Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (12): 1956-1961.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0213

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Research progress and literature review of animal models of osteoporosis

Li Yan-hong1, 2, Dang Xiao-qian2, Gong Fu-tai1, Ban Wen-rui2, Ma Jun2, Shi Yao-wu1, Zhang Hong-lei1   

  1. 1Xi’an Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Xi’an 710021, Shaanxi Province, China; 2the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
  • Received:2017-11-14
  • Contact: Dang Xiao-qian, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
  • About author:Li Yan-hong, Doctoral candidate, Attending physician, Xi’an Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Xi’an 710021, Shaanxi Province, China; the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis, known as “a quiet epidemic disease”, is an “invisible killer” that impairs the health of the elderly. Fracture as the most dangerous complication of osteoporosis is not only a medical problem, but also a serious social problem.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the selection, establishment methods, characters and evaluation of the animal model of osteoporosis.
METHODS: A computed-based search of CBM, WanFang, VIP, CNKI and PubMed databases was conducted for the relevant articles published from January 1986 to December 2016 using the keywords of “osteoporosis, animal models” in English and Chinese, respectively. Finally 39 articles were included for result analysis after reading the title and abstract.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Animal experiments play an important role in the studies of osteoporosis, so a desirable animal model should hold similarity, reliability, repeatability, applicability, controllability, efficacy and economy. Osteoporosis is a progressive and long-lasting disease that has different characteristics at different stages. But an animal model only simulates one etiology, one stage, major symptoms and pathophysiological changes, and cannot exhibit the whole pathological changes. The current study suggests that animal species and modeling methods can affect the characters of models, and there is a lack of standards for animal age, feeding methods, modeling time and assessment.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程

Key words: Osteoporosis, Models, Animal, Tissue Engineering

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