Comparative therapeutic effects of alendronate and alfacalcidol on cancellous and cortical bone mass and mechanical properties in ovariectomized osteopenic rats

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology
J IwamotoJames K Yeh

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the therapeutic effects of alendronate and alfacalcidol on the cancellous and cortical bone mass and mechanical properties in ovariectomized osteopenic rats in a head-to-head fashion. Twenty-five female Sprague-Dawley rats, 7 mo of age, were randomly divided by the stratified weight method into four groups: the sham-operated control (Sham) group and three ovariectomized groups treated with vehicle, alendronate (2.5 mg/kg, p.o., daily), or alfacalcidol (0.5 microg/kg, p.o., daily). Treatment was started 6 wk after the surgery and continued for 6 wk. At the end of the experiment, urinary deoxypyridinoline (DPD) and serum osteocalcin (OC) levels were evaluated, and cancellous and cortical bone histomorphometric analyses were performed for the proximal tibial metaphysis and tibial diaphysis, respectively. Alendronate prevented the elevation of the urinary DPD level induced by ovariectomy (OVX), and markedly decreased the serum OC level to below the value observed in the Sham group, while alfacalcidol prevented the elevation of the urinary DPD and serum OC levels induced by OVX. Alendronate increased the cancellous bone volume/total tissue volume (BV/TV) relative to the values observed...Continue Reading

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