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Potential role of streptozotocin in enhancing ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine in the hereditary spinal hyperostotic mouse (twy/twy).

We investigated the effects of streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus on ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in the murine cervical spine. A genetically-bound spinal hyperostotic mouse, the tip-toe walking Yoshimura (twy) mouse, was used in these experiments. Histological examination showed that streptozotocin enhanced membranous and enchondral ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine, particularly in the area of the ligamentous enthesis. It also increased the number of alkaline phosphatase-positive osteoblast-like mesenchymal cells particularly around the enthesis, while the number of such cells was less in control twy mice and ICR mice treated with streptozotocin. The area of OPLL subsequently increased in size in streptozotocin-treated twy mice. We suggest that streptozotocin-induced diabetes enhances OPLL in the genetically-bound spinal hyperostotic mouse (twy/twy).[1]

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  1. Potential role of streptozotocin in enhancing ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine in the hereditary spinal hyperostotic mouse (twy/twy). Baba, H., Furusawa, N., Fukuda, M., Maezawa, Y., Imura, S., Kawahara, N., Nakahashi, K., Tomita, K. European journal of histochemistry : EJH. (1997) [Pubmed]
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