Prolonged botulinum toxin type A-induced muscle paralysis results in loss of bone mineral density and bone strength in young female rats

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Ellegaard ◽  
Susanne Syberg ◽  
Niklas Rye Jorgensen ◽  
Peter Schwarz
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Botulinum Toxin ◽  
Bone Strength ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Botulinum Toxin Type A ◽  
Botulinum Toxin Type ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Muscle Paralysis

scholarly journals Pamidronate and zoledronate effects in the increment of bone mineral density and histomorphometry in rats

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-120
Author(s):  
Antônio Fiel Cruz Júnior ◽  
Carlos Buchpiguel ◽  
Roberto Guarniero ◽  
Antonio Barbieri
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Laboratory Evaluation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Biochemical Evolution ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Total Proteins

PURPOSE: To compare increment of bone mineral density (BMD) with pamidronate, zoledronate and the isolated effect of proteinous diet in undernourished oophorectomized and non-oophorectomized female rats, besides validating BMD's indexes. METHODS: 60 young female Lewis rats were divided into five experimental groups and a control group, oophorectomized and non-oophorectomized. The administration of drugs were submitted to proteinous and aproteinous diets. The variables analyzed were weight, bone densitometry, histomorphometry and biochemical evolution. RESULTS: In weight evaluation, the first interval showed a statistically meaningful increase in oophorectomized sample. In densitometry evaluation, the first interval showed statistically meaningful decrease in four medicated groups and third showed a statistically meaningful increase in 2 non-oophorectomized groups. In laboratory evaluation, there were an increase of total proteins and globulin, decrease of alkaline phosphatase, phosphorus and calcium (except for the oophorectomized) in four medicated groups and increase of phosphorus and calcium in 2 not medicated groups. In histomorphometric evaluation, the oophorectomized groups had smaller increment of BMD. CONCLUSIONS: The pamidronate and zoledronate have shown effectives in the increment of BMD. The proteinous diet itself possesses therapeutic effect in BMD though not significant compared with medicated animals. The results of histomorphometry allow validating BMD's indexes in this experimental model.

Impaired Estrogen Sensitivity in Bone by Inhibiting Both Estrogen Receptor a and b Pathways*

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lungwani Muungo
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Bone Loss ◽  
Bone Turnover ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Transgenic Rats ◽  
Estrogen Sensitivity

Although it is well established that estrogen deficiencycauses osteoporosis among the postmenopausalwomen, the involvement of estrogen receptor (ER) in itspathogenesis still remains uncertain. In the presentstudy, we have generated rats harboring a dominantnegative ERa, which inhibits the actions of not only ERabut also recently identified ERb. Contrary to our expectation,the bone mineral density (BMD) of the resultingtransgenic female rats was maintained at the same levelwith that of the wild-type littermates when sham-operated.In addition, ovariectomy-induced bone loss wasobserved almost equally in both groups. Strikingly, however,the BMD of the transgenic female rats, after ovariectomized,remained decreased even if 17b-estradiol(E2) was administrated, whereas, in contrast, the decreaseof littermate BMD was completely prevented byE2. Moreover, bone histomorphometrical analysis ofovariectomized transgenic rats revealed that the higherrates of bone turnover still remained after treatmentwith E2. These results demonstrate that the preventionfrom the ovariectomy-induced bone loss by estrogen ismediated by ER pathways and that the maintenanceof BMD before ovariectomy might be compensatedby other mechanisms distinct from ERa and ERbpathways.

The effect of prolactin itself and in combination with estrogen on bone mineral density in female rats

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 539-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Forough Saki ◽  
Faezeh Sadeghian ◽  
Seyed Reza Kasaee ◽  
Pedram Talezadeh ◽  
Gholam Hossein Ranjbar Omrani
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Mineral Density

Influence of electro-acupuncture on bone mineral density, bone strength and ultrastructure in ovariectomized rats

Bone ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z.G. Luo ◽  
A.T. Wang ◽  
W.S. Yu ◽  
Y. Zhao ◽  
P. Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Bone Strength ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Ovariectomized Rats ◽  
Mineral Density

475 A Novel Means of Assessing Bone Mineral Density and Bone Strength in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Undergoing CT Enterography

2013 ◽  
Vol 144 (5) ◽  
pp. S-86
Author(s):  
Nicholas K. Weber ◽  
Jeff L. Fidler ◽  
Bart L. Clarke ◽  
Sundeep Khosla ◽  
Joel G. Fletcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Bone Strength ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Ct Enterography ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

scholarly journals Beyond Bone Mineral Density: A New Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry Index of Bone Strength to Predict Fragility Fractures, the Bone Strain Index

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Massimo Ulivieri ◽  
Luca Rinaudo
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Density Distribution ◽  
Bone Strength ◽  
Bone Quality ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Fragility Fracture ◽  
Bone Strain ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Strain Index ◽  
X Ray

For a proper assessment of osteoporotic fragility fracture prediction, all aspects regarding bone mineral density, bone texture, geometry and information about strength are necessary, particularly in endocrinological and rheumatological diseases, where bone quality impairment is relevant. Data regarding bone quantity (density) and, partially, bone quality (structure and geometry) are obtained by the gold standard method of dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Data about bone strength are not yet readily available. To evaluate bone resistance to strain, a new DXA-derived index based on the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of a greyscale of density distribution measured on spine and femoral scan, namely Bone Strain Index (BSI), has recently been developed. Bone Strain Index includes local information on density distribution, bone geometry and loadings and it differs from bone mineral density (BMD) and other variables of bone quality like trabecular bone score (TBS), which are all based on the quantification of bone mass and distribution averaged over the scanned region. This state of the art review illustrates the methodology of BSI calculation, the findings of its in reproducibility and the preliminary data about its capability to predict fragility fracture and to monitor the follow up of the pharmacological treatment for osteoporosis.

scholarly journals Recovery Effects of a 180 mT Static Magnetic Field on Bone Mineral Density of Osteoporotic Lumbar Vertebrae in Ovariectomized Rats

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenzhi Xu ◽  
Hideyuki Okano ◽  
Naohide Tomita ◽  
Yoshito Ikada
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Static Magnetic Field ◽  
Lumbar Vertebrae ◽  
Exposed Group ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Ovariectomized Rats ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Mineral Density

The effects of a moderate-intensity static magnetic field (SMF) on osteoporosis of the lumbar vertebrae were studied in ovariectomized rats. A small disc magnet (maximum magnetic flux density 180 mT) was implanted to the right side of spinous process of the third lumbar vertebra. Female rats in the growth stage (10 weeks old) were randomly divided into 4 groups: (i) ovariectomized and implanted with a disc magnet (SMF); (ii) ovariectomized and implanted with a nonmagnetized disc (sham); (iii) ovariectomized alone (OVX) and (vi) intact, nonoperated cage control (CTL). The blood serum 17--estradiol (E2) concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay, and the bone mineral density (BMD) values of the femurs and the lumbar vertebrae were assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. The E2concentrations were statistically significantly lower for all three operated groups than those of the CTL group at the 6th week. Although there was no statistical significant difference in the E2concentrations between the SMF-exposed and sham-exposed groups, the BMD values of the lumbar vertebrae proximal to the SMF-exposed area statistically significantly increased in the SMF-exposed group than in the sham-exposed group. These results suggest that the SMF increased the BMD values of osteoporotic lumbar vertebrae in the ovariectomized rats.

scholarly journals ANTIOSTEOPOROTIC ACTIVITY OF ANTHRAQUINONE ISOLATED FROM MORINDA CITRIFOLIA FRUITS IN RATS

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abin Joy ◽  
Chaitra N ◽  
Ashok M ◽  
Handral M
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Bone Loss ◽  
Bone Strength ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Morinda Citrifolia ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Femur Bone ◽  
Group I

ABSTRACTObjectives: This study was designed to investigate the antiosteoporotic activity of isolated anthraquinones from Morinda citrifolia fruit extract inovariectomy (OVX) induced osteoporotic rats.Methods: All the rats were divided into 4 groups (n=6 each). Group I (sham control) received vehicle, p.o., Group II OVX control (vehicle, p.o.),Group III was OVX+standard raloxifene (5.4 mg/kg, p.o.), and Group IV was OVX+Physcion (100 mg/kg, p.o.) for 90 days.Results: The daily oral administration of isolated compound physcion (100 mg/kg) for 12 weeks to the rats prevented OVX-induced osteoporosis.This was examined by serum biomarkers such as alkaline phosphatase, calcium, and tartrate resistant acid phosphatase and showed significanteffects (p<0.0001). The femur bone strength assessed by three-point bending test showed improved bone strength in physcion treated rats, andthis was supported by enhanced bone mineral density (p<0.05). The ash parameters of femur bone studied from physcion treated rats exhibited asignificant (p<0.0001) value of ash weight followed by ash calcium content. Further, femur bone histological examination revealed the protectiveeffect of the compound physcion (100 mg/kg) against OVX-induced bone loss in rats, where it showed mineralization of trabecular spaces, improvedbone compactness thereby intact bone architecture.Conclusion: This study concludes that the isolated anthraquinone physcion had a preventive effect against OVX-induced bone loss in rats.Keywords: Morinda citrifolia, Physcion, Osteoporosis, Bone mineral density, Ash mineral content.

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