Effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporois in rats
- VernacularTitle:丹参抑制泼尼松大鼠骨质丢失
- Author:
Liyi ZOU
;
Tie WU
;
Liao CUI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
prednisone;
osteoporosis;
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge;
rat
- From:
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine
1992;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
AIM:To study the (rat's) osteoporosis induced by long-term administration of prednisone,and investigate the prophylactic effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza Beg in male rats. METHODS: Twenty-four SD rats were randomly divided into four groups such as control group,prednisone group and Danshen(Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge) group,with 8 rats per group.control group was treated with normal saline,other groups with prednisone at dose of(2.7) mg/kg first,and then prednisone group with normal saline group with Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge at dose of 5.0 g/kg,respectively,once a day for 12 weeks.At the experimental endpoint,bone histomorphometric analysis of thighbone were performed in undecalcified sections,the contet of Ca~(2+) and oxyproline hydroxyproline of ulnar bone were to be measured.length and width of the thighbone were to be tested. RESULTS: Bone histomorphometric parameters showed bone loss was significant to prednisone group(P
