Effect of Collagen Peptide, Alone and in Combination with Calcium Citrate, on Bone Loss in Tail-Suspended Rats

Autor: Yanchuan Guo, Junli Liu, Jianing Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Molecules
Volume 25
Issue 4
Molecules, Vol 25, Iss 4, p 782 (2020)
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040782
Popis: Oral administration of bovine collagen peptide (CP) combined with calcium citrate (CC) has been found to inhibit bone loss in ovariectomized rats. However, the protective effects of CP and CP&ndash
CC against bone loss have not been investigated in a tail-suspension simulated microgravity (SMG) rat model. Adult Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 40) were randomly divided into five groups (n = 8): a control group with normal gravity, a SMG control group, and three SMG groups that underwent once-daily gastric gavage with CP (750 mg/kg body weight), CC (75 mg/kg body weight) or CP&ndash
CC (750 and 75 mg/kg body weight, respectively) for 28 days. After sacrifice, the femurs were analyzed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, three-point bending mechanical tests, microcomputed tomography, and serum bone metabolic markers. Neither CP nor CP&ndash
CC treatment significantly inhibited bone loss in SMG rats, as assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and three-point bending mechanical tests. However, both CP and CP&ndash
CC treatment were associated with partial prevention of the hind limb unloading-induced deterioration of bone microarchitecture, as demonstrated by improvements in trabecular number and trabecular separation. CP&ndash
CC treatment increased serum osteocalcin levels. Dietary supplementation with CP or CP&ndash
CC may represent an adjunct strategy to reduce the risk of fracture in astronauts.
Databáze: OpenAIRE