The temporal characterization of marrow lipids and adipocytes in a rabbit model of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

Autor: Shixin Chang, Guanwu Li, Qi-Wen Chen, Zheng Xu, Jing-Zheng Fan, Ya-Nan Tian
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Skeletal Radiology. 42:1235-1244
ISSN: 1432-2161
0364-2348
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-013-1659-7
Popis: To characterize the temporal changes in marrow lipids content and adipocytes in the development of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) in rabbits using MR spectroscopy. Twenty 20-week-old female rabbits were randomized to a control group and a GIOP group equally. Marrow lipids fraction and bone mineral density at the left proximal femur and L3–L4 vertebrae were measured by MR spectroscopy and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at week 0, 4, 8, and 12. Marrow adipocytes were quantitatively evaluated by histopathology. Marrow adiposity in the GIOP group showed a significant increase over time, with a variation of marrow lipids fraction (+35.9 %) at week 4 from baseline and it was maintained until week 12 (+75.2 %, p
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