Journal: Bone & Joint Research
Article Title: OX40L in endothelial cells promotes temporomandibular joint subchondral bone angiogenesis and osteoclastogenesis in mice
doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.154.BJR-2025-0249.R1
Figure Lengend Snippet: Blocking the OX40–OX40L pathway alleviates abnormal subchondral angiogenesis and osteoclastic activity in early temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA). After four weeks of unilateral anterior cross-bite (UAC) modeling, C57BL/6J mice received intraperitoneal injections of OX40L monoclonal antibody. a) CD4 immunofluorescence staining in mouse condylar subchondral bone. Scale bar: 100 µm. b) Statistical analysis of the proportion of CD4 + T cells in in mouse condylar subchondral bone. c) CD31 immunofluorescence staining in mouse condylar subchondral bone. Scale bar: 100 µm. d) Statistical analysis of blood vessel area in mouse condylar subchondral bone. e) Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining in mouse condylar subchondral bone. Scale bar: 100 µm. f) Statistical analysis of the number of TRAP + osteoclasts in mouse condylar subchondral bone. g) Micro-CT image of mouse condyle. h) to k) Results of morphological analysis of condylar subchondral bone, including statistical analysis of bone volume to tissue volume (BV/TV), trabecular number (Tb.N), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), and trabecular separation (Tb.Sp). Data are presented as the mean (SD) (n = 3). Statistical significance was determined by independent-samples t -test.*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001. DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline.
Article Snippet: Additionally, sagittal sections were processed for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining (Servicebio, China) to quantify osteoclast numbers in the subchondral bone.
Techniques: Blocking Assay, Activity Assay, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Micro-CT, Saline