Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents and Free Gadolinium Inhibit Differentiation and Activity of Bone Cell Lineages.

Strunz, Franziska; Stähli, Christoph; Heverhagen, Johannes T; Hofstetter, Wilhelm; Egli, Rainer J (2024). Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents and Free Gadolinium Inhibit Differentiation and Activity of Bone Cell Lineages. Investigative radiology, 59(7), pp. 495-503. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/RLI.0000000000001049

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OBJECTIVES

Administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) in magnetic resonance imaging results in the long-term retention of gadolinium (Gd) in tissues and organs, including the bone, and may affect their function and metabolism. This study aims to investigate the effects of Gd and GBCA on the proliferation/survival, differentiation, and function of bone cell lineages.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Primary murine osteoblasts (OB) and osteoclast progenitor cells (OPC) isolated from C57BL/6J mice were used to test the effects of Gd3+ (12.5-100 μM) and GBCA (100-2000 μM). Cultures were supplemented with the nonionic linear Gd-DTPA-BMA (gadodiamide), ionic linear Gd-DTPA (gadopentetic acid), and macrocyclic Gd-DOTA (gadoteric acid). Cell viability and differentiation were analyzed on days 4-6 of the culture. To assess the resorptive activity of osteoclasts, the cells were grown in OPC cultures and were seeded onto layers of amorphous calcium phosphate with incorporated Gd.

RESULTS

Gd3+ did not affect OB viability, but differentiation was reduced dose-dependently up to 72.4% ± 6.2%-73.0% ± 13.2% (average ± SD) at 100 μM Gd3+ on days 4-6 of culture as compared with unexposed controls (P < 0.001). Exposure to GBCA had minor effects on OB viability with a dose-dependent reduction up to 23.3% ± 10.2% for Gd-DTPA-BMA at 2000 μM on day 5 (P < 0.001). In contrast, all 3 GBCA caused a dose-dependent reduction of differentiation up to 88.3% ± 5.2% for Gd-DTPA-BMA, 49.8% ± 16.0% for Gd-DTPA, and 23.1% ± 8.7% for Gd-DOTA at 2000 μM on day 5 (P < 0.001). In cultures of OPC, cell viability was not affected by Gd3+, whereas differentiation was decreased by 45.3% ± 9.8%-48.5% ± 15.8% at 100 μM Gd3+ on days 4-6 (P < 0.05). Exposure of OPC to GBCA resulted in a dose-dependent increase in cell viability of up to 34.1% ± 11.4% at 2000 μM on day 5 of culture (P < 0.001). However, differentiation of OPC cultures was reduced on day 5 by 24.2% ± 9.4% for Gd-DTPA-BMA, 47.1% ± 14.0% for Gd-DTPA, and 38.2% ± 10.0% for Gd-DOTA (P < 0.001). The dissolution of amorphous calcium phosphate by mature osteoclasts was reduced by 36.3% ± 5.3% upon incorporation of 4.3% Gd/Ca wt/wt (P < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS

Gadolinium and GBCA inhibit differentiation and activity of bone cell lineages in vitro. Thus, Gd retention in bone tissue could potentially impair the physiological regulation of bone turnover on a cellular level, leading to pathological changes in bone metabolism.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Radiologie
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Radiologie

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Knochenbiologie & Orthopädische Forschung
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Knochenbiologie & Orthopädische Forschung

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR)

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

UniBE Contributor:

Strunz, Franziska Silvia, Heverhagen, Johannes, Hofstetter, Wilhelm (B), Egli, Rainer Josef (A)

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0020-9996

Publisher:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

21 Dec 2023 11:18

Last Modified:

08 Jun 2024 00:12

Publisher DOI:

10.1097/RLI.0000000000001049

PubMed ID:

38117137

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/190619

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/190619

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