Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (2): 210-216.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.02.005

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Effects of compound danshen extract on bone histomorphometry of high-fat rats

Zhang Xin-le, Wu Tie, Cui Liao, Xu Bi-lian   

  1. Department of Pharmacology, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524023, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2012-03-11 Revised:2012-03-30 Online:2013-01-08 Published:2013-01-08
  • Contact: Wu Tie, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524023, Guangdong Province, China CCLE2011@163.com
  • About author:Zhang Xin-le★, Master, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524023, Guangdong Province, China CCLE2011@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Supported by: the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30672470*; Special Funds for Science and Technology Competitive Distribution Program of Zhanjiang City

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Compound danshen extract can inhibit bone resorption and rival bone loss of rats induced by prednisone. However, there are no reports indicating its effectiveness in osteoporosis induced by hyperlipidemia.
OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of compound danshen extract against tibia and lumbar spine bone loss by using bone histomorphometry through establishing a osteoporosis rat model induced by high-fat emulsion.
METHODS: Thirty 3-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal saline group, high-fat emulsion group, compound danshen extract group. Rats were sacrificed after 16 weeks.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the high-fat emulsion group, serum total cholesterol decreased and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol increased significantly following treatment with compound danshen extract. In the longitudinal proximal tibial metaphyseal of rats treated with compound danshen extract, %Tb.Ar, Tb.N and %Ob.S.Pm increased (P < 0.05), while Tb.Sp, %Oc.S.Pm and Oc.N/mm decreased (P < 0.01). In the tibial shaft, %Ct.Ar increased (P < 0.01), while %Ma.Ar decreased (P < 0.01). In the fifth lumbar vertebral body, %Tb.Ar, Tb.N and Tb.Th increased (P < 0.05), while Tb.Sp decreased (P < 0.01). Long-term high-fat diets can cause the loss of bone in rats, and compound danshen extract can prevent these changes through stimulating periosteal bone formation.

Key words: tissue construction, bone tissue construction, high-fat emulsion, compound danshen, osteoporosis, bone histomorphometry, rats, National Natural Science Foundation of China, tissue construction photographs- containing paper

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