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    Calcified tissue international 3 (1969), S. 340-347 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone ; Calcium ; Fluoride ; Ingestion ; compatibility
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Des expériences ont été faites sur le rat afin de tester les possiblités d'ingestion perorale simultanée de fluor (F) et de calcium (Ca) en proportions calculées pour traitement de certaines ostéopénies humaines. F sous forme de Na2PO3F et Ca sous forme de gluconate de calcium (CaGluc) n'influençaient pas l'un l'autre quant à l'utilisation par le squelette (fémur). Une viscosité élevée, produite par l'addition d'amidon ou de cellulose carboxyméthylée (CMC) à la solution ou dilution ingérée, augmentait l'utilisation du F même si CaGluc était remplacé par citrate de calcium, qui en soi avait un effet réducteur modéré sur l'utilisation du F. Le glycérophosphate de calcium réduisait fortement l'utilisation du F même en présence de CMC. L'utilisation du F comme NaF était fortement réduite par CaGluc, même en présence de CMC. Les concentrations testées de Na2PO3F, NaF ou CMC n'influençaient pas l'utilisation squelettique de Ca comme CaGluc.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Es wurden Rattenexperimente mit markierten Substanzen durchgeführt, um die Auswirkung simultaner peroraler Gaben von Fluor (F) und von Calcium (Ca) zu prüfen, und zwar in einem Verhältnis, das für die Behandlung gewisser menschlicher Osteopenien berechnet wurde. Fluor in Form von Na2PO3F und Ca in Form von Calciumgluconat (CaGluc) interferieren gegenseitig nicht bei der Verwertung durch das Skelet (Femur). Eine hohe Viscosität der eingegebenen Lösung oder der Aufschlämmung, die durch Zusatz von Stärke oder Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) erzielt wurde, erhöhte die Verwertbarkeit von F sogar wenn CaGluc durch Calciumcitrat ersetzt wurde, welches die F-Verwertung leicht reduzierte. Calcium-glyzerophosphat verminderte die Fluoraufnahme in den Knochen stark, sogar in Anwesenheit von CMC. Die Verwertung von F als NaF war stark herabgesetzt durch CaGluc, selbst beim Vorhandensein von CMC. Die untersuchten Konzentrationen von Na2PO3F, NaF oder CMC hatten keinen Einfluß auf die Calciumaufnahme im Skelet in Form von CaGluc.
    Notes: Abstract Rat experiments with labelled compounds were carried out in order to test the possibilities of simultaneous peroral supply of fluorine (F) and calcium (Ca) in proportions calculated for treatment of certain human osteopenias. F in the form of Na2PO3F and Ca in the form of calcium gluconate (CaGluc) did not interfere with each other's utilisation by the skeleton (femur). A high viscosity produced by adding starch or carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) to the ingested solution or slurry increased the utilisation of F even when CaGluc was replaced by calcium citrate, which moderately reduced F utilisation. Calcium glycerophosphate strongly reduced F utilisation even in the presence of CMC. The utilisation of F as NaF was strongly reduced by CaGluc, even in the presence of CMC. The tested concentrations of Na2PO3F, NaF or CMC did not influence the skeletal utilisation of Ca as CaGluc.
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    Calcified tissue international 53 (1993), S. 38-44 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Human dental pulp cell ; Collagen ; Fibronectin
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary Human dental pulp cells were cultured in fluoridated mediums (0, 1, 10, 25 ppm) in order to study the biological effect of the ion regarding the cellular metabolism: cell growth, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and protein synthesis. The results indicated a decrease of the cell growth at 25 ppm and a dose-dependent decrease of the ALP activity. Type I collagen immunoperoxidase staining, radioimmunoassay quantitation, and analysis of type I and III collagens mRNA levels showed an inhibition of collagen production and gene expression. In contrast, fibronectin production and gene expression were not affected by fluoride. The treatment did not influence the qualitative pattern of the different mRNA species. Of the three collagen chains, the αl(I) was the most affected. These data suggest that fluoride does not exert a general depletive effect on human dental pulp cells but rather a selective inhibition on collagen production.
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    Calcified tissue international 50 (1992), S. 144-148 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Enamel ; Fluoride ; Hydroxyapatite ; Magnesium ; Octacalcium phosphate ; 32Phosphate
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary Considerable evidence suggests that an acidic calcium phosphate, such as octacalcium phosphate (OCP) or brushite, is involved as a precursor in enamel and other hard tissue formation. Additionally, there is in vitro evidence suggesting that fluoride accelerates and magnesium inhibits the hydrolysis of OCP to hydroxyapatite (OHAp). As the amount of OCP or brushite in enamel cannot be measured directly in the presence of an excess of hydroxyapatite, a procedure was developed that allows for their indirect in vivo quantification as pyrophosphate. This permits study of the effects of fluoride and magnesium ions on enamel mineral synthesis. Rat incisor calcium phosphate was labeled by intraperitoneal injection of NaH2 32PO4. The rats were then subjected to various fluoride and magnesium treatments with subcutaneous implanted osmotic pumps. They were then killed at predetermined intervals; the nascent sections of the incisors were collected, cleaned, and pyrolyzed at 500°C for 48 hours to convert acidic calcium phosphates to calcium pyrophosphate; the pyrophosphate was separated from orthophosphate by anion-exchange chromatography; and the resulting fractions were counted by liquid scintillation spectrometry. The activities of the pyro- and orthophosphate fractions were used to calculate the amount of acidic calcium phosphate present in the nascent mineral. The results demonstrated that the percentage of radioactive pyrophosphate in nascent incisors decreased with time, with increasing serum F- concentration, and with decreasing serum magnesium content. The technique described here should prove to be a powerful new tool for studying the effects of various agents on biological mineral formation.
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Octacalcium phosphate ; Apatite ; Fluoride ; Intergrowth ; Enamel
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    Notes: Summary In order to study the effect of F- on tooth enamel-like apatite formation, crystal growth experiments were carried out in the presence of 0.1}2 ppm F- at 37°C and at pH 6.5 in a model system of enamel formation where octacalcium phosphate (OCP) was stable. Morphology changed from long and thin ribbons to small needle-like plates, and the product changed from OCP to apatite with an increase in F- concentration. In the presence of 0.1–1 ppm F-, apatite-OCP intergrowth took place, and crystals composed of apatite and OCP lamellas were formed. These crystals showed long and thin plate-like morphology and embedded an OCP lamella in the center of the crystal. The OCP lamella and its (100) planes were parallel to the (100) planes of apatite. The thickness of OCP decreased and that of apatite increased with an increase in F- concentration. Some apatite crystals obtained at 1 ppm F- embedded a central plane instead of the distinct OCP lamella. The result indicates that initially formed, thin, plate-like OCP acted as a template for the subsequent epitaxial overgrowth of apatite and, moreover, F- played an important role in regulating the apatite-OCP intergrowth.
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    ISSN: 1432-0495
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Goethite-Dental epidemiology
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    Topics: Geosciences
    Notes: Abstract Fluoride ion interaction with synthetically prepared goethite has been investigated over a range of pH values (4–9) and F− concentrations (10−3−10−5 M). The amount of F− retained by goethite suspensions was found to be a function of pH, media ionic strength, F− concentration, and goethite concentration. The lowest ionic strength (0.001 M KNO3) gave the highest adsorption medium. Uptake was minimal at pH 〉7 and increased with decreasing pH. Thermodynamic properties for fluoride adsorption at 298 K and 323 K were investigated. The isosteric heat of adsorption (δH r) was calculated and the heterogeneity and homogeneity of the surface examined for goethite. In view of the importance of fluoride in dental health, the interaction of fluoride on goethite in the physical environment has important implications on dental epidemiology.
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Bioavailability ; Osteoporosis ; Menopause
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary Fluoride (F) increases trabecular bone mass and can be used in the treatment of osteoporosis with crush fractures. As the bioavailability of sodium fluoride (NaF) can be impaired by concomitant absorption of calcium, both drugs have to be ingested separately. However, disodium monofluorophosphate-calcium carbonate (MFP-Ca), another F compound, allows a single administration. In a cross-over randomized study, we compared the bioavailability of both drugs under regular conditions of prescription. Ten postmenopausal women (aged 48–77 years) with glomerular filtration rate (GFR)〉70 ml/minute and without bone disease entered the study. Each received 25 mg of NaF [i.e., 11.3 mg F ion (F-)] fasting and 100 mg of Na2FPO3-1250 mg CaCO3 (i.e., 13.2 mg F-) with breakfast in a single dose separated by an 8-day washout. After dosing, plasma F levels and fractionated and total urinary F collection were determined during a 24-hour period using a specific electrode. Results show a significant shorter lag time absorption (Tmax=1.4±0.2 hour) and a higher maximal concentration (Cmax=260±60 ng/ml) for MFP-Ca than for NaF (Tmax=2.5±0.4 hour; Cmax=200±85 ng/ml). However, areas under curve (AUC) for MFP-Ca (1711±195 μg/liter/hour) and for NaF (1202±147 μg/liter/hour) were not significantly different. The relative bioavailability of both F compounds related to their fluoride content (i.e., 1.22 for AUC ratio) was equivalent, according to the Westlake method. These data provide the first evidence of comparable bioavailability of two F compounds in a population of postmenopausal women. In addition to the higher Cmax achieved with this compound, it could suggest the use MFP-Ca as a simple treatment schedule in osteoporosis.
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Bone ; Human ; Aging ; Sex
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary We describe a detailed study of fluoride distribution with age in the human cortical rib bone. Human ribs were obtained from 110 subjects (M:68,F;42) aged 20–93 years. The fluoride distribution from the periosteal to endosteal surfaces of the ribs was determined by sampling each specimen using an abrasive micro-sampling technique, and the samples were analyzed using the fluoride electrode, as described by Weatherell et al. [1]. The concentration of fluoride was highest in the periosteal region, decreased gradually towards the interior of the tissue where the concentration of fluoride tended toward the plateau, and then rose again towards the endosteal surface. Patterns of fluoride distribution changed with age, and the difference between periosteal and endosteal fluoride levels increased with age. Although average fluoride concentrations increased with age in both sexes, there was a significant difference between males and females at the age of about 55 years (P〈0.05).
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    Calcified tissue international 3 (1969), S. 1-16 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Metabolism ; Toxicity ; Action ; Therapeutics
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    Calcified tissue international 50 (1992), S. 420-426 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Cortical bone ; Density ; Specific gravity ; Fractionation
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary In addition to increasing bone volume, fluoride has been demonstrated to increase ash weight and mineral density. To determine whether newly formed or older bone is most affected by fluoride treatment, bone from chickens receiving fluoridated water was fractionated into lower density (recently formed) and higher density (more mature) specific gravity fractions. Fluoride was administered to the chickens for different lengths of time (4 or 13 weeks) or at varying doses for a 4-week period (0, 4.2, 16.8 mmol/liter drinking water). Fluoride treatment caused a shift in the mineral density profile, showing an increased proportion of mineral distribution in the more mature, higher density fractions. To determine whether this density gradient shift was due to increased maturation rate of bone or decreased resorption and mineralization rates, [3H]proline and 45Ca were injected 5 days and 24 hours prior to sacrifice, respectively. The distributions of both 3H or 45Ca, as percentages of total counts incorporated, were shifted by fluoride treatment into more mature, higher density fractions. Expressing the number of counts as a percent of the bone in each fraction (total hydroxyproline or Ca) revealed an increased incorporation of both 3H and 45Ca into the higher specific gravity fractions 2.0–2.2. These results suggest that fluoride treatment increases bone maturation and the rate of secondary mineralization in the cortical bone. Such changes in the quality of more mature, well-mineralized bone, in humans as well as animals, may have a significant influence on brittleness and strength.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 69-77 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone mineral ; Ion exchange ; Fluoride ; Magnesium ; Citrate
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'action du Mg2+, du citrate3−, du F− et du SO 4 2− sur les45Ca2+ et32PO 4 3− avec la phase minérale osseuse (extraite de l'éthylènediamine) est déterminée dans des conditions physiologiques. Le Mg2+ se substitue au Ca2+ au niveau de la pellicule liquide adhérente (enveloppe d'hydratation), alors que le citrate3− déplace PO 4 3− , à la fois, de la pellicule liquide adhérente et de la surface cristalline. Ces éléments à affinité pour l'os augmente ainsi la solubilité apparente du minéral osseux. A l'inverse, le F− diminue netterment la concentration de Ca2+ et du PO 4 3− dans la solution environante et dans la pellicule liquide adhérente, en formant probablement une couche de liaison de CaF2 à la surface cristalline. Il y a une absorption nette de Ca2+ et PO 4 3− par la phase solide en présence de Mg2+ et F−, qui ne s'observe pas dans les solutions de citrate. Le SO 4 2− n'affecte pas de façon significative la solubilité, la dissolution ou la croissance du minéral osseux.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Wirkung von Mg2+, Citrat3−, F− und SO 4 2− auf den Austausch von45Ca2+ und32PO 4 3− mit dem Mineralanteil von Knochen (Ethylendiaminextraktion) wurde unter physiologischen Verhältnissen verfolgt. Mg2+ substituierte das Ca2+ des anhaftenden Flüssigkeitsfilms (Hydratationsschicht), während Citrat3− das PO 4 3− sowohl vom anhaftenden Flüssigkeitsfilm als auch von der Kristalloberfläche ersetzte. Diese vom Knochen angezogenen Elemente erhöhten demzufolge die scheinbare Löslichkeit des Knochenminerals. Dagegen reduzierte F− die Konzentration von Ca2+ und PO 4 3− wesentlich, sowohl in der umgebenden Lösung als auch im anhaftenden Flüssigkeitsfilm, vermutlich durch Bildung einer CaF2-bindenden Schicht auf der Oberfläche des Kristalls. In Gegenwart von Mg2+ und F− nahm diefeste Phase eindeutig Ca2+ und PO 4 3− auf, was bei Citrat3−-haltigen Lösungen nicht der Fall war. SO 4 2− veränderte weder die Löslichkeit noch die Auflösung oder das Wachstum des Knochenminerals significkant.
    Notes: Abstract The effect of Mg2+, citrate3−, F− and SO 4 2− on the exchange of45Ca2+ and32PO 4 3− with the mineral phase of bone (ethylenediamine-extracted) was determined under physiological conditions. Mg2+ substituted for Ca2+ at the adherent liquid film (hydration shell), while citrate3− displaced PO 4 3− from both the adherent liquid film and the crystal surface. These bone-seeking elements thus increased the apparent solubility of bone mineral. In contrast, F− markedly reduced the concentration of Ca2+ and PO 4 3− in both the ambient solution and the adherent liquid film, probably by inducing the formation of a CaF2 boundary layer at the crystal surface. There was a net uptake of Ca2+ and PO 4 3− by the solids phase in the presence of Mg2+ and F−, but not in citrate3− solutions. SO 4 2− did not significantly affect the solubility, dissolution, or growth of bone mineral.
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    Calcified tissue international 4 (1969), S. 48-59 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone ; Solubility ; Microscopy ; Polarization ; Fluoride
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Moyennant und systèmein vitro dont la composition liquide fut variée nous avons pu faire grandir ou dissoudre des cristaux osseux. Ces changements qui se manifestent par des changements de la biréfrigence extrinsique du tissu osseux, ont été suivis à l'aide du microscope polarisant et aussi du microscope électronique. De même l'entrée de45Ca dans les cristaux a été mesurée dans certains cas. Les cristaux osseux sont hétérogènes quant à leur solubilité. Le produit de solubilité du minéral osseux, exprimé par la relationp [Ca]+p[P], est de 6.51±0.07 (σ) mesuré par la microscopie polarisante à l'instant où les changements furent les plus petits. Ce chiffre s'accorde avec les résultats des autres chercheurs qui ont mesuré la solubilité de la poudre osseuse par des autres méthodes. La solubilité des cristaux dans notre système varie inversement avec les concentrations des ions hydroxyliques ou fluors, mais varie directement avec la concentration des ions citriques.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Ein Systemin vitro ermöglichte es durch Veränderung der Zusammensetzung der umgebenden Lösung das Wachstum und die Auflösung von Knochenkristallen herbeizuführen. Die hervorgebrachten Veränderungen konnten dank der doppelbrechenden Eigenschaften des Knochengewebes mit dem Polarisationsmikroskop festgestellt werden. Diese Beobachtungen wurden durch Untersuchungen am Elektronenmikroskop und Bestimmungen der45Ca-Aufnahme gestützt. Die Knochenkristalle erwiesen sich als heterogen in bezug auf ihre Löslichkeit. Wenn die hervorgerufene Kristallveränderung im Polarisationsmikroskop minimal war, so entsprach das Gesamtlöslichkeitsprodukt des Knochenminerals, ausgedrückt als p[Ca]+p[P] 6,51±0,07 (S.D.). Diese Resultate bestätigten die Befunde anderer Forscher, welche die Knochenpulverlöslichkeit mittels konventioneller Methoden bestimmten. Die Löslichkeit der Kristalle bei diesem Systemin vitro variierte entgegengesetzt zur Hydroxyl- und Fluoridionenkonzentration, aber im gleichen Sinne wie die Citrationenkonzentration.
    Notes: Abstract Anin vitro system was used to induce growth and dissolution of bone crystals by manipulating the composition of their fluid environment. The induced changes could be detected with the polarizing microscope because of the extrinsic birefringence of the bone tissue. Supporting observations were made with the electron microscope and by determining45Ca uptake. The bone crystals were found to be heterogeneous with regard to their solubility. When induced crystal changes were minimal by polarization microscopy the overall solubility product of the bone mineral expressed asp [Ca]+p[P] was 6.51±0.07 (S.D.). This result corroborated the findings of other investigators who determined bone powder solubility by conventional methods. Solubility of the crystals in thein vitro system varied inversely with hydroxyl ion and fluoride ion concentration, but directly with citrate ion concentration.
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    Calcified tissue international 52 (1993), S. 130-138 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Bone ; Osteoporosis ; Bioavailability
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary A mathematical model was developed that prediets fluoride accumulation and clearance from the skeleton based upon fluoride bioavailability, bone remodeling rate, and the fluoride binding characteristics of bone. It was assumed that fluoride binds to bone in a nonlinear fashion such that a smaller percentage of fluoride is bound to bone if fluoride intake is increased to high levels. Bone resorption rate was assumed to be proportional to the solubility of hydroxyfluorapatite which is inversely related to bone fluoride content. The predictions made by the model compared favorably with experimental results from fluoride uptake and clearance studies. Parametric studies done using the model showed the following: (1) fluoride can be cleared from the skeleton by bone remodeling, but fluoride clearance takes over four times longer than does fluoride uptake; and (2) fluoride uptake by the skeleton was positively associated with bone remodeling rate. However, the concentration of fluoride in newly formed bone does not decrease with reduced remodeling rates and surpasses 10,000 ppm for intakes of fluoride greater than 9 mg/day. For osteoporosis, daily dose and duration of fluoride treatment should be selected to avoid reaching a toxic cumulative bone fluoride content.
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    Calcified tissue international 52 (1993), S. 392-398 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Proteoglycans ; Odontoblasts
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    Notes: Summary Using an in vitro rat incisor odontoblast system, the effect of fluoride on proteoglycans was investigated at both the metabolic and structural level. Incisors were removed from 4-week-old rats, split longitudinally, and the pulps removed. Teeth were incubated at 37°C, 5% CO2 in Eagle's Minimum Essential Medium containing 35S-sulfate for 7 hours in the presence of 0 mM, 3 mM, or 6 mM sodium fluoride. Teeth were demineralized in EDTA, proteoglycan was extracted from the residue with 4 M guanidinium chloride, and further purified by anion exchange chromatography. Uptake of radiolabel was monitored by liquid scintillation counting. The resultant products were examined by cellulose acetate electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, chondroitinase digestion, and amino acid analysis. Differential effects of fluoride were observed in both metabolism and biochemical characterization of proteoglycans following incubation at the two concentrations. Fluoride decreased uptake of the radiolabel but led to an accumulation of glycosaminoglycan within the proteoglycan of the matrix. Chondroitin sulfate was the predominant glycosaminoglycan identified, with the additional presence of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate identified. Dermatan sulfate levels increased in 3 mM-treated teeth. Fluoride-treated proteoglycans had a reduced molecular weight (200–90K to 180–79K); this reduction is primarily a result of smaller glycosaminoglycan chains, with limited reduction in the size of the core protein of 6 mM-treated teeth occurring. Such alterations in the biochemical metabolism and hence structure and function of proteoglycan may be implicated in the hypomineralization seen in fluorosis.
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    Calcified tissue international 53 (1993), S. 187-192 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Osteosarcoma cells ; Calcium
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary Previousin vitro studies have shown that the effect of fluoride to increase avian osteoblast-like cell proliferation was dependent on the phosphate concentration.In vitro studies have further revealed that fluoride could also have direct effects on osteoblast-like cells to increase phosphate uptake and transiently increase cytosolic calcium. The current studies were intended to determine whether fluoride could increase net45Ca uptake by human osteosarcoma (SaOS-2) cells and, if so, whether those effects would also be phosphate dependent. The results of these studies indicate that fluoride increased net45Ca uptake by SaOS-2 cells, with biphasic dose and time dependencies. After 30 minutes of exposure, net45Ca uptake was increased to a greater extent by 50 μM fluoride (217 ± 16% of control,P 〈 0.001) than by 200 μM fluoride; and the stimulatory effect of 100 μM fluoride on net45Ca uptake was greater after 20 minutes (187 ±22% of control,P 〈 0.001) than after 60 minutes (122 ± 7% of control,P 〈 0.05). These effects of fluoride to increase net45Ca uptake were dependent on the phosphate concentration in the medium. Fluoride had no effect on net45Ca uptake in medium containing 0.4 mM phosphate, but increased net45Ca uptake in medium containing 1.2 or 2.0 mM phosphate (P 〈 0.005). As the phosphate concentration was increased, the biphasic fluoride dose-response curve was shifted to a lower range of fluoride concentrations. These effects of fluoride were not unique to SaOS-2 cells with very high steady-state levels of skeletal alkaline phosphatase; similar effects were seen in a subpopulation of SaOS-2 cells with much lower alkaline phosphatase levels. Further studies indicated that the effects of fluoride to increase SaOS-2 cell proliferation and skeletal alkaline phosphatase activity showed a similar pattern of phosphate dependency. As the fluoride-dependent increases in3[H]-thymidine incorporation and net45Ca uptake were blocked by verapamil, these data are consistent with the general hypothesis that the osteogenic effects of fluoride are associated with acute effects to increase net Ca uptake.
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    Archives of microbiology 155 (1990), S. 22-27 
    ISSN: 1432-072X
    Keywords: Fluoride ; Aluminum ; F1F0 ATPase ; Oral bacteria ; Streptococcus mutans ; Lactobacillus casei
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract One of the major effects of fluoride on oral bacteria is a reduction in acid tolerance, and presumably also in cariogenicity. The reduction appears to involve transport of protons across the cell membrane by the weak acid HF to dissipate the pH gradient, and also direct inhibition of the F1F0, proton-translocating ATPases of the organisms, especially for Streptococcus mutans. This direct inhibition by fluoride was found to be dependent on aluminum. The dependence on aluminum was indicated by the protection against fluoride inhibition afforded by the Al-chelator deferoxamine and by loss of protection after addition of umolar levels of Al3+, which were not inhibitory for the enzyme in the absence of fluoride. The F1 form of the enzyme dissociated from the cell membrane previously had been found to be resistant to fluoride in comparison with the F1F0 membrane-associated form. However, this difference appeared to depend on less aluminum in the F1 preparation in that the sensitivity of the F1 enzyme to fluoride could be increased by addition of umolar levels of Al3+. The effects of Al on fluoride inhibition were apparent when enzyme activity was assayed in terms of phosphate release from ATP or with an ATP-regenerating system containing phosphoenolpyruvate, pyruvate kinase, NADH and lactic dehydrogenase. Also, Be2+ but not other metal cations, e.g. Co2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn2, Sn2+, and Zn2+, served to sensitize the enzyme to fluoride inhibition. The differences in sensitivities of enzymes isolated from various oral bacteria found previously appeared also to be related to differences in levels of Al. Even the fluoride-resistant enzyme of isolated membranes of Lactobacillus casei ATCC 4646 could be rendered fluoride-sensitive through addition of Al3+. Thus, the F1F0 ATPases of oral bacteria were similar to E1E2 ATPases of eukaryotes in being inhibited by Al-F complexes, and the inhibition presumably involved formation of ADP-Al-F inf3 sup- complexes during catalysis at the active sites of the enzymes.
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    ISSN: 1432-2285
    Keywords: Air pollutants ; Chloroplasts ; Fluoride ; Olive tree leaves ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Biology , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary Leaves of olive trees growing in the vicinity of the Aluminium Factory of Greece were ultrastructurally investigated in order to determine any malformations caused by environmental air pollutants, especially hydrogen fluoride, in comparison with control samples and normal seasonal senescence. Estimation of some elements accumulated by these leaves showed that they contained high amounts of F and Al attributable to the operation of the nearby factory. The most seriously effected cell components were found to be the mesophyll chloroplasts that show a dilation of the intrathylakoid space, increase of the number of plastoglobuli, discoloration of plastoglobuli, accumulation of large starch grains and an overall disorganized appearance of the organelle. The nuclear crystalloid inclusions have unusual shapes, while the vacuoles contain a fibrillar/granular material that increases their electron density. It is concluded that the ultrastructural malformations are caused by a combination of environmental stresses and air pollutants.
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    Annals of biomedical engineering 22 (1994), S. 404-415 
    ISSN: 1573-9686
    Keywords: Bone ; Ultrasound ; Interfacial bonding ; Anisotropy ; Fluoride
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Abstract The mechanical properties of composites are influenced, in part, by the volume fraction, orientation, constituent mechanical properties, and interfacial bonding. Cortical bone tissue represents a short-fibered biological composite where the hydroxyapatite phase is embedded in an organic matrix composed of type I collagen and other noncollagenous proteins. Destructive mechanical testing has revealed that fluoride ion treatment significantly lowers theZ-axis tensile and compressive properties of cortical bone through a constituent interfacial debonding mechanism. The present ultrasonic data indicates that fluoride ion treatment significantly alters the longitudinal velocity in theZ-axis as well as the circumferential and radial axes of cortical bone. This suggests that the distribution of constituents and interfacial bonding amongst them may contribute to the anisotropic nature of bone tissue.
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