[2], J Cheung[1], I Fogelman[3], G Hampson[1]. [1]Department of Chemical Pathology, St Thomas Hospital, London; [2]Department of Child Health, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff; [3]Osteoporosis Screening Unit, 16th floor, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital

P25 HUMAN PHOSPHO1 DISPLAYS HIGH SPECIFIC PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE AND PHOSPHOCHOLINE PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITIES: A MEANS OF GENERATING INORGANIC PHOSPHATE IN MINERALISING CELLS
S J Roberts[1], A J Stewart[1], P J Sadler[2], C Farquharson[1]. [1]Roslin Institute, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK; [2]School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK

P26 CHONDROPTOSIS: A VARIANT OF APOPTOTIC CELL DEATH IN CHONDROCYTES?
H I Roach[1], T Aigner[2], J B Kouri[3]. [1]Bone & Joint Research Unit, Southampton, UK; [2]Dept. of Pathology, Nurnberg, Germany; [3]Departamento de Patologia Experimental, Mexico DF

P27 HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE AND UHMWPE PARTICLES MODULATE SYNTHESIS OF 1,25 DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D3 BY MACROPHAGES
C E Evans[1], S Mylchreest[1], A P Mee[1], J L Berry[1], J G Andrew[2]. [1]University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;[2]Salford Royal Hospital Trust, Salford, UK

P28 MACROPHAGE ACTIVITY IN VITRO IS MODULATED BY TNFA
C E Evans[1], S Mylchreest[1], A P Mee[1], J L Berry[1], J G Andrew[2]. [1]University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;[2]Salford Royal Hospital Trust, Salford, UK

P29 EFFECTS OF VITAMIN K2 (MK-4) ON HUMAN OSTEOBLAST PROLIFERATION AND DIFFERENTIATION
D C Ireland, S Bord, J E Compston.Cambridge University School of Clinical Medicine

P30 MATHEMATICAL MODEL SIMULATIONS SUPPORT THE REGULATORY ROLE OF THE MATRIX IN BONE FORMATION VIA EMBEDDED MITOGENIC FACTORS
M J Martin, J C Buckland-Wright..King's College, London, UK

P31 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BONE LOSS AFTER STROKE; A ROLE FOR VITAMIN D?
K E S Poole[1], C Rose[1], N Loveridge[1], E A Warburton[2], J Reeve[1]. [1]MRC Bone Research Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK; [2]Stroke Research Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK

P32 BIOCHEMICAL BONE MARKERS IN COMBINATION WITH BONE MINERAL DENSITY ARE USEFUL IN IDENTIFYING PATIENTS WITH GREATEST FRACTURE RISK IN OSTEOPOROSIS
S Walker, G Li, S M Coward, M Finch..Trauma Research Group, Musculoskeletal Education & Research Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, UK

P33 ULTRASOUND STIMULATES ATP RELEASE FROM HUMAN OSTEOBLASTS IN VITRO
K A Buckley, M J Hayton, J P Dillon, J M Curran, J A Hunt, J A Gallagher. Human Anatomy & Cell Biology and Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

P34 TYPES OF ACTIVITY AND BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN AN OLDER POPULATION WITH AND WITHOUT MINIMAL TRAUMA FRACTURES
P A Turner. Social Futures Institute, University of Teesside, UK

P35 MORPHOLOGICAL CHECKING THE JAW DEFECT AFTER ITS REPLACING BY THE MATERIAL 'LITAR'
S D Litvinov[1], P V Ivanov[2], A M Spiridonov[3], RIb Rakhimov[4]. [1]Samara State Technical University, Samara, Russia; [2]Penza State Medical Institute, Penza, Russia; [3]Head State Health Office of the Samara State Region, Samara, Russia; [4]Emergence Dental Service, Samara, Russia

P36 THE ADAPTATION OF THE PRE-PUBERTAL SKELETON TO HIGH INTENSITY EXERCISE: A STUDY OF BONE AND MUSCLE GEOMETRY
K A Ward[1], J E Adams[1], S Roberts[2], R L Ashby[1], M Z Mughal[3]. [1]Imaging Science & Biomedical Engineering, University of Manchester, [2]CMMC Trust & University of Manchester Biostatistics Group, [3]Paediatric Medicine, CMMC Trust

P37 BISPHOSPHONATES INDUCE APOPTOSIS AND INHIBIT ADHESION TO MINERALISED MATRIX IN LUNG CARCINOMA CELL LINES
C D Macdonald, L M Pickering, K W Colston, J L Mansi. St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK

P38 INTERLEUKIN-1 BETA BLOCKS GLUCOCORTICOID INHIBITION OF OSTEOPROTEGERIN PRODUCTION IN OSTEOBLASTIC CELLS
E L Humphrey, H L Smith, J H H Williams, M J Marshall. Charles Salt Centre, Robert Jones and Agnus Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7AG, UK

P39 THE INHIBTION OF OSTEOPROTEGERIN PRODUCTION IN HUMAN OSTEOBLAST-LIKE CELLS BY DISSOCIATED GLUCOCORTICOID ANALOGUES
E L Humphrey, H L Smith, J H H Williams, M J Marshall. Charles Salt Research Centre, RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7AG, UK

P40 MEAT CONSUMPTION REDUCES THE RISK OF NUTRITIONAL RICKETS AND OSTEOMALACIA
J L Berry[1], D Hole[2], J B Henderson[3], M G Dunnigan[3]. [1]Vitamin D Research Group, University Department of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, M13 9WL; [2]Department of Public Health Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RZ; [3]University Department of Human Nutrition, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK

P41 RESPONSES TO A SINGLE ORAL DOSE (50,000 IU) OF VITAMIN D2 IN OMNIVORE AND LACTOVEGETARIAN ASIAN AND WHITE WOMEN
J L Berry[1], S Mylchreest[1], M Davies[1], E B Mawer[1], A P Mee[1], J Martin[1], D Hole[2] J B Henderson[3] M G Dunnigan[3]. [1]Vitamin D Research Group, University Department of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, M13 9WL; [2]Department of Public Health Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RZ; [3]University Department of Human Nutrition, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK

P42 BREAST CANCER CELL ADHESION IS INHIBITED BY ZOLEDRONIC ACID BUT RESTORED BY CASPASE INHIBITION
L M Pickering, J L Mansi, K W Colston. St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK

P43 THE LOSS OF BONE CAUSED BY OESTROGEN-DEFICIENCY IS MEDIATED BY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND TNF-ALPHA EXPRESSION
C J Jagger, J M Lean, J T Davies, T J Chambers.Department of Cellular Pathology, St George's Hospital Medical School, London

P44 THE GENERATION OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST ADULT HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS BY PHAGE DISPLAY
J Letchford[1], A Cardwell[1], M Lee[2], J N Beresford[1], M J Welham[1], M J Perry[2]. [1]University of Bath, Bath, UK; [2]University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

P45 ROLE OF THE IIIC ISOFORM OF FGFR2 IN MURINE PALATOGENESIS
C A Perlyn[1], C Babbs[1], P Lonai[2], G M Morris-Kay[1]. [1]University of Oxford, Department of Human Anatomy, Oxford, UK; [2]Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

P46 BONE LOSS IN CHRONIC SPINAL CORD INJURY
J S Bubbear[1], A Gall[1], F R I Middleton[1], V Shah[1], R W Keen[2]. [1]Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middx; [2]Department of Medicine, University College London, London

P47 USE OF ALENDRONATE IN MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS FOLLOWING SPINAL CORD INJURY: A REPORT OF 4 CASES
J S Bubbear[1], A Gall[2], F R I Middleton[2], V Shah[1], R W Keen[3]. [1]Metabolic Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore; [2]Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore; [3]Department of Medicine, University College London, London

P48 CIRCULATING CORTISONE, BIOCHEMICAL BONE MARKERS AND BONE DENSITY
M S Cooper[1], H E Syddall[2], P J Wood[2], P M Stewart[1], C Cooper[2], E M Dennison[2]. [1]University of Birmingham, UK; [2]University of Southampton, UK

P49 CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTATION DOES NOT MODIFY VITAMIN D STATUS IN 16-18 YEAR OLD BOYS
A M Willett, F Ginty, A Prentice. MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB1 3AL, UK

P50 OSTEOBLAST CHARACTERISATION AND GENE EXPRESSION DURING FAST GROWTH IN THE IMMATURE SKELETON
D H Murray, C Farquharson. Bone Biology Group, Roslin Institute, Roslin, Scotland, UK

P51 TRANSIENT EXPOSURE TO HYPOXIA STIMULATES ATP RELEASE FROM OSTEOBLASTS
I R Orriss, S Ranasinghe, G Knight, G Burnstock, T Arnett. Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT

P52 EFFECTS OF ZOLEDRONIC ACID ON THE ADHESION AND INVASION OF PROSTATE CANCER CELLS AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE SDF-1/CXCR4 CHEMOKINE PATHWAY
J P Coxon, R S Kirby, K W Colston. St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK

P53 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STAGE OF OESTRUS AND BONE CELL ACTIVITY IN THOROUGHBRED HORSES
P K Dyson[1], B F Jackson[2], R D Hattersley[2], H Kelly[2], D U Pfeiffer[1], Price J S[2]. [1]Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and [2]Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, London NW1 0TU

P55 CALCIUM PHOSPHATE COATED CONSTRUCTS FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING
C Choong[1,2], Z F Cui[1], J Triffitt[2]. [1]Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK; [2]Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, UK

P56 INCREASED OSTEOBLASTIC DIFFERENTIATION IN CULTURED MARROW CELLS AFTER BLOOD LOSS OR SURGERY
S Odoi, J H Burford, R L Souza, L K Parry, T M Skerry. The Royal Veterinary College, London, UK

P57 BOVINE BONE SUBSTITUTE IN REVISION KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
A Lakdawala , S Muquit , M Y El-Zebdeh , R R Gadel Rab. Newham General Hospital, London, UK

P58 ABNORMAL SEPTOCLASTS AT THE CHONDROOSSEOUS JUNCTION IN THE TL RAT ARE NORMALISED FOLLOWING CSF-1 TREATMENT
A Gartland[1,2], A Mason-Savas[2], C MacKay[2], E R Lee[3], J Mort[3], P R Odgren[2], S C Marks Jr[2]. [1]The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; [2]Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School, MA, USA; [3]Shriner's Hospital for Children and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

P59 A ROLE FOR THE CANONICAL WNT SIGNALLING PATHWAY IN THE REGENERATING DEER ANTLER
J G Mount, S P Allen, T AlThnaian, J S Price. Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College London, NW1 0TU

P60 CANONICAL WNT SIGNALLING REGULATES THE DIFFERENTIATION OF OSTEOCLASTS FROM REGENERATING DEER ANTLERS
T Althnaian, S P Allen, M Muzylak, J S Price. Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College London, NW1 0TU

P61 A MODULATORY ROLE FOR ADENOSINE IN BONE CELLS?
B A J Evans[1], C Elford[1], J Ham[2]. [1]Department of Child Health and [2]Department of Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK

P62 LYMPHOBLASTOID CELLS IN FIBRODYSPLASIA OSSIFICANS PROGRESSIVA - DO THEY PLAY A ROLE?
T J Cohen, J T Triffitt. University of Oxford Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford

P63 STATINS: POTENTIAL CARTILAGE ANABOLICS?
I Gennero[1], S C Dickinson[2], T J Smis[2], P Hulley[1], A P Hollander[2], R G G Russell[1]. [1]University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; [2]University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

P64 THE VALUE OF TOTAL BODY BONE MINERAL DENSITY FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF FRACTURE RISK IN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
M C Casey, E Thornton, N Maher, C Walsh C Cunningham, D Coakley, J B Walsh. Falls and Osteoporosis Unit, St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

P65 HUMAN OSTEOBLAST-LIKE CELLS HAVE HIGH DENSITY MAXI-K CHANNELS
K T Wann[1], N Henney[1], I Prajerova[1], U V Boolaky[1], B A J Evans[2]. [1]Welsh School of Pharmacy, Redwood Building, King Edward VII Ave, Cardiff, CF10 3XF, UK; [2]Department of Child Health, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN UK

P66 SARCOMA-ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGES DIFFERENTIATE INTO OSTEOCLASTIC BONE-RESORBING CELLS
Y S Lau[1], J Edwards[1], A. Sabokbar[1], C L M H Gibbons[2], H Giele[2], N.A. Athanasou[1]. [1]Department of Pathology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford; [2]Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford

P67 SYNOVIAL FLUID PROMOTES MACROPHAGE AND OSTEOCLAST FORMATION IN INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS
I Adamopoulos, L Danks, A Sabokbar, A Carr, B P Wordsworth, N A Athanasou.Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK

P68 LIGHT, A TNF-SUPERFAMILY MEMBER, INDUCES OSTEOCLAST FORMATION IN VITRO; A NOVEL MEDIATOR OF BONE RESORPTION?
J R Edwards, S G Sun, C M Shipman, N A Athanasou, A Sabokbar. Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, UK

P69 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OSTEOPENIA AND LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION IN OVARIECTOMIZED RATS
T Wang[1], L Zhang[2], C Huang[3],A G Cheng[2],G.T Dang[1]. [1]Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing; [2]Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital, North China Coal Medical College; [3]Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,Yan Tai Shan Hospital

P70 THE EFFECT OF MECHANICAL STIMULATION ON OSTEOCYTE VIABILITY IN BONE
V Mann[1], M Kratz[2], D B Jones[2], B S Noble[1]. [1]The Scottish Mechanotransduction Consortium, University of Edinburgh Medical School, [2]Dept. Experimental Orthopaedics and Biomechanics, Philipps University Marburg

P71 A SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR (SERM) INHIBITS OSTEOCYTE APOPTOSIS DURING ESTROGEN LOSS. IMPLICATIONS FOR BONE QUALITY MAINTENANCE
S Collishaw[1], J Mosley[1], C Taylor[1], J Reeve[2], B S Noble[1]. [1]Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, [2]Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

P72 THE ANTI-OXIDANT EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN AND ESTROGENIC DERIVATIVES IN THE PROTECTION OF OSTEOCYTES FROM OXIDATIVE STRESS INDUCED CELL DEATH IN VITRO
V Mann, C Huber, G Kogianni, C Towell, B S Noble. The Scottish Mechanotransduction Consortium, University of Edinburgh Medical School, EH8 9AG

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