HUI Lian-qiang, CAO Chun-yu, LIU Ting, et al. Resistance of Total Flavones of Stearn on rat Osteoporosis Induced by Retinoic Acid[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2014, 20(3): 170-174.
DOI:
HUI Lian-qiang, CAO Chun-yu, LIU Ting, et al. Resistance of Total Flavones of Stearn on rat Osteoporosis Induced by Retinoic Acid[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2014, 20(3): 170-174. DOI: 10.11653/syfj2014030170.
Resistance of Total Flavones of Stearn on rat Osteoporosis Induced by Retinoic Acid
Objective: To observe the effects of total flavones of Epimedium leptorrhizum Stearn (YYH-C) on rat osteoporosis induced by retinoic acid. Method: Rats were divided into control group
each groups were administrated retinoic acid 70 mg·kg-1 in the first 14 consecutive days. At the same time
the different treatment groups were given the corresponding drug to intervene for 28 days. The vertebrae bone and femur bone of left side were dissected to examine the parameters of bone
including bone mineral density (BMD)
bone Ca
bone P
and ash weight/dry weight percentage;the femur bone of right side were dissected to assess the morphology of bone. Result: After 28 days
the BMD of vertebrae bone and ash weight/dry weight percentage of femur bone of the model rats were obviously lower
compared with control group(P<0.01
P<0.05). Ca and P content of bone of the model rats were also significantly lower than those of control group(P<0.01). Morphological examination showed osteoporosis performance such as femoral cortical thinning
bone marrow cavity enlargement
the trabecular bone becaming thin
sparse and irregular
moreover
osteoblast number reduced. YYH-C 2.8 g·kg-1 group could significantly increase the BMD and ash weight/dry weight percentage of vertebrae bone(P<0.01
P<0.05)
meanwhile
three treatment groups of YYH-C could increase the ash weight/dry weight percentage and Ca
P content of the bone
enlarge trabecular area and cortical bone area percentage(P<0.01
P<0.05). In addition
YYH-C 1.4
2.8 g·kg-1 groups could increase the thickness and area percentage of trabecular bone (P<0.01)
YYH-C of 1.4 g·kg-1 could reduce the number of osteoclasts (P<0.05). Conclusion: The total flavones of E. leptorrhizum Stearn could resist osteoporosis on rat effectively by preventing the loss of bone mass on rat caused by retinoic acid
improving the microstructure of bone tissue
regulating the disorder of bone formation and bone destruction.