| Autor: |
da Paz LH; Departamento de Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 01246-930 São Paulo SP, Brazil. vandajor@usp.br, de Falco V, Teng NC, dos Reis LM, Pereira RM, Jorgetti V |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas [Braz J Med Biol Res] 2001 Aug; Vol. 34 (8), pp. 1015-22. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s0100-879x2001000800007 |
| Abstrakt: |
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of 17beta-estradiol or alendronate in preventing bone loss in 3-month-old ovariectomized Wistar rats. One group underwent sham ovariectomy (control, N = 10), and the remaining three underwent double ovariectomy. One ovariectomized group did not receive any treatment (OVX, N = 12). A second received subcutaneous 17beta-estradiol at a dose of 30 microg/kg for 6 weeks (OVX-E, N = 11) and a third, subcutaneous alendronate at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg for 6 weeks (OVX-A, N = 8). Histomorphometry, densitometry, osteocalcin and deoxypyridinoline measurements were applied to all groups. After 6 weeks there was a significant decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) at the trabecular site (distal femur) in OVX rats. Both alendronate and 17beta-estradiol increased the BMD of ovariectomized rats, with the BMD of the OVX-A group being higher than that of the OVX-E group. Histomorphometry of the distal femur showed a decrease in trabecular volume in the untreated group (OVX), and an increase in the two treated groups, principally in the alendronate group. In OVX-A there was a greater increase in trabecular number. An increase in trabecular thickness, however, was seen only in the OVX-E group. There was also a decrease in bone turnover in both OVX-E and OVX-A. The osteocalcin and deoxypyridinoline levels were decreased in both treated groups, mainly in OVX-A. Although both drugs were effective in inhibiting bone loss, alendronate proved to be more effective than estradiol at the doses used in increasing bone mass. |
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MEDLINE |
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