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Effects of OsteoKing on osteoporotic rabbits

  • Authors:
    • Lifen Dai
    • Haiying Wu
    • Shan Yu
    • Hongbin Zhao
    • Lanjie Xue
    • Ming Xu
    • Zhiqiang Shen
    • Min Hu
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  • Published online on: March 26, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3551
  • Pages: 1066-1074
  • Copyright: © Dai et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY_NC 3.0].

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Abstract

Heng‑Gu‑Gu‑Shang‑Yu‑He‑Ji, also known as OsteoKing, is used as a herbal Traditional Chinese Medicine for the treatment of bone disease, including femoral head necrosis and osteoarthritis. However, whether OsteoKing has anti‑osteoporotic properties has remained to be elucidated. The purpose of the present study was therefore to investigate the effects of OsteoKing on ovariectomy‑induced osteoporosis in rabbits. Female New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into an ovariectomized (OVX) group and a sham‑surgery group. The rabbits in the OVX group were subjected to an ovariectomy, while the rabbits in the sham group were subjected to the removal of an area of fat near the two ovaries. Bone mineral density, mechanical properties, serum biochemical parameters and micro‑architecture were examined at 150 days post‑OVX to characterize the experimental animal model. Once the osteoporotic rabbit model had been established, the rabbits in the OVX group were divided into the following groups: Model group, nilestriol group and 300 and 600 mg/kg OsteoKing groups, containing 16 rabbits in each group. OsteoKing and nilestriol were administered orally. The bone mineral density, mechanical properties, serum biochemical parameters, histology and micro‑architecture were examined using dual‑energy X‑ray absorptiometric analysis, mechanical assessments, enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assays, histopathological evaluation and micro‑computerized tomography examination following 60 days and 120 days of treatment, respectively. Treatment with OsteoKing led to an elevation in the bone mineral density of the vertebra and serum phosphorus levels, reduced serum concentrations of osteocalcin, procollagen type Ⅰ N‑terminal peptide, tartrate‑resistant acid phosphatase 5b and cross‑linked N‑telopeptide of type Ⅰ collagen, improved mechanical properties (maximum load, stiffness and energy absorption capacity), and micro‑architecture of the lumbar vertebra in the OVX osteoporotic rabbit model following treatment for 120 days. In conclusion, it was demonstrated that OsteoKing is effective in the prevention of estrogen deficiency‑associated bone loss and may be a promising drug for the treatment of post‑menopausal osteoporosis.
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Dai L, Wu H, Yu S, Zhao H, Xue L, Xu M, Shen Z and Hu M: Effects of OsteoKing on osteoporotic rabbits. Mol Med Rep 12: 1066-1074, 2015
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Dai, L., Wu, H., Yu, S., Zhao, H., Xue, L., Xu, M. ... Hu, M. (2015). Effects of OsteoKing on osteoporotic rabbits. Molecular Medicine Reports, 12, 1066-1074. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3551
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Dai, L., Wu, H., Yu, S., Zhao, H., Xue, L., Xu, M., Shen, Z., Hu, M."Effects of OsteoKing on osteoporotic rabbits". Molecular Medicine Reports 12.1 (2015): 1066-1074.
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Dai, L., Wu, H., Yu, S., Zhao, H., Xue, L., Xu, M., Shen, Z., Hu, M."Effects of OsteoKing on osteoporotic rabbits". Molecular Medicine Reports 12, no. 1 (2015): 1066-1074. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3551