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Differences in vertebral, tibial, and iliac cancellous bone metabolism in ovariectomized rats

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Differences in vertebral, tibial, and iliac cancellous bone metabolism in ovariectomized rats
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Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, June 2015
DOI 10.1007/s00774-015-0678-y
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Aya Takakura, Ryoko Takao-Kawabata, Yukihiro Isogai, Makoto Kajiwara, Hisashi Murayama, Sadakazu Ejiri, Toshinori Ishizuya

Abstract

Bone histomorphometry is usually performed on the iliac bone in humans and the tibia or vertebrae in rats. Bone metabolism differences among skeletal sites may be problematic when translating experimental results from rats to humans, but data on such differences in rats are lacking. Therefore, we examined the differences in bone structure and metabolism among skeletal sites using the lumbar vertebra (LV), tibia, and iliac bone obtained from ovariectomized or sham-operated rats preoperatively and at various times from 3 days to 26 weeks postoperatively. The trabeculae were thicker in the LV, where bone metabolism was less active than at other sites, and numerous fine trabeculae were observed in the tibia, where bone metabolism was more active. The iliac bone structure and metabolism were intermediate between those of the tibia and LV. Ovariectomy induced lower bone volume and higher bone metabolism in all skeletal sites, but the changes were greatest and occurred earliest in the tibia, followed by the iliac bone and then LV. Ovariectomy caused changes in bone metabolic markers, which occurred earlier than those in bone tissue. Activation frequency (Ac.f) increased after ovariectomy. At week 26 in ovariectomized rats, Ac.f was highest in the tibia (3.13 N/year) but similar between iliac bone (0.87 N/year) and LV (1.39 N/year). Ac.f is reportedly 0.3-0.4 N/year in the iliac bone of postmenopausal women, suggesting that bone turnover in rats is several times higher than in humans. The reference values reported here are useful for translating experimental results from rats to humans.

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Student > Master 3 25%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 17%
Researcher 1 8%
Unspecified 1 8%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 1 8%
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Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 17%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 8%
Unspecified 1 8%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 2 17%
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