EFFECTS OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS ON SKELETAL GROWTH IN RABBITS EVALUATED BY DUAL-PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY, MICROSCOPIC CONNECTIVITY AND VERTEBRAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

被引:38
作者
GRARDEL, B [1 ]
SUTTER, B [1 ]
FLAUTRE, B [1 ]
VIGUIER, E [1 ]
LAVASTE, F [1 ]
HARDOUIN, P [1 ]
机构
[1] ECOLE NATL SUPER ARTS & METIERS,BIOMECAN LAB,PARIS,FRANCE
关键词
BONE HISTOMORPHOMETRY; CORTICOSTEROID; DUAL-PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; MECHANICAL TESTING; OSTEOPOROSIS; RABBIT;
D O I
10.1007/BF01623240
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
The effects of corticosteroid on bone were examined in female growing rabbits treated with 0.7 mg/kg per day prednisolone for 5 months. The evolution of whole-body total bone mineral measured by dual-photon absorptiometry showed a significant difference between the prednisolone-treated group and the control group from the first to the fifth month. The histomorphometric profile of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis was observed, in particular the lower bone volume and thinner and fewer trabecular plates. Mechanical tests are possible on rabbit vertebrae and showed a very significant difference in bone strength between the prednisolone-treated and control groups, and a good correlation between mechanical tests and histomorphometric or densitometric results. This bone corticosteroid model shows that vertebral compression tests are possible on rabbit lumbar vertebrae. It may contribute to a better evaluation of corticosteroid treatments.
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