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  • Title: [Ovariectomy and calcium/vitamin D2/D3 deficient diet as a model of osteoporosis in the spine of Sprague-Dawley rats].
    Author: Schlewitz G, Govindarajan P, Schliefke N, Alt V, Böcker W, Elkhassawna T, Thormann U, Lips KS, Hemdan NY, Zahner D, Schnettler R, Heiss C.
    Journal: Z Orthop Unfall; 2013 Feb; 151(1):14-9. PubMed ID: 23423586.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is a widespread disease characterised by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone resulting in an increased susceptibility to fractures. Osteoporosis affects women more frequently than men; every second woman older than 50 years suffers from an osteoporotic fracture, frequently a vertebral fracture. The aim of this study was to induce osteoporosis in rats to establish an osteoporotic small-animal model that simulates the human pathology particularly in the spine. Therefore, bone density parameters, which are routinely determined in the spine of osteoporotic patients, were investigated by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourteen-week-old female Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 50) were either sham-operated (control group: sham) or ovariectomised (experimental group). Ovariectomised rats were further divided into two groups; one received calcium/vitamin D2/D3 deficient diet (OVX + diet), and the other received subcutaneous steroid injections (dexamethasone 0.3 mg/kg body weight) twice a month (OVX + steroid). Rats were scanned by DEXA at three time points (Month = M, 0 M, 1 M and 3 M). DEXA measurement of the spine delivered T-value, Z-value, bone mineral content (BMC), and the scanned area. Fifteen female patients at an age of 57-72 years were scanned in 8-10 regions of the spine (150 measurements). T-values and Z-values were pre-calculated based on patient databases. Statistical analysis was performed using two-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni correction, with significance considered at p < 0.05. RESULTS: T-value and Z-value of both rat groups were compared with the patient data as well as with each others. Both treated rat groups revealed significantly lower T- and Z-values than controls. Despite the significant difference, the reference line (-2.5 for T-value and -1.5 for Z-value) was only reached by the OVX + diet group. On the other hand, the sham group showed an increase in BMC over time, while no change was seen in OVX + diet or OVX + steroid. Bone area demonstrated a significant increase up to M3. However, the increase in bone area within the OVX + diet group was notably higher than in both sham and OVX + steroid groups. Patients showed significantly lower T- and Z-values than sham and OVX + steroid but insignificant ones when compared with OVX + diet. CONCLUSION: A reproducible vertebral osteoporosis can be generated in a rat model by combination of ovariectomy with administration of a calcium/vitamin D3 deficient diet. T- and Z-values of this experimental group mimicked values obtained from osteoporotic patients, reflecting a simulation of their pathology. Interestingly, the increase in bone area over time with the steady BMC results in lower mineral density (BMD) of the OVX + diet group. Therefore, this rat model presents a reliable experimental set-up that may serve as a tool to better understand and treat osteoporosis.
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