Protective effects of sodium daidzein sulfonate on trabecular bone in ovariectomized rats.

Abstract

The ovariectomized (OVX) rat, as an established animal model of human osteoporosis, was adopted in the present experiment to study the protective effects of sodium daidzein sulfonate (SDS) on trabecular bone. Six-month-old Sprague-Dawley rats were sham-operated or ovariectomized. Five days later, the OVX rats were randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups and treated for 90 days with vehicle, 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) or SDS. Compared with OVX rats, SDS administration (15 mg/kg) prevented OVX-induced decrease in lumbar vertebral and femoral bone mineral density (BMD), and significantly increased bone mechanical strength parameters, including ultimate stress and elastic modulus. In the OVX group, the structure of trabecular plate in the femoral head was absorbed and became progressively thinner or was removed completely, accompanied by enlargement of marrow cavities and amalgamation of two or more marrow cavities. Administration of SDS and E(2 )prevented the change of trabecular bone microarchitecture induced by OVX, increasing the trabecular bone area and trabecular thickness, while decreasing the trabecular separation. These results indicate that SDS administration prevents OVX-induced decrease in BMD and bone mechanical strength, and has a moderate protective effect on the microarchitecture of trabecular bone in aged Sprague-Dawley rats.

• Authors: Ping Ren, Hui Ji, Qing Shao, Xiuying Chen, Jingchao Han, Yi Sun
• Journal: Pharmacology (Pharmacology) Vol. 79 Issue 3 Pg. 129-36 ( 2007) ISSN: 0031-7012 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 17179740 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: (c) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Chemical References

• Amino Acids
• Isoflavones
• Phytoestrogens
• Osteocalcin
• Estradiol
• daidzein
• deoxypyridinoline

Topics

• Amino Acids (pharmacology)
• Animals
• Bone Density (drug effects)
• Bone Resorption (metabolism, physiopathology, prevention & control)
• Bone and Bones (drug effects, metabolism, ultrastructure)
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Estradiol (pharmacology)
• Female
• Femur Head (drug effects, metabolism, ultrastructure)
• Isoflavones (pharmacology)
• Lumbar Vertebrae (drug effects, metabolism)
• Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
• Organ Size (drug effects)
• Osteocalcin (blood, urine)
• Ovariectomy
• Phytoestrogens (pharmacology)
• Random Allocation
• Rats
• Rats, Sprague-Dawley
• Tensile Strength (drug effects)
• Uterus (drug effects, pathology)
• Weight Gain (drug effects)